AHS 2017-2018 Programs

 

The Zeon Files: Art & Design of Historic Route 66 Signs

Cover of The Zeon Files: Art and Design of Historic Route 66 Signs On Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 2:00 pm, Mark Childs and Ellen Babcock from UNM will present a collection of historic Route 66–era signs and discuss the working methods of Read More
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The History of Downtown Albuquerque’s Maisel’s Indian Trading Post

Postcard of Maisel’s Indian Trading Post The fascinating legacy of Maisel’s Indian Trading Post will be presented by Diane Schaller, President of Historic ABQ, Inc. at 2:00 pm on Sunday, March 18, 2018 at the Albuquerque Museum at Read More
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Fifty years of the Albuquerque Museum, 1967-2017

Photo of old Albuquerque Airport On Sunday, February 18, 2018 at 2:00 pm, Albuquerque Museum History Curator Deb Slaney will present the history of the Albuquerque Museum, 1967-2017. From a store front to the former 1930s airport Read More
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The Buildings of San Felipe de Neri Church, Part 2

The presentation, the second part of a two-part series, is on Sunday, January 21, 2018, 2 pm at the Albuquerque Museum in Old Town. The last half of the 19th Century in New Mexico Read More
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A View from the Ozone: Nob Hill from 1916 to 2017

Photo of Colonel D. K. B. Sellers and Nob Hill sign. On November 19, 2017 at 2 pm, Gary Eyster from the Nob Hill Neighborhood Association will describe the history of Nob Hill. In 1916 Col D.K.B. Sellers platted the first subdivision Read More
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The Buildings of San Felipe de Neri Church, Part 1

Postcard of San Felipe de Neri Albuquerque c1989 The last half of the 19th Century in New Mexico saw the collision between American culture and the unique New Mexican culture that evolved during the 18th and early 19th Centuries. Albuquerque historian Richard Ruddy, with Read More
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Albuquerque Jews: The Creator of the Downtown Business District

Photo of American Furniture c1930 Jews were major factors in the creation of Albuquerque’s Downtown Business District, helping to shape its growth and were among those that left in the postwar years. On Sunday, September 17, 2017 Read More
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Ernie Pyle and Albuquerque

Photo of Ernie Pyle and dog in Albuquerque Why the famed war correspondent called Albuquerque home! War correspondent Ernie Pyle was killed by a Japanese sniper on April 18, 1945 on Ie Shima Island in the South Pacific. Read More
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The History of Kirtland Air Force Base

Photo of Albuquerque Air Base at-11 Trainers On Sunday, July 16, 2017 at 2:00 pm, KAFB historian Steve Watson will describe the origins of Kirtland Air Force Base prior to WW II, how it got its name Read More
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Olla Bearers and Indian Detours: New Mexico Indians as Tourist Attractions

On Sunday, June 18, 2017 at 2:00 pm, local historian and AHS Member Joe Sabatini will explore how promoters created romantic and stereotyped images of Native American communities “little changed since Read More
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2017 Huning Highlands Mother’s Day Tour

Photo of restored house in Huning Highlands Addition There will not be a May 2017 presentation by the Albuquerque Historical Society. Instead, enjoy the Huning Highlands Mother’s Day House Tour produced by the Huning Highland Historic District Neighborhood Association. The 2017 Read More
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