General News
Spanish Market was held the weekend of July 29 and 30, and it was a huge success with visitors from around the world in attendance! Each year, El Rancho de las Golondrinas sponsors two major awards which are presented during Spanish Market. We are thrilled to report this year’s winners! El Rancho de las Golondrinas…
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November 5 to 19, 2017 Reserve your spot today as only four spots remain! Deadline to apply is just days away: August 1, 2017 • • • • • I am happy to announce this opportunity for you to attend a cultural tourism workshop in Oña, Ecuador, a town founded by Esteban Morales Cabrera in…
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El Rancho de las Golondrinas was today announced as a winner of the TripExpert Experts’ Choice Award. The Award recognizes the best attractions around the world based on reviews by journalists and professional travel writers. “Less than 2% of all attractions worldwide receive the award.” With endorsements from reviewers including Frommer’s and Lonely Planet, El…
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Have you been to El Rancho de las Golondrinas’ gift shop, The Swallow’s Nest? It’s not the same old store anymore! In fact, that’s the goal of the management and new sales staff — to make the store fresh and new each and every season! Come in and meet our new sales team: Andrea Zamora…
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We kicked off the summer with a reception for all Los Amigos del Museo members on Friday, June 2, from 5:00 to 7:00pm. We gathered in front of the Paloheimo Education Center to honor Robert Himmerich y Valencia as a Golondrinas Ambassador. Following this ceremony, there were light refreshments, wine and beer catered by our…
Read MoreAs many of you know, two weeks ago, Board Chair Stephen Machen, accepted, with regret, the resignation of our Museum Director, Dawn St. George, who has moved back to Wisconsin and taken a position closer to her home and family. Dawn will be the Executive Director of a non-profit organization in Milwaukee which works to…
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Harmon Parkhurst. Campers with chuck wagon, New Mexico, 1925–1945?. Courtesy of the Palace of the Governors Photo Archives (NMHM/DCA), Negative Number 069707. Friday, August 18th 6:00 pm After a long day on the trail, come to El Rancho de las Golondrinas, gather round the fire and eat your fill of “chuck” from an authentic 1890…
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Thomas E. Chávez, a former director of the New Mexico State History Museum in Santa Fe and the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, and current Board Member of El Rancho de las Golondrinas has been inducted into the Spanish Order of Isabel the Catholic (Orden de Isabel la Católica) second class (Commander/ Encomienda) with…
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El Rancho de las Golondrinas is pleased to announce that Amy Muñoz-Sotelo has joined our staff as Office Manager and Tour Coordinator. Amy will be the first person you encounter when you visit the Administration Building on the Ranch. As the Office Manager, Amy will oversee the successful operations of the office in support of…
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El Rancho de Las Golondrinas is proud to announce that we will once again be a Blue Star Museum this season. From Memorial Day, May 29, 2017 through Labor Day, September 4, 2017 active-duty military personnel and their immediate families will be admitted FREE OF CHARGE to the Museum. This is our way to say…
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