NM Territorial Governor
1878 to 1881
The Albuquerque Historical Society (AHS) sponsors a series of monthly programs or tours and traditionally meets on the third Sunday of each month at 2:00 pm. Meetings are held at the Albuquerque Museum, located at 2000 Mountain Road NW in Old Town Albuquerque, unless otherwise indicated in the monthly program notice. Parking is free in the lot south of the Albuquerque Museum. Admission to the Museum and AHS program is free.
Most program presentations are permanently available as embedded videos in the appropriate AHS Program pages. To see a list of AHS program videos, visit our AHS Program Videos page.
Periodically, the Society sponsors tours to historic points of interest in the Albuquerque area and/or holds meetings or receptions in locations of special historic interest. Sometimes there is a small charge for visiting that facility.
Programs cover a wide variety of topics related to some aspect of Albuquerque or New Mexico history. Some recent and future topics include:
Amtrak Passenger Rail Service in New Mexico
On Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 2 p.m., Railroad Historian Fred Friedman will explore the history and continuing importance of Amtrak passenger rail service in New Mexico. The program will Read MoreUSS Albuquerque: 30 Years Beneath the World’s Oceans
On Sunday, February 15, 2026, Retired U.S. Navy submariner Terry Owen took the audience deep beneath the surface to explore the 30-year global service of the nuclear submarine USS Albuquerque, Read MoreGallup Route 66 Railroad and Highway Interface
On Sunday, January 18, 2026, history-lover Roger Zimmerman explored how Gallup, NM, became a classic Route 66 town where the historic “Mother Road” closely parallels the railroad tracks, creating a Read MoreAlbuquerque’s Indigenous Murals: A Visual Journey of Discovery
Join us on Sunday, November 16, 2025, at 2 p.m. as historian Robin Dunitz explores Albuquerque’s rich collection of murals by Indigenous artists, from historic works at the Maisel Read MoreSteel Gangs, New Mexico’s Native American Railroad Workers
On October 19, 2025, Railroad Historian Fred Friedman explored the vital contributions of Navajo, Acoma, and Laguna railroad workers to the Santa Fe Railroad, highlighting their skill, cultural influence, and Read MoreThe Kubié family, Kurt’s Camera Corral and Jim Kubié’s Rail Yards Photos
On Sunday, September 21, 2025, Roland Penttila shared rare photographs from Kurt’s Camera Corral and striking black-and-white images by Jim Kubié that capture Albuquerque railroad workers at their craft in Read MoreThe Origin and Evolution of Sandia National Laboratories
Join Historian Justin Quinn Olmstead, Ph.D. on Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 2 pm, as he describes the history of Sandia National Laboratories. This presentation will cover Sandia National Laboratories origins, Read MoreCelebrating 70 Years of Music: 95.5 Classical KHFM
Brent Stevens, former Program Director of KHFM, describes the history of Albuquerque’s first commercial FM station. KHFM began in 1954 as a project by two Highland High School teachers and Read MorePetroglyph National Monument
On Sunday, June 15, 2025, Superintendent Nancy Hendricks took us through the history of Petroglyph National Monument as we celebrate 35 years since the Congressional designation of the site. Read MoreSpecial Collections 100th Anniversary
Join Teri L Reynoso on Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 2 pm as she discusses Albuquerque’s oldest public library, the Special Collections branch of the Public Library of Albuquerque and Read MoreLands of Netherwood Park
On Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 2 pm, Kim Murphy, Retired Director of Real Estate at UNM, presents the history of land ownership and subdivision development of 368 acres Read MoreThe Crash of TWA Flight 260, 70 Years Later
On Sunday, February 16, 2025, Albuquerque Historical Society Board Member Terry Owen told the story of the 1955 crash of TWA Flight 260 into the side of the Sandia Mountains, Read MoreFeatures of the Long Walk to the Bosque Redondo
On January 19, 2025, History Lover Roger Zimmerman spoke on the forced removal of the Navajo people and the Navajo Long Walks of 1863-1866. The program was held in Read MoreJohn Trever – Cartooning Albuquerque
On Sunday, November 17, 2024, at 2 pm, veteran local editorial cartoonist John Trever reflects on his nearly 50-year career at the Albuquerque Journal and the thousands of editorial cartoons Read MoreDon Perkins: A Champion’s Life in Albuquerque
On Sunday, October 20, 2024, Historian Richard Melzer paid tribute to one of the most honored athletes in the history of the University of New Mexico. The program was Read MoreRemember the Alvarado!
For nearly 70 years, Fred Harvey’s Alvarado Hotel served as a destination for travelers, the social center for Albuquerque residents, and the anchor for the core of downtown Albuquerque. Despite Read MoreStories and the Colorful History of the New Mexico State Fair
On Sunday, August 18, 2024, at 2 pm, TV Reporter and New Mexico State Fair Historian Rodger Beimer will tell stories and capsulize the colorful history of the New Mexico Read MoreArches and Artistry: A Chronicle of Albuquerque’s Alvarado Hotel
On Sunday, July 21, 2024, Fred Harvey Historian Matt Kluge presented a program on the history of Fred Harvey’s operations in Albuquerque including the landmark Alvarado Hotel. The speaker Read MoreMaisel’s Murals
On Sunday, June 16, 2024, Archaeologist and Historian Paul Secord presented a program on the history of the murals painted at Maisel’s IndianTrading Post on Route 66 in downtown Albuquerque. Read More
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