Posts Tagged ‘Volunteers’
Volunteer Vista: Martha and Jim Meehan in their own words
We, Marsha and Jim Meehan, have been volunteering at Las Golondrinas since 2018. Retired IT professionals from Wethersfield Connecticut, we first became interested in history through our involvement with the local Historical Society where Marsha was a member of the Collections and Exhibits Committees, and an event volunteer. Jim served on the Governing Board, edited…
Read MoreLas Golondrinas Heroes Make Masks, Clean Up Los Pinos
To say that our volunteers are itching to get out of quarantine and back to the museum is an understatement. The Las Golondrinas staff has been coming up with some creative ways that they can do some good and keep busy. Longtime volunteer Liz Trujillo has been firing up her sewing machine and making masks…
Read MoreLas Golondrinas Heroes: Louann Jordan and Pat Kuhlhoff
Every once in a while, someone comes along that makes a big impression. Here at Las Golondrinas, we have been blessed with so many wonderful volunteers, staff members and members that we have decided to feature them from time to time via our Las Golondrinas Heroes column. Two of our biggest heroes who have left…
Read MoreVolunteering is Fun!
Volunteers pick grapes for the Harvest Festival stomping grounds. Did you know there are many ways to volunteer? Throughout the years we have had a multitude of different people from different walks of life donate their time in a number of ways. One volunteer put in 2,000 hours in a two year period rebuilding the…
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This month’s volunteer profile features The Salladin Family! Briar: (LEFT) ” I love volunteering at Golondrinas because it has helped me learn about New Mexican and US history as well as many useful skills that are historical and useful in present day. Volunteering lets me dress in cool costumes, get outside in the beautiful landscape,…
Read MoreWe Will Miss Our Friends
George Smith could always be counted on to have a smile and a song. During Spanish Colonial Days Mr. Smith could be found with a literal banjo on his knee, at the Wheelwright Shop and the Shepherd’s Cabin. No matter where George was he had an audience. George first became a volunteer in 1997 earning…
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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…
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…
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