The Way We Were: Everyday Life in Southern New Mexico On the Eve of Statehood


The "Work" Section of "The Way We Were" Exhibit


Mining in The Organs in the Nineteenth Century

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of statehood, the Heritage Center worked with the staff of the NMSU Museum to develop a museum exhibit of artifacts, documents, photographs and narrative text, surveying the cultural traditions of southern New Mexico as it approached statehood in 1912. A 28-minute video based on the themes of the exhibit and illustrated with historic photographs was also produced and is available for distribution.

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