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Las Golondrinas Goes to the Fair
by Donald Coleman Pumpkins...and peppers...and squash! Oh, my! (No, this isn't the Land of Oz, but the familiar terrain of Las Golondrinas). These and other products of the Ranch's gardens and orchards garnered a host of blue, red, and white ribbons at this year's New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque,...
Board Members Honored
After many years of service on the Board of Directors for El Rancho de las Golondrinas, three members recently rotated off the Board. Each was honored for their service and presented with a beautiful, inscribed Nambé platter. Tey Marianna Nunn, Ph.D., left, is currently the Director and Chief Curator of...
Object of the Month
By Amanda Mather Another month, another newsletter and another Object of the Month. This month we'll look at shoes, namely tewas, or teguas, or tecoas. In 1582, expedition leader, Antonio de Espejo, wrote about New Mexican footwear stating: "Everyone, man or woman, wears shoes or boots with soles of buffalo...
Volunteering is Fun!
This month's volunteer profile features Linda Dunning. In 2007, Linda's husband, Napoleón Garcia, told her about El Rancho de las Golondrinas. He knew that she was interested in local history and he had participated occasionally with the Penitentes from Abiquiu during the Spring and Fall Festivals since the Morada at...
New Board Members Elected
The Board of Directors and staff of El Rancho de las Golondrinas are pleased to welcome two new Board members. Jenny Crysler is a volunteer at Las Golondrinas, grew up in New Mexico and has been visiting the Museum her entire life. Jenny is the CPA and the Business Manager at...
Volunteering is Fun!
photo by Peter M. Fredin This month's volunteer profile features Doug Holthaus. "When I first visited Santa Fe in 1974 while on a business trip, I stumbled upon El Rancho de las Golondrinas purely by accident," says Doug Holthaus. "It was love at first sight. I...
Object of the Month
By Amanda Mather For the past 2.5 million years, people have been manipulating rock to do our bidding: sharpening and shaping stone into things we can scrape, hunt, cut, and drill with. Rock has been our friend! Projectile points and stone tools are great ways to see how cultures have...
Volunteering is Fun!
This month's volunteer profile features Marcy Pompei pictured here with Ross Pope. "My first visit to El Rancho de las Golondrinas was in 1979 when the Alternative High School spent the day at the Museum. The Molino Grande was in full operation and there was music and dancing included! Later,...
Object of the Month
By Amanda Mather Well, it's not a pretty subject, but it is one that we all face, day in and day out. So, we wondered, how did Spanish colonists deal with "it?" "It" being the most mundane of tasks: using the bathroom. In rural and suburban Europe, during the 16th...
Please Help Us Restore the Ranch After the Flood!
As many of you know, Santa Fe and the surrounding area recently sustained a "1000 year flood." La Cienega was hit hard and El Rancho de las Golondrinas sustained major damage as our performance, wedding and burro fields were all flooded and covered with mud and silt. Fences were downed...
Coming Soon! Santa Fe Renaissance Faire
Hear ye, hear ye! The King and Queen hereby present the "Kingdom of Golondrinas!" In celebration, you are hereby invited to join us at El Rancho de las Golondrinas for two days of feasting, September 15th and 16th. Ride in a Spanish Galleon at our kids game area. Learn about...
The Chuckwagon is Back—August 18th!
Last year's sell-out Chuckwagon Dinner is back and it's bigger and better than ever this season! August 18, at 5:00pm the place to be is El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos Road, Santa Fe! After a long day on the trail, gather round the fire and eat your...
Meet the Salladins!
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...
Object of the Month
by Amanda Mather One of the most ubiquitous sights in our gorgeous state, the ristra, is one of New Mexico's great visual icons. But other than being awesome looking, it did, and to some, still does, serve a very practical purpose: not running out of chile during the long winter...
Save the Date! The Chuckwagon’s Back!
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...