Elfego Baca
Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Socorro County Sheriff Elfego Baca and the shootout in the San Francisco Plaza.
The Camel Corps
camels, US Army, desert Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives A U.S. Army cavalry troop astride camels in the Southwest desert? Well, it seemed worth a try at the time.
Telegraph Comes to Santa Fe
telegraph, communications, speed, news, messages, technology, Santa Fe Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives The telegraph comes to Santa Fe in 1868 and changes everything.
Lea County Courthouse
Lea County, Lovington, Hobbs, courthouse, government Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Lovington and Hobbs vie for the honor of becoming the county seat.
Folsom Flood
flood, Folsom, Sally Rooke, women, heroine Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Sally Rooke, the heroine of the 1909 Folsom Flood.
The Albert Fountain Mystery
Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Perhaps New Mexico’s greatest unsolved murder. What happened to Mesilla lawyer Albert Fountain and his son Henry on their fateful journey home from Lincoln? Mesilla, Lincoln, Albert Fountain, Henry…
The Bridal Chamber Mine
mines, mining, silver, Hillsboro, Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives A blacksmith from Hilsboro discovers the purest and richest silver deposit ever found on the planet.
Ham
Camaroon, chimp, space, astronaut, space travel Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives A humble chimpanzee from Cameroon, Africa becomes an astronaut and a national hero.
Smokey Bear
Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives An orphaned bear cub rescued from a Capitan forest fire becomes a national icon.
The Socorro UFO
UFOs, Socorro County, Lonnie Zamora Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Socorro County Sheriff Lonnie Zamora finds himself in the "Twilight Zone".
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