The Albuquerque Historical Society & the Historical Society of NM
Encourage your participation in the following history & cultural events:
ASIAN & PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE Month
THE ALBUQUERQUE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, takes a break in May. Next program is June 15, 2 pm, free. Free parking & free admission to the ABQ Museum in Old Town. albuqhistsoc.org.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEW MEXICO. New Mexico became the 47th state on January 6, 1912. Read about it, https://newmexicohistory.org/n
FREE LIBRARY SUMMER READING PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN KICKS OFF MAY 31/JUNE 1 AT ABC LIBRARY SYSTEM, Go to abqlibrary.org to review listing by location, days and times! Be sure to look for all kinds of free family & children’s activities.
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.
MAY 2, 9pm, PBS Ch. 5.4. NM’s Rural Libraries: Books on the Backroads.
MAY 2, 5-8 pm, free. ALBUQUERQUE ARTS CRAWL, Open house at various art galleries around ABQ, meet and visit with artists in person. artscrawlabq.com.
MAY 2, 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.
MAY 3, 9am-12 noon. 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
MAY 3, 11am-3pm, free. Singing Arrow Multicultural Arts Festival. local artists, music/dance performances, food trucks. Singing Arrow Center. 13200 Wenonah Ave SE near Tramway & Central. More info at 311.
MAY 3, 10am-2pm, free. 25th anniversary of the Gutierrez Hubbell House & Bernalillo County Open Space. Dancing, music, history of how the property was saved. 6029 Isleta SW, 505-244-0507.
MAY 3/4, 10am-5pm, free. Corrales Artist Studio Tour at 36 venues. To print map go to corralessocietyofartists.org/
MAY 3, 11am-7 pm, free. Turkish Festival with music, food, dancing, vendors. 7901 Mountain Rd. NE near Pennsylvania. Sponsored by Raindrop Foundation.
MAY 3, 10am-3pm, admission fee. Asian American Pacific Islander Festival. Music, dancing, flower arranging, demos, food samples. Nuclear Museum, 601 Eubank SE.
MAY 3, 10am-12 noon, 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.
May 3, 2 pm, free. Description of the Pueblo World 1540-1542 with Ranger Joseph Tackes. 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.
MAY 3/4, 8:30 and 10/10:30, free. Historic ABQ Neighborhood Walks “Jane’s Walks”; 4th Ward, Huning Highlands, Raynolds, Nob Hill, Parkland Hills, Hiland Theater/Rt. 66. You must sign up in advance at GentleArtofWandering.com.
MAY 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 8am-12 noon, free. Winrock Artisan Market at Winrock Park.
MAY 3, 4pm, PBS ch 5.1 Colores. NM Poet Laureate Lauren Comp. Repeats ch 5.4, May 9, 8 pm.
MAY 3/4, admission fee. 37th annual Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival & Highland Games. Balloon Fiesta Park. More information and ticketing celticfestabq.com.
MAY 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Saturdays, 10 am, free. Ranger Led Hike at Rinconada Canyon area of Petroglyph National Monument. Unser & St. Joseph’s NW. Call 899-0205 for more details.
MAY 3, 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.
MAY 4, 3pm, free. Albuquerque Concert Band plays at Eldorado HS’s performing art center. 11300 Montgomery Blvd. NE at Juan Tabo.
MAY 4, 10am-4pm, free admission on first Sunday at the Visual Arts Museum. National Hispanic Cultural Center. nhccnm.org.
MAY 5, 10am-4pm, free. Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women Awareness Day. Maxwell Museum, 500 University NE. More information at MaxwellMuseum.unm.edu.
MAY 5, 1-3 PM, free. Workshop-Mexican Music and Identity in the US. Presented totally in Spanish. Maxwell Museum, 500 University NE. More information at MaxwellMuseum.unm.edu.
MAY 6, 6:30 pm, free. Atzigues: of Piros & Tompiros 1581-1681 – presented by archaeologist Michael Bletzer PhD. Manzano Mountain Art Council, 101 Broadway in Mountainair. Sponsored by the Torrance County Archaeological Society.
May 6, 7:30 PM, free. UNM Chicana/Chicano Studies program present Noche de Folklore with music and dance performances. National Hispanic Cultural Center. More details at nhccnm.org.
MAY 7, 12 noon, free, virtual. Pancho Villa – Raid & Reconciliation, Modernization and Violence in the US/Mexico borderlands presented by Brandon Morgan from CNM. Sponsored by Friends of History, NM History Museum. For link go to FriendsofHistoryNM.org/
MAY 7, 5:30-9 pm, free. Grand opening of Los Altos Park Phase II, 10100 Lomas Blvd. NE. Dog park and Bicycle Pump Track.
MAY 7, 14, 21, 28, 5-7 pm, free. Winrock Growers market/wellness Wednesdays at Winrock Park.
MAY 8, 15, 22, 29, 10 am, 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
MAY 8, 7pm, PBS, Ch 5.1 — The Sandia Mountains.
MAY 9, doors open 5:30, program 6-7 pm, $12 includes drink ticket. Science on Tap presents “Spies within the Manhattan Project”. Presented by a retired member of CIA David Kitchen. Museum of Nuclear Science, 601Eubank SE. nuclearMuseum.org.
MAY 9/10/11, 10 am-5pm, free. Mother’s Day weekend Placitas Studio Tour. Visit the homes and studios of some 50 artists in scenic Placitas. For free map, go to PlacitasStudioTour.org.
MAY 10, 10 am-4pm, $2. Regular monthly book sale by the Friends of the ABQ BernCo Public Library. Main branch, 5th & Copper NW. Two hour free parking across the street at the City garage. Bring your ticket in to be stamped.
MAY 10. 2pm, free. Exploring the Story of Salinas Pueblos: Jumano/Tompiro-tapestry of mysticism. Presented by Salinas Pueblos National Monument. Manzano Mountain Art Council building, 101 E. Broadway in Mountainair.
MAY 10, 6-8pm, free. Enjoy Mother’s Day jazz Concert by Last Call on the back patio of the Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. Bring your own food and seating/blanket.
MAY 10, 10am-4pm, Moms get in free to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. More info at indianPueblo.org.
MAY 10, 9:30am-11am, free. Celebrate Birds around the World and go on a bird walk. with David Buckley, Master Naturalist. Gutierrez Hubbel House, 6029 Isleta SW, 505-2440507.
MAY 10, 10am, free. Roy Lybarger speaks on the “Railroad History of a Local Family.” Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd SW. More detail WheelsMuseum.org, 243-6269.
MAY 10, 4 pm, ch 5.1 PBS, Author Melinda Snodgrass, Sci-Fi writer; repeats MAY 16, Ch. 5.4, 8pm.
MAY 10, 10am-2pm, admission. Family Day to learn about paleontology. NM Natural History Museum. 1801 mountain Rd. NW. More info nmnaturalhistory.org.
MAY 11, 1-5 pm, free. Old Town Mothers Day Celebration at the Gazebo.
MAY 10, 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/valle-de-oro
MAY 12, 11:30am, free. Albuquerque Press Women & Friends. Chris Ramirez, PIO for UNM Hospital gives an update on the new hospital wing. 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.
MAY 13, 7pm, free. Cerro Grande Fire & 25 years of Maga Fires presented by Tom Ribe. (25th anniversary of Cerro Grande). Sponsored by the Los Alamos Historical Society. Fuller Lodge, 2132 Central Ave. More info at LosAlamosHistory.org.
MAY 14, 12 noon, virtual or in-person. State Historian Rob Martinez speaks on Casta: Race & Identity in colonial New Mexico. State Records Center, Pinon Room, 1205 Camino Carlos Rey in Santa Fe. More info at NewMexicoHistory.org, Office of the State Historian.
MAY 15, 7 pm, Ch.5.1 ABQ’s Roots: Local foodshed & agricultural practices. Repeats May 16, 9pm, Ch. 5.4.
MAY 15, 7:30 pm, PBS Ch. 5.1 ABQ’s Historic Railroad Shops. Repeats May 16, 9:30 pm, Ch. 5.4.
MAY 15, 5-8:30pm, free. Third Thursday at the ABQ Museum. Enjoy the all women’s voice/percussion group Mala Mana with folklore, boleros and cumbias. More information Albuquerque Museum
MAY 16, Bike to Work Day across the metro area.
MAY 16/17. Graduation ceremonies for UNM, various locations.
MAY 17, 10am-4pm, free. “Pop up– Friends of the Library Book Store”. Come purchase at low cost almost new books, tapes, CDs and more to benefit the Library System. Cherry Hills Library, 6901 Barstow St. NE at Harper.
MAY 17, 10-4pm, free. Heritage Day at Casa San Ysidro. Acoma dancers 10-2pm, northern NM singer Lara Manzanares, 12-2pm; 15 artists selling and giving demonstrations. Contact Aaron Gardner, agardner@cabq.gov, 898-3915. 973 Old Church Rd. In Corrales.
MAY 17, 4pm, PBS, Ch 5.1. APS art teacher of the year Lisa Gillett; repeats May 23, Ch 5.4, 8pm.
MAY 17, 2pm, free. Dr. Ronald Stewart speaks Mysterious Explorer: An African Explorer in America 180 years before Columbus. Petroglyph National Monument Information Center at Western Trail & Unser NW, 505-899-0205.
MAY 17, 10:30am-12 noon, free. Come learn about The Italians in ABQ 1900-1950: businesses, relationships and lifestyle. Presented by David Menicucci, Downtown Library 2nd floor genealogy center. Free two hour parking in the City garage across the street.
MAY 17, 2pm, free. Ann Hillerman speaks about her new book Shadow of the Solstice. Los Lunas Transportation Center next to the Railrunner station. Presented by Friends of the Los Lunas Library.
MAY 17, 7am-3pm, free. Mustang car show, Winrock Park.
MAY 17, 6:30, free but you must register for meal. KNME presents screening of the film – Maintaining healthy lifestyles in disenfranchised communities. Casa de Cultura, 804 Park SW. RSVP: https://bit.ly/nmpbsbikevessel
MAY 18, 10am-2pm, free. Adobe Days: Learn the traditional way of making adobe bricks. Wear clothes that can get dirty.National Hispanic Cultural Center. nhccnm.org.
May 18, 2pm, free. Ranger Marlon Madelena from Jemez Historic Site speaks. 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.
MAY 18, Ed McCool speaks on Tribes, Pueblos and Federal Control-what you need to Know. McCool is a retired attorney for the Navajo Nation. 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.
MAY 18, 8-10:30 am, free. Foothills Wild guided hike. Elena Gallegos cottonwood springs parking area, 7100 Tramway NE. More info from Alexandra, akbezner@cabq.gov, 768-4959.
MAY 18, 2pm, free. Corrales Historical Society presents Sheila Fox and Ladino Musical Expressions of the preRenaissance era in Spain. Historic San Ysidro church. More information corraleshistory.org.
MAY 18, 2 pm, free. Valencia County Historical Society has annual “Antiques Roadshow” and heirloom estimates. Call the Los Lunas Museum for more info.
MAY 19-23, various times. All APS high schools graduate at Tingley Coliseum, Expo NM.
MAY 22, 5:30-7pm, free. Community Open House includes activities, arts & crafts, fun, and refreshments. Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge, 7851 2nd St. SW, 248-6667. https://www.fws.gov/refuge/valle-de-oro
MAY 23, 5-7 pm, free. A Salute to Veteran Artists – reception. Exhibit runs May 13-June 12. Placitas Community Library, 453 Highway 165, call 867-3355.
MAY 23, 24-25, free, music at Old Town Gazebo. Fri/Sat-7-9pm; Sundays 1-3pm.
MAY 24, 10am, free. Ron Panebouf speaks on the “The Pony Express and communication over Time.” Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd SW. More details WheelsMuseum.org, 243-6269.
MAY 24, 11am, free. Tour the 100 year old Special Collections Library, 423 Central NE. Call for more information. Watch for parking restrictions around library. Call 505-848-1376/
MAY 24-26, 10am-5pm. Jemez Pueblo Red Rocks Arts Festival. More info at JemezArts.com.
MAY 24 exhibit opens at ABQ Museum: 100 years of access: history of the original Main Library.
MAY 24, 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.
MAY 26 OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY, events at various cemeteries and sites across metro area.
MAY 27, 9:30 am or by zoom 10:30 am, free. Learn about colcha embroidery from Annette Gutierrez-Turk. National Hispanic Cultural Center.nhccnm.org.
MAY 29 Last day of School APS
MAY 31, 12 noon, free. Historian and author John Taylor speaks on Treasures of the Luna Mansion.” Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd SW. More detail WheelsMuseum.org, 243-6269.
MAY 31, 4pm, Ch. 5.1 Outwest: Gay & Lesbian Artists in the Southwest.
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