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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...
Volunteering is Fun!
This month's volunteer profile features Jerry Kerr. "Being a volunteer with El Rancho de las Golondrinas has been a rejuvenating experience for me. I majored in American Studies in my undergraduate (UMBC) and graduate (U of Wyoming) programs with a focus on American History and Museums. My first credible job...
Object of the Month
by Amanda Mather The sewing machine was invented in 1755 by a German, but was not really a thing that got off the ground until the mid-1850's in America. The sewing machine has an oddly tumultuous history. It looks like Singer, as in Isaac Merritt Singer, ripped the thing off...
Volunteer Training Dates Set for 2019
Every year, El Rancho de las Golondrinas presents training sessions for all of our new and seasoned volunteers. Staff members as well as noted authorities present the material for these sessions. Topics are wide ranging including an overview of the Ranch and its 34 historic buildings, its founding and history...
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
As many of you know, at the beginning of the season, two of our long time volunteers, Tom Witson and Julia Gomez, collaborated on an absolutely gorgeous mirror. The tin frame was made by our master tinsmith Tom, and the gorgeous colcha embroidered barn swallows were hand done by Julia....
Winter Lecture Series Set
Save the Dates! It's time to get your 2019 calendar out and start filling in some important dates. Our Winter Lecture Series, "Speaking of Traditions," has been set. All three lectures will take place in the St. Francis Auditorium of the New Mexico Museum of Art, just off the Plaza...
2019 Festival Dates Set
2019 is going to be another stellar year! Our festival line-up is set! So, get out your brand new 2019 calendar and mark down the following dates. You won't want to miss even one of these events! We kick off the season on June 1–2 with the Spring and Fiber...
Volunteering is Fun!
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...
Object of the Month
By Amanda Mather Throughout the course of human history, one thing we needed to figure out, and quick, was how to preserve food. With the advent of agriculture, that need became even more intense, to put it mildly. Here in the desert, this is shocking I know — people came up...
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...