Corrales Historical Society is pleased to share strong relationships with many of our Community Partners. Check this page frequently to see what interesting events are happening in and around our neck of the woods.
Casa San Ysidro
The Gutierrez Minge House
937 Old Church Rd.
Corrale, NM 87048
cabq-gov/CasaSanYsidro
Corrales Community Library
84 W La Entrada
Corrales, NM 87048
505-897-0733
CorralesLibrary.org
Corrales Main Street
4234 Corrales Rd
Corrales, NM 87048
505 350-3955
https://visitcorrales.com
Placitas Community Library
453 Hwy 165 in Placitas, NM 87043
505 867-3355
PlacitasLibrary.org
Sandoval County Historical Society
151 Edmund Rd
Bernalillo NM
505-867-2755
SandovalHistory.org
The Gutierrez Minge House
937 Old Church Rd.
Corrale, NM 87048
cabq-gov/CasaSanYsidro
Corrales Community Library
84 W La Entrada
Corrales, NM 87048
505-897-0733
CorralesLibrary.org
Corrales Main Street
4234 Corrales Rd
Corrales, NM 87048
505 350-3955
https://visitcorrales.com
Placitas Community Library
453 Hwy 165 in Placitas, NM 87043
505 867-3355
PlacitasLibrary.org
Sandoval County Historical Society
151 Edmund Rd
Bernalillo NM
505-867-2755
SandovalHistory.org
UPCOMING EVENTS
Annular Eclipse Viewing
Location: Jemez Historic Site, 18160 NM-4, Jemez Springs, NM 87025 & Coronado Historic Site, 485 Kuaua Rd, Bernalillo, NM 87004 & many other locations throughout the ABQ metro area (other DCA locations include Natural History and perhaps others?)
When: Saturday, Oct 14; 10am-1pm (full eclipse at ~10:45)
Audience: All ages
Brief description: Join the American Astronomical Society, NASA, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, and others to view this special celestial event! An annular eclipse, in which the moon fully passes in front of the sun but a fiery ring extends around its borders, hasn’t been visible in central New Mexico since 2012. Learn more about the science of eclipses and how Pueblo people and other communities thought about these events in the past, while learning how to safely view an annular eclipse. Note: there is NO time during an annular eclipse when it is safe to look directly at the sun. Event participants will have access to filters for safe viewing and be able to create their own pinhole cameras to watch the whole event.
How do I find out more: Contact Marlon Magdalena, Instructional Coordinator: marlon.magdalena@dca.nm.gov or check out: https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/new-mexico-2023-eclipse
Summer Programs
Looking to the Skies: Ancient and Modern Astronomers
Location: Jemez Historic Site, 18160 NM-4, Jemez Springs, NM 87025
When: Monthly, on the 3rd Sunday each month; 10 am
Audience: All ages
Brief description: These events will focus on activities related to different ways people in the ancient past viewed the day and night sky. There will be presentations on ancient astronomy and modern-day astronomy to explain how people of the past interpreted the sky and how modern-day astronomy can tell what is out there. It will also include modern-day activities like viewing the sky using a telescope.
How do I find out more: Contact Marlon Magdalena, Instructional Coordinator: marlon.magdalena@dca.nm.gov
Volunteer and Docent Training
Location: Coronado Historic Site, 485 Kuaua Rd, Bernalillo, NM 87004
When: monthly, 3rd Tuesday of the month, 10-11:30 am
Audience: volunteers and potential volunteers
Brief description: Have you ever wanted to help share the history and culture of Kuaua Pueblo and other aspects of Coronado Historic Site with visitors? Do you want to learn more about how to get involved at Jemez Historic Site? Join our volunteer corps to learn detailed histories, hear about current research, acquire new skills and give back to our communities. Monthly 90-minute trainings for all prospective and current volunteers year-round. Volunteers are the heartbeat of our sites – take part!
How do I find out more: call 505.525.1340
Dawn-to-Dusk at Coronado Historic Site
Location: Coronado Historic Site, 485 Kuaua Rd, Bernalillo, NM 87004
When: monthly, first Sunday of the month, times change with sunrise and sunset – check our website for more details
Audience: General Public, particularly those interested in birding, photography, or quiet walks, that might benefit from extended access to the site
Brief description: Have you ever wanted to see the sunrise over the Sandias? Would you like to enjoy an unobstructed view of the famed mountains at sunset in the glowing pink for which they are renowned? Coronado Historic Site will now have extended hours, dawn to dusk, on the First Sunday of each month to allow visitors to see the site at these exciting times of day. Photograph the beautiful views, watch birds flit around the feeders and fly over the Rio Grande, or simply take a walk on the trails to soak up the rays of the early morning and late evening sun. First Sundays are free for all New Mexico residents, and specific dawn to dusk hours will change monthly.
How do I find out more: contact Jessica Tharp, Interpretive Ranger:jessica.tharp@dca.nm.gov
Last Sunday Quests
Location: Jemez Historic Site, 18160 NM-4, Jemez Springs, NM 87025
When: monthly, last Sunday of each month, 10:00 – 2:00PM
Audience: Especially designed for younger visitors; all ages welcome
Brief description: What will you learn when you dig into the details atJemez Historic Site? Beginning in March, on the last Sunday of each month, our rangers and volunteers will provide drop-in opportunities for the young and young at heart. Activities change each month and will offer ways to take a closer look at many different features of the site, landscape, history, and environment. Join us and engage with the history of the siteand lifeways of the people in a different way.
How do I find out more: Contact Marlon Magdalena, Instructional Coordinator: marlon.magdalena@dca.nm.gov
Funday at Giusewa
Location: Jemez Historic Site, 18160 NM-4, Jemez Springs, NM 87025
When: monthly, 2nd Sunday of each month, 11:00-2:00
Audience: All ages welcome
Brief description: Explore the ways of Pueblo life through cooking, artdemonstrations, dances, and much more at Jemez Historic site, once a month, starting March 2023. Visit with local artists, enjoy some pueblo food, or try a new skill. Learn the history of Giusewa with this engaging, hands-on opportunity!
May 7: Flute-making
June 11: Adobe plastering (end of horno making workshop)
July 9: Bread making in the horno
Aug 13: Cotton weaving
How do I find out more: Contact Brenda Tafoya, Interpretive Ranger:brenda.tafoya@dca.nm.gov
Garden Gander
Location: Coronado Historic Site, 485 Kuaua Rd, Bernalillo, NM 87004
When: monthly, 2nd Saturday of each month, 11 am
Audience: garden enthusiasts or novices, children 12+, adults
Brief description: Enjoy hands-on garden work in conversation with Ranger Anthony, who will share some of the ways that gardening is an important part of Pueblo life across the seasons. Bring your gloves and help out with soil turning, planting, weeding, and other agricultural tasks, all the way through harvesting and storage strategies.
How do I find out more: contact Anthony Magdalena, Interpretive Ranger:anthony.magdalena@dca.nm.gov
Location: Jemez Historic Site, 18160 NM-4, Jemez Springs, NM 87025 & Coronado Historic Site, 485 Kuaua Rd, Bernalillo, NM 87004 & many other locations throughout the ABQ metro area (other DCA locations include Natural History and perhaps others?)
When: Saturday, Oct 14; 10am-1pm (full eclipse at ~10:45)
Audience: All ages
Brief description: Join the American Astronomical Society, NASA, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, and others to view this special celestial event! An annular eclipse, in which the moon fully passes in front of the sun but a fiery ring extends around its borders, hasn’t been visible in central New Mexico since 2012. Learn more about the science of eclipses and how Pueblo people and other communities thought about these events in the past, while learning how to safely view an annular eclipse. Note: there is NO time during an annular eclipse when it is safe to look directly at the sun. Event participants will have access to filters for safe viewing and be able to create their own pinhole cameras to watch the whole event.
How do I find out more: Contact Marlon Magdalena, Instructional Coordinator: marlon.magdalena@dca.nm.gov or check out: https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/new-mexico-2023-eclipse
Summer Programs
Looking to the Skies: Ancient and Modern Astronomers
Location: Jemez Historic Site, 18160 NM-4, Jemez Springs, NM 87025
When: Monthly, on the 3rd Sunday each month; 10 am
Audience: All ages
Brief description: These events will focus on activities related to different ways people in the ancient past viewed the day and night sky. There will be presentations on ancient astronomy and modern-day astronomy to explain how people of the past interpreted the sky and how modern-day astronomy can tell what is out there. It will also include modern-day activities like viewing the sky using a telescope.
How do I find out more: Contact Marlon Magdalena, Instructional Coordinator: marlon.magdalena@dca.nm.gov
Volunteer and Docent Training
Location: Coronado Historic Site, 485 Kuaua Rd, Bernalillo, NM 87004
When: monthly, 3rd Tuesday of the month, 10-11:30 am
Audience: volunteers and potential volunteers
Brief description: Have you ever wanted to help share the history and culture of Kuaua Pueblo and other aspects of Coronado Historic Site with visitors? Do you want to learn more about how to get involved at Jemez Historic Site? Join our volunteer corps to learn detailed histories, hear about current research, acquire new skills and give back to our communities. Monthly 90-minute trainings for all prospective and current volunteers year-round. Volunteers are the heartbeat of our sites – take part!
How do I find out more: call 505.525.1340
Dawn-to-Dusk at Coronado Historic Site
Location: Coronado Historic Site, 485 Kuaua Rd, Bernalillo, NM 87004
When: monthly, first Sunday of the month, times change with sunrise and sunset – check our website for more details
Audience: General Public, particularly those interested in birding, photography, or quiet walks, that might benefit from extended access to the site
Brief description: Have you ever wanted to see the sunrise over the Sandias? Would you like to enjoy an unobstructed view of the famed mountains at sunset in the glowing pink for which they are renowned? Coronado Historic Site will now have extended hours, dawn to dusk, on the First Sunday of each month to allow visitors to see the site at these exciting times of day. Photograph the beautiful views, watch birds flit around the feeders and fly over the Rio Grande, or simply take a walk on the trails to soak up the rays of the early morning and late evening sun. First Sundays are free for all New Mexico residents, and specific dawn to dusk hours will change monthly.
How do I find out more: contact Jessica Tharp, Interpretive Ranger:jessica.tharp@dca.nm.gov
Last Sunday Quests
Location: Jemez Historic Site, 18160 NM-4, Jemez Springs, NM 87025
When: monthly, last Sunday of each month, 10:00 – 2:00PM
Audience: Especially designed for younger visitors; all ages welcome
Brief description: What will you learn when you dig into the details atJemez Historic Site? Beginning in March, on the last Sunday of each month, our rangers and volunteers will provide drop-in opportunities for the young and young at heart. Activities change each month and will offer ways to take a closer look at many different features of the site, landscape, history, and environment. Join us and engage with the history of the siteand lifeways of the people in a different way.
How do I find out more: Contact Marlon Magdalena, Instructional Coordinator: marlon.magdalena@dca.nm.gov
Funday at Giusewa
Location: Jemez Historic Site, 18160 NM-4, Jemez Springs, NM 87025
When: monthly, 2nd Sunday of each month, 11:00-2:00
Audience: All ages welcome
Brief description: Explore the ways of Pueblo life through cooking, artdemonstrations, dances, and much more at Jemez Historic site, once a month, starting March 2023. Visit with local artists, enjoy some pueblo food, or try a new skill. Learn the history of Giusewa with this engaging, hands-on opportunity!
May 7: Flute-making
June 11: Adobe plastering (end of horno making workshop)
July 9: Bread making in the horno
Aug 13: Cotton weaving
How do I find out more: Contact Brenda Tafoya, Interpretive Ranger:brenda.tafoya@dca.nm.gov
Garden Gander
Location: Coronado Historic Site, 485 Kuaua Rd, Bernalillo, NM 87004
When: monthly, 2nd Saturday of each month, 11 am
Audience: garden enthusiasts or novices, children 12+, adults
Brief description: Enjoy hands-on garden work in conversation with Ranger Anthony, who will share some of the ways that gardening is an important part of Pueblo life across the seasons. Bring your gloves and help out with soil turning, planting, weeding, and other agricultural tasks, all the way through harvesting and storage strategies.
How do I find out more: contact Anthony Magdalena, Interpretive Ranger:anthony.magdalena@dca.nm.gov