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8 12 1798 Rencher, Abraham Abraham Rencher was born on August 12, 1798 near Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina, the son of John Grant, the county Sheriff, and Ann (Nelson) Rencher. An Episcopalian whose father migrated from Ireland. Rencher was married to Louisa Mary Jones of Chatham County,…
By Robert D. Martínez José Ruiz de Valdés, native of Oviedo in Asturias and the son of Francisco Ruis de Valdés and Maria de Casso, married María Hernández de Medina Cabrera of Mexico City, daughter of Alonso Hernández and Josefa de Cabrera. The banns of matrimony were recorded in…
4 10 1930 Upon reaching one’s 82nd birthday, most people might expect a cake, a few gifts and perhaps a visit from family and friends. On her 82nd birthday, native New Mexican Dolores Huerta learned that she would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Of course, Ms. Huerta has…
By Robert D. Martínez On 7 June 1693, José Bernardo Mascareñas married María de Acosta, daughter of Nicolas Acosta, in Mexico City. However, up to this point the origins…
Buried in the December 23, 1898, edition of the Albuquerque Morning Democrat between local tidbits of spring-cleaning and the ladies’ library committee meetings, a curious item stands out: the birth of basketball in the Territory of New Mexico. In bloomers and bows with the letters “UNM” sewn across their…
1886 The Ranger and the Saboteur By John P. Wilson Las Cruces, New Mexico We think of the sheriffs and U.S. Marshals of the Old West as the men who brought law to the mesquite in early-day New Mexico. However, what about up in the ponderosas, among the occasional…
11 18 1887 “If ever there was a raging, blazing soul mounting to the skies it is that of Georgia O’Keeffe.” New Yorker Magazine, 1926 By Michael Ann Sullivan Georgia O’Keeffe was born on November 18, 1887, in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, eight miles north of Madison. She was the…
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company employed registered nurses known as "Nurse Couriers," and assigned them to their passenger trains from the 1930s through the 1960s to attend to the medical needs of passengers. During their travels the nurses also assisted with certain administrative duties of the…
By Jamie Bronstein, Ph.D. The economy of New Mexico has long centered on the state’s natural resources: empty spaces that can be used for military testing, vast tracts suitable for ranchland, natural features that attract tourists, and the extractive industries. While the benefits, for a relatively poor state, of…
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…
