Volunteers
This month’s volunteer profile features SuZanne Salladin and her children, Briar, age 17, and Aidan, age 14. “My first experience with El Rancho de las Golondrinas was at the Wine Festival back in the carefree summer of 1996 while I was a student at the College of Santa Fe. I still have the wine glass! I grew…
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“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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“I am Edmond Kibel: former devoted non-wearer of costumes, history lover, learning enthusiast, retirement resistor, general nomad and complete fan of El Rancho de las Golondrinas! I was born in Israel before it became a state. I served in the Israeli Air Force and fought in the 6 Day War in 1967. I knew at age…
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At the March 3 Volunteer Luncheon, held at the Hilton Hotel in Santa Fe, El Rancho de las Golondrinas was proud to announce the 2017 Volunteers of the Year! Again this year, the award was given to two outstanding volunteers: Ron Goodman and Sandee Rudnick. Twelve years ago, a dear friend of Sandee’s gave her a…
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At the March 3 Volunteer Luncheon, held at the Hilton Hotel in Santa Fe, El Rancho de las Golondrinas was proud to announce the 2017 Volunteers of the Year! Again this year, the award was given to two outstanding volunteers: Ron Goodman and Sandee Rudnick. Ron grew up in Johnston City, Illinois and attended Southern…
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“I was born in El Paso, TX. My appreciation for Western history began with my mom. On Sundays, we would leap into the family International Scout to begin a journey visiting ghost towns or bygone landmarks scattered throughout the Southwest. While traveling to our destination, mom would ride shotgun, reading stories of the past about…
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This month’s volunteer profile features Pedro Martinez. “My name is Pedro V. Martinez, and about three years ago my wife and I went to a festival at El Rancho de las Golondrinas. When we were leaving, I saw that they had some literature on volunteering. I asked at the admissions booth for some, because I…
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“I have been volunteering at the Ranch since 2000,” states Julia R. Gomez. “I have learned much about my own history here at Las Golondrinas. My art of colcha embroidery blossomed once I started volunteering here. I was invited to be a part of the “Spinners and Weavers” by Beatrice Sandoval Maestas who was the director of the group at that time.…
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The Swartwouts moved to Santa Fe from near Saratoga Springs, New York, forty years ago when Bob was recruited to serve as the first Executive Director of the New Mexico Public Service Commission. Bob grew up in the very small hamlet of East Branch, New York, in the Catskill Mountains. Liz grew up in the…
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“I volunteer with the Weaving Group,” says Annette Gutierrez Turk. “I came to El Rancho de las Golondrinas in 2009 as a visitor and was enticed into volunteering by then-coordinator, Beatrice Maestas Sandoval. Under her tutelage, I learned to spin with the malacate and spinning wheel, learned how to dye wool with native plant materials…
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