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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
Take a trip back in time and honor the civilians and soldiers who lived at the fort and protected local residents. X
Enjoy living history military re-enactors, 1000 luminarias, free cookies and beverages. Free admission!
Bake pan de muerto, a traditional Day of the Dead bread, in a period wood cook stove and an adobe horno. Visitors are welcome to join in the making and baking of these classic loaves, which they can then take home and share with friends and family. All supplies will be furnished.
Enjoy living history demonstration and period military re-enactors.Built on the banks of the Rio Grande, this adobe fort housed units of the U.S. Infantry and Cavalry. Their intent was to protect settlers and travelers in the Mesilla Valley from desperados and Apache Indians. Several of the units stationed at the fort were black troopers, referred […]
Enjoy a campfire breakfast with biscuits & eggs cooked on a stick for children. Free admission for all fathers.
Enjoy period tea and complimentary corsage. Free admission for all mothers.
LUMINARIA TOUR Fort Selden State Monument, Radium Springs, NM Saturday, December 10, 5–9 pm History buffs will enjoy visiting with soldiers (living history re-enactors) who set up camp for this event. Warm cider will be served from their camp fires and at a chuck wagon other free refreshments may be had. Listen to stories about […]
Enjoy living history military re-enactors, 1000 luminarias, free cookies and beverages. Free admission to all visitors.
FREE ADMISSION for Fathers on Father's Day!Visit with historians, see vintage Indian Wars uniforms and firearms, and eat some great food.
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