NM Territorial Governor
1878 to 1881
The Albuquerque Historical Society (AHS) sponsors a series of monthly programs or tours and traditionally meets on the third Sunday of each month at 2:00 pm. Meetings are held at the Albuquerque Museum, located at 2000 Mountain Road NW in Old Town Albuquerque, unless otherwise indicated in the monthly program notice. Parking is free in the lot south of the Albuquerque Museum. Admission to the Museum and AHS program is free.
Most program presentations are permanently available as embedded videos in the appropriate AHS Program pages. To see a list of AHS program videos, visit our AHS Program Videos page.
Periodically, the Society sponsors tours to historic points of interest in the Albuquerque area and/or holds meetings or receptions in locations of special historic interest. Sometimes there is a small charge for visiting that facility.
Programs cover a wide variety of topics related to some aspect of Albuquerque or New Mexico history. Some recent and future topics include:
The Crash of TWA Flight 260, 70 Years Later
On Sunday, February 16, 2025, Albuquerque Historical Society Board Member Terry Owen told the story of the 1955 crash of TWA Flight 260 into the side of the Sandia Mountains, Read MoreRead More
Features of the Long Walk to the Bosque Redondo
On January 19, 2025, History Lover Roger Zimmerman spoke on the forced removal of the Navajo people and the Navajo Long Walks of 1863-1866. The program was held in Read MoreRead More
John Trever – Cartooning Albuquerque
On Sunday, November 17, 2024, at 2 pm, veteran local editorial cartoonist John Trever reflects on his nearly 50-year career at the Albuquerque Journal and the thousands of editorial cartoons Read MoreRead More
Don Perkins: A Champion’s Life in Albuquerque
On Sunday, October 20, 2024, Historian Richard Melzer paid tribute to one of the most honored athletes in the history of the University of New Mexico. The program was Read MoreRead More
Remember the Alvarado!
For nearly 70 years, Fred Harvey’s Alvarado Hotel served as a destination for travelers, the social center for Albuquerque residents, and the anchor for the core of downtown Albuquerque. Despite Read MoreRead More
Stories and the Colorful History of the New Mexico State Fair
On Sunday, August 18, 2024, at 2 pm, TV Reporter and New Mexico State Fair Historian Rodger Beimer will tell stories and capsulize the colorful history of the New Mexico Read MoreRead More
Arches and Artistry: A Chronicle of Albuquerque’s Alvarado Hotel
On Sunday, July 21, 2024, Fred Harvey Historian Matt Kluge presented a program on the history of Fred Harvey’s operations in Albuquerque including the landmark Alvarado Hotel. The speaker Read MoreRead More
Maisel’s Murals
On Sunday, June 16, 2024, Archaeologist and Historian Paul Secord presented a program on the history of the murals painted at Maisel’s IndianTrading Post on Route 66 in downtown Albuquerque. Read MoreRead More
History of Telephones in New Mexico
On Sunday, April 21, 2024 Susie Turner, co-founder of the Telephone Museum of New Mexico in downtown Albuquerque, presented a program on the growth and influence of the telephone industry Read MoreRead More
North Fourth Street – A Drive Through Time
Store and gas station at 4019 Fourth Street NW, at Cherokee Rd., in the early 1930s. Courtesy Caroline M. Browning Hess On Sunday, March 17, 2024, Historian Joe Sabatini presented Read MoreRead More
History of the Albuquerque Fire Department
On Sunday, February 18, 2024, Herman Bishop presented the history of Albuquerque Fire Department fire-fighting from bucket brigades to hand-drawn and horse-drawn fire hoses to modern times. Herman is the Read MoreRead More
The Downtown Albuquerque Walking Tour: For People Who Prefer to Sit
On Sunday, January 21, 2024, amateur historian Roland Penttila presented a partial history of Central Avenue (previously Railroad Avenue) and the changes that occurred after the railroad came to town Read MoreRead More
Movies Made in Albuquerque
On Sunday, November 19, 2023, Santa Fe-based writer and New Mexico film historian Jeff Berg presented a “Made in New Mexico” film screening featuring a collection of clips from movies Read MoreRead More
What’s in a Name?
On Sunday, October 15, 2023, Journalist Elaine Briseño explored some of most memorable topics covered in the Albuquerque Journal’s “What’s in a Name” column that is published the first Sunday Read MoreRead More
Albuquerque’s Involvement with the American Space Program
On Sunday, September 17, 2023, award-winning author Loretta Hall spoke about the Albuquerque researchers who contributed substantially to America’s space exploration programs since the 1950s. Learn about the amazing record Read MoreRead More
The Role of the New Mexico State Historian
On Sunday, August 20, 2023, Rob Martinez, state historian of New Mexico since 2019, presented a program about what the state historian does, how it is done, as well as Read MoreRead More
Historic Fairview Cemetery: THE Place to be Buried Since 1881
On Sunday, July 16, 2023, Gail Rubin spoke about about the history and current status of Historic Fairview Cemetery. The program was held at the Albuquerque Museum at 2000 Mountain Read MoreRead More
History of South Broadway and Kirtland Addition Neighborhoods
Anthony “Tony” DellaFlora spoke on the rich historic and cultural heritage of South Broadway and the Kirtland Addition In an Albuquerque Historical Society Presentation at the Albuquerque Museum on Read MoreRead More
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