Korean War, Japanese-American, Gallup, Asian Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura does his hometown of Gallup proud during the Korean War.
explorers, Carlsbad, cowboys Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Cowboy turned spelunker James Larkin White devotes his life to the exploration and promotion of Carlsbad Caverns.
UNM, music, recordings, tradition Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives A retired east coast lawyer comes west to head UNM's Music Department and preserves New Mexico's rich musical traditions for posterity with his tape recorder.
aviation, Hobbs Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Pioneering aviatrix Amelia Earhart makes an unplanned and unannounced landing in Hobbs during her first transcontinental solo flight.
Japanese, Asian, Nisei, POWs, internment camps, World War II Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Internment of Japanese-American citizens during World War II is now seen as a national embarrassment, however, no one interned at the Santa Fe…
Spanish documents, Mexican documents, archives, records, territorial governors, State Records Center and Archives, land grants, deeds, Governor Pile Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Territorial Governor William A. Pile decides to dispose of useless old Spanish and Mexican…
Holloman Air Force base, Air Force, John Paul Stapp, Sonic Wind 1, world speed record, Rocket Sled Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Lt. Colonel John Paul Stapp takes the Sonic Wind 1 for a ride on the…
gold, gold mines, mining, southwestern New Mexico, Native Americans, Apache, story, myth Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives According to several similar accounts, there is a narrow canyon in southwestern New Mexico where gold nuggets rain like tears…
hermit, Hermit's Peak Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives The story of the man Hermit's Peak was named for and his mysterious death.
World War II, Tolar, railroads Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives In 1944, a train carrying supplies and munitions for the Pacific Theater derails, catches fire and explodes, leveling the town of Tolar, NM.
