By Rick Hendricks The celebration of the attainment of statehood in January 1912 was followed soon thereafter by the inaugural festivities for William C. McDonald, the first governor of the State of New Mexico. The menu for the meal following the inaugural ball was surprisingly modest, centered around chicken…
By Katherine Sarah Massoth On the evening of 12 September 1846, Susan Shelby Magoffin lamented in her private diary, “ in this foreign land where there are so few of our countrymen, and so few manners and customs similar to ours, or in short anything to correspond with…
Las Cruces snags honor as nation's top farmers market Santa Fe garners few votes in online contest By Staci Matlock for the Santa Fe New Mexican The Las Cruces Farmers Market was voted the most popular large farmers market in the nation in an online contest sponsored by the…
By Virginia A. Taylor John W. Newberry arrived in the Las Cruces region in c. 1912, and by 1917 started a farm that would later be instrumental in the early promotion of pecan culture in the Mesilla Valley. Born John Wesley Newberry in July 4, 1879, in Greene County,…
5 16 1894 by Michael Ann Sullivan Fabiola Cabeza de Baca was born 16 May 1894 in Las Vegas, New Mexico to Graciano Cabeza de Baca and Indalecia Delgado. The Cabeza de Bacas trace their ancestry back to Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca who explored New Mexico in the…
By Suzanne Stamatov When driving around New Mexico in the fall, perhaps one of the most welcome sights is the big roasters spinning green chile. New Mexicans relish the smoky chile scent in the air and look forward to their enchiladas smothered in red or green chile. Moreover, many…
