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Radium Springs, NM – On July 1, Fort Selden Historic Site (FSHS) will celebrate its 50th anniversary being a part of the New Mexico Historic Sites system with food, live music...
(Santa Fe, New Mexico) --- Generations of New Mexicans know the story, but you’ve never heard it told quite like this. Saturday, July 13 from 6-9 p.m. bring the whole family for a special summer night among the fort ruins at Fort Selden His...
(Santa Fe, New Mexico) --- Celebrate Father’s Day with your dad a day early and bring the whole family to Fort Selden Historic Site for an afternoon of games and activities. On Saturday afternoon, June 15, from 1-5 p.m. folk troubadour Ralph Este...
Make this Mother’s Day weekend one to remember and take Mom to Fort Selden’s Mother’s Day Vintage Fashion Show! The event is being held Saturday, May 11 from 2 – 4 p.m. at Fort Selden Historic Site. Enchantment Hist...
(Radium Springs, New Mexico) – Fort Selden Historic Site, in southern New Mexico, is getting ready for summer, setting aside a special day to honor fathers, and announcing a series of summer kids classes for children. On Saturday, June 16,...
(Santa Fe, NM) – Meet historic characters and hear ghost stories and legends of New Mexico by a cozy fire during Voices of the Past: Moonlight Tours at Fort Selden Historic Site. The fun begins at 6:00pm through 9:00pm o...
Ralph Estes “sings the West” accompanied by his autoharp.
Courtesy: Ralph Estes
Rosalia De Aragon, a multitalented actor and vocalist, loves teaching New Mexico history through stories and songs.
Rosalia De Aragon performs as La Llorona, The Wailing Woman, the famous ghost story from Spanish folklore.
Courtesy: Rosalia De Aragon
La Llorona is known throughout the world for her chilling cries as she searches for her drowned children.
A Regency Dress on display at a performance of The Great American Fashion Show at the NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum.
Credits: Enchantment Historical Productions
Ralph Estes, self-described as “The World’s Oldest Living Cowboy” tells and sings history accompanied by his autoharp and guitar
Ralph Estes, a troubadour storyteller, is a member of the Western Music Association, the Wild West History Association, and Western Writers of America. Courtesy: Ralph Estes
A 1770s dress on display at a performance of The Great American Fashion Show at the NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum.
Credits: Enchantment Historical Productions
Fort Selden Historic Site is hosting a series of summer classes for children. Fort Selden also hosts a series of four classes for children this summer. Registration is required at least one week ahead for Fort Selden’s Summer Kid’s classes. Snacks are provided. $5 cash or check only. All activities are outside. All classes are […]
Fort Selden Historic Site, in southern New Mexico, is setting aside a special day to honor fathers. On Saturday, June 16, the Fort hosts a family fun day in honor of Fathers which includes a continental breakfast served outside by the fire from 9 – 11 a.m. along with games and activities for the whole […]
Join us this Mother’s Day weekend for a celebration! Meet famous and infamous women who lived on the New Mexico frontier as portrayed by VanAnn Moore, an internationally known performer. Moore will bring to life Doña Tules, Susan Shelby Magoffin and Lydia Spencer Lane. Enjoy tea and cookies. Old-fashioned hats and clothing are encouraged. Mothers […]
Saturday, December 9 from 6:00PM to 9:00PM enjoy Las Noches de las Luminarias at the Fort Selden Historic Site. More than 800 luminarias will be lighted, with holiday music, a cozy campfire, and refreshments. This is a fun night for the whole family.
(Santa Fe, NM) – Meet historic characters and hear ghost stories and legends of New Mexico by a cozy fire during Voices of the Past: Moonlight Tours at Fort Selden Historic Site. The fun begins at 6:00pm through 9:00pm on Saturday, October 21. Fort Selden is located 13 miles north of Las Cruces, exit 19, […]
The Wonders on Wheels mobile museum will be at Fort Selden Historic Site on July 15 from 10am to 4pm. The van houses an amazing dinosaur exhibit with exciting dinosaur activities! The Wonders on Wheels (WoW) exhibit for 2017 features authentic fossils from the vast internationally renowned paleontological resources held by the New Mexico Museum […]
Fort Selden Historic Site will be closed 3/31/2017 through noon on 4/1/2107 due to a broken water line. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Join us for this Southwest tradition as over eight hundred glowing lights surround the Fort ruins. Enjoy holiday music a cozy campfire and warm cup of cocoa as you tour the grounds located just north of Las Cruces. Make your own holiday decorations while you enjoy the sights and sounds of the season. All activities […]
Ft. Selden Historic Site will be celebrating the season again this year with its annual “Luminaria Tour”. 1,000 Luminarias will be placed along the Monument trails to light the path of visitors as they experience this night-time wonder.Living history re-enactors will be on hand to add an historic flavor to the event with skits and […]
The blacksmith was the mechanic, hardware store and fabricator of all things metal needed for the soldier and civilian alike surviving in a remote and hostile land. The blacksmith fabricated things like farm tools, house hardware and accessories repaired wagons as well as shod work animals and fabricated the metal tools you needed to get […]
Take a trip back in time and honor the civilians and soldiers who lived at the fort and protected local residents. Living History events continue throughout the day for the whole family, including: Vintage Hats of the 1800s by Sherri Gaines;Modern Medicine – 1873 by Dr. Bob Mallin;Music by The White Sands Pipers, Connected, and […]
Free admission to all visitors. Enjoy living history military re-enactors, 1000 luminarias, free cookies and beverages. For more info call 575-526-8911.
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