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El Rancho de las Golondrinas Board Member Appointed to the National Museum and Library Services Board

El Rancho de las Golondrinas is pleased to announce that on December 6, Board Member and National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) Art Museum Director Dr. Tey Marianna Nunn was sworn in as a member of the National Museum and Library Services (NMLS) Board. Nunn, along with five other individuals, was...
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“Godless” Wraps

The limited television series "Godless," produced by Netflix, completed production and filming at El Rancho de las Golondrinas. Film crews working at Las Golondrinas on this large scale production employed approximately 280 New Mexico crew members, 30 New Mexico principal actors and 2,350 New Mexico background talent. This six-episode period...
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Volunteering is Fun! “Share Your Wealth”

by Barbara Anderson-Acosta "Wealth in this case means ones' talents, so when I decided 12 years ago to attend the training classes for volunteers I questioned if I had any skills/wealth to share," says Barbara Anderson-Acosta.  "Within the first three weeks, I found myself to be the recipient of the...
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Object of the Month, “Getting a Real Threshing”

by Daniel Goodman, Director of Education and Collections Every now and then I get a "what is it" question about an object. With everything we have here at the Museum, it is not uncommon to come across something that is a bit of a puzzle. The item in question this...
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It’s a Wrap! Thanks to all of our Volunteers.

It was a wonderful 2016 season with lots of happy visitors! Those visitors felt welcome, enjoyed their time here and left with a better sense of the history we share. This was all a result of you, our great volunteers! You weathered the chilly days of Civil War Weekend... and...
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