New Mexico Public Libraries Active in Local History
September 29, 2025
by Marcy Botwick, Southwest Librarian New Mexicans love history, the more local the better, according to a special section in
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New Mexico History Reading Guide
November 27, 2023
Welcome to the New Mexico History in 10 Minutes Reading Guide! During the Covid pandemic, New Mexico State Historian Rob
New Mexico History in 10 Minutes
September 8, 2022
NEW MEXICO HISTORY IN 10 MINUTES! Watch State Historian Rob Martínez talk about New Mexico history in 10 minutes in
New Mexico State Library Vertical Files
June 27, 2022
The New Mexico State Library maintains a print vertical file collection of information about towns, cities, counties, events, people, and
A New Research Guide to New Mexico Newspapers on Microfilm at the State Library
February 2, 2022
The New Mexico State Library holds thousands of rolls of microfilm for New Mexico newspapers
New Mexico History in 10 Minutes Series from the State Historian
November 1, 2021
The New Mexico State Historian, Rob Martinez created a YouTube Channel for the NM History in 10 Minutes Series. There
Southwest Natural History
June 30, 2021
“New Mexico is enormously rich in biodiversity, with approximately 4,583 known species. Across plants and vertebrate animals, New Mexico has
Census Fun: Reference Card File of 1950 Federal Census
January 4, 2021
If you haven’t yet investigated History Hub, the National Archives online crowd-sourcing history site, I highly recommend it. You can
A Grant Helps the New Mexico State Library Preserve New Mexico’s History
December 23, 2020
The New Mexico State Library’s newspaper collection on microfilm includes thousands of reels of newspapers from large and small towns
Explore History Hub
December 10, 2020
This summer the New Mexico State Library proudly joined the National Archives’ History Hub project as an institutional partner. History