The Albuquerque Historical Society & the Historical Society of NM
Encourage your participation in the following history & cultural events:
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
THE ALBUQUERQUE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, February 15, 2026, 2pm. Terry Owen will speak on the history of the USS Albuquerque submarine. Free parking & free admission to the ABQ Museum in Old Town. albuqhistsoc.org.
FEBRUARY 28 SATURDAY ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL SPEAKER SERIES-FREE AT 12 LOCATIONS WITH 12 DIFFERENT SPEAKERS: International District Library, Gordene MacKenzie presents “Winemakers, Bootleggers, Vegetable and Dairy Sellers-Small businesses and artists on Rt. 66; Martha Liebert Library in Bernalillo, Gary Herron speaks on Motels on Rt. 66 in ABQ; East Mountain Library, Joe Sabatini speaks on North Fourth St.-ABQ’s original Rt. 66; Wheels Museum: Jacqueline Loring presents “The KiMo Theatre: Fact & Folklore; Central Unser Pat Baca Library, Roger Zimmerman presents Rerouting Route 66 through NM; , Richard Ruddy presents An Iconic View: Rt. 66 in Downtown ABQ at Isleta Cultural Center; A Photographic tour of former and current tourist attractions: Route 66 by Sondra Diepen, Special Collections Library; Los Lunas Multi Generational Center, Chinese Merchants of ABQ’s Route 66 by Aimee Tang; Raymond Sanchez Community Center, Jennifer Bohnhoff presents The Civil War on Route 66; Roland Pentilla speaks on Little Beaver Town at Gutierrez Hubbell House; South Valley Library, Hazel Lathrop speaks on Tijeras Canyon-Five Miles of Road and Hundreds of Stories. Details at www.route66speakers.org.
Dozens of FEBRUARY special events-related to Black History Month, Valentine’s Day, Lunar New Year, Presidents day, speakers, music performers, craft programs, children’s events and more at your 19 public library branches. Pick up Event guide at any branch or go to abqLibrary.org for daily schedules.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS sponsored by the African American Student Services program of UNM. Call 277-5645 for more info or Afro.UNM.edu.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEW MEXICO. New Mexico became the 47th state on January 6, 1912. Read about it, https://newmexicohistory.org/n
Petroglyph National Monument, 899-0205; Valles Caldera National Preserve, 670-1612; and Salinas Pueblos National Monument, 847-2585. Call and check their websites for details.
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER — Cultural dances every Saturday and Sunday at 12 noon. More info and ticket prices at indianPueblo.org.
New Mexico Magazine 2025 Photo Awards on display. Tularosa Basin Photo Gallery in Carrizozo, NM, 401 12th St. Call for hours.
FEBRUARY 6, 9pm, KNME NM PBS ch. 5.4. Black History Month, Clara Belle Williams: NM Pioneer in Education. (Williams was the first Black graduate of then NM State University.)
FEBRUARY 6, 9:30 PM, KNME NM PBS, ch. 5.4. Blackdom, the untold story of the rise and fall of the first all-Black settlement in NM.
FEBRUARY 6, 5pm, free. Black History Month presents 2026 Body Language: Dance, Resistance & History through Movement. Highland HS Lecture Hall, 4700 Coal SE.
FEBRUARY 6, 5-8:30 pm, free. Art Crawl at various galleries across ABQ. Come meet the artists. ArtsCrawlABQ.org.
FEBRUARY 6, 5-8pm, free. Art Walk downtown along Central and other streets.
FEBRUARY 7, 8:30-11am, free. Bosque Wild Nature Walk. Meet at the Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW.
FEBRUARY 7, 9am-6pm, free. “Share the Love” arts and crafts fair with local vendors and unique handcrafted items. Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW.
FEBRUARY 7, 14, 21 & 28, free, 10am. Guided hike in Rinconada Canyon. More info at Petroglyph National Monument, 899-0205.
FEBRUARY 7, 9am-12 noon. Historic Fairview Cemetery, 700 Yale SE. Come clean a plot to commemorate the past. The cemetery is open dawn to dusk and accessible through the gates of Fairview Memorial Park. www.HistoricFairviewCemeteryAB
FEBRUARY 7, 2pm, free. Trains in Mountainair presented by P.J. Lovato. Manzano Mountain Art Council building, 101 E Broadway. More info at ManzanoMountainArtCouncil.org or 505-847-5068.
FEBRUARY 7, 10am-2pm, free. Youth Job and Volunteer Fair, sponsored by the City of ABQ. APS Berna Facio building, 3315 Louisiana NE.
FEBRUARY 7, 4pm. NM PBS KNME Ch. 5.1, Facing the Rising Sun: The Purpose and Meaning of African-American Homesteading in NM with Rita Powdrell and Brenda Dabney. Repeats Ch. 5.4, Feb. 12, 8pm.
FEBRUARY 8, 2pm, free. Education in New Mexico during the Spanish and Mexican Eras presented by former state historian Robert Torrez. Sandoval County Historical Society. Off 550 just west of Coronado Monument in Bernalillo. More info at SC-hsm.org. SandovalHistory.
FEBRUARY 9, 11:45-1pm, free. Learn about how “Ranked Choice Voting” elected the new Santa Fe mayor. Speakers are Molly Swank from Common Cause NM and Perry Radford from NM Voters First. Membership not required to attend. Food purchase on your own. Weck’s Restaurant, 7301 Paseo del Norte NE.
FEBRUARY 10, 10am-12 noon, free. Plants for Rainwater Harvesting. Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refge, 7851 2nd St. SW.
FEBRUARY 12, 10am-1pm, free. Love in the Archives-highlighting romantic historical materials. Refreshments & Prizes. Zimmerman Library on UNM Campus.
FEBRUARY 12, Birthday of Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President (1809-1865)
FEBRUARY 12-17. Mardi Gras in the Mountains. Contact the Red River, NM Chamber of Commerce.
FEBRUARY 13, $12 (includes one drink), doors open 5:30, program 6-7:30. The Secret Tracks to Victory, NM’s Rails and the Atomic Age. Science on Tap. Museum of Nuclear Science, 601 Eubank SE. NuclearMuseum.org.
FEBRUARY 14, 10 am-4pm, $2. Monthly sale of used books (including some for .25) featuring a love theme. Sponsored by the Friends of the ABQ BernCo Public Library. Main branch, 5th & Copper NW. Will carry purchase to your vehicle. Two-hour free parking across the street at the City garage. Bring your ticket in to be stamped. All proceeds benefit the Library. FriendsofthePublicLibrary.org.
FEBRUARY 14, 10-11am, free. Little Joe Herrera presents his story of collecting bicycles. Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd SW. More details WheelsMuseum.org, 505-243-6269.
FEBRUARY 14, 10:30 am, free. “100th anniversary of Route 66 through New Mexico” presented by Dr. Roger Zimmerman. National Hispanic Cultural Center Domenici Center room 122. Sponsored by Hispanic Genealogy Research Center. More info at nhccnm.org.
FEBRUARY 14, 11am-12 noon, free. Celebrate with a Barbarshop Quartet singing love songs. Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd SW. More details WheelsMuseum.org, 505-243-6269.
FEBRUARY 14, 12 – 2 pm, Free. Lunar New Year Crafting. Make a dragon, puppet, lantern and more for Year of the Horse. Erna Fergusson Library, 3700 San Mateo NE, 505-888-8100.
FEBRUARY 14, 3:30-5:30 pm, free. Enjoy Valentine’s Day with a movie and pizza. International District Library, Central NE. AbqLibrary.org.
FEBRUARY 14, 3:30-5:30 pm, free. Make Valentine’s Day cards. All materials provided. Juan Tabo Library, 3407 Juan Tabo NE. 291-6260.
FEBRUARY 14, 1-3 pm open house, free. Casa San Ysidro historical site reopens for Spring. Contact Aaron Gardner, agardner@cabq.gov or 768-3918.
FEBRUARY 14, 4pm. Ch. 5.1 NM PBS KNME, Hearts in Motion Hearts in Place with Enrique LaMadrid-the quest of querencia through birds, memories & place. Repeats Ch. 5.4, Feb. 20, 8pm.
FEBRUARY 15, 2 pm, free. Terry Owen speaks about the history of the USS Albuquerque submarine and its deployments over the 1982-2015 time period. Albuquerque Historical Society, Albuquerque Museum. Free parking south of the Museum and free admission. More info at albuqhistsoc.org.
FEBRUARY 15, 2 pm, free. Early History of the Navajo Tribe presented by Raymond Sisneros. Limited seating-come early to get a seat. Old Church in Corrales. 966 Old Church Rd. CorralesHistory.org.
FEBRUARY 15, 6-8:30 pm, free. Vietnamese America Community of NM celebrates Lunar New Year with the Lion Dance and other performances. Food for sale. Holy Ghost church, 833 Arizona SE.
FEBRUARY 16 Federal Holiday Observance of PRESIDENTS DAY. (APS closed).
FEBRUARY 17, 2-4pm, free but must register. Make a Mardi Gras mask and enjoy jazz music. Erna Fergusson Library, 3100 San Mateo NE. AbqLibrary.org.
FEBRUARY 17, 6 pm, free book talk. A Four Eyed World: How Glasses changed the Way we See by UNM professor David King Dunaway. Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW.
FEBRUARY 17 LUNAR NEW YEAR
FEBRUARY 17-MARCH 19, Ramadan observed by Muslims around the world as a month for fasting, prayer, reflection and community.
FEBRUARY 18 ASH WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 18, 4:30-6 pm, free. Art reception for Sage & Stone Women’s Art Collective. Enjoy crow-themed works and haiku poems on display till March 20. Los Griegos Library, 1000 Griegos NW, 761-4020.
FEBRUARY 19, 5-8pm, free. 3rd Thursday at ABQ Museum. Celebrate Black History Month with Wassa Wassa West African drumming and acrobatic dance. Shop the Ujima Collective Marketplace. ABQ Museum in Old Town.
February 19, 7pm, free. The NM Interfaith Dialogue presents “I am a Seventh Day Adventist and Here’s what I want people to know about my Faith”, speaker is Pastor Ricardo Castro. Heights 7th Day Adventist Church, 4920 Wyoming NE.
FEBRUARY 21, NM PBS KNME, Sacred Herd: A Journey across NM involving ranchers & animals. Presenter is Jacob Gutierrez.
FEBRUARY 19, 6:30-8pm, free Dr. Russell Greaves speaks on “Ethno Archaeology of Hunter Gatherers in Venezuela”. Hibben Center, room 105. Sponsored by UNM Maxwell Museum. More info at MaxwellMuseum.unm.edu. 500 University NE.
FEBRUARY 19, the New Mexico Legislature concludes its 30 day session. More info and schedule of all committee meetings and access to live stream, nmlegis.gov.
FEBRUARY 21, 1-2:30 pm, free. Celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Horse at the Chinese Cultural Center, 427 Adams SE. Lion Dance and other performances.
FEBRUARY 21, 2 pm, free. Rt. 66 New Mexico: A visual Tour with author and photographer Sondra Diepen. Placitas Library, 453 Highway 165 in Placitas, 505-867-3355.
FEBRUARY 21, 10:30-12 noon, Free. The Texas Pirates are Coming (Texas’ plan to invade New Mexico) presented by former state historian Robert Torrez. Using research from the Mexican archive period pre-1848. Main Library Genealogy Center, 5th & Copper. Free two hour parking in the City garage across the street.
FEBRUARY 21, 2pm, free. Javier Sanchez presents Banditry, Rustling in the Lower Estancia Valley. Manzano Mountain Art Council building, 101 E Broadway. More info at ManzanoMountainArtCouncil.org or 505-847-5068.
FEBRUARY 21, 10-11, free. Russell Perrea speaks about the Pueblo Revolt: its history, causes and lasting impact. Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd SW. More details WheelsMuseum.org, 505-243-6269.
FEBRUARY 21, 3-5pm, free. Happy Lunar New Year. Enjoy the Lion Dance & other performances. Also Chinese caligraphy. Lomas Tramway Library, 908 Eastridge Dr. NE.
FEBRUARY 21, 10:30-11:30 am, free. Winter Plant Walk, ranger talk and refuge tour. Contact dakota_dominguez@fws.gov. Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge,7851 2nd St. SW, 248-6667.
FEBRUARY 21, 4pm. Ch. 5.1 KNME PBS. The Sacred Herd. Repeats Feb. 27, Ch. 5.4, 8pm<
FEBRUARY 22, Birthday of George Washington, 1st US President, 1732-1799.
FEBRUARY 22, 2 pm, free. Cultural & Natural History Stories from the Southern Jemez Plateau. Presented by noted author, researcher & educator, Dr. Thomas Swetnam. Martha Liebert Library, 124 Calle Malinche in Bernalillo. More info at BernalilloLibrary.org or 505-867-1440.
FEBRUARY 22, 2-4 pm, free. Memories of Barelas – bring your photos of family, work, street scenes to add to the archive of this historic neighborhood. They will be scanned then returned on site. National Hispanic Cultural Center Salon Ortega. More info at hnccnm.org.
FEBRUARY 24, 5:30-6:30, tickets. Los Golondrinas Winter Lecture series — Sheep Industry of Territorial NM: Livestock, Land, Dollars. Presented by Jon Wallace. St. Francis Auditorium of NM Museum of Art. More info at Golondrinas.org.
FEBRUARY 27-March 1, tickets. National Fiery Foods and Barbeque Show. Sandia Resort and Casino.
FEBRUARY 28, 2pm, free. Dixie Boyle presents The Manzano Forest and the First Fire Lookout. Manzano Mountain Art Council building, 101 E Broadway. More info at ManzanoMountainArtCouncil.org or 505-847-5068.
FEBRUARY 28, 11 am, free. ROUTE 66 SPEAKER SERIES at 12 locations throughout metro area (ABQ, Bernalillo, Rio Rancho, Isleta Pueblo, Los Lunas)with different speakers. Go to www.route66speakers.org for which speakers are at which locations and addresses.
FEBRUARY 28, 2-7pm, free. A Drumming Workshop with Dance, Drumming & Story Telling. An African cultural experience also includes food and vendors. Open Space Visitor Center, Coors NW. Contact depps@cabq.gov, 768-4951 or call 311,
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge.7851 2nd St. SW, 505-248-6667.
Valles Caldera National Monument on NM 4 north of Jemez Springs. Go to nps.gov/vall for information. 39201 NM 4. Jemez Springs, NM. Call 505-670-1612 for more info. https://www.fws.gov/refuge/val
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument near Mountainair. Contact Natalia Sanchez Hernandez for more info. Call 505-847-2585, nps.gov/sapu/planyourvisit or call 505-847-2585 X 221.
Randall Davey Audubon Center and sanctuary, 1800 Upper Canyon Rd. in Santa Fe. Tour the gardens and historic Randall Davey house. Fridays @ 2 pm are docent led house tours, $5. Saturdays @8:30 am are guided bird walk. More info at RandallDavey.audubon.org. Monday – Saturday, 8am-4pm
INDIAN EDUCATION AT UNM, iaie.unm.edu. Watch several previously recorded programs about Native American education, the Dine language and more.
HISTORIC SANTA FE FOUNDATION (historicSantaFe.or
The Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd St. SW. Monday -Thursday, 9 am-12 noon, Sat. 12 noon-2pm. Call first to confirm, 505-243-6269 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.
Cibola County History Museum, 525 West High St., Grants NM. Go to the museum’s Facebook page 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/
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.HistoricFairviewCemeteryAB
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:
- 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.
- HOLOCAUST MUSEUM and GELLERT EDUCATION CENTER NM, 616 Central SW. Go to the website nmholocaustmuseum.org. Questions call 247-0606.
ALBUQUERQUE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARCHIVED VIDEO PROGRAMS
The Albuquerque Historical Society provides videos of scheduled program presentations. The videos are linked from the appropriate AHS Program pages. Presentations captured on videos to date include:
- Steel Gangs, New Mexico’s Native American Railroad Workers
Fred Friedman, October 19, 2025 - The Kubié family, Kurt’s Camera Corral and Jim Kubié’s Rail Yards Photos
Roland Penttila, September 21, 2025 - Celebrating 70 Years of Music: 95.5 Classical KHFM
Brent Stevens, July 20, 2025 - Petroglyph National Monument
Nancy Hendricks, June 15, 2025 - The Crash of TWA Flight 260, 70 Years Later
Terry Owen, February 16, 2025 - Features of the Long Walk to the Bosque Redondo
Roger Zimmerman, January 19, 2025 - Don Perkins: A Champion’s Life in Albuquerque
Richard Melzer, October 20, 2024 - Remember the Alvarado!
Chuck Larrabee and Joe McKinney, September 22, 2024 - Arches and Artistry: A Chronicle of Albuquerque’s Alvarado Hotel
Matt Kluge, July 21, 2024 - Maisel’s Murals
Paul Secord, June 16, 2024 - History of Telephones in New Mexico
Susie Turner, April 21, 2024 - The Downtown Albuquerque Walking Tour: For People Who Prefer to Sit
Roland Penttila, January 21, 2024 - Movies Made in Albuquerque
Jeff Berg, November 19, 2023 - What’s in a Name?
Elaine Briseño, October 15, 2023 - Albuquerque’s Involvement with the American Space Program
Loretta Hall, September 17, 2023 - The Role of the New Mexico State Historian
Rob Martinez, August 20, 2023 - Historic Fairview Cemetery: THE Place to be Buried Since 1881
Gail Rubin, July 16, 2023 - History of South Broadway and Kirtland Addition Neighborhoods
Anthony “Tony” DellaFlora, June 18, 2023. - The Heritage of Historic US Route 66 in Albuquerque
Roger Zimmerman and Melissa Lea Beasley-Lee, April 16, 2023 - History of Mariachi in Albuquerque
Peter Sanchez, March 19, 2023 - Biography of Casey Luna
Dr. Richard Melzer, February 19, 2023 - History of The University of Albuquerque
John Taylor, January 15, 2023 - History of UNM Press: The Largest Book Publishing Company in New Mexico
Beth Hadas, November 20, 2022 - One With the Land: Voices of the Atrisco Land Grant
Anthony “Tony” DellaFlora, October 16, 2022 - One With the Land: Voices of the Atrisco Land Grant
Anthony “Tony” DellaFlora, October 16, 2022 - Picture This!: Online Storytelling Through Photo Archives
Jill Hartke, September 18, 2022 - The History of Public Art Urban Enhancement in Albuquerque
Sherri Brueggemann, August 21, 2022 - Neighborhoods at a Crossroads: Hoffmantown
Anthony DellaFlora, July 17, 2022 - African American Homesteaders in Albuquerque
Rita Powdrell, June 19, 2022 - Victory from the Shadows
Elaine Carson, March 20, 2022 - The Ten Dons, Plus One
Kathy Seidel, February 20, 2022 - Erna Fergusson, First Lady of New Mexico Letters
Joe Sabatini, January 16, 2022 - The History of Los Poblanos
Kate Garner, November 21, 2021 - Stories of Early Albuquerque
Rosemary McNerney Winkler – October 17, 2021 - Overhaul: A Social History of the Albuquerque Locomotive Repair Shops
Richard and Shirley Cushing Flint – September 19, 2021 - Building Community & Culture: Jews in 20th Century Albuquerque
Harvey Buchalter, July 18, 2021 - Life of Mrs. Carnis Salisbury: Albuquerque Fair Housing and Civil Rights Pioneer
Brian Eagan – June 20, 2021 - Doing History in a City Looking Forward
Albuquerque Museum Director Andrew Connors – April 18, 2021 - 60th Anniversary of Little Beaver Town
Roland Penttila – March 21, 2021 - An Iconic View: A Photographic Study of First and Central, 1880 to 2020
Richard Ruddy – February 21, 2021 - Historic Fairview Cemetery: Final Resting Place for Notable People in Albuquerque History
Gail Rubin, CT – January 17, 2021 - The Spanish Flu Pandemic in New Mexico 1918-1920
Rick Hendricks, Ph.D, – November 15, 2020 - Architectural History of Albuquerque’s Old Main LibraryTeri Reynoso – October 18, 2020
- The Photo Heritage of Eddie Ross Cobb and Daphne Cobb: Unbending Courage and Creativity
Sueki (Susan) Woodward – September 20, 2020 - They Won the Vote! : Suffrage and Suffragists in New Mexico
Sylvia Ramos Cruz, M.D. – August 23, 2020 - Albuquerque Sculptor Herb Goldman
Lisa Goldman – July 19, 2020 - Secret Albuquerque: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure
Ashley M. Biggers – June 21, 2020 - Albuquerque in the Nuclear Age
Duane Hughes – February 16, 2020
- Early History of the Albuquerque Open Space Program
Rex Funk – January 19, 2020 - A History Lover’s Guide to Albuquerque
Roger Zimmerman – November 17, 2019 - Ridgecrest Area History: The Parkland Hills Addition
William Dodge – October 20, 2019