Los Griegos History Project
Los Griegos Neighborhood Association (LGNA) is working on collecting historical information about our area and its families. The group is planning to design a self-guided neighborhood walking tour that highlights some of the homes, buildings and area families. The group will also create an annotated bibliography of documents and histories about Los Griegos. Please, contact LGNA if you have information you would like us to include in this effort.
The group of neighbors interested in this project is now meeting regularly. Please, send an email to losgriegosna2022@gmail.com if you are interested in getting involved.
OCTOBER 2024 New Mexico History & Culture Opportunities
The Albuquerque Historical Society & the Historical Society of NM
Encourage your participation in the following history & cultural events:
Balloon Fiesta continues today through October 12, all information at BalloonFiesta.com
Hispanic Heritage Month continues through October 15
THE ALBUQUERQUE HISTORICAL SOCIETY October 20, 2pm. Historian Richard Melzer talks about the life of Don Perkins, famed UNM and Dallas Cowboy athlete. Free parking & free admission to the ABQ Museum in Old Town. albuqhistsoc.org.
MCCALL'S PUMPKIN PATCH & HAUNTED FARM, MORIARTY. Open weekends through October. More information at MccallPumpkinPatch.com.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEW MEXICO. New Mexico became the 47th state on January 6, 1912. Read about it, https://newmexicohistory.org/nm-journey-to-become-a-state/. Visit – NewMexicoHistory.org to view thousands of entries: photos, videos, podcasts, Timelines for the five periods of NM History & More! The New Mexico State Historian Rob Martinez can be reached at 505-476-7911.
ART PROJECTS, GAMES, BIRDS & NATURE STUDY, CONCERTS, CAREER EXPLORATION, COMPUTER TRAINING, COOKING, & MORE – ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES AT THE BRANCHES OF THE 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 ranger led hikes. Fridays at Abo, Saturday at Gran Quivira and Sundays at Quarai. More information at nps.gov/sapu/planyourvisit. or Call 847-2585 X 221.
Hundreds more events detailed at AbqToDo.com.
OCTOBER 7-14, Various fees. AMERICAN INDIAN WEEK continues at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. More information at <indianpueblo.org>
Free on-line program, Silent Witnesses: Exploring the Hidden History of Abandoned locations in NM, Presented by Bridget Harrington and Michael. Includes their story of some 3,000 of research to create a Google Earth map and narratives. NM History Museum Friends of History. Go to the website FriendsofHistoryNM.org/lecture-series/ to watch this and the past lectures on their YouTube channel.
OCTOBER 11, 9 pm. KNME ch. 5.1. American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos, Episode 3 airs Oct. 11, 9pm.
OCTOBER 12, 19, 26, 8am, free. Farmer’s Market at Robinson Park, 8th & Central and the Los Ranchos Art Market, 6718 Rio Grande Blvd. NW
OCTOBER 7/9/11/13, free. 10AM, free. Guided hike (1.5 miles) in Piedras Marcadas Canyon unit of Petroglyph National Monument. Bring plenty of water. 9501 Golf Course Rd. NW.
OCTOBER 13, 20, 27, 10 am-2pm, free. Railyards Market in historic Barelas. Every Sunday. 777 1stSt. SW – enter parking area at 1st & Hazeldine SW. All are encouraged to walk or bicycle due to limited parking. RailyardsMarket.org
OCTOBER 7, 6:30 pm, free. Noted landscape architect Baker Morrow speaks about the Hollow Gardens of Quarai in NM History". Sponsored by the Torrance County Archaeological Society. Manzano Mountain Art Council building in Mountainair. 505-847-5068. MMacevents@gmail.com.
OCTOBER 8 Early voting starts across NM. Check with your local County Clerk to find voting locations.
OCTOBER 8, 6:30 pm, free. “Western Pueblo Glaze: Paint pigment strategies” The speaker is Judith Habicht-Mauche, retired archaeologist from UC Santa Cruz. Sandia Ranger Station in Tijeras. More information at FriendsOfTijerasPueblo.org.
OCTOBER 9, 8:30 am-1pm, free. Prime Time 50+ Expo Health Fair. Fee info and flu shots, giveaways, live entertainment. Embassy Suites, Lomas & I-25. More info at PrimeTimeNM.com.
OCTOBER 11, FALL BREAK for APS
OCTOBER 11, Yom Kippur observance
OCTOBER 12, 10:30 am, free. The Japanese American Citizens League present their award winning multi-media performance about the US citizens of Japanese ancestry who were incarcerated at Lordsburg, Santa Fe and Fort Stanton during WW II. Special Collections Library, 423 Central NE. Watch for parking restrictions.
OCTOBER 12, 12 noon-3pm, fee. Earth Science Family Day, part of Earth Science week. More info at EarthScienceweek.org. NM Museum of Natural History.
OCTOBER 12, 1pm, free Ray John de Aragon talks about "The Legend of La Llorona" the wandering tormented spirit of the Wailing woman. Casa San Ysidro in Corrales. More info from Aaron Gardner at 8898-3915 or agrdner@cabq.gov.
OCTOBER 12, 1:55 pm, free. Famous and Unusual Graves in NM's history presented by Dr. Richard Melzer. Magdalena Public Library, 108 North Main. More info at 575-854-2361 or library@villageofMagdalena.com.
OCTOBER 12, 3-4pm, free. The Sandia Mountain Dulcimers play at Los Griegos Library, 1000 Griegos Rd. NW. Enjoy a variety of music from slow to Celtic jigs.
OCTOBER 12, 10 am-4pm, free. 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.
OCTOBER 12, noon-5pm, free. 2nd Annual NM Lowrider Fest at Civic Plaza, 4th & Marquette NW. stunning lowriders, bikes, motorcycles, local artists, live music. Call 730-6527 for more info or visit visitalbuquerque.org/event/new-mexico-lowrider-fest/57386.
OCTOBER 12, 8am-11, free. Bosque Wild Guided Hike. Begins at the Open Space Visitors Center. 6500 Coors NW.
OCTOBER 12/13, all day, free. Cultural demonstrations by Isleta Pueblo's Stephanie Zuni, Petroglyph National Monument Visitor Center, 6510 Western Trail NW.Petroglyph National Monument Visitor Center’s shaded outdoor patio, 899-0205, more information at nps.gov/petr
OCTOBER 12, 10 am, free. Historian John Taylor speaks about the Civil War in NM. Wheels Museum. Contact 505-243-6269 or info@WheelsMuseum.com or leba4@aol.com. Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd St. SW.
OCTOBER 13, 2 pm, free. Raymond Sisneros presents the "Early History of the Navajo Tribe". Sandoval County Historical Society & Museum, 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.
OCTOBER 12, 6 pm, free. Evening Hike, Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. Contact nbachand@cabq.gov, 505-768-4951.
OCTOBER 14, 11:45 am, free. Albuquerque Press Women & Friends. Shannon Kunkel, outreach director of Common Cause NM speaks about their efforts to have fair elections in NM and opportunities to volunteer. 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
OCTOBER 14, Indigenous People's Day, APS closed.
OCTOBER 14, 11am-2pm, free. Indigenous People's Day with family friendly activities. Tiguex Park, 1800 Mountain Rd. NW. Call 842-8677 for more information.
OCTOBER 14, 5-9 pm, free. Indigenous Peoples Day at Avanyu Plaza on 12th St. across from the IPCC. Music, food, vendors.
OCTOBER 17, 5:30 pm, reception, 6:30 pm, program. Magic of Words, the Rudolfo Anaya Sala at Zimmerman Library. Dedication of the space and celebration of Anaya's literary works. Free parking in Lot C (University & Las Lomas NE) after 5 pm. Must register with Alumni@unm.edu. Call 277-5808 for more information.
OCTOBER 17, 5-8pm, free. 3rd THURSDAY AT ABQ MUSEUM. All exhibits open. Food & Beverage for sale.
OCTOBER 17, 6pm, free. International Archaeology Day. Dr. Wade Campbell (Dine) speaks on Archaeological Research as a tool for Indian Foodways Work. Hibben Center, 500 University NE. Reception to follow.
OCTOBER 17/18, 11 am, $2. National Hispanic Cultural Center, tour of Torreon. nhccnm.org
OCTOBER 18, doors open 5:30 pm; program 6-7:30 pm, $10 includes drink ticket. Science on Tap-Nuclear Archaeology: the Chicago Pile-1 nuclear reactor of WW II presented by Carl Willis professor in the Nuclear Engineering Dept. of UNM. Nuclear Science Museum, 601 Eubank SE. NuclearMuseum.org
OCTOBER 19, 8:30 am-5:30 pm, free but $10 donation suggested. Reserve spot at https://ABQTickets.com. Free lunch for the first 100 registrants. 8th Annual Chinese American Film Festival. Six films, 2:30 pm panel discussion, 3:30 performers. South Broadway Cultural Center. 1025 Broadway SE.
OCTOBER 19, 2 pm, free Rosalia Pacheco perform La Llorona, the Wailing Woman Hear her wailing cries as she searches for her lost drowned loved ones. Cibola County Historical Society at the Cibola County Museum, 525 West High St. in Grants. Sponsored by the NM Humanities Council.
OCTOBER 19, 10am-5pm, $10. Fiesta of Cultures at the Coronado Historic Site in Bernalillo.
OCTOBER 19, 155 pm, free. Los Arabes (the Lebanese) of NM presented by Monika Ghattas. Magdalena Public Library, 108 North Main. More info at 575-854-2361 or library@villageofMagdalena.com.
OCTOBER 19, 10am, free. Come learn about the history of education in Bernalillo going back to 1581: Sisters of Loretto, Christian Brothers, Dixon case, early public schools. Presented by historian Joseph Moreno. Martha Liebert Library in Bernalillo, 145 Calle Malinche.
OCTOBER 20, 2 pm, free. Yolanda Darrington presents the "New Mexico Healing Herbs/Remedios". Sandoval County Historical Society & Museum, 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.
OCTOBER 20, 2 pm, free. ”The Life of Don Perkins” , famous football player at UNM and the Dallas Cowboys. Presented by historian & author Dr. Richard Melzer. Free parking and free admission to the ABQ Museum. Sponsored by the Albuquerque Historical Society. albuqhistsoc.org.
OCTOBER 20 , 2pm, free. Origins of Dia de los Muertos. presented by Michael Heralda. Corrales Historical Society. Old Church in Corrales. CorralesHistory.org. Or chsspeakerseries@corralesHistory.org.
OCTOBER 23, 12 noon, virtual or in-person. Brujeria: The History of Witchcraft in New Mexico given by State Historian Rob Martinez. State Records Center, Pinon Room. Get link from Nicolasa.chavez@scra.nm.gov. More info at NewMexicoHistory.org, Office of the State Historian.
OCTOBER 24, 2pm, free, by zoom. The eerie and supernatural History of NM presented by four New Mexico historians: Dr. Rick Hendricks, Donna Blake Birchell, Christine Rogal, Rob Martinez. Sponsored by the NM Humanities Council. Go to their websitenmhum.com to register and get the link.
OCTOBER 25-27, Fees. NM Jewish Historical Society 2024 conference at NM Highlands U in Las Vegas, NM. go to NMJHS.org for more information.
OCTOBER 25-NOV. 3, free. Dia de los Muertos week in Old Town. Full schedule to be released at albuquerqueoldtown.com/ddlm.
OCTOBER 26, 1-2 pm, free Dia de los Muertos event with Ehecatl Aztec Dancers. Remarks about the history and significance of Aztec dancing. Erna Fergusson Library, 3700 San Mateo NE, 888-8100.
OCTOBER 26, 6-8 PM, FREE. Author Cody Polston will discuss and sign copies of his book "Ghost Stories of Central NM". Luna Mansion. Sponsored by Friends of the Los Lunas Library and the Los Lunas Museum of Heritage and Arts.
OCTOBER 26, 10am-2pm, free. Bird and Dark Sky awareness day. Winrock Shopping Center Park at east end.
OCTOBER 27, 2pm, free. Noted geologist Dirk Van hart speaks on “The Geology of the Sandia Mountains”. Martha Liebert Library in Bernalillo, 145 Calle Malinche, 867-1440. Sponsored by the Friends of Coronado & Jemez Historic Sites. More info Kuaua.org
OCTOBER 31, 3:30-4:30pm, free. BOOFest with all kinds of activities and costumes welcome. Taylor Ranch Library, 5700 Bogart NW.
OCTOBER 31-NOV. 3 Halloween & Day of the Dead activities - check websites and Abqtodo closer to date.
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument near Mountainair. Contact Natalia Sanchez Hernandez for more info. Call 505-847-2585, ext. 221.
NATIVE DANCERS AT INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER FALL SCHEDULE: SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, 11 AM & 2 PM.
HUNDREDS MORE EVENTS LISTED ON ABQTODO.COM
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.
The historic court case involving Isleta pueblo member Miguel Trujillo and voting rights for Native Americans. To request traveling exhibit contact tasneem.bsaies@dca.nm.gov. There is a six part podcast available at podcast.nmculture.org
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.org) offers many free programs to watch: Ron Duncan Hart speaking on the Early Jews in NM; Rob Martinez – The Enduring Hispanic Music of NM.
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.
ONLINE TOUR OF THE 15 HISTORIC MURALS AT THE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER The tour gives details of the artist and the dance or ritual illustrated in the mural. https://indianpueblo.org/pueblos-pigments-and-prominence-the-murals-of-ipcc/
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/educate/atomic-heritage-foundation https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.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.HistoricFairviewCemeteryABQ.org or Facebook.com/HistoricFairviewCemetery. “Where the Past meets the Present.
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. Kuaua.org/presentations. 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.oasisnet.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:
· 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