History

‘We’re Running Out Of Time’: Urgency Builds For Long-Awaited Navajo Code Talkers Museum

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By LILY ALEXANDER
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Advocates of Navajo Code Talkers — U.S. Marines in World War II who relayed critical messages in secret, unbreakable codes based on their Indigenous language — have been waiting seven years for a museum honoring the veterans.

Code Talkers themselves — only two still living — have been waiting far longer.

“They wanted to see this museum since 1971,” said Vern Lee, who serves on the board of the nonprofit Navajo Code Talkers Museum Inc. “That’s over 54 years ago.”

“And we’ve got nothing to show for it,” museum board Secretary and Treasurer Albert Damon chimed Read More

Historical Society Presents ‘If These Walls Could Talk Part 2: Buildings Behind The Fence’ Feb. 10

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LAHS News:

The Los Alamos Historical Society is pleased to invite you to the next lecture in the 2025–2026 Lecture Series, If These Walls Could Talk Part 2: Buildings Behind the Fence, presented in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory and Manhattan Project National Historical Park.

This illustrated talk will explore lesser-known structures associated with the Manhattan Project and their fascinating roles in Los Alamos history.

Join LAHS for this engaging evening of history and discussion from 7–9 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the Pajarito Room at Fuller Lodge. Read More

Celebrate Love And Legacy With Your Favorite Valentine At NMHM’s First Friday Art Walk

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Courtesy/NMDCA

NMDCA News: 

Join us from 5–7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 6, at the New Mexico History Museum for an event that blends history, identity, and connection.

Step into the exhibition, Reflections on History, inside the Palace of the Governors during First Friday Artwalk in February—and bring your Valentine! Historic photos will mirror your own reflection, blurring the line between past and present. Celebrate the diverse stories of New Mexicans while discovering a little more about your story, too.

You can also use the “I Am” identity poem activity with your date to learn something new about Read More

Groundhog Sees Shadow Signifying 6 More Weeks Of Winter

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Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow today signifying six more weeks of winter. Courtesy/The Farmers’ Almanac

Staff Report

Today is Groundhog Day, and Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow at 7:25 a.m. in a temperature of -3º under a crisp and clear sky in Punxsutawney, Penn., signifying six more weeks of winter, according to the Punxsutawney Phil Club. 

The Farmers’ Almanac explains that on this day, townsfolk in Punxsutawney, Penn., gather in Gobbler’s Knob to watch as an unsuspecting furry marmot is plucked from his burrow to predict the weather for the rest of the winter.

The History of Groundhog Read More

Fr. Glenn: Better Attitudes

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

I can’t help but wonder if anyone ever goes to bookstores these days? Used bookstores were always a favorite—the mustier smell, the forgotten editions—always a fun treasure hunt. But now, almost robotically, we just type a topic in the search bar, and a thousand electronic covers pop up. Sigh. It’s not the same … just not the same. Ah, well; “progress”.

Inevitably one of the biggest sections was (and is) the “self-help” books—how to improve the self materially and spiritually. But oft-overlooked is the best self-help book of all—the Bible, especially the New Testament—and Read More

New Mexico Museum Of Art Features ‘O’Powa O’Meng: The Art And Legacy Of Jody Folwell’

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Jody Folwell, Santa Clara Pueblo/Kha’p’o Owingeh, born 1942. Collection of Jody Folwell, Santa Clara. Photo by Addison Doty ©Jody Folwell

NMMA News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Museum of Art (NMMA) announces the opening of O’ Powa O’Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell, a tightly focused career retrospective organized by The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia), in partnership with The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia.

This exhibit opens Feb. 7 and runs through June 21, 2026.

Folwell (b. 1942), a contemporary potter from Kha’p’o Owingeh (Santa Clara Pueblo), New Mexico, is Read More

Santa Fe World Affairs Forum To Present ‘Trillion Dollar War Machine: Rethinking Security At Home & Abroad’

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William D Hartung

SFWAF News:

Santa Fe World Affairs Forum (SFWAF) invites the community to a SFWAF lunch program discussion with Senior Researcher William D Hartung of The Quincy Institute on the “Trillion Dollar War Machine: Rethinking Security at Home & Abroad”.

The event is 12-2 p.m., Friday, Feb. 20, in the Board Room (Rm #223), at Santa Fe Community College.

Hartung focuses on the arms industry and the US military budget. He was previously director of the Arms and Security Program at the Center for International Policy and the co-director of the Center’s Sustainable Defense Task Force. Read More

Visiting The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

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A three-dimensional visual reminder of what the walk may have been like. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen

A powerful quote about the shoes can be seen on the walk behind thousands of shoes. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN

“Think about what you saw.” It was an educational trip that made years of what you learned from books or a movie, to become cemented in memory like nothing else.

Last spring, we visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. You start the tour if you choose to be someone else.

I was Zelda Piekarska, she was born July 27, 1927, in Sosnowiec, Read More

Celebrate HAM Day At NM Museum Of Space History Jan. 31

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NMDCA News:

Celebrate Astro-Chimp HAM and his contribution to America’s space program at New Mexico Museum of Space History on Science Saturday to commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on Jan. 31, 1961, paving the way for the US Space program.

From 11 a.m.–2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space.

The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Route 2001, Alamogordo, NM. Science Saturday Read More

Traveling Exhibition At New Mexico Museum Of Natural History & Science Showcases Armor In Animal Kingdom

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The ancient mammal Doedicurus, with Smilodon on top attacking. This specimen on view in the traveling exhibition Animal Armor: The Evolution of Armor in Dinosaurs. Courtesy/NMMNHS

NMMNHS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) welcomes a new traveling exhibition exploring the natural defenses that animals have evolved over millions of years. Animal Armor: The Evolution of Armor in Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals will be on view when the museum reopens this spring. 

“From Ankylosaurus to armadillos, animals have been evolving new ways to Read More