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Volunteering is Fun!
This month’s volunteer profile features Lois Callaghan. “The first time I visited Santa Fe and New Mexico was in 1960. Overwhelmed by the beautiful sky, the mountains, and the friendly people, my dream of living in this very special place finally came true in 1999. Retiring after thirty years as an educator, my husband, Dick,…
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This month’s volunteer profile features Beth Barreras. “I have lived in various places in my life: Long Island, New York; Seattle, Washington; Kensington, California; Chicago, Illinois; Reno, Nevada; and France — but I consider Santa Fe my ‘real’ home, at least for the last fifty years. My father was a U.S. History teacher and my…
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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 the Ranch was a replica…
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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 was struck by its beautiful landscape — especially the tunnel of towering cottonwood trees,…
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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, I accompanied my daughter’s girl…
Read MoreMeet 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 have the wine glass! I grew…
Read MoreMeet 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…
Read MoreMeet Volunteer Edmond Kibel!
“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…
Read MoreMeet 2017 Volunteer of the Year Sandee Rudnick!
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…
Read MoreMeet 2017 Volunteer of the Year Ron Goodman!
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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