Audio Media
The following audio recordings are drawn from our numerous audio historical archives. Click on a title to listen.
Thank You and Goodbye
Thank you and goodbye Audio file "Centennial Journeys" radio program 2012 Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives New Mexico's Centennial Year has now drawn to a close. A lot of people helped make these radio programs possible and…
New Mexico State Flag
Native Americans, Zia, Zia People, Zia Pueblo, Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR, flags, states; New Mexico State Flag 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 Daughters of the American Revolution…
San Juan Chama Diversion
water, Colorado River; San Juan Chama Diversion Audio file "Centennial Journeys" radio program 2012 Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives New Mexicans figured out a very clever–if expensive–way to claim and use their fair share of the Colorado…
Taos Hippie Communes-audio
communes, culture, counterculture, Taos; Taos Hippie Communes Audio file "Centennial Journeys" radio program 2012 Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives In the late 1960s, waves of hippies fleeing the dominant culture in urban areas descended upon Taos to…
Santa Fe Ring
Thomas B. Catron, land grants, Santa Fe, Civil War, Republicans; Santa Fe Ring Audio file "Centennial Journeys" radio program 2012 Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Many Americans seeking new business opportunities descended on New Mexico Territory following…
William Pelham
land claims, land grants, American, Spanish, Mexican, Native American, Pueblo, legal, ownership, real estate, territory, territorial law; William Pelham Audio file "Centennial Journeys" radio program 2012 Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives William Pelham was the first American…
A Dust Bowl Story
Great Depression, Dust Bowl, Clayton, 1930s Audio file "Centennial Journeys" radio program 2012 Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives A touching tale of driving through a dust storm to Clayton during the worst hard times of the 1930s.
Soccer in New Mexico
World War I, soldiers, games, soccer, Camp Cody, Deming Audio file "Centennial Journeys" radio program 2012 Claude Stephenson, State Folklorist, Department of Cultural Affairs Rick Hendricks, State Historian, State Records Center and Archives Soldiers training at Camp Cody near Deming introduced New Mexicans to the game of soccer during…
Hobbs Oil Pool
1928, oil, drilling; Hobbs Oil Pool 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 history of Hobbs would be a lot different if that exploratory oil well had come up dry back…
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