The Albuquerque Historical Society & the Historical Society of NM
Encourage your participation in the following history & cultural events:
THE ALBUQUERQUE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, September 21, 2 pm, free. “The Kubie family, Kirt’s Camera Corral & the Jim Kubie Railyard photos”. Go back to 1971 with images of workers in the railyard. Presented by photo historian Roland Penttila. Free parking & free admission to the ABQ Museum in Old Town. albuqhistsoc.org.
ANNUAL NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR AT EXPO NEW MEXICO, SEPEBMER 4-14, more info at StateFair.exponm.com.
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument free ranger led hikes – all at 11 am. Saturdays and Sundays at Quarai. More information at nps.gov/sapu/planyourvisit or call 847-2585 X 221.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEW MEXICO. New Mexico became the 47th state on January 6, 1912. Read about it, https://newmexicohistory.org/n
September 25-27, New Mexico Historical society annual conference in Las Cruces, NM. More info and registration at hsnm.org.
SEPTEMBER 4-14, various fees. Annual New Mexico State Fair. Full schedule StateFair.expoNM.com.
SEPTEMBER 5, 1:30-3 pm, free. Birdwatching 101 in partnership with the Open Space Division. Juan Tabo Library, 3407 Juan Tabo NE.
SEPTEMBER 5, 5-8 pm, free. ALBUQUERQUE ARTS CRAWL, Open house at various art galleries around ABQ, meet and visit with artists in person. Artscrawlabq.com.
SEPTEMBER 5, 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.
SEPTEMBER 5, doors open 5:30 pm, program 6-8 pm, $12 includes drink ticket. Science on Tap presents “Allied Operations against the Nazi Atomic Bomb”. Speaker is J.R. Seeger, retired senior intelligence officer who worked for the CIA for 21 years. Museum of Nuclear Science, 601 Eubank SE. nuclearMuseum.org.
SEPTEMBER 5, 5-7:30 pm, free. Art Reception to open the exhibit “What we bring to the Table” showing work by staff from the Hispanic Cultural Center. More info at nhccnm.org.
SEPTEMBER 6, 10 am, free. John Taylor speaks on the renovation status of Locomotive 2926 and its 20 plus years odyssey to get it back running. Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd SW. More detail WheelsMuseum.org, 243-6269.
SEPTEMBER 6, 8:30-11am, free but register in advance. Bosque Wild Guided Hike, Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. Contact 768-4951 or depps@cabq.gov.
SEPTEMBER 6, 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
SEPTEMBER 6, 4pm with film at 6:30 pm, free. Noche de Familia: Noche de Curanderismo and Bless me Ultima film. Learn more about healing practices of northern NM with the 4 pm Limpia workshop. National Hispanic Cultural Center, 4th & Bridge SW. More info nhccnm.org.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2pm, free. Will Jaremko, Taos County Ag & 4-H agent speaks on “La Cosecho, The Fall Harvest”. Kit Carson Boardroom, 118 Cruz Alta Rd in Taos. Sponsored by the Taos County Historical Society. More info at TaosCountyHistoricalSociety.or
SEPTEMBER 6, 9am-12:30 pm, free. Wildlife Photography program at the Valles Caldera National Monument on NM 4 north of Jemez Springs. Go to nps.gov/vall for information. Meet at Volcano Discovery Center located at 39201 NM 4. Jemez Springs, NM. Call 505-670-1612 for more info.
SEPTEMBER 6, 1-3 pm, fee. Book talk by Skye Tafoya followed by an art reception featuring Skye Tafoya. Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, indianpueblo.org.
SEPTEMBER 7, 7pm, entry fee. White Sands NM Full Moon Night.
SEPTEMBER 7, free. First Sunday free admission for all NM residents to the Visual Arts Museum. National Hispanic Cultural Center, nhccnm.org.
SEPTEMBER 7, 11am-2 pm, free to NM residents. The Culture Lab presents Enchanted Chiles, an exhibit of the culture and science of chile peppers. New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe. nmhistorymuseum.org.
SEPTEMBER 8, 11:45-1pm, free. Journalist & UNM Professor Gwyneth Doland speaks to Albuquerque Press Women & Friends. Membership not required to attend.Food purchase on your own. Weck’s Restaurant, 7301 Paseo del Norte NE.
SEPTEMBER 8-19, sign up to volunteer for Sept. 27 National Public Lands day at Petroglyph Nat. Monument. The volunteer opportunity will be open from September 8 through September 19. Link to event listing and for opportunity: Tumbleweed Removal | The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF)
SEPTEMBER 9, 6:30 pm, free. Genizaro communities of New Mexico: Past Present, Future presented by Moises Gonzales, professor at UNM School of Architecture & Planning. Sandia Ranger Station in Tijeras. Friends of Tijeras Pueblo, more info at FriendsofTijerasPueblo.org.
SEPTEMBER 11, PATRIOT DAY IN MEMORY OF THOSE KILLED IN THE 9/11 ATTACKS ON THE UNITED STATES.
SEPTEMBER 11, 6:30 book signing, program 7pm, free. Gabriel Melendez discusses his book “Citizens by Treaty”, those of Mexican descent who became US citizens by virtue on the Treaty of Guadalup Hidalgo. Hispanic Cultural Center, 4th & Bridge SW. nhccnm.org.
SEPTEMBER 13, 10 am, free. Writing workshop with author Gabriel Melendez, National Hispanic Cultural Center, 4th & Bridge SW. nhccnm.org.
SEPTEMBER 13, 12 noon, free. Jayne Aubele presents “The Geologic story of the Albuquerque Area”. Main Library, 4th & Copper NW, free parking across the street at the City Garage. Bring your ticket in to be stamped.
SEPTEMBER 13, 12 NOON, free. Dave Wiegand and Chuck Larrabee speak about their 1971-73 time of working on the Santa Fe Railroad’s Super Chief. Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd SW. More details WheelsMuseum.org, 243-6269.
SEPTEMBER 13, 10 am, free. George Sanders speaks about New Mexico architecture. Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd SW. More details WheelsMuseum.org, 243-6269.
SEPTEMBER 13, 10 am-4pm, $2. Monthly sale by the Friends of the ABQ BernCo Public Library. Main branch, 5th & Copper NW. Will 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.
SEPTEMBER 13, 10:30 am, free. Susan Schwartz, long time historian of Historic Fairview Cemetery, speaks on the Cemetery’s 140 year history. Special Collections Library, 423 Central NE. Watch for parking restrictions in the neighborhood.
SEPTEMBER 13, 10:30 am, free. Robert Torrez speaks on 16 de Septiembre and other Celebrations of Mexican Patriotism in NM. Main Library at 5th & Copper NW. Free parking in City garage across street. Bring in ticket for validation.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2 pm, free. Karl Laumbach speaks on “Massai: NM’s Apache Kid”. Learn abut this Army scout who rebelled and survived 20 years in the southwest NM mountains. Los Lunas Museum, 251 Main St.
SEPTEMBER 13, 10:30 am, free. Inez Russell Gomez speaks about the history of the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper. Presented by the NM Hispanic Genealogical Research Center. National Hispanic Cultural Cener, 4th & Bridge SW.
SEPTEMBER 13, 9am-5pm, free. Open house of the Southwest Model Railroad Museum, 118 south 2nd St in Belen. Author/historian John Taylor speaks at 10 am about “the Doodlebug then at 2 pm on NM Railroad History.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2 pm, free. Omar Villanueva with Jose Luis Ferrero-classical guitarist and violinist “Live at Quarai Ruins”. Come early for best seating. Quarai, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. 5 miles north of Mountainair on Highway 55. (In case of rain, event will be held at Manzano Mountain Art Council bldg, 101 E Broadway in Mountainair.
SEPTEMBER 15, 5:30-7:30 pm, free. Mexican Independence Day celebration in partnership with the Mexican consulate. Vendors, music, flag unveiling. Hispanic Cultural Center, 4th & Bridge SW. Nhccnm.org.
SEPTEMBER 15-OCTOBER 15 Hispanic Heritage month.
SEPTEMBER 17, CONSTITUTION & CITIZENSHIP DAY commemorating the ratification and signing of the US Constitution in 1787 in Philadelphia.
SEPTEMBER 18, 5-8:30pm, free. Third Thursday at the ABQ Museum. Music by Oliver Prezant and his band. More information Albuquerque Museum or 311.
SEPTEMBER 19, 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.
SEPTEMBER 20, 12 noon, free. Jack McElroy speaks on the “History of Parking Meters”. Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd SW. More details WheelsMuseum.org, 243-6269.
SEPTEMBER 20/21, 10am-4pm, free. North Valley Artists Tour. Get maps online at NorthValleyStudioTour.com.
SEPTEMBER 20/21 and repeats September 27/28. Turquoise Trail Studio Tour on historic highway 14, free. Get map at turquoiseTrailStudioTour.com.
SEPTEMBER 20, 10am-1:30pm, free. Latino Conservation week celebration with various activities, crafts, games and Performances. Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge. 7851 2nd St. SW, 248-6667. Https://www.fws.gov/refuge/
SEPTEMBER 20, 1-8pm, free. Hispanic Heritage “Celebrating our past, empowering tomorrow’s brillance”. Open Space Visitors Center, 6500 Coors NW. Contact Dionne Epps, depps@cabq.gov or 768-4951.
SEPTEMBER 20, 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.
SEPTEMBER 21 International Peace Day established by the United Nations to further the ideals of peace and promote global culture of non-violence.
SEPTEMBER 21, 12 noon – 4 pm, free. East Mountain Celebration, Vista Grande Community Center, 15 La Madera Rd. Sandia Park. Vendors, information, recognition of community members.
SEPTEMBER 21, 8-10:30 am, free. Foothills Wild Guided Hike in the Elena Gallegos Open Space. More info at 311.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2 pm, free. Albuquerque Historical Society. Roland Penttila speaks on “The Kubie Family, Kurt’s Camera Corral in Nob Hill & the Jim Kubie railyard photos”. Free parking & free admission to the ABQ Museum in Old Town. Albuqhistsoc.org.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2 pm, free. How to Get your Kicks on Rt. 66″ presented by Ronn Perea. An hour of laughter on a nostalgic journey down Rt. 66, Corales Historical Society.Old Church in Corrales. CorralesHistory.org.
SEPTEMBER 22 First day of fall, autumnal equinox with equal amounts of day and nights.
SEPTEMBER 22, Rosh Hashanah, New Year in Judaism.
SEPTEMBER 25, 1:30-3:30 pm, free. Genealogy workshop. National Hispanic Cultural Center. More info at nhccnm.org.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2-4 pm, free. Platicas Publicas. The early Chicano movement at New Mexico Highlands University (1968-1970), presented by Julianna Loera-Wiggins. Artists of Levantamiento Chicano Voces del Pueblo. National Hispanic Cultural Center. Nhccnm.org.
SEPTEMBER 26/27, 9am-4pm, free. Harvest Craft Fair & Plant Sale, ABQ Garden Center, 10120 Lomas NE in Los Altos Park. Many vendors and great crafts.
SEPTEMBER 26, 3:30-5pm, free. “Introduction to NM Public Lands in celebration of Public Lands day”. Learn about the 23 million acres of public land in NM from Ranger Dakota. Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge. 7851 2nd St. SW, 248-6667. https://www.fws.gov/refuge/val
SEPTEMBER 26, 2-6 pm, free. Menaul Historical Library and Research Center (on the Menaul School campus), 301 Menaul NE has open house. Come see the progress made in their new building.
SEPTEMBER 26/27, ticket prices. Prickly Pear Festival, Guiterrez Hubbell House, 6029 Isleta Blvd. SW. Demos, music, vendors, cooking classes, speakers. nmPricklyPearFest.
SEPTEMBER 27/28 free. NM Railroad Days at the Railyard including the restored 2926 locomotive. Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd SW. More details WheelsMuseum.org, 243-6269.
SEPTEMBER 27/26, free. Corrales Harvest Festival. Casa San Ysidro hosts the Acoma Pueblo Enchanted Dancers, North Valley Tune Tanglers and award winning northern NM singer Lara Manzanares. Contact Aaron Gardner, agardner@cabq.gov, 898-3915. 973 Old Church Rd. Casa San Ysidro in Corrales.
SEPTEMBER 27-28, 9 am – 4 pm, CHS Heart of Corrales Fiesta at Historic Old Church during the Corrales Harvest Festival. Lots of agricultural exhibits, family fun, and the popular Pie Walk. 966 Old Church road. More info at www.CorralesHistory.org.
SEPTEMBER 27, 11 am, free. Tour the century old Special Collections Library, 423 Central NE at Edith. Watch for neighborhood parking restrictions.
SEPTEMBER 27, 9-11 am, free. Volunteer for National Public Lands Day cleanup at Petroglyph National Monument. Meet at 9501 Golf Course Rd. NW. More info from Ranger Rachel Taylor, 537-4595.
SEPTEMBER 28, 10 am-8pm, fees. The Albuquerque Folk Festival with some 100 events, five performing areas, music & dance workshops. Hispanic Cultural Center. Nhccnm.org.
SEPTEMBER 28, 11am-4pm, fee. A Day celebrating the life of artist Gustave Baumann with various talks and activities. NM History Museum. Go to nmhistorymuseum.org for the schedule.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2pm, free. Emily Brown Ph.D. speaks on “Musical Instruments of the Pre Hispanic Southwest”. 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.
SEPTEMBER 28, 5-7 pm, $10. Annual Leopold Lecture. Cynthia Barnett presents “A Reverence for Rivers: Luna Leopold’s Call for a Water Ethic”. Los Poblanos Cultural Center, 4803 Rio Grande Blvd. NW. More info & buy tickets at LeopoldWritingProgram.org.
SEPTEMBER 30, TAOS PUEBLO San Geronimo Feast Day.
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:
- 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