AHS 2025-2026 Programs

Amtrak Passenger Rail Service in New Mexico

Photo of the Southwest Chief at Laguna, NM. 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 More

USS Albuquerque: 30 Years Beneath the World’s Oceans

Phot of the USS Albuquerque 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 More

Gallup Route 66 Railroad and Highway Interface

Photo of Gallup Historic Route 66 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 More

Albuquerque’s Indigenous Murals: A Visual Journey of Discovery

Photo of a mural in the Herman Sanchez Community Center, Barelas   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 More

Steel Gangs, New Mexico’s Native American Railroad Workers

Photo of Ben Acory. 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 More

The Kubié family, Kurt’s Camera Corral and Jim Kubié’s Rail Yards Photos

Photo of workers in the Albuquerque Rail Yards. 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 More

The Origin and Evolution of Sandia National Laboratories

Image of Sandia Z Division presentation slide 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 More

Celebrating 70 Years of Music: 95.5 Classical KHFM

KHFM logo 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 More

Petroglyph National Monument

Photo of petroglyph at Boca Negra Canyon.   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 More

 

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