AHS will co-sponsor the Saturday Aug. 21 program at the downtown Main Library. The program begins at 10:30 a.m. Monika Ghattas will speak on the "LOS ARABES de Nuevo Mexico- History of the Arabs & Lebanese in NM". This includes such well known families as Malouff, Budagher, Koury, and Bellamah. Ghattas will also describe another lesser know connection to Lebanese heritage; that being E. Lee Francis who was NM's Lt. Governor during the David Cargo administration. Parking at the City garage across from the Main Library is free for two hours. Also parking meters are not monitored on Saturdays.

Another treasure for the eyes at the Main Library is the 2nd floor display of HISTORICAL BOTTLES: soda, medicine, milk, seltzer and more. This is part of the 4,000 plus bottle collection of Lynn Loomis. The bottles tell the story of the many dairies in the ABQ area. The display shows medicine bottles from around the state. It gives the history of Dr. Pepper, Coca Cola, 7-Up, and Pepsi Cola and displays bottles from many different bottling facilities around the state. The soft drink bottle brands that no longer exist was fascinating.

The African American Museum and Cultural Center of NM (AAMCCNM) has a pictoral exhibit at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. The exhibit features the African American history of Las Cruces. Additional pictoral panels tell the story of many Albuquerque African American families.

AHS suggests attending the Saturday July 31 program sponsored by the AAMCCNM. Its title is "NM African American Educators--from Segregation to Reservation to Integration". The 1pm program is a symposium of African American educators who started their careers on the Navajo Reservation of northwest New Mexico as a result of hiring practices in local school systems.

AHS encourages you to visit other Museums such as the Belen Harvey House with its exhibits on train history or the Albuquerue Museum of Art and History. The Museum telephone is 243-7255 The Harvey House information number is 861-0581.

HOMESTEAD WORKSHOP

Sponsored by New Mexico Archeological Council, Bureau of Land Management, and Maxwell Museum, University of New Mexico

September 25-26, 2010

Hibben Center, Maxwell Museum, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

The Homestead Workshop will focus on homesteads in New Mexico within the context of the Homestead Act of 1862 and the western United States. The workshop will include a history of homesteading under the Homestead Act of 1862. In addition, the Desert Land Act, Timber Culture Act, and the Taylor Grazing Act will be briefly discussed.

Other topics will be how to use a wide variety of archival records to research homesteads, oral history studies, and the physical features of homesteads. “Who homesteaded” will be a discussion of gender and ethnicity of homesteaders.

The workshop will be a series of lectures illustrated with Power Point presentations plus handout materials. Participants will receive a copy of HISTORIC HOMESTEADS AND RANCHES IN NEW MEXICO by Thomas Merlan, a 200 page historic context document written for the Bureau of Land Management, Santa Fe.

The Bureau of Land Management will recognize 3 days of general experience with the successful completion of the workshop. The Historic Preservation Division will recognize 12 hours for continuing education credit. Participants will receive a certificate at the end of the workshop.

The workshop will be held in the auditorium of the Hibben Center. Registration fee for NMAC members is $20.00 and for non-members $45.00 and will include a NMAC membership for 2011. Because of space limitations of the auditorium, the workshop will be limited to 80.

The deadline for registration will be Friday, September 17, 2010. The registration form is on the NMAC website, http://www.nmacweb.org/ in the Issues and Events section.

A workshop agenda is also on the website and provides more detail on the topics being discussed.

If you have questions, please contact Dave Kirkpatrick at dkirkpatrick49@comcast.net.

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The El Paso Archaeological Society is trying to make its library more accessible to those who are interested. I’ve attached a list of our books. This is a work in progress. Many of the books are old. EPAS has been in existence since 1922! Books are available for reference or to check out by visiting the El Paso Archaeological Museum in El Paso. Members of the society are available on Wednesday mornings from 9-12 to help those who wish to look at the books. They also have regular meetings most 3^rd Sunday afternoons of the month at 3 PM. Check out their website: http://www.epas.com/. PDF of book list - click here: EL Paso Archaeology

Sept. 21 Malcolm Collier, son of John Collier, Jr. and grandson of John Collier, Sr.; 4:30 p.m.

Dr. Collier is a retired professor from San Francisco where he taught at SF State Univ. He has done much research on his

father’s work as a photographer during the New Deal era including in New Mexico.

Oct. 21 Jan Marfyak, son of New Deal artist who worked in the Fed. Art Center in Roswell and elsewhere in the country during the New Deal. Linda Carfagno and Karen Lupton will share about the

The dates/programs for Nov/Dec. are still not finalized. We expect they will be done but not sure which of the two months.

Nov. 10 or “The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR’s Sec. of Labor” 4:30 p.m

Dec. 9 Madam Perkins was responsible for your Social Security and Nat. Labor Relations activities and some considered her “the mother” of the CCC. Barbara Burt, Exec. Dir. Of Frances Perkins Center in Newcastle, ME has been invited to be the guest speaker.

Nov. 10 or Holger Cahill, Director of the WPA Federal Art Project, will be Dec.9 the subject of a new documentary done by an Iceland film company.

Two other short videos about Ropesville and Sabine Farms, two Texas New Deal resettlement towns, will be aired.

New Mexico Genealogy Society - 50th Anniversary Conference,

October 15-16, 2010, Albuquerque, NM,

click here for more info.
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