The Albuquerque Historical Society & the Historical Society of NM
Encourage your participation in the following history & cultural events:
PRIDE Month
FREE LIBRARY SUMMER READING PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN Go to abqlibrary.org to review listing by location, days and times! Lots of daily activities at all 19 branches in June and July including music, art, crafts, puppets, magic, juggling. Be sure to look for all kinds of free family & children’s activities. Keep a record of books read and earn prizes.
JUNETEETH HOLIDAY celebrated at ABQ Museum June 19, Civic Plaza June 14 and Open Space Visitor Center June 13.
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument free ranger led hikes – all at 11 am. Fridays at Abo, Saturdays at Gran Quivira and Sundays at Quarai. More information at nps.gov/sapu/planyourvisit or call 847-2585 X 221.
FREE SUMMER LUNCH MEAL PROGRAM AT OVER 90 CITY/COUNTY LOCATIONS for ages 18 & under, must be eaten on site. The cabq.gov and bernco.gov websites list the locations.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEW MEXICO. New Mexico became the 47th state on January 6, 1912. Read about it, https://newmexicohistory.org/n
JUNE 4, 12 noon, free, virtual. Miguel Trujillo, NM’s Unknown Civil Rights Hero presented by Gordon Bronitsky. Sponsored by Friends of History, NM History Museum. For link go to FriendsofHistoryNM.org/lecture
JUNE 4, 7pm, free. Albuquerque Concert Band plays outdoors at Balloon Museum, 9201 Balloon Museum Dr. at Alameda. Bring your own lawn chairs or blanket. You may bring your own food/beverage. 768-6020.
JUNE 4, 10am-12 noon, free. Summer of Non Violence kickoff with various speakers/activities at Mariposa Basin Park, 4900 Kachina NW in Taylor Ranch area.Sponsored by Bernalillo County and COA.
JUNE 4, 11, 18, 25, 5-7 pm, free. Wednesdays at the Winrock Growers market/wellness Wednesdays at Winrock Park, east end of Winrock.
JUNE 5, 12, 19, 26, 7-8:30 pm, free. Guided hikes on Thursdays at Piedras Marcadas Canyon. These hikes are 1.5 miles total in length. No amenities in the Piedras Marcadas Canyon parking lot. Bring water with you and dress for the weather. Located at 9501 Golf Course Rd NW in Albuquerque. Double check for unexpected closures. Call 899-0205
JUNE 6, 5-8 pm, free. ALBUQUERQUE ARTS CRAWL, Open house at various art galleries around ABQ, meet and visit with artists in person. artscrawlabq.com.
JUNE 6, 5-9 pm, free. Albuquerque Downtown Art Walk along Central Avenue between 1st & 8th streets and adjacent streets. Vendors, music, food, arts & crafts. AbqArtwalk.com/eventsmap.
JUNE 6, Remembrance of WW II D-DAY invasion of Normandy that led to end of WW II.
JUNE 6, doors open 6pm, program 6:30-8 pm, $12 includes drink ticket. Science on Tap presents “The Evolution of US Nuclear Weapons System Safety”. Presented by Jeff Brewer, Ph.D., domain chief engineer for Nuclear Safety at Sandia Labs. Museum of Nuclear Science, 601 Eubank SE. nuclearMuseum.org.
JUNE 7, 8-11am. Come help clean up Historic Fairview Cemetery, 700 Yale SE. Wear hard soled shoes and bring your own tools. The cemetery is open dawn to dusk and accessible through the gates of Fairview Memorial Park. www.HistoricFairviewCemeteryAB
JUNE 7, 14, 21, 28, 8am-12 noon, free. Winrock Artisan Market at Winrock Park.
JUNE 7, 8:30-11:30am, free but register in advance. Bosque Wild Guided Hike, Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. Contact Nick Bachand, 768-4951 or nbachand@cabq.gov.
JUNE 7, 2-4pm, free but register in advance. Edible Medicinal Plant Walk, Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. Contact Nick Bachand, 768-4951 or nbachand@cabq.gov.
JUNE 7, 10:30am-12 noon, free. Judy Alderette Garcia presents The Nuevomexicano: Language Loss & Consequences. Downtown Main Library 2nd floor genealogy center. Free two hour parking in the City garage across the street. AbqLibrary.org.
JUNE 7, 2pm, free. Tim Green presents Isaac Slover and the Extranjeros in Taos (1820s/30s). Location is Kit Carson Electric Boardroom, 118 Cruz Alta Rd. Sponsored by the Taos County Historical Society. More info @ TaosCountyHistoricalSociety.
JUNE 7, 4-8 pm, free. Evening in Paradise fun family activities at the Paradise Hills Community Center 5901 Paradise Blvd. NW. Sponsored by Bernalillo County and Commissioner Walt Benson.
JUNE 7, 12 noon-6pm, free. Caribbean-American Heritage Month at Manzano Mesa Park, 501 Elizabeth SE. Food, music, clothing display, five different musical groups, DJ’s. Sponsored by the Parks & Rec. Dept., AMP Music and NM Entertainment Magazine.
JUNE 7, 7-8:30 pm, free but register in advance. Sunset Hike in the Bosque. Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. CONTACT Nick Bachand, 768-4951 or nbachand@cabq.gov.
JUNE 8, 8am-3pm, $20. “Escape to Paradise ABQ Parade of Gardens Tour” visit 8 gardens on ABQ’s west side. Fundraiser for the ABQ Garden Center. For tickets go to AlbuquerqueGardenCenter.org or ParadeofgardensinABQ.com or call the Garden Center at 296-6020.
JUNE 8, 1:30 pm, free. State historian Rob Martinez presents The Spanish Inquisition and other inquisitions in History. NM Jewish Historical Society, Wyoming NE, ABQ. More info at nmjhs.org. Call 348-4471.
JUNE 9, 11:30am, free. Albuquerque Press Women & Friends. NM State Rep. Marian Matthews gives a summary of the 2025 legislative session. In-person at Weck’s Restaurant, 7301 Paseo del Norte NE. (You may purchase food/beverage.) More info from lockettabq@comcast.net. Sponsored by Albuquerque Press Women and Friends.
JUNE 9, 9pm. Ch. 5.1 PBS/KNME , The Real Wild West, 2 episodes. A four part series revealing the unknown history of America’s Wild West. Meet diverse pioneers who shaped the country inc Black and Hispanic cowboys, female homesteaders, immigrants, and tribal leaders. Repeats on June 11, 9 pm, ch. 5.4.
JUNE 10, 6:30 pm, free. Dr. Emily Lena Jones from UNM speaks on the “Zooarchaeology of Tijeras Pueblo – communication between human and animals in environmental change”. Tijeras Ranger Station, 11776 NM 337 in Tijeras. Sponsored by the FriendsofTijerasPueblo.org.
JUNE 10, 6:30 pm, free. Pueblo Turquoise & Lead, Spanish Silver & Mexican Gold presented by Paul Secord. He describes pre-European mining along with mining in the 16th-19th centuries. Manzano Mountain Art Council, 101 Broadway in Mountainair. Sponsored by the Torrance County Archaeological Society.
JUNE 10, 9pm. Ch. 5.1 PBS/KNME , The Real Wild West, 2 episodes. Repeats June 12, 9pm on ch. 5.4
JUNE 11, 12 noon, virtual or in-person, free. Jonathan Pringle speaks on The Roswell Incident of 1947: An Archival Perspective. State Records Center, Pinon Room, 1205 Camino Carlos Rey in Santa Fe. More info at NewMexicoHistory.org, Office of the State Historian.
June 12, 1:30-3:30pm, free. Come learn the basics of genealogy and how to research your family history. National Hispanic Cultural Center. More info at nhccnm.org. 1701 4th SW, 724-4771.
JUNE 13, 9am-5pm, 8:30-11:30am, free but register in advance. JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION with food, music, workshops, poetry slam & more. Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. Contact Nick Bachand, 768-4951 or nbachand@cabq.gov.
JUNE 14, 10am-2pm, fee. June Family Day with the Rio Grande theme activities. NM Natural History Museum. 1801 mountain Rd. NW. More info nmnaturalhistory.org.
JUNE 14, FLAG DAY commemorates June 14, 1777 when the Continental Congress determined the US flag to have 13 red & white stripes and a blue field with 13 stars.
JUNE 14, 10 am-4pm, $2. All items 50% off. Monthly book sale by the Friends of the ABQ BernCo Public Library. Main branch, 5th & Copper NW. Carry out 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.
JUNE 14, 8-10 am, free but register in advance. Bosque Birds Exploration for Teens & Adults, Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. Contact Nick Bachand, 768-4951 or nbachand@cabq.gov.
JUNE 14, 10:30 am, free. Ron Paneboeuf speaks on The Spy House and the Cold War. Learn about the cold war Manhattan Project related spy house in the Huning Highland Neighborhood. Special Collections Library, 423 Central NE at Edith. Watch for parking restrictions.
JUNE 14, 1pm, free. William Watts Hart Davis in NM Territory 1853-57, presented by Larry Marken. Contact Aaron Gardner, agardner@cabq.gov, 898-3915. 973 Old Church Rd. Casa San Ysidro in Corrales.
JUNE 14, 2-3:30 pm, free. Come learn about the restoration of the Stone House. Canon de Carnuel Land Grant Hall, 364 NM 333, next to Rock Canyon Tap Room in Tijeras NM. Sponsored by the East Mountains Historical Society. More info at president@eastmountainhistory.
JUNE 14, 11 am-1pm, free. Saturday at the Refuge includes activities, arts & crafts, fun, and refreshments. Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge, 7851 2nd St. SW, 248-6667. https://www.fws.gov/refuge/
JUNE 14, 11am-11pm, free. Juneteenth on the Civic Plaza. Entertainment, vendors, information.
JUNE 14, 5-10 pm, free. Summerfest NE Heights at North Domingo Baca Park. Food trucks, entertainment, vendors.
JUNE 15, 10am-2pm, free. The Mobile museum of the NM Dept of Cultural Affairs will be at Wheels. It features the eight NM Historic Sites. Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd SW. More detail WheelsMuseum.org, 243-6269.
JUNE 15, 2 pm, free. ALBUQUERQUE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, presents Nancy Hendricks, superintendent of Petroglyph National Monument, who will discuss the past, present and future of Petroglyph Monument and its significance as it commemorates its 35th anniversary. Free parking & free admission to the ABQ Museum in Old Town. albuqhistsoc.org.
JUNE 15 Observance of Father’s Day
JUNE 18, 7pm, free. Albuquerque Concert Band plays on the lawn at Balloon Museum, 9201 balloon Museum Dr. at Alameda. Bring your own lawn chairs/blanket and food/bev allowed.
JUNE 19, 5-8:30pm, free. Third Thursday at the ABQ Museum. Celebrate Juneteenth with Ms. Marley’s House of Colors, VIIZON Academy and the Ujima Collective. More information Albuquerque Museum or 311.
JUNE 19 JUNETEENTH FEDERAL HOLIDAY recognizes the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas first learned of the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Lincoln Jan. 1, 1863.
JUNE 20/21, many free activities. Rawhide Days in Tucumcari NM.
JUNE 20, 4:30-8:30 pm, free. 50th Anniversary of the ABQ Garden Center, 10120 Lomas NE in Los Altos Park. Refreshments, entertainment, Giveaways. More info AlbuquerqueGardenCenter.org.
JUNE 21 SUMMER SOLSTICE: longest day of light.
JUNE 21, 8-11am, free but registration required. Morning Trek, Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. Starts at Visitor Center but goes to Rio Grande Nature Center. Contact Nick Bachand, 768-4951 or nbachand@cabq.gov.
JUNE 21, 9:30 am, free. Will Itoh speaks on the “Shades of Light-American Photography in the 19th Century.” Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd SW. More details WheelsMuseum.org, 243-6269.
JUNE 21, 10am-2pm, free but register in advance. Pollinator Day-come learn how to help pollinators with various demos and displays. Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. Contact Nick Bachand, 768-4951 or nbachand@cabq.gov.
JUNE 21, 9:30 am, free. “Bark in the Park” hike at Quarai. Learn etiquette for how to bring pets to Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. More information at nps.gov/sapu/planyourvisit or call 847-2585 X 221.
JUNE 21, 11 am, free. Joe McKinney and Chuck Larabee speak on “The Alvarado Hotel: Why it was torn down”. Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd SW. More detail WheelsMuseum.org, 243-6269.
JUNE 22, 2pm, free. Eric Blinman, former state Archaeologist speaks on Ceramic Ecology & the History of the southwestern Peoples.Martha Liebert Library in Bernalillo, 145 Calle Malinche, 867-1440.Sponsored by the Friends of Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites. More information at CoronadoJemezFriends.org.
JUNE 22, 2 pm, free. The Legacy of Anacleto Bernardo Miera y Pacheco-Patriot & Mayor. Presented by historian Henrietta Martinez Christmas. The Sandoval County Museum is at 161 Homestead Lane, located between the Santa Ana Star Casino and Coronado Historic Site, just north of 550, turn at the dirt road by the IHOP. SandovalHistory.org. 505-867-2755.
JUNE 24, 9:30 am or by zoom 10:30 am, free. Learn about colcha embroidery from Annette Gutierrez-Turk. National Hispanic Cultural Center.nhccnm.org.
JUNE 26, 10-11:30 AM, fee. Only 25 tickets. “Science Spotlight”, Hear John Fleck from the Utton water center discuss Ribbons of Green: Adapting to Climate Change in NM’s Middle Rio Grande. NM Natural History Museum. 1801 Mountain Rd. NW. More info nmnaturalhistory.org.
JUNE 26, 6pm, free. Bookworks on Rio Grande present Martha Sandweiss in conversation with Virginia Scharff-The Girl in the Middle: a Recovered History of the American West. 4022 Rio Grande Blvd.
JUNE 27, 10am-12 noon, free but registration required. Candelaria Nature Preserve Walk, meet at West end of Arbor Rd. West of Rio Grande. Contact Nick Bachand, 768-4951 or nbachand@cabq.gov.
JUNE 27, 3-4;00 pm, free. Come learn about the renovation of the Natural History Museum which begins Aug. 2. Program will be on the 2nd floor. NM Natural History Museum. 1801 Mountain Rd. NW. More info nmnaturalhistory.org.
JUNE 27, 7:30-10 pm, free. Dark Skies & Bright Stars at Abo unit of the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. Start with a ranger led hike followed by star viewing with telescopes and training how to take dark skies photos.More information at nps.gov/sapu/planyourvisit or call 847-2585 X 221.
JUNE 28/29, all day, free. Magdalena NM Frontier Festival: tour, view exterior of historic Magdalena houses, parade, gunfighters, native American dancers, burro stampede. Check Facebook for more information.
JUNE 28, 10am-3pm, free. 35th anniversary celebration of the Petroglyph National Monument. Visitor center, 6510 Western Trail NW, 899-0205. Includes speeches, music, singing, poetry, Native American groups performing. Call for more information.
JUNE 28, 8:30-11:30am, free but register in advance. Mid Day Hike – Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. Contact Nick Bachand, 768-4951 or nbachand@cabq.gov.
JUNE 28, 10 am, free. Ronn Perea speaks on “Route 66 in New Mexico.” Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd SW. More details WheelsMuseum.org, 243-6269.
JUNE 29, 8-10 am, 35th anniversary hike celebrating Petroglyph National Monument. Meet at Piedras Marcadas Canyon, 9501 Golf Course Rd. NW.
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument near Mountainair. Contact Natalia Sanchez Hernandez for more info. Call 505-847-2585, nps.gov/sapu/planyourvisit or call 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, 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:
- CORONADO HISTORIC SITE – Watch numerous programs from the website of the Friends of Coronado Historic Site. CoronadoJemezFriends.org/prese
ntations. 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.
- 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.oasisne
t.org or 884-4529.
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:
- 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 Library
Teri 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
Willam Dodge – October 20, 2019 - History of Menaul School Dr. Christine Sierra – September 15, 2019