Please join David C. Beyreis, Author, Chair of Humanities and Social Sciences, Saint Mary’s School, Raleigh, North Carolina, for an ONLINE talk as he shares the history of Charles Bent, New Mexico Governor, 1846, as part of our Friends of History ONLINE lecture series. At the time of his violent death in 1847, Charles Bent was one of the most powerful men in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.  He first came to New Mexico in 1829 and rapidly became an economic powerbroker in the region.  Bent and his close associates used intermarriage with prominent local ...

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Visit us for FREE Admission for all as we celebrate Art and History every First Friday evening of every month!

Join us tonight to view our exhibit “Setting the Standard” as we lead up to our Fred Harvey Weekend Oct. 27-29!

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Please join us for Late Night Friday as we offer the public the opportunity to extend their visit at the museum and explore our amazing collections, and learn more about the historic people, places, and events, that over time touched New Mexico.

Tonight’s visit is FREE TO NEW MEXICO RESIDENTS

Photo credit: Lensic Theater, San Francisco Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1935.

Photographer: T. Harmon Parkhurst Negative number: 051556

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Please join us for Late Night Friday as we offer the public the opportunity to extend their visit at the museum and explore our amazing collections, and learn more about the historic people, places, and events, that over time touched New Mexico.

Tonight’s visit is FREE TO NEW MEXICO RESIDENTS

Photo credit: Mission church at McCartys, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico

Photographer: John Candelario, Date: 1940 - 1950?

Negative Number: 165882

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The Santa Fe International Film Festival opens Oct 18, and comes to a close Oct 22, boasting more than 300 hours of programming, more than 100 visiting filmmakers, and red-carpet premieres, the annual festival flows throughout downtown Santa Fe and its Railyard District both day and night at 6 theaters screening independent and international films, plus receptions, panels, and discussions with movie makers. Dubbed “a young Sundance” by indieWire, SFiFF presents a program of top international films, Indigenous films, USA independents, its Green Earth ...

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The Santa Fe International Film Festival opens Oct 18, and comes to a close Oct 22, boasting more than 300 hours of programming, more than 100 visiting filmmakers, and red-carpet premieres, the annual festival flows throughout downtown Santa Fe and its Railyard District both day and night at 6 theaters screening independent and international films, plus receptions, panels, and discussions with movie makers. Dubbed “a young Sundance” by indieWire, SFiFF presents a program of top international films, Indigenous films, USA independents, its Green Earth ...

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Historic Santa Fe Foundation presents Brujería - A History of Witchcraft and Sorcery in New Mexico by State Historian Rob Martinez. The talk is scheduled for Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 3pm at the New Mexico History Museum, 113 Lincoln Avenue in downtown Santa Fe. ABOUT THE LECTURE:New Mexican enduring beliefs in witchcraft and the ways of sorcerers during the Spanish Colonial and Mexican periods have been a lifelong fascination for State Historian Rob Martinez. As a graduate student at the University of New Mexico in the mid 1990s, while searching for a ...

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The New Mexico History Museum is thrilled to screen the 1946 Technicolor American musical film "The Harvey Girls" about Fred Harvey’s Harvey House waitresses. The film stars Judy Garland and features John Hodiak, Ray Bolger, and Angela Lansbury. 

NMHM Auditorium seating is limited. No food or beverages allowed-bottled water only please.

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Please join us for the annual Fred Harvey history weekend. Learn more about Fred Harvey, the Harvey Girls, Mary Colter, the Santa Fe Railroad, and their roles in the Wild West and developing New Mexico. The three-day event will include Friday and Saturday talks at the museum, a ticketed dinner and auction on Friday night at La Fonda on the Plaza, along with additional activities in Santa Fe, Belen, and Las Vegas, NM. All net proceeds will benefit the New Mexico History Museum. Pre-registration required. Limited Seating available. Pre-register and all weekend event ...

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Please join us for the annual Fred Harvey history weekend. Learn more about Fred Harvey, the Harvey Girls, Mary Colter, the Santa Fe Railroad, and their roles in the Wild West and developing New Mexico. The three-day event will include Friday and Saturday talks at the museum, a ticketed dinner and auction on Friday night at La Fonda on the Plaza, along with additional activities in Santa Fe, Belen, and Las Vegas, NM. All net proceeds will benefit the New Mexico History Museum. Pre-registration required. Limited Seating available. Pre-register and all weekend event ...

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The New Mexico History Museum is thrilled to screen the 1946 Technicolor American musical film "The Harvey Girls" about Fred Harvey’s Harvey House waitresses. The film stars Judy Garland and features John Hodiak, Ray Bolger, and Angela Lansbury. 

NMHM Auditorium seating is limited. No food or beverages allowed-bottled water only please.

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