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Fajada Butte in New Mexico

Midsummer Traditions: Celebrating the Longest Day of the year

Rituals celebrating the beginning and end of the seasons are as old as mankind. Among them is the age-old observance…
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easter hot cross buns

A Short History of Easter Eats Around the World

The return of spring brings annual rites and traditions, including the celebration of Easter this coming Sunday. Officially a religious…
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bolo ties

The Early Days of Bolo Ties

Such is the story of the earliest bolo (or bola) ties, which starts around 1947. These early pieces are silver isosceles, trapezoid or…
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Jerry Garcia Waving

Why Does Rolling Stone Love Baron Wolman So Much?

Oct 6, 2020 - This week we learned that legendary photographer and Santa Fe resident Baron Wolman was in the…
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Jimi Hendrix by BAron Wolman

Summer of Love Memories

The Summer of Love gave birth to me.  And I don’t mean just figuratively.  I was born in July of…
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frito pie window at Woolworths Santa Fe New Mexico

About Santa Fe, NM | Answering Your 20 Most Common Questions

1. What does "Santa Fe" mean? “Santa Fe” means “Holy Faith.” Bird's eye view of Santa Fe, looking southeast, 1882.…
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Books From the Land of Enchantment

New Mexico has long inspired storytellers. From the early native people who passed down stories to their descendants to tellers…
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New Mexico Caves | A Reminiscence

"Excavating for a Mine, Lived a Miner, Forty-niner… and his daughter , Clementine…. drove she ducklings to the water, every…
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Sacred Garden Santa Fe New Mexico

The History Of Marijuana In The United States

The recreational use of marijuana can be traced back to 2737 BC when Chinese medicine used the herb to induce…
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easter eggs

A Short History of Easter Eggs

Easter is a day officially devoted to eggs. From egg-dying and egg-hunting to chocolate eggs, speckled malt eggs and those…
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The Tangled Tale of Babe I’m Gonna Leave You

On Led Zeppelin’s first album (released in early 1969), Side One, Cut Two is a song labeled “Trad. arr. Jimmy…
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Trattoria a Mano Santa Fe New Mexico

A History of Christmas Feasts

Did you know that in medieval times, the Brits served peacock at their Yuletide feast, along with wild boar, swan…
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