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(Santa Fe, NM) – Plan an escape from the modern day at New Mexico Historic Sites over the next two weekends. The Lincoln Historic Site celebrates Old Lincoln Days this coming weekend, and the Jemez Historic Site commemorates Pueblo Independence D...
Celebrate San Juan Day with Free Concerts at Lincoln Historic Site (Santa Fe, NM) – Grab the camp chairs and sunscreen and set out for the Lincoln Historic Site Saturday, June 24 for 2017’...
The town of Lincoln, NM, perhaps better-known as Lincoln Historic Site, comes alive during the annual Old Lincoln Days, a three day-long celebration and historic re-creation of the frontier West. Bring your family and take a trip into the hist...
It’s here, the official (and final) Old Lincoln Days Schedule of Events. Friday, August 7th All Day &n...
Head to where Billy the Kid’s legend began–and nearly ended... Join the festivities at the annual Old Lincoln Days August 7&mdas...
If You Were Growing Up in 1800s Lincoln Have you ever wondered what it was like to grow up in Lincoln County in the 1880s? Find out when the Lincoln Historic Site opens its new exhibit If...
Lincoln Historic Site, Old Lincoln Town, and Friends of Historic Lincoln present Music in the Park, a free summer concert series at the public park in historic Lincoln, NM. The series’ final installment will take place on S...
The Department of Cultural Affairs’ State Monument Division has selected Gary Cozzens as the manager for Lincoln State Monumen...
Tourism Department Launches Billy the Kid Web Site in conjunction with Old Lincoln Days Wild West aficionados will travel far and near to escape reality during the annual Old Lincoln Days and the Billy the Kid Pageant in Lincol...
Head to where Billy the Kid’s legend began–and nearly ended... Join the festivities at the annual Old Lincoln Days August 7—August 9, 2015 The town of Lincoln, NM, perhaps better-known as Lincoln Historic Site, comes alive during the annual Old Lincoln Days, a three day-long celebration and historic re-creation of the frontier West. Bring your family and […]
Jedidiah Douglas has been a cattle drover his entire life, working as a wrangler on the Goodnight-Loving Trail in 1868. Visit with him as he details the history of the great cattle drives and recounts a life of moving cattle. Scott Green from the NM Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum portrays this engaging character from our ranching past.
The Alexander and Susan McSween house was the scene of the most famous gun battle of the Lincoln County War, a violent struggle between two rival factions of businessmen, ranchers, and lawyers for political and economic control of the county. A 5-day siege of the McSween House ended during the evening of July 19, 1878, […]
Join Lynda Sanchez, author of Apache Legends & Lore of Southern New Mexico: From the Sacred Mountain, for an intriguing look at the culture and characters central to Apache legends and history. The presentation will include “show and tell” items from her personal collection and will be held at the San Juan Mission. For more […]
A mass will be conducted at San Juan Mission. Local parishioners began building the mission in 1884; it was completed on June 26, 1887, and a feast was held immediately to celebrate. Following this year’s church service, another feast will be held, with a community potluck supper. More detailed information will be available as the […]
In partnership with the New Mexico Music Commission, Lincoln Historic Site will host a concert of traditional western music at the amphitheater, next to the Visitor Center, by Jim Jones (Cowboy Way) from 11 am to 12 noon. From 12 noon to 1 pm, Lincoln staff will talk about the colorful history of Lincoln. From 1 to 2 […]
In honor of Memorial Day Weekend, join a ranger on a guided tour of the Lincoln cemetery at 2:00pm. This cemetery is the resting place of the “Pal of Billy the Kid” and “The Father of Lincoln”, along with many other former residents of the Lincoln community. Free. Call 575-653-4025 for more information.
Christmas Eve brings Luminaries in Lincoln. The community puts out luminaries in the morning and lights them at dusk. Santa arrives at dusk riding a long horned steer at the Community Church where refreshments are served. For more information call (575) 653-4372.
What if everything we thought we knew about Billy the Kid was wrong? Author, Frederick Nolan, to speak at Lincoln Historic Site on Nov. 11th Historian and foremost Lincoln County War and Billy the Kid author, Frederick Nolan, will be at Lincoln Historic Site on November 11, 2014 as a part of Lincoln Historic Site’s […]
Polly Chavez, newspaper columnist, santera, and descendent of early residents of Lincoln, will give two talks in Lincoln Historic Site’s Convento Museum on the cultural customs of Dia de los Muertos and explain the construction of the traditional altar (ofrenda) that is an important Dia de los Muertos custom. Children’s activities, live music, and altars […]
The Museum of New Mexico Foundation is funding two special guests in Lincoln this October. Bob Boze Bell, Executive Editor of True West Magazine will be an artist-in-residence at the Lincoln Historic Site October 1st through the 10th. Author Frederick Nolan will be joining Bob in Lincoln as historian-in-residence. Nolan will be doing original research […]
In the early twentieth century, tuberculosis was the number-one killer in the United States. New Mexico’s (and Lincoln County’s) clean, dry, fresh air, high altitude, and sunshine provided relief for many patients. The village of Lincoln and Fort Stanton had TB sanatoriums which provided relief and treatment for patients. An original hut from Dr. J. […]
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