December 2022 Online & In-Person NM History & Culture Opportunities

THE ALBUQUERQUE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
www.albuqhistsoc.org

& THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NM
www.hsnm.org

Encourage your participation in the following on-line history & cultural events:

CONSIDER THE GIFT OF ANNUAL MUSEUM MEMBERSHIPS FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS-AREA MUSEUMS & BIOPARK SELL YEARLY PASSES RANGING FROM FAMILY TO SENIOR & INDIVIDUAL. MOST MEMBERSHIPS PAY FOR THEMSELVES AFTER YOU VISIT A FEW TIMES!

MANY ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES AT THE BRANCHES OF THE ABC LIBRARY SYSTEM, Go to abqlibrary.org to review listing by location, days and times! Be sure to look for all kinds of  children’s activities involving winter, Christmas and New Year holidays.

HOLIDAY BREAK FOR DOWNTOWN WALKING TOURS UNTIL FEBRUARY 2023.

NO DECEMBER PROGRAM FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. PROGRAM RESUMES IN JANUARY. Free parking, Free admission to the ABQ Museum in Old Town. albuqhistsoc.org.

DOZENS OF ACTIVITIES & PODCASTS DESCRIBED ON THE WEBSITE OF THE NEW MEXICO HUMANITIES COUNCIL, NMhumanities.org.

DECEMBER 1-3, 10 am-4 pm, free admission. Corrales Winter Craft Show with 40 local artists. Historic Old San Ysidro Church, Corrales. Old Church, 966 Old Church Rd.

DECEMBER 2, 5-9 pm, free. Historic Old Town Holiday Stroll. Stores open throughout Old Town. Music and performers scattered at various plazas and patios. Refreshments at different shops. ABQ Museum open till 9 pm with R & B music by Rodney Bowe and special discounts at the Museum store.

DECEMBER 2, 4-8 pm, admission fee. Annual Pueblo shop & Stroll. Visit with “Pueblo Santa” and many Native American vendors. More info at IndianPueblo.org.

DECEMBER 2, 6-8 pm, free. Annual Hanging of the Greens on the UNM campus. This includes caroling and a walking tour that begins at 5:45 at the UNM bookstore. It visits the President’s House then concludes with refreshments at historic Hodgin Hall.

DECEMBER 1/2, 11 am and Thursday/Fridays in DECEMBER -in person, $2. Tour of Torreon Mundos de Mestizaje fresco by Frederico Vigil. National Hispanic Cultural Center. More info at nhccnm.org.

DECEMBER 2, 5-9 pm. Fundraiser for Downtown ABQ Artwalk at the Boese Brothers brewery, 601 Gold SW.

DECEMBER 2, 5-8 pm, free. ARTScrawl 1st Friday. Various galleries open, meet the artists. artscrawlabq.org.

DECEMBER 3, 9-12 NOON, Historic Fairview Cemetery, 700 Yale SE. invites all to come clean up, hoe tumbleweeds and goat heads. The cemetery is open dawn to dusk and accessible through the gates of Fairview Memorial Park. Wear hard soled shoes & bring your own tools.  www.HistoricFairviewCemeteryABQ.org or  Facebook.com/HistoricFairviewCemetery. “Where the Past meets the Present”.

DECEMBER 3, 10am-2pm, free. Tijeras Pueblo Museum Open House. Refreshments, book store open. Adjacent to the Sandia Ranger Station, 11776 Highway 337 in Tijeras, NM.

DECEMBER 3, 10-12:30 pm, free. Family Christmas Celebration, Come take a photo with Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus, Martha Liebert Library in Bernalillo, 124 Calle Malinche, 867-1440.

DECEMBER 3, 11am-12:30 pm, free. A string quartet from the ABQ Philharmonic Orchestra plays holiday music. Cherry Hills Library at Harper & Barstow NE.

DECEMBER 3, 2-3 pm, free. Enjoy the Enchantment Handbell ringers at the Taylor Ranch Library and Montano & Unser NW.

DECEMBER 3, 9am-4pm, free. Nativities from around the World display. Sandia Presbyterian Church, 10704 Paseo del Norte NE, enter from Eubank.

DECEMBER 3, begins at 5:15 pm. Twinkle Light Parade in Nob Hill on Central. It begins at Washington and goes west to Girard. Stores open all day with decorations and specials. Central closes at 3 pm. Avoid traffic and parking with Park ‘n Ride from University and Lomas NE.

DECEMBER 3, 3-5 pm, free. Saturday Matinee “Silverado” (filmed in NM) at Special Collections Library. Remember restricted parking around Library.

DECEMBER 4, 8AM-12 noon, free but you must register. Bosque Wild Hike. Meet at the Open Space Visitors Center, 6500 Coors NW. Contact depps@cabq.gov or 768-4951 for more info.

DECEMBER 4, 2 pm, free but you must reserve a seat. Railroad Historian Fred Friedman speaks on Railroading and Old Santa Fe at the NM History Museum in Santa Fe. NMHistoryMuseum.org.

DECEMBER 3/4,  12 noon, in person, admission fee. Cultural Dance Program representing various pueblos. Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Go to indianpueblo.org for more info

DECEMBER 4, 11, 18 –  Sunday morning admission free from 9 am-1 pm at the Albuquerque Museum and the City’s International Balloon Museum 

DECEMBER 7, 12 noon-1 pm, free by Zoom. Go to FriendsofHistoryNM.org to get info to log in. Robert Hagstrom speaks on the incarceration of those of Japanese descent during WW II. Specific topics involve college students allowed to leave to attend school and others who volunteered to serve in the military. Previous programs are on the You Tube channel and website of the New Mexico History Museum, nmhistoryMuseum.org.

DECEMBER 7, 9 am-5 pm. Free admission on 1st Wednesday, ABQ Museum. Go to cabq.gov/artsculture/albuquerque-Museum. includes movie from 1-3 pm: Dr. Strangelove or How I learned to stop worrying and love the Bomb. Ebecker@cabq.gov or 764-6517.

DECEMBER 7, 10am-5 pm, free. “Snail Mail social”. Enjoy writing a card or note on special stationary. Special Collections Library. 423 Central NE. Note parking restrictions on streets around library.

DECEMBER 7, 5-6 pm, free but you must register on-line or call. Taste hot chocolate from three different countries and learn about chocolate. For ages 18 and over. Tony Hillerman Library near Wyoming & Menaul NE.

DECEMBER 8/9, 11 am, $2. Tour of Torreon Mundos de Mestizaje fresco by Frederico Vigil. National Hispanic Cultural Center. More info at nhccnm.org.

DECEMBER 9, 5-9 pm, free but please RSVP.. Noche de Familia: Encanto. Holiday Fun for all the family. Decorate ornaments and make luminaria while enjoying music, hot chocolate and bizcochitos. 7 pm, free screening of Encanto, by Walt Disney.  National Hispanic Cultural Center. Call 724-4771 for more info.  nhccnm.org.

DECEMBER 9/10, tickets $20 adults, $10 children. Ticket entry times are between 5-8:30 pm. Jemez Historic Site presents Light among the Ruins. Dancers, music, Shuttles run from various sites in Jemez Springs. nmhistoricSites.org/Jemez.

DECEMBER 10, 4-8 pm, free. Shop ‘n Stroll in historic downtown. Over 50 retail, restaurants, bars open. Music and festive atmosphere. Parking free on Central all through December.

DECEMBER 10, 10:30 am, in person, free. Zahpa Marwin speaks on “Where Butterflies Fill the Sky – Exploring Statelessness”. Special Collections Branch Library, Edith & Central NE. 848-1376. Be aware of parking regulations on surrounding streets.

DECEMBER 10, 11 am-4 pm, free Open House at the NM History Museum and NM Art Museum in Santa Fe.

DECEMBER 10, 10 am – 4 pm, free for members, $2 others. Friends of the Public Library monthly book sale at downtown Main library, 5th & Copper NW. Free two hour parking in City garage across the street. Bring in your ticket for validation.

DECEMBER 10, 1-3 pm, free. Open House at the Placitas Community Library. Stories, games, crafts. placitasLibrary.com, 453 Highway 165, 867-3355.

DECEMBER 10, 11am-1pm, free. Enjoy Hurray for Holidays, a family event with games, crafts, and stories at the Main Library downtown at 5th & Copper. Free two hour parking across the street at the City parking garage.

DECEMBER 10-11, 10 am-4 pm, free. Holiday Market at the Railyards, food, gifts, art. Park and walk from the Zoo – over 200 spaces just 10 minutes away. 777 1st St. SW.

DECEMBER 11 – Sunday morning admission free from 9 am-1 pm at the Albuquerque Museum .Go to  cabq.gov/artsculture/albuquerque-Museum. 

DECEMBER 11, 12-5 pm, admission fee. Chanukah Festival. Congregation B’nai Israel, 4401 Indian School Rd. NE.

DECEMBER 11, 5:30-8 pm, free. Enactment of the Journey of Mary and Joseph, Las Posadas on the Santa Fe Plaza.

DECEMBER 12, 12 Noon, free. In person at Weck’s Restaurant, 7301 Paseo del Norte NE. City Councilor Pat Davis talks about his business venture of operating community newspapers in the metro area. Order your own food. More info from lockettabq@comcast.net.  Sponsored by Albuquerque Press Women and Friends.

DECEMBER 12, POJAQUE PUEBLO FEAST DAY

DECEMBER 13,  2-4 pm , free but $5 donation suggested. The Night Watchman, by Louise Erdich (Turtle Mountain Chippewa) Pueblo Book Club in person or Zoom.   Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. indianpueblo.org.

DECEMBER 14, 11 am, free but you must RSVP at 243-6269. Rosemary Winkler describes her book about ABQ families. Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd St. SW.

DECEMBER 15/16, 11 am,in person, $2. Tour of Torreon Mundos de Mestizaje fresco by Frederico Vigil. National Hispanic Cultural Center. More info at nhccnm.org.

DECEMBER 17/18, 10am-4pm, free. Festival of the Nativities – over 100 nativities from around the world displayed in the serene atmosphere of the historic San Ysidro church in Corrales. Free parking. More info at Corraleshistory.org.

DECEMBER 17, 1 pm, $20. ANTHROPOLOGICAL GENETIC HISTORY, The FRANKS Connection to NM Families, Haplogroup 1 presented by Angel Cervantes. Includes a short film. Presented by the New Mexico DNA project and Iberian Peninsula DNA Institute. Payment must be by postal mail. Contact angelrcervantes@gmail.com for postal address and to register.

DECEMBER 17, 3:30-4:30 pm, free. Materials provided, decorate gingerbread houses at the Lomas Tramway Library. Tramway Lomas Library Branch. 908 Eastridge NE. 291-6295.

DECEMBER 17, 10 am-5 pm, free. Winter Solstice Mandala Festival all day. Make the mandala with many different seeds for the birds to feed from for weeks. 11 am, Solstice story telling. Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. More info at 768-4950. cabq.gov/parksandrecreation/openspace/events.

DECEMBER 17/18,  12 noon, in person, admission fee. Cultural Dance Program representing various pueblos. Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Go to indianpueblo.org for more info.

DECEMBER 18, OBSERVATION OF International Migrants Day

DECEMBER 18-26, OBSERVATION OF HANUKKAH

DECEMBER 18, Sunday morning admission free from 9 am-1 pm at the Albuquerque Museum and the City’s International Balloon Museum. Go to cabq.gov/artsculture/albuquerque-Museum. 

DECEMBER 19-JANUARY 4 ALBUQ PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR WINTER BREAK

DECEMBER 20, 3:30-4:30 pm, free. Make Hanukkah crafts for kids at the Juan Tabo Library.

DECEMBER 24 ,  11 am – 12 NOON, free. Tour of Special Collections Library (constructed in 1925) RSVP at 505-848-1376. 423 Central NE. Please note parking restrictions on streets around library.

DECEMBER 25, OBSERVATION OF CHRISTMAS

DECEMBER 26-JANUARY 1, OBSERVATION OF KWANZAA

DECEMBER 31, 1 pm, $20. ANTHROPOLOGICAL GENETIC HISTORY, The BYZANTINES  Connection to NM Families, Haplogroup E1 b1 b1 presented by Angel Cervantes. Includes a short film. Presented by the New Mexico DNA project and Iberian Peninsula DNA Institute. Payment must be by postal mail. Contact angelrcervantes@gmail.com for postal address and to register.

DECEMBER 31, 10am-2 pm, free. New Year’s Eve before Dark !, free family friendly activities at most library branches and the ABQ Museum. More info from Jessica Coyle, jcoyle@cabq.gov or 764-6517.

AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION AT UNM, iaie.unm.edu. Watch several previously recorded programs about Native American education, the Dine language and more.

EL RANCHO DE LAS GOLONDRINAS, Celebrating 50 years. Go to Golondrinas.org and click on the Facebook icon on the right to watch a variety of past programs. Examples are: The Truchas Mill, El Horno, Sheep to Blanket, Chile & Wild Greens, NM Remedios.

HISTORIC SANTA FE FOUNDATION (historicSantaFe.org) offers many free programs to watch: Ron Duncan Hart speaking on the Early Jews in NM; Rob Martinez – The Enduring Hispanic Music of NM.

The Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd St. SW is open. Times are Sunday-Thursday, 9 am-12 noon. Call first to confirm, 243-6269 or info@wheelsmuseum.org.

MURALS OF ALBUQUERQUE (www.murosabq.com) This shows over 130 murals in the ABQ metro area. You click on each picture and it shows the mural, gives its title and address, describes the image, and the artists.

ONLINE TOUR OF THE 15 HISTORIC MURALS AT THE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER The tour gives details  of the artist and the dance or ritual illustrated in the mural. https://indianpueblo.org/pueblos-pigments-and-prominence-the-murals-of-ipcc/

Virtual Tour of the Downtown Main Library, 1975. Presented by Modern Albuquerque and sponsored by the Urban Enhancement Trust Fund. More information including the YouTube link to the live stream is on their Events page. See www.modernabq.org/events

Cibola County History Museum, 525 West High St., Grants NM. Go to cibolaHistory.org for more information.

OASIS SENIOR LEARNING IS PROVIDING ONLINE PROGRAMS. Contact 884-4529 or visit albuquerque.oasisnet.org for more information.

NUCLEAR MUSEUM – The Museum has a huge collection of oral history interviews (also transcribed) called Voices of the Manhattan Project. There are some 600 interviews of individuals who were either at the Manhattan Project or a family member who worked there. The  interviews are organized into 39 categories such as: Internment of Japanese Americans, Life in the Secret cities,  Hispanic employees, Native American. https://www.nuclearmuseum.org/educate/atomic-heritage-foundation  https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/

EAST MOUNTAIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY announces the recorded program of Rt. 66 and Historic NM License Plates. Go to EastMountainHistory.org/recorded.html  to view.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Historic Fairview Cemetery, 700 Yale SE. invites anyone to come and hoe tumbleweeds and goat heads. The cemetery is open dawn to dusk and accessible through the gates of Fairview Memorial Park. Wear hard soled shoes & bring your own tools.   www.HistoricFairviewCemeteryABQ.org or Facebook.com/HistoricFairviewCemetery. “Where the Past meets the Present.

THE NEW MEXICO HISTORY MUSEUM has put many programs on Facebook or YouTube including The Santa Fe River in NM History presented by William Mee, ex. director of the Santa Fe Watershed Association and Andy Otto from Agua Fria. There are six videos telling the story of The Harvey Girls. YouTube https://www.YouTube.com /user/NM museum . Look up the titles. More info at the NM History Museum website, nmhistorymuseum.org.
For Facebook, click on: https://www.facebook.com/events/3051120368304586/
For YouTube, go to:  https://www.youtube.com/user/NMmus

TRIBUTES TO AUTHOR RUDOLFO ANAYA AND LINKS TO HIS ARCHIVES AT THE UNM CENTER FOR SOUTHWEST RESEARCH https://anaya.unm.edu Because of Rudolfo Anaya’s literary and cultural significance to New Mexico and to honor his legacy, UNM Libraries’ Department of Digital Initiative and Scholarly Resources (DISC) created the Rudolfo Anaya Digital Archive, a comprehensive online guide to his life and work. Oral histories, draft manuscripts, book covers, and an extensive bibliography of Anaya resources are available in the online archive. CSWR staff, and indeed, the entire UNM Libraries community is deeply saddened by Mr. Anaya’s death, one of New Mexico’s great writers and cultural icons.  While his passing is a great loss, by placing his papers with CSWR he left an incredible gift to New Mexico. His work will be treasured and preserved in perpetuity in the Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections for future generations to enjoy. For detailed descriptions of the material in the Rudolfo A. Anaya Papers please see the CSWR finding aid at  https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=nmu1mss321bc.xml#crit To access the Rudolfo A. Anaya Digital Archive, please visit https://anaya.unm.edu/

*****AMAZING HISTORY / CULTURE OPPORTUNITIES ONLINE*****

Many of the museums and cultural centers in the ABQ metro area have put programming on their websites, Facebook pages or YouTube links. This includes everything from:

  • concerts, history lectures, video tours of various museum collections,
  • photograph pod casts, curriculum and study guides for children, audio interviews,

All of this is free and even “low tech” individuals can navigate these websites There are YouTube channels available at no cost to watch to all. You are urged to explore many websites but especially these:

  • CORONADO HISTORIC SITE – Watch numerous programs from the website of the Friends of Coronado Historic Site. Kuaua.org/presentations. You can also just listen by phone. All info on their website.
  • NEW MEXICO HISTORY IN TEN MINUTES (newmexicohistory.org) On the home page, go to the bottom and click on Video of the Month. The entire list of episodes will appear by clicking on the corner of the video. NM State Historian Rob Martinez is most engaging and informative and there are more than 40 Episodes. The episodes may be heard in chronological order or by topic which is introduced in the first minute or so of the episode.
  • CIVIC AUDITORIUM HISTORY VIDEO (1957-1986) www.modernabq.org. Go to the Resources Tab, then the drop down to the three Civic Auditorium videos. They tell the story of the structure: why it was built, how it was used and why it was ultimately demolished.
  • LAS CRUCES MUSEUM SYSTEM has many interesting history programs on their website/Facebook Page/YouTube. On line at the Las Cruces Museum Facebook page. www.facebook.com/LCmuseums/   Call 575-541-2154 for more information, Kayla Myers.  las-cruces.org/1523/museum. Branigan Center.
  • HOLOCAUST MUSEUM and GELLERT EDUCATION CENTER NM, 616 Central SW. Go to the website nmholocaustmuseum.org. Questions call 247-0606.
  • ALBUQUERQUE OASIS LIFELONG LEARNING PRESENTS VARIOUS NM TOPICS www.albuquerque.oasisnet.org  or 884-4529.

ALBUQUERQUE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARCHIVED VIDEO PROGRAMS

The Albuquerque Historical Society provides videos of scheduled program presentations that are live-streamed to the Society’s Facebook page. If viewed live, the Facebook live-stream event allows those who are unable to attend the opportunity to participate in the question and answer session following the event.  The video presentations are permanently available in the “Videos” section of the AHS Facebook page, on the AHS YouTube Channel, as well as linked to from the appropriate AHS Program pages. Presentations captured on Facebook videos to date include: