1876, secession, Arizona Audio file "Centennial Journeys" radio program 2012 Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives The folks in Grant County were fed up with the leadership in Santa Fe, so in November 1876 the voted overwhelmingly to…
1920, 1930, conflicts, race, religion Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives In the 1920s and 1930s, Roswell was home to a very active chapter of the Ku Klux Klan. Interest soon waned and few remember this chapter in…
Billy the Kid, outlaw, myth, stories Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Thousands flock annually to Fort Sumner to visit Billy's grave and take home souvenirs, but it is uncertain if Billy actually lies beneath his prodigal gravestone.
1874, outlaws, murder, Lincoln County War Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives The Horrell boys from Lampasas County, Texas were one mean and violent bunch. Their murderous spree through Lincoln County in 1874 set the stage for the…
1881, conflicts, uprisings, Mexico, Native Americans, Apaches, Nana Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Estimated between 70 to 80 years of age, Apache chief Nana and a handful of men waged a bloody campaign across half of New…
1870, 1880, conflicts, wars, uprisings, Native Americans, Apaches, Warm Springs, Victorio, U.S. government, Mexico Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives After unbearable mistreatment by the U.S. government, Apache chief Victorio took his tribe on the warpath across southern…
1819, governor, jail, prisoner, territory, Spanish Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives David Meriwether was taken prisoner by Spanish troops in New Mexico in 1819 and incarcerated in the Palace of the Governors. In an ironic twist of…
conflicts, war, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, borders, maps, surveyors Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives James Bartlett knew nothing about surveying or mapmaking, but he was sent west by the U.S. government to stake out the new border…
1847, conflicts, wars, Mexican American war, borders, maps, treaties Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Nicholas P. Trist was sent to negotiate a peace treaty and new border following the Mexican American War in 1847. He took the…
1956, baseball, children, sports Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives The boys from Roswell were on fire that summer of 1956; they did New Mexico proud!
