Save the Date! The Chuckwagon’s Back!

Chuckwagon Dinner

  Last year’s sell-out Chuckwagon Dinner is back and it’s bigger and better than ever this season! Save the date — August 18, 6:00pm. You won’t want to miss this grand event at El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos Road, Santa Fe! After a long day on the trail, gather round the fire…

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Object of the Month

Oil of Wintergreen

By Amanda Mather When you volunteer in or visit the Tiendita, (the small store), you will find many odd looking bottles filled with brightly colored liquids with unique old labels on the shelves. What were these remedies and chemicals, and what did people in the late 1800s use them for? Let’s start with wintergreen oil. The…

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Meet Volunteer Gordon Mark!

Volunteer Gordon Mark

“My first encounter with El Rancho de las Golondrinas was a tour with the Santa Fe Botanic Garden.  In California, I had photographed buildings, both old and new. Las Golondrinas provided for me a different look at architecture.  I asked the guide if it was OK to photograph at the Ranch. I then explained that I use…

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