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The category of New Mexico History wishes to include web sites that pertain to the history of the State of New Mexico. This would include historical survey sites and major historical events and people that helped to shape New Mexico. Sites that speak to a particular city or area of New Mexico should be submitted to that specific Regional:US:New_Mexico:City (or County) category.

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500 Years of Encounters 1492-1992

http://collectorsguide.com/sf/sffa02.shtml
Events that shaped New Mexico Hispanic arts and crafts.
Acoma Pottery

http://www.migrations.com/traditionalacoma.html
Traditional designs and techniques. Many photos illustrate historical and current procedures.
Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District

http://www.spa.usace.army.mil/reg/#irrigation
Among other information about permits, offers a 118-picture slide show of historical water resources.
Census Bureau Profiles

http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/35
"Profile" of each county including historical census information, plus a map.
Climate Summaries

http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/summary/climsmnm.html
From the Western Regional Climate Center, historical summaries of climate including snow fall tables for over 200 sites in New Mexico.
Cuarto Centrennial History Series

http://www.abqjournal.com/venue/museums/#Cuarto
Many historical articles about settlement in New Mexico by Juan de Onate in 1598 from the Albuquerque Journal.
Folk Arts of the Spanish Southwest

http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/iadfolk/iadfolk-main5.html
Discussion of Old World Spanish traditions and native Indian sensibilities. Includes tour of five rooms at the National Gallery of Art.
Gila Wilderness

http://www.onroute.com/feature/gila/index.html
Geology, history of native inhabitants, other subjects. With photos.
Hispano Music and Culture of the Northern Rio Grande

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/rghtml/rghome.html
Juan B. Rael Collection of religious and secular music of Spanish-speaking residents of northern New Mexico including essays in both English and Spanish.
Mountain Times

http://www.mountaintimes.net/
Reprints articles about the Sacramento Mountain area such as "Life as it was in the Sacramentos" from Mountain Times, monthly newspaper located in Timberon.
New Mexico History

http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~celina/history.html
From the New Mexico Magazine Vacation Guide.
New Mexico Office of the State Historian

http://www.newmexicohistory.org/
Aims to foster an appreciation and understanding of the state's history. Includes timeline and calendar.
Passport Records 1828-1836

http://www.nmgs.org/artpass.htm
Mexican Port of Entry Records taken at Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory. Published by the New Mexico Genealogical Society.
Repositories of Primary Sources: New Mexico

http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/special-collections/west.html#usnm
Links to sources of historical materials in New Mexico. Published by the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives department.
Timeline of New Mexico History

http://www.ppsa.com/magazine/NMtimeline.html
Includes events from 25000 BC to 1998, from the New Mexico Blue Book.
WPA Life Histories from New Mexico

http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/nmcat.html
First-person accounts of life in New Mexico collected during the Great Depression and stored at the Library of Congress. Includes Pioneer Stories, oral histories.

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