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Fort Stanton, NM – New Mexico Historic Sites (NMHS) and New Mexico Historic Preservation Division (NMHPD) are pleased to announce that a Cultural Landscape Report for F...
New Mexico Historic Sites is excited to announce multiple capital improvement projects at Fort Stanton Historic Site are now completed or in progress, including upgrades to the water system, enclosures, grounds, and the roofs of several buildings. ...
(Santa Fe, New Mexico) – Fort Stanton Historic Site is offering a one-of-a-kind chance to explore the grounds and buildings after the sun goes down. The Fort Stanton After Dark! event is Saturday, October 26, from 6 to 10 p.m. (Media...
Fort Stanton Historic Site is proud to announce that a new art exhibit entitled, “Becoming Billy” will open inside the site’s main museum Friday, July 6, 2018. A reception and official opening will be held at 6 p.m. that evening. ...
(Santa Fe, NM) – For the first time ever, Fort Stanton Historic Site will open the main hospital building constructed in 1936 to the public. Members of the Lincoln County Paranormal Historical Society will be onsite to discuss their previous inve...
Fort Stanton; Saturday, July 11, 2015 from 9am to 8pm. Costumed re-enactors from the Civil War and Indian Wars era will be at the Fort for demonstrations, presentations, concerts and a military ball which will have visitors dancing into the night. Addi...
New fencing has been installed along the property at Fort Stanton Historic Site
Marshes near Pahvant Butte, Clear Lake Bird Refuge, Millard County, Utah. Photo by Siegfried Halus.
Courtesy of Greg MacGregor and Siegfried Halus.
Tom Leech, USA, Palace Jewels, acrylic on handmade paper, 18 x 24 vertical, 2007
Hikmet Barutcugil, Turkey, Turkish Tulips, mineral pigments on paper,19.75 x 27 vertical
Silver and turquoise necklace, circa 1885
Slender Maker of Silver
Length as shown 17 inches
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe
Photograph by Addison Doty
Second Mesa, Hopi Reservation, Walpi, AZ. Photo by Greg MacGregor.
Photo courtesy of Greg MacGregor and Siegfried Halus.
Pair of spoons fashioned after northern California indigenous mush spoons, 2003
Liz Wallace, Navajo/Maidu
Length 8 inches
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe
Photograph by Addison Doty
Held annually on the second Saturday in July, brings costumed interpreters from the Civil War and Indian Wars era to the Fort for demonstrations, presentations, concerts. Activities Include: Cavalry, Infantry, and Artillery Demonstrations (no cannons or cap guns will be fired), Authors, Speakers, Tours, Old-Time Games for Kids Concessions and Live Entertainment Additionally, the event …
On Saturday, May 13, Fort Stanton Historic Site (FSHS) will host a novel Mother’s Day celebration—one that combines informal teatimes and an opera performance. The Mother’s Day event will run from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. There will be two informal teatimes with an opera performance happening between them. See below for a full schedule. …
On May 13, Fort Stanton Historic Site will be launching its reimagined Living History event, with a full schedule of historical presentations, hands-on activities, and tours. This month, visitors can expect a tour of the German internment camp, infantry drills, a demonstration of a Mountain Howitzer cannon, and more. See a full schedule below. Living …
Join us on Saturday October, 26th for a one-of-a-kind chance to explore the grounds and buildings of Fort Stanton after dark while interacting with costumed living historians, storytellers, and investigators from the Lincoln County Paranormal Historical Society. Although the gates are open every day for visitors, few get to experience the fort after dark. The …
BYOH - Bring Your Own Horse Take part in a unique experience not available anywhere else in the country. Led by a historically uniformed guide, riders will be entertained by the history of Fort Stanton and a demonstration of soldiers’ horse skills. Put your horsemanship skills to the test as you’re immersed in the intricacies of military drill …
BYOH - Bring Your Own Horse Take part in a unique experience not available anywhere else in the country. Led by a historically uniformed guide, riders will be entertained by the history of Fort Stanton and a demonstration of soldiers’ horse skills. Put your horsemanship skills to the test as you’re immersed in the intricacies of military drill …
Join us for one of New Mexico’s premiere loving history events! If you are looking for action, look no further than Fort Stanton Historic Site where the annual Fort Stanton LIVE! event brings costumed reenactors from the Civil War and Indian Wars era to the Fort for demonstrations, presentations, live music, authors, historians, photographers, artists, …
GARRISON PROGRAM HOLIDAY EDITION FORT STANTON HISTORIC SITE Create historic holiday crafts and interact with living historians to discover what life was like at a frontier fort during the holiday season.
Saturday Nov. 17 GARRISON PROGRAM HOLIDAY EDITION FORT STANTON HISTORIC SITE Create historic holiday crafts and interact with living historians to discover what life was like at a frontier fort during the holiday season.
Fort Stanton LIVE! – Saturday, July 14, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. -- Fort Stanton Live! event brings costumed reeanactors from the Civil War and Indian Wars era to the Fort for demonstrations, presentations, concert and a military ball which will have visitors dancing into the night! Additionally, the event brings authors, historians, photographers, …
Join the staff of Fort Stanton and the members Fort Stanton, Inc. for our very first Mother’s Day Tea. This event will feature a Victorian era tea party, costumed living historians, and a program about Victorian social etiquette. The tea party will include traditional Victorian food and beverages. Tickets are $25 per person and all …
During 160 years in operation, Fort Stanton’s unparalleled service to New Mexico included time as an Army post, tuberculosis sanatorium, internment camp and correctional facility. The gates at Fort Stanton are open every day for visitors, however few get to experience the fort after dark. During this event visitors can explore the grounds and buildings …
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