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other New Mexico Travel & Business Links Pages:
Albuquerque, NM Page  •  Santa Fe, NM Page  •  Valencia County, NM Page
Albuquerque, New Mexico Food & Beverage Links Pages
Santa Fe, New Mexico Food & Beverage Links Page

Northeast New Mexico Page  { Taos, NM area }   •  Northwest New Mexico Page  •  Central New Mexico Page  •
Southwest New Mexico Page  { Las Cruces, NM area }  •  Southeast New Mexico Page

Reading Material About New Mexico Pages
New Mexico Artists Page
New Mexico Authors Page
New Mexico Politics Page
New Mexico Travel / Railroads Page

Official Government Links & Info
New Mexico covers 121,593 square miles {314,926 square kilometers}.
State population: 2,085,500 (U.S. Census 2012 estimate); Albuquerque area population: 887,000 (U.S. Census 2010).
>> reached 2 million state population in April 2007 <<
The current population is 2,085,287 (2013 estimate); the density is 17.2/square mile (ranked 45th).
Highest elevation is Wheeler Peak {13,161 ft.}; lowest elevation is Red Bluff Reservoir {2,842 feet}.
The state was made a Territory in 1851, split in 1864, and admitted to the Union on 5 January 1912 {the 47th state}.
The state motto is 'Crescit Eundo', commonly translated as "Grows as it goes".
The state nickname is 'Land of Enchantment' [made official in 1999].
The state slogan is "Everybody is somebody in New Mexico".
The state gem is Turquoise; the state cookie is the Biscochito.
The state flower is the Yucca; the state tree is the Piñon.
The state bird is the Road Runner [made official 1949]; the state animal is the Black Bear.
The state neckwear is the Bolo Tie [made official 3/2007].
The official state question is '¿Red or green?' regarding your choice of chili salsa [made official 2/1999].
The time zone in all of New Mexico is Mountain Time.

The tsiya/zia symbol on the New Mexico state flag is borrowed from indigenous culture
view explanation of zia symbol in new window

Ten largest cities or towns in New Mexico, per 2017 U.S. Census Bureau Estimate:
#1 Albuquerque (Bernalillo County) 558,545; #2 Las Cruces (Doña Ana County) 101,712; #3 Rio Rancho (Sandoval & Bernalillo Counties) 96,159;
#4 Santa Fe (Santa Fe County) 83,776; #5 Roswell (Chaves County) 47,775; #6 Farmington (San Juan County) 45,450; #7 Clovis (Curry County) 38,962;
#8 Hobbs (Lea County) 37,764; #9 Alamogordo (Otero County) 31,248; #10 Carlsbad (Eddy County) 28,774

Racial population statistics, per 2020 U.S. Census:
Hispanic or Latino 47.7%; White (non-Hispanic) 36.5%; Native 10.0%; Afro-American 2.1%; Asian & Pacific Islander 1.9%; and remainder 1.8%

New Mexicans die of alcohol-related causes at nearly three times the national average, higher by far than any other state; alcohol is involved in more deaths than fentanyl, heroin,
and methamphetamines combined! In 2020, alcohol killed more New Mexicans under age 65 than COVID-19 did in the first year of the pandemic – all told, 1,878 people.

New Mexico State Government Portal
New Mexico Constitution [orig. 1911, revisions to 1974]
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham [Dem; January 2019 - December 2026]
Lt. Governor Henry C. 'Howie' Morales [Dem; January 2019 - December 2026]

Secretary of State of New Mexico Maggie Toulouse Oliver [Dem; January 2015 - December 2026]
State Treasurer of New Mexico Tim Eichenberg [Dem; January 2015 - December 2026]
New Mexico Legislature website
State of New Mexico Courts / Judicial Branch

State of New Mexico Dept. of Agriculture

State of New Mexico Dept. of Cultural Affairs [est. 1978]

State of New Mexico Economic Development Dept.
New Mexico Film Office {of the Economic Development Dept.}

State of New Mexico Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Dept.
New Mexico State Parks Division {of N.M.E.M.N.R. Dept.}
New Mexico Mining & Minerals Division {of N.M.E.M.N.R. Dept.}
New Mexico Energy Conservation & Management Division {of N.M.E.M.N.R. Dept.}

the New Mexico Forestry Division {of N.M.E.M.N.R. Dept.}
coordinates with the U.S. Forest Service [est. 1905] of the Department of Agriculture
especially when wildfires are active in the Four Corners area and-or New Mexico
the very active Cibola National Forest Air Tanker Base is at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque

State of New Mexico Environment Dept.

State of New Mexico Dept. of Finance & Administration

State of New Mexico General Services Department

State of New Mexico Dept. of Health
State of New Mexico Coronavirus Epidemic Information Page
updated New Mexico COVID-19 vaccination website

New Mexico Dept. of Homeland Security & Emergency Management [merged 2007]

State of New Mexico Department of Human Services

New Mexico State Lottery [launched April 1996]

New Mexico Army National Guard
New Mexico Air National Guard
Brig. Gen. Miguel Aguilar, Adjutant General of New Mexico [prom 2022]
New Mexico National Guard Assn. [], 47 Bataan Blvd. in Santa Fe, NM
annual New Mexico National Guard Conference and Job Fair [April 2023]

State of New Mexico multi-agency Organized Crime Commission [re-established 5/2023]  

State of New Mexico Department of Public Safety
New Mexico State Police [est. 1933]

State of New Mexico Taxation & Revenue Dept.
NMTRD Motor Vehicle Division

State of New Mexico Tourism Dept.

New Mexico Dept. of Transportation
New Mexico Road Conditions or dial 1-800-432-4269 (or 511)

New Mexico Department of Veteran Services

for a more complete (and regularly-updated) list of New Mexico cabinet-level departments & personnel
visit G.E. Nordell's New Mexico Politics Page

New Mexico Spaceport Authority [est. 1/2006] Spaceport America has been launching vehicles to space since 2007. Spaceport America was officially declared open on 18 October 2011, and the visitor center in Truth or Consequences became fully accessible to the general public in June 2015. schedule a tour of Spaceport America official info on the 12,000 foot airfield at Spaceport America Spaceport America entry at Wikipedia anchor tenant Virgin Galactic [est. 2004] Virgin Galactic moved their full operations to New Mexico in June 2019; they held their first spaceflight from Spaceport America in May 2021; the four new astronauts aboard included founder Richard Branson. Virgin Galactic entry at Wikipedia tenant SpinLaunch, Inc. [est. 2014] SpinLaunch headquarters is in Long Beach, California; their New Mexico operation was leased in 2019; the first test flight from their new one-third size suborbital accelerator launch system on 22 October 2021 was a solid success. SpinLaunch entry at Wikipedia Spaceport America Cup Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition [est. 2017] The Spaceport America Cup was cancelled in 2020 because of COVID-19; the 2021 event was virtual; the June 2022 event was again live at Spaceport New Mexico. brief entry at Wikipedia

State Employees Credit Union of New Mexico
State Employee Alliance (C.W.A. Local 7076) of New Mexico
New Mexico Municipal League
official list of New Mexico counties & cities
New Mexico Assn. of Counties [est. 1968]
listing of New Mexico Chambers of Commerce
another listing of New Mexico Chambers of Commerce
New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce [est. 3/2010]

Amtrak Passenger Service [est. May 1971]
B.N.S.F. Railroad [est. 1849, merger 1995]
Union Pacific Railroad [est. 1862, U.P./S.P. merger Sept. 1996]

G.E. Nordell's New Mexico Railroads Page

Air New Mexico is the state's aircraft fleet
New Mexico Airlines [est. 2007] based in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Zia Airlines [1974-80?] was based in Las Cruces, New Mexico

University of New Mexico [est. 1889]
University of New Mexico Press [est. 1929]
New Mexico State University [est. 1888]
New Mexico Virtual College [launched 8/2003]
American Federation of Teachers - New Mexico
New Mexico Media Literacy Project [est. 1993]
New Mexico Colleges & Universities
New Mexico Coalition for Literacy [est.1987]
Landmark Education Worldwide currently has no courses in New Mexico (6/2022)
Landmark Education New Mexico {website closed}
The New Mexico Biotechnology & Biomedical Association [est. 1991]

New Mexico State Fair [Sept 2013 = #75] at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque
Southern New Mexico State Fair [Oct] near Las Cruces, NM
Southwestern New Mexico State Fair [Sept 2007 = #56] at Deming, NM
Eastern New Mexico State Fair [Oct 2007 = #85] at Roswell, NM

New Mexico Fire Watch Information
official statewide interagency information
official fire restrictions in New Mexico {'Area' drop-down is by county}
National Interagency Fire Center [est. 1965] based in Boise, Idaho
N.I.F.C. National Fire News {updated Monday-Friday}
NFPA's Firewise Communities Program teaches prevention in rural communities

New Mexico Political Links Page

official Timeline of New Mexico History

Albuquerque, New Mexico Journal newspaper's
New Mexico Election Voter Guide (2016)

Statewide Links
browse travel books about New Mexico
State of New Mexico entry at Wikipedia
City Data website info for New Mexico
eMercado New Mexico directory
Great New Mexico directory
Gil's Thrilling Website - Favorites in New Mexico weblog
NMSU's Rural Economic Development thru Tourism Project directory
New Mexico Garden RailRoaders
New Mexico Net - business directory
Great Deals New Mexico
  P.N.M. / Public Service Company of New Mexico [est. 1917]
Magellan Midstream Partners, LLP of Oklahoma operates a 250-mile petroleum pipeline from El Paso to Albuquerque [purch 7/2013]
New Mexico Independent Automobile Dealers Assn. []
New Mexico Business Calendar [est. 2007]
listing of free wi-fi hotspots in New Mexico
New Mexico Broadcasters Assn. [est. 1954]
listing of New Mexico radio stations
listing of rodeos in New Mexico
New Mexico Rodeo Assn.
New Mexico Webdesign Directory [est. 5/2008]
New Mexico Rail Passenger Alliance
RAILS: New Mexico's Passenger Rail Action Group [est. 1998]
New Mexico TechNet [est. 1984]
Natl. Assn. of Women Business Owners - Northern New Mexico Chapter
Fly New Mexico - airport directory
New Mexico Small Business Dev't. Center at Santa Fe Community College
New Mexico Youth At Risk
Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico [est. 1978]
New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society

Eye Associates of New Mexico [est. 1976] - 16 locations in NM
Lobo Internet Services & Wireless of New Mexico
A.A.A. of New Mexico
Nutrishop New Mexico vitamins & nutrition - 7 locations in New Mexico
Mesa Air [est. 1982] + reservations
Allsup's Convenience Stores [est. 1956] - more than 50 locations in New Mexico
Big R Stores farm & homestead supplies [chain] - six locations in New Mexico
New Mexico Propane - Bosque Farms, Moriarty & Taos
New Mexico Golf

Bitcoin Depot teller machines - 83 locations in New Mexico [6/2023]
  First National Rio Grande Bank [est. 1870] - 4 locations in New Mexico
  First National Santa Fe Bank [est. 1870] - 10 locations in New Mexico
New Mexico Bank & Trust - 14 locations [est. 1998] is based in Albuquerque, NM
Southwest Capital Bank - 6 locations [est. 1890] is based in Las Vegas, NM
T.B.K. Bank {formerly Bank of New Mexico} - branches in Albuquerque, Grants & Gallup
United Business Bank [est. 2004] - 6 locations in New Mexico, 32 total
U.S. Bank [] - 29 locations in 15 cities in New Mexico

New Mexico Arts & Culture Links
Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass - New Mexico Chapter
Art On The Rio [est. 2020] - A Virtual/Physical Art Dealership for New Mexico Artists

Bugg Lights [est. 1971]   
est. 1971, moved to Budaghers 2002; moved to Menaul School 2004; donated 5/2014 to Belén at Harvey House Museum;
moved 6/2019 to Becker Street; closed 12/2023 and returned to Bugg family

Annual Fred Harvey History Weekend [Nov 2021 = #12] in Santa Fe and Las Vegas, New Mexico
Guide To Jewish Life in Albuquerque & New Mexico [est. 2010]
   Jewish Federation of New Mexico [1948-2022]
Indian Pueblo Cultural Centers in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mitch's New Mexico Music Connection
New Mexico American Local History Network
New Mexico Assn. of Museums
New Mexico chapter [est. 2002] of A.I.G.A. {American Institute of Graphic Arts} [est. 1914]
New Mexico Cultural Treasures at N.M.S.U. Museum
New Mexico CultureNet [est. 1997]
The New Mexico Foundation for Literary Arts, 502 W. Cordova Road, Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico Heritage Preservation Alliance [est. 1999]
New Mexico Hispano Music Assn.
New Mexico Historical Society [est. 1859]
New Mexico History Museum [open 2009] in Santa Fe, New Mexico
New Mexico Jazz Calendar
New Mexico Jazz Workshop concert season [2007 = #31]
New Mexico Jazz Latino Orchestra featuring Frankie Vazquez [circa 2010s]   
New Mexico Library Association [est. 1924]
New Mexico Literary Arts [est. 1997]
New Mexico Middle-Eastern Community Cultural Alliance
New Mexico Music Commission [est. 4/2005]
New Mexico Poetry Calendar website
New Mexico Sculptors Guild
New Mexico State Poetry Society [est. 1969]
New Mexico Symphony Orchestra [est. 1932]
Pastel Society of New Mexico [est. 1989]
Plein Air Painters of New Mexico
Southwest Jazz Orchestra
Storytellers of New Mexico [est. 1987]

"Moments In Time" 15-episode TV series [NM-PBS 2013] Produced by the New Mexico History Museum in collaboration with New Mexico P.B.S.; episode titles are: "Fashioning New Mexico: Victorian Secrets"; "The Estancia Press"; "New Mexico’s Segesser Hide Paintings"; "Tesoros de Devoción"; "USS New Mexico BB40: The Drinan Diary"; "In Her Own Voice: Doña Teresa Aguilera y Roche and Intrigue In The Palace of The Governors, 1659-1662"; "Rough Riders"; "The Last Hurdle: El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro"; "Buffalo Soldiers In New Mexico"; "Through the Lens: Imaging Santa Fe"; "Remembering The Santa Fe Japanese Internment Camp"; "Your Obedient Servant, W. H. Bonney"; "The Palace of The Governors: A Witness To History"; "Maps of New Mexico"; and "100 Years Ago: New Mexico’s Early Film History" listing not found at IMDb • watch episodes (5-9 minutes each) on New Mexico P.B.S. website

New Mexico Cultural Events
NM Book Assn. Winter Fiesta [Jan 2017] in Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico Writers Dinner - Celebrating The Literary Arts [March 2017 = #1]
Albuquerque Book Festival International [April 2017 = #1] sponsored by N.M.F.L.A.
Tucumcari [NM] Rawhide Days [April 2016 = #1]
Las Cruces [NM] Country Music Festival [May 2016 = #4]
New Mexico Pecan Festival [est. 2016 - March 2024] in Old Mesilla, NM
Blues & Bikes Festival [Memorial Day Weekend 2016 = #21] in Silver City, NM
New Mexico Arts & Crafts Fair [est. 1962 = June]
New Mexico Cocktail Week [10 days in June 2023 = #1]
  National Latino Writers Conference [July 2015 = #12] in Albuquerque, NM
'Lavender in the Village' Festival [July 2016 = #13] in Los Ranchos, NM
New Mexico Jazz Festival [July 2018 = #13] in Albuquerques & Santa Fe, New Mexico • old website {last update 2014}
Humanist Society of New Mexico sponsors Women's Equality Day for New Mexico on August 26th
Vortex Theatre's New Mexico Shakespeare Festival [Aug-Sept 2022] at NM Veterans Memorial Park in Albuquerque, NM
Gallup [NM] Native Arts Market [Aug 2017 = #1]
annual Zozobra Festival [Sept 2022 = #98] in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Hatch [NM] Chile Festival [Labor Day Weekend - 2022 = #50]
New Mexico Jazz Festival [Sept-Oct 2022 = #17] in Albuquerque & Santa Fe, New Mexico
New Mexico Brew Fest & Music Showcase [Oct 2013 = #4] at NM Expo
Albuquerque [NM] International Balloon Fiesta [Oct 2015 = #44]
New Mexico Library Association Annual Conference [Oct 2015 = #92]
Southwest Festival of The Written Word [Oct 2015] in Silver City, New Mexico
N.M.F.F. 'On The Page' Screenwriters Conference [Oct 2016 = #1] in Santa Fe, NM
AspenFest Weekend [Oct = #42] in Ruidoso, NM
annual Historic Route 66 Fall Fiesta [Oct] at Fire and Ice Park in Grants, New Mexico
Annual Ruidoso Oktoberfest [Oct 2016 = #35] in Ruidoso, NM
annual Festival de Otoño & El KooKooee Se Quema [end of October; est. 1990] in South Valley Albuquerque, New Mexico

New Mexico Construction & Home Supply
A.I.A. {American Institute of Architects} of New Mexico
Hacienda Home Centers - down to 2 locations in New Mexico (2016)
Home Builders Assn. of Central New Mexico [est. 1947]
New Mexico Home Builders Assn. [est. 1959], 5931 Office Blvd. NE in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Samon's Electric & Plumbing Supply [est. 1972] - 12 locations in New Mexico {no website found}

New Mexico Sports Links - Pro & College Athletic Teams
New Mexico Bowl football game [Dec 2011 = #6]
Aggies of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM
Isotopes baseball of Albuquerque, NM : MiLB website • Wikipedia
Lobos of New Mexico University in Albuquerque, NM
Mustangs of Western New Mexico University in Silver City, NM
New Mexico Runners arena soccer team [coming Dec 2018]  
ann. 6/2018; will headquarter at the Santa Ana Star Center Arena in Rio Rancho
Scorpions hockey [1996-2009] in Rio Rancho, NM
New Mexico Activities Assn. [est. 1921] interscholastic athletics
New Mexico Ski Swap [Oct 2013 = #47] at NM Expo in Albuquerque

Pecos League of Professional Baseball Clubs [est. 2010] based in Houston, Texas
Las Vegas [NM] Train Robbers baseball team [est. 2010]
Raton [NM] Osos baseball team [est. 2010]
Roswell [NM] Invaders baseball team [est. 2010]
Santa Fe [NM] Fuego baseball team [est. 2010]
Taos [NM] Blizzard baseball team [est. 2010]
Trinidad [CO] Triggers baseball team [est. 2010]
White Sands [NM] Pupfish baseball team [est. 2010]

Baca Rodeo Series [est. 1976, 2022 series = #43] is based in Grants, NM
2022 tour includes four weekends at Belén in April, two days at TorC in May, two days at Silver City in June

Farm & Ranch, Nature & Ecology, and Environmental Links
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Amigos Bravos: Friends of The Wild Rivers [est. 1988]
Animal Protection of New Mexico [est. 1979]
Animal Protection Voters of New Mexico [est. 2002]
Chile Pepper Institute [est. 1992] at N.M.S.U.
Farmers Markets of New Mexico
Forest Guardians [est. 1989] of New Mexico & Colorado
Nature Conservancy - New Mexico Chapter
New Mexican Wild Horse Project [est. 1999]
New Mexico Alpaca Breeders [est. 2002]
New Mexico Bioneers Conference [Oct 2005 = #1]
New Mexico Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy
New Mexico Environmental Law Center [est. 1987]
New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce [est. 3/2010] based in Albuquerque
New Mexico Interfaith Power & Light
New Mexico Organic Farming Conference [Feb 2018 = #?] in Albuquerque, NM
New Mexico Recycling Coalition
New Mexico Wilderness Alliance [est. 1997]
New Mexico Wine Growers Assn. [est. 1978]
Sierra Club - Rio Grande Chapter [] based in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Southwest Research and Information Center environmental protection group [est. 1971] is based in Albuquerque, NM
1000 Friends of New Mexico {'smart growth' non-profit}
Wild Earth Guardians [est. 1989] of Santa Fe NM & Denver CO
Wise Recycling [est. 1992] - no longer operates in New Mexico
U.S. Green Building Council - New Mexico Chapter

M.R.G.C.D. | Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District [est. 1925], 1931 Second Street in SW Albuquerque, NM
MRGCD is responsible for the stretch of river from the Cochiti Dam in Sandoval County in the north, through Bernalillo County,
Valencia County, and Socorro County to Sierra County and the Elephant Butte Reservoir in the south.
official website • MRGCD entry at Wikipedia

New Mexico Solar Industry

Solar Contact's listing of installers in New Mexico
New Mexico Solar Fiesta! [Aug 2011 = #11] in Albuquerque, NM
GO Solar of Santa Fe [est. 2010]
  {photo}  310 Solar™ Renewable Energy Systems in Albuquerque, NM
Adi Pieper's ADI Solar Electric [est. 1999] in Santa Fe, NM
Advent Solar [open 2002, closed 2009] in Albuquerque, NM
Consolidated Solar Technologies [est. 2008], 5225 Pino Avenue NE {at I-25} in Albuquerque, NM

Cedar Mountain Solar Systems [est. 1976] in Santa Fe, NM
D.P.W. Solar {div. of PLP; est. 2002} in Albuquerque, NM
K.T.A.O. 101.9-FM solar-powered radio station [est. 1984] in Taos, NM
Luz Energy Corp. [est. 1985] solar in SW Albuquerque, NM
Matrix Solar Technologies [est. 1996] in Albuquerque, NM
Positive Energy Solar in Santa Fe, NM
Private Energy Systems of Minnesota has several projects scattered across New Mexico
Germany's Schott AG factory [open 2009, closed 6/2012] at Mesa del Sol in Albuquerque, NM
Solar Power Evolution, 2518 Eubank Blvd. in Albuquerque
Sunergy Solar in Albuquerque, NM
Taos EcoBuilders, Inc. [est. 2002] in Taos, NM
U.S. Army's 4.1-megawatt White Sands solar array [online 1/2013] operated by Siemens Industry, Inc.

PNM's 5-megawatt solar farm [under construction] in Alamogordo, NM
PNM's 2-megawatt solar farm [est. 4/2011] in Albuquerque, NM
PNM's 9-megawatt 80-acre solar farm [expanded by Nov 2013] in Deming, NM
PNM's 5-megawatt solar farm [online Jan 2012] in Las Vegas, NM
PNM's 5-megawatt solar farm [est. 6/2011] in Los Lunas, NM
PNM's 7.5-megawatt 54-acre solar farm [construction started 6/2013] in Otero County {north of Alamogordo)
PNM's 200-megawatt New Mexico Wind Energy Center {est. 2003] near House, NM

Community & Political & Activist & Fraternal Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico
American Legion, New Mexico Department
Boy Scouts of America Great Southwest Council [est. 1924] in northern NM
Boy Scouts of America Yucca Council [est. 1917] in southern NM
Common Cause New Mexico

Democratic Party of New Mexico
Executive Director Sean Ward {hired 10/2021}; officers elected 4/2021: Chair Jessica Velasquez, Vice Chair Manny Crespin,
Secretary Pamelya Herndon [apptd NMHD-28], Treasurer Rayellen Smith
annual D.P.N.M. Legislative Dinner [Jan 2018] in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Democratic Party Rising Star Awards Dinner [Oct 2018 = #6] at Sandia Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, NM
DPNM's Kick Ass Democrat Awards [Aug 2022 = #1] at Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 412 in SE Albuquerque, New Mexico  

Alzheimer's Association [est. 1980], New Mexico Chapter, 6731 Academy Road in NE Albuquerque, New Mexico
Democracy In New Mexico blog
Democracy for New Mexico
Disabled American Veterans [est. 1920] - Dept. of New Mexico
Habitat For Humanity of New Mexico
Humanist Society of New Mexico
Landmark Education in New Mexico { website given up }
The Links, Incorporated [est. 1946] - Albuquerque Chapter
Meals On Wheels New Mexico [est. 1972]
'Moral Mondays' protests at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe [Mondays only, during legislature, since 2015]
New Mexico Community Foundation [est. 1983]
New Mexico Council of Car Clubs [est. 1977]
New Mexico Crime Prevention Assn.
New Mexico Humanities Council [est. 1972]
New Mexico Labor & Employment Law
  New Mexico Mensa®
NM Mensa Coffeehouse Group on Facebook
New Mexico Political Action Collective
New Mexico Poor People's Campaign has revived the Moral Mondays protests at the Roundhouse (5/2018).
  New Mexico Resiliency Alliance [est. 2014] is based in Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Assn. & Enchantment Magazine [est. 1960]
New Mexico Sheriffs & Police Assn. [est. 1935]
New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society [est. 1990s]
New Mexico Women [est. 2012]
Organic Consumers Assn., New Mexico Chapters
Road Runner Food Bank of New Mexico
Rotary Club District 5520 of New Mexico (and West Texas)
Santa Fe [NM] for Bernie Sanders grassroots website [est. 2015]
Somos Un Pueblo Unido [est. 1995] of New Mexico
Special Olympics of New Mexico [est. 1968]

New Mexico Film Industry
New Mexico Film Industry Pages at Magic Lantern
New Mexico Film Office
New Mexico Film & Media Industry Conference [May 2014 = #2]
Abalone Studios video game developers in NE Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque [NM] Independent Film Cooperative
Allen Theatres - 18 locations in NM [est. 1912]
I.A.T.S.E. Local 480 - New Mexico Film Technicians
New Mexico Actors website
New Mexico Actors Guide
New Mexico Film Museum [unfunded 8/2005]
New Mexico Screenwriters Speakers Series
Taos County [NM] Film Commission
Women In Film & Television - New Mexico Chapter

New Mexico Film Festival [Feb 2013 = #2] at U.N.M. - Valencia Campus
Taos [NM] Shortz Film Fest [March 2013 = #6]
New Mexico Filmmakers Showcase [May 2006] in Albuquerque, NM
Duke City Shootout filmmaking film festival [July]
Local Shorts Film Festival [Aug 2005 = #3] in Albuquerque, NM
Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival [Sept-Oct]
The New Mexico Film Foundation presents 'On the Page' Screenwriter's Conference [Oct 2016 = #1] in Santa Fe
New Mexico Middle-Eastern Film Festival [Oct 2005 = #2]
Taos [NM] Mountain Film Festival [Oct 2005 = #5]
Santa Fe [NM] Film Festival [Dec 2004 = #5]

"Made In New Mexico" documentary [indep Feb 2012]

A superbly-produced 52-minute inside look at the film & media industry in New Mexico, exploring the state's Production Incentives Program and the history, economic impact, political constraints, educational opportunities, and creative work of filmmakers in the Land of Enchantment • Co-produced, co-written & co-directed by David J. Schweitzer & Brent Morris; featuring Jeff Bridges, George Burdeau, Bayard Carey, Rick Clemente, Tarra D. Day, Elise Eberle, Ramona Emerson, Forrest Fyre, Jason Hool, Allegra Huston, Alicia J. Keyes, Diego Joaquin Lopez, Joe Lucero, Stewart Lyons, Virginia Madsen, Tony Mark, Tatanka Means, Mark Medoff, Sara Marie Ortiz, Arron Shiver, Rebecca Puck Stair, William Sterchi, Lisa Strout, Kenneth Topolsky, Glenna Voight, Alton Walpole, Jesse Weahkee & Rebekah Wiggins DVD/Blu-ray not available (2017) • full credits at IMDb watch full movie [1/2015 upload; 50:54] FREE online at Vimeo

New Mexico Beer Industry
Brewers Guild of New Mexico [est. 2003]
Brewers Association of America [est. 1942]
American Homebrewers Association [est. 1978] of Boulder, Colorado has 36,000 members

A magazine article in July 2013 cited 23 brewpubs in New Mexico, with nine in the Albuquerque area – twenty-six were listed here.
The first plan was to duplicate each active brewpub here and for each city/neighborhood of its primary location.
The second plan became a separate NM Beer Industry Page, so detail from here was cut in Spring 2018.
So far there are 51 active brew pubs coded for Albuquerque, 17 for SantaFe/Taos, and 34 others across the state – total 102 (5/2022).

  G.E. Nordell's Albuquerque [NM] Food & Beverage Links Pages

Spirit of America Bookstore's
American Beer, Wine & Booze Pages

Wine Compass brewery & winery & distillery listing for New Mexico

New Mexico Wine Industry
The first grapevines planted in what is now the state of New Mexico were brought to Senecu, a Piro Indian pueblo south of Socorro, in 1629 by Fray Gracia de Zuniga,
a Franciscan monk, and Antonio de Arteaga, a Capuchin monk. The cuttings brought by the missionaries were a variety of Vitis vinifera, commonly called the 'mission grape',
a variety that is still grown in New Mexico; historians think that it is a European variety from Spain, called Monica.
'New Mexico wine' entry at Wikipedia
Viva Vino: New Mexico Wineries & Vineyards

The New Mexico Cup Wine & Beer Invitational Competition [Feb 2013] {website closed}
Taos Winter Wine Fest [Feb 2018 = #32] at Taos Ski Valley
New Mexico Wine Education Conference [Feb 2018] in Santa Fe, New Mexico
'Vines In The Pines' Aet & Wine Festival [March 2018] at the Ruidoso Convention Center
Albuquerque Wine Festival [Memorial Day Weekend 2018 = #18] at Balloon Fiesta Park
Las Cruces Wine Festival [Memorial Day Weekend 2018 = #26] at State Fairgrounds
Southern New Mexico Wine Festival [on weekends all summer] in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Red River Art & Wine Festival [June 2018] in Northern New Mexico
Taos Lions Club 'Toast of Taos' Wine Festival & Golf Tournament [June 2018] at Taos Country Club
Vintage Albuquerque Wine & Food Fiesta [June 2018 = #27] at several locations around Albuquerque, NM
Santa Fe Wine Festival [June/July 2018 = 25] at El Rancho de las Golondrinas
Rio Rancho [NM] Pork & Brew Festival [#16 = July 2019] at Santa Ana Star Center
27 Annual New Mexico Wine Festivals [Labor Day Weekend 1987-2013] at Bernalillo, New Mexico
New Mexico Harvest Wine Festival [Labor Day Weekend 2018] in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Tularosa Basin Wine & Music Festival [Sept 2014 = #8] at Alameda Park Zoo in Alamogordo {website closed}
Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta [Sept 2018 = #28]
Tularosa Wine & Art Festival [Oct 2018] in Tularosa, New Mexico
Carlsbad Winter Wine Festival [Nov 2018] in Southeast New Mexico

Amaro Winery [est. 2009]
Anasazi Fields Winery = http://www.anasazifieldswinery.com/
Black Mesa Winery = http://www.blackmesawinery.com/
Camino Real Winery [est. 2008], 13 Tome Hill Road (east of Hwy 47) in Tomé, New Mexico
Camino Real Winery Taproom [open 10/2016], 133 Vallejos Lane (east of Hwy 47) in Tomé, New Mexico
Gruet Winery = http:// www.gruetwinery.com/
La Viña Winery - NM's Oldest Winery [est. 1977], 4201 NM Highway 28 in La Union, New Mexico
Las Nueve Niñas Winery
Lescombes Family Winery of Deming, NM produces the St. Clair brand [est. 1984] and Mimbres brand wines
Luna Rossa Winery = www.lunarossawinery.com
Noisy Water Winery [est. 2009], 2342 Sudderth Drive in Ruidoso, New Mexico
Noisy Water Wine Bar - Cloudcroft [open 12/2013], 505 Burro Avenue in Cloudcroft, New Mexico
Sheehan Winery [est. 2015] in South Valley Albuquerque & Bosque Farms, New Mexico   
Sheehan Winery Tasting Room [open 10/2021], 303 Romero Street in Plaza Don Luis in Old Town Albuquerque, NM
Sombra Antigua Winery
Tularosa Vineyards & Winery [est. 1989], #23 Coyote Canyon Road - 2 miles north of Tularosa, NM
Tularosa Vineyards Restaurant & Tasting Room [built 1907, opening 2020], 1223 No. New York Avenue in Downtown Alamogordo
Vivac Winery

Dr. Gill Giese, New Mexico State Extension Viticulturist
New Mexico State University http://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/viticulture/index.html

New Mexico Cannabis Industry
Yes, it has come to that: recreational cannabis for adults was legalized - and strictly regulated - starting in April 2022; there are now a Chamber of Commerce
and other groups attending to matters statewide. The first day of legal recreational cannabis sales in New Mexico surpassed $2 million; sales over the first weekend
were $5.2 million. New Mexico collected $2.4 million in cannabis taxes for the first month of legalized sales.

New Mexico’s Cannabis Regulation Act allows for the possession of up to two ounces of cannabis for adults 21 and over, permits the home cultivation
of up to six plants, and prevents local governments from opting out of retail sales.
full text of House Bill 2 Cannabis Regulation Act - signed into law April 2021

New Mexico Medical Cannabis Conference [March 2019 = #3] at N.H.C.C. in South Valley, Albuquerque, NM
Curry County Cannabis Conference [#1 = Oct 2021] in Clovis, New Mexico

The National Association of Cannabis Businesses
NM Independent Cannabis Assn.
Medical Cannabis Producers Assn. of New Mexico { defunct prior to 2022? }

New Mexico Cannabis Chamber of Commerce [est. 2020], 933 San Mateo Blvd. - mailbox #500-351 in NE Albuquerque, New Mexico
Ben Jacob Lewinger, executive director (6/2022)
co-sponsor of occasional 'Mary Jane Mingle' events for cannabis industry workers

Verdes Foundation of NM non-profit dispensary [est. 2010] in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho & Santa Fe, NM

lots more worldwide detail info & recent updates on the
Working Minds / Activism / Medical & Recreational Cannabis Page

New Mexico detail info & recent updates are on the
New Mexico, USA Cannabis Industry Links Page

New Mexico Food & Beverage Industry
New Mexico Restaurants Assn. [est. 1946]
Southwest Restaurants Assn.
New Mexico Restaurant Week [different cities in Feb & March; est. 2010]
  Beans & Brews Coffeehouse of Salt Lake City, Utah [est. 1993] is planning 3 locations in NM (2023)
Blake's Lotaburger Drive-Ins [est. 1952] · 76 locations in New Mexico
Bob's Burger's chain · 8 locations in New Mexico
Charley's Grilled Subs & Philly Cheesesteak [chain est. 1986] · 2 locations in New Mexico
Dion's Pizza [est. 1978] · 11 locations in New Mexico
Garduño's of Mexico Restaurant & Cantina & Chile Packing Company [est. 1969] · 6 locations
The World Famous Laguna Burger [est. 2006] · 3 locations in New Mexico
Schlotzky's Deli [est. 1971] · 9 locations in New Mexico
Señor Murphy Candymaker · 5 retail locations in New Mexico
Twisters Grill [est. 1997] · 15 locations in New Mexico
   Whole Hog Café BBQ · 3 locations in Santa Fe & Albuquerque, NM

Albuquerque Food & Beverage Links Pages
Santa Fe Food & Beverage Links Page

New Mexico Authors, Publishers & Bookstores
G.E. Nordell's New Mexico Authors Page
NewPages.com's Directory of Independent Bookstores for New Mexico
Border Book Festival [April 2007 = #13] in Mesilla, NM
Chama [NM] Book Festival Weekend [June 2007 = #3]
Land of Enchantment [Children's] Book Award
New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards [est. 2006]
New Mexico Book Co-op
P.E.N. New Mexico [est. 1992]
Sisters in Crime - New Mexico Chapter
Southwest Writers

New Mexico Bed & Breakfast Assn.
New Mexico Hotel & Motel Assn.
Heritage Hotels of New Mexico
New Mexico members of the Dude Ranchers Assn.
directory of New Mexico dude ranches

Rick Walker's New Mexico Route 66 Research Page Route 66 Pages at Spirit of America Bookstore

New Mexico Print Media
G.E. Nordell's New Mexico Print Media Action Links Page
free Prime Time Monthly newspaper for seniors
free Green Fire Times [est. 5/2009] monthly newspaper
New Mexico Trails West magazine [est. 3/2006]
'Heath Haussamen on New Mexico Politics' blog [est. 3/2006]
Natural Awakenings Magazine of New Mexico [est. 2005] based in Albuquerque
New Mexico Woman Magazine [est. 1988]
El Hispano News - Official Spanish Newspaper of the State of New Mexico
Dr. Jose Garcia's Southern New Mexico blog, La Politica
New Mexico Press Assn.
opeNMic New Mexico music magazine [est. 9/2006]
Around 505 Magazine [est. 1997]
free New Mexico Kids bimonthly magazine
La Cocinita Magazine 'New Mexico's Premier Food, Arts & Lifestyle Magazine' redirects to Alibi / Food (2015)
New Mexico Free Press weekly paper [est. 2008] based in Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico Matters blogsite
Horsemen's Magazine [est. 1982] of New Mexico
Rio Grande Family - free digital & paper magazine [est. 2008]

New Mexico Magazine subscribe: 12 issues/year for $25.95 magazine website

Santa Fean Magazine subscribe: 6 issues/year for $14.95 magazine website

Chile Pepper Magazine subscribe: 6 issues/year for $24.95 magazine website

complimentary New Mexico Vacation Guide obtain your copy from New Mexico Tourism Department’s website: request paper by mail or read online or download for PDAs

Albuquerque: The Magazine entry at Wikipedia

Reading Material about New Mexico
This section kept getting bigger, and was cut to its own page in mid-2013.

Reading Material About New Mexico Page

New Mexico Image Gallery

A Few Important People
New Mexico Political Links Page

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham [Dem; January 2019 - December 2026]
official webpage • entry at Wikipedia • campaign website
Michelle Lujan Grisham Page at Spirit of America Bookstore   

So glad to be rid of former Governor Susana 'La Borracha' Martinez [G.O.P.; January 2011 - December 2018]!
So data on her really terrible record was moved to the bottom of the NM Politics Page shortly after the November 2018 election.

'New Mexico Gubernatorial Election, 2018' entry at Wikipedia
Results at the Democratic Party Pre-Primary Convention in March 2018: Cong. Michelle Lujan Grisham (66.88%) and businessman Jeff Apodaca (21.16%) qualified,
while State Senator Joseph Cervantes (10.05%) and Peter DeBenedittis (1.91%) did not (requires 20% to be on primary ballot).
The 2018 primary election results show 116,311 votes for Democratic candidate Michelle Lujan Grisham and a total of 175,182 for all three Democratic candidates while Republican candidate/nominee Steve Pearce received 74,705; note that 23% of New Mexico's registered voters are third party or independents (280,000), who do not vote in the primary election.

former Governor Bill Richardson [Dem; 2003-2010]
2005 autobiography • official website

Lt. Governor of New Mexico official webpage

Lt. Governor Henry C. 'Howie' Morales [Dem; January 2019 - December 2026]

former Lt. Gov. John Sanchez [G.O.P.; 1/2011-12/2018] has expressed no future plans (8/2018)

The candidates for Lt. Governor of New Mexico in November 2018 were Republican Michelle Garcia Holmes and Democrat State Senator Howie Morales.

former Lt. Gov. Diane Denish [Dem; 2003-2010]: Denish ran for NM Governor in 2010 but lost to Susana Martinez; the campaign website is given up;
Denish now works on education issues at Strategies 360

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich [since 2013; Dem] lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico
official webpage • campaign website • entry at Wikipedia

Martin Heinrich's first re-election TV ad 'Every Corner', 7/2018 [1:00]

former U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman [1983-2012; Dem]
entry at Wikipedia • Facebook page

U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján [since 2021; Dem] lives in Nambe, New Mexico
official webpage • entry at Wikipedia • campaign website • official Facebook page

former U.S. Senator Tom Udall [2009-2020; Dem] did not run for re-election in 2020
entry at Wikipedia • campaign website {closes itself}
confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand & Samoa 2/2022

former U.S. Senator Pete Domenici [1973-2008; GOP]
entry at Wikipedia

incumbent U.S. Congresswoman Democrat Deb Haaland [N.M. 1st District 2013-2018; Dem]

former U.S. Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham [N.M. 1st District 2013-2018; Dem]
Michelle Lujan Grisham won the election for New Mexico Governor in 2018

former U.S. Congressman Martin Heinrich [N.M. 1st District 2009-2012; Dem]
Martin Heinrich won election to the open New Mexico U.S. Senate seat and was sworn in January 2013 and re-elected in 2018.

incumbent U.S. Congresswoman Democrat Xochitl Torres-Small [N.M. 2nd District since 2019; Dem]

former U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce [N.M. 2nd District 2003-2008, re-elected 2011-2018; GOP] - ran for NM Governor in 2018 and lost.
Pearce's support base includes oil industry polluters, religious/racist bigots, and TEA Party wingnuts.
meathead Steve Pearce has aligned himself with the anti-gay, anti-women, anti-minority
Awakening USA [April 2013 = #3] program of evangelical Liberty University.

incumbent U.S. Congressman Democrat Ben Ray Luján [N.M. 3rd District 2009-2020; Dem] is running for the open U.S. Senate seat in 2020.
official website • campaign website • entry at Wikipedia

The Democrats' Pre-primary Convention in March 2020 chose Teresa Leger Fernandez (42% delegate support) and Sandoval County Treasurer
Laura Montoya (20%) for the NM primary election on June 2nd; candidate Valerie Plame fizzled with only 5%.

New Mexico Legislature website
New Mexico House of Representatives Leaders
New Mexico Senate Leaders

State Commissioner of Public Lands Ray Powell [Dem 2010 up for re-election in 2014
Lemuel L. Martinez, 13th N.M. Judicial District Attorney [2000-2019]
Richard J. Berry, Mayor of Albuquerque, NM [sworn Dec 2009] up for re-election in 2014

Historical Figures
Interesting and colorful historical figures abound in New Mexico, from lawman Elfego Baca to scout 'Kit' Carson to
outlaws Billy The Kid and 'Black Jack' Ketchum to rocket pioneer Robert Goddard and artists Georgia O'Keeffe and
R.C. Gorman — these and others were cut to a Historical Figures of New Mexico Page in late 2012.

New Mexico Authors Page    •    New Mexico Artists Page

real-life New Mexico lawman Elfego Baca [1865-1945] Page
at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

Billy the Kid [1860-81] Pages
at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

Christopher 'Kit' Carson [1809-68] Page
at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

Maynard Dixon [1875-1946] Art Page
at Spirit of America Bookstore

Mabel Dodge Luhan [1879-1962] Page
at Spirit of America Bookstore

Charles Fletcher Lummis [1859-1928] Page
at Spirit of America Bookstore

Georgia O'Keeffe [1887-1986] Art Pages
at Spirit of America Bookstore

Authors & Artists & Scientists & Others

New Mexico Authors Page

New Mexico Artists Page

historic Taos [NM] Art Colony [est. 1898]

New Mexico Artists website

physicists & military at Los Alamos / Manhattan Project during World War II
top of page • key players

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lightweight boxer Arthur Benjamin 'Art' Aragon [1927-2008] was born in Belén, New Mexico
Aragon's boxing career began in 1944; he retired in 1960 with a career record of 90 wins (61 by knockout), 20 losses, and 6 draws.
IMDb listing {22 credits 1952-1980} • entry at Wikipedia

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actor-author Alan Arkin [1934-2023] of Santa Fe, NM
browse books • browse DVDs • IMDb listing • credits on Broadway • Wikipedia

"An Improvised Life: A Memoir" [2011] by Alan Arkin Kindle Edition from Da Capo Press [3/2011] for $9.99 Da Capo Press 8x5½ pb [3/2011] for $11.80

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crime reporter John Bear
9/2012 contacts: via email • at the Alamagordo News
he has also been writing Arts & Culture reviews for The Paper in Albuquerque (2022)

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professional golfer Notah Begay III  [1917-95] was born and raised in Albuquerque
Wikipedia

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actor Paul Brinegar  [1917-95] /nm0109495/
born in Tucumcari, NM; he was perhaps most famous for his role on the "Rawhide" TV series [1959-65]

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musician & author AnnaMaria Cardinalli
many CDs of opera singing & guitar, several books

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jazz singer Linda Cotton [1951-2006]

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physicist Dr. George A. Cowan [1920-2012] of Santa Fe, NM
Wikipedia

co-founder of The Santa Fe Institute in 1984
L.A.N.L. bio page

"Manhattan Project To The Santa Fe Institute: The Memoirs of George A. Cowan" [2010] Univ New Mexico Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [2/2010] for $18.45

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playwright [Ms.] Dale Dunn of Santa Fe, NM

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Richard 'Bug Man' Fagerlund moved from Veguita to Las Cruces, circa 2014
'Ask The Bugman' website/blog • Richard Fagerlund Store at Amazon   

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The Fireballs rock band [est. 1958]
recorded at Petty Studios in Clovis, NM; leader George Tomsco, Stan Lark
'Fireballs' Music & MP3 Store at Amazon • Wikipedia

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fashion designer & filmmaker Tom Ford of Santa Fe
family moved to Santa Fe, NM when he was 11 years old; graduated from Santa Fe Preparatory School in 1979; Ford constructed a 24,000-acre private tract in Santa Fe
designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando that is called Cerro Pelon (Hill of Fear) Ranch; additional structures were designed by Marmol Radziner; the property
also has a fictional town known as Silverado [built 1985] that is used as a filming location for Western movies.
official website • IMDb credits listing • Wikipedia

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eco-activist Dave Foreman of Albuquerque, NM
co-founder of Earth First! [est. 1979]
co-founder of the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance [est. 1997]
co-founder of The Rewilding Institute [est. 2003] in Albuquerque, NM

"Rewilding North America: A Vision For Conservation In The 21st Century" [2004] by Dave Foreman Island Press 9x6 pb [7/2004] for $23.96 Island Press 9x6¼ hardcover [7/2004] for $50.00

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physicist Murray Gell-Mann [1929-2019] of Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe Institute [est. 1984] • 1969 Nobel Prize • Wikipedia

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entertainer Roberto Griego of Albuquerque, NM

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teacher & poet Katrina K. Guarascio
martyred by censors at Rio Rancho Cleveland High School in 2014
browse books at Amazon • Facebook

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actress Anna Gunn
grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico; best known for her role as Skyler White on the series "Breaking Bad" drama TV series [AMC 2008-2013].
credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

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singer-actor Neil Patrick Harris
born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and grew up in Ruidoso, New Mexico; most famous for title role of a child prodigy doctor in Doogie Howser, MD" [1989-93]
credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

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actress Minka Kelly
grew up in Albuquerque; graduated from Valley High School in 1998.
Minka's book "Tell Me Everything: A Memoir" was released in May 2023 by Henry Holt and Company ISBN 1250852064
credits at IMDb

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filmmaker Chris Kientz of Las Cruces, NM: credits at IMDb

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actor Val Kilmer formerly of San Miguel County, NM
Kilmer sold his Pecos River Ranch in September 2011 to a Texas oilman for a reported $18M
credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

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actress Shirley MacLaine {nee Shirley MacLean Beaty}
older sister of actor-director Warren Beatty
lives at 7,451-acre Plaza Blanca Ranch in remote Abiquiu north of Santa Fe, NM - recently for sale for $18 million
official website • Wikipedia • credits at IMDb

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poet & radio host Don McIver of Albuquerque, NM: books

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musician Robert Mirabal of Taos Pueblo, NM
Mud Ponies band recordings • flutes website

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New Mexico political blogger Joe Monahan [since 2003]

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actress Demi Moore was born in Roswell, New Mexico in 1962
in 1996, Moore became the highest-paid actress in film history when she received an unprecedented $12.5 million to star in "Striptease"
in 2019, she released a memoir titled "Inside Out" which became a New York Times Best Seller ISBN 978-0-062-04953-7
Wikipedia • filmography at Wikipedia • credits at IMDb

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author/philosopher/revolutionary
G.E. Nordell of Rio Communities, NM
official website • philosophy/activism websites • weblog {est. 10/2005}
detective novels • "Hollywood Tales" book • "Working Minds" Source Document

book "Fascism For Dummkopfs" is being written in 2024   

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politician & columnist Gerald P. 'Jerry' Ortiz y Pino of Albuquerque, NM
State Senate homepage • Wikipedia

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poet & journalist V.B. Price of Albuquerque, NM
official website • entry at Wikipedia

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architect Barton Bradford Prince of Albuquerque, NM official Bart Prince, Architect website "The Architecture of Bart Prince: A Pragmatics of Place" [1999] by Christopher Curtis Mead W.W. Norton 10¼x8 hardcover [5/99] for $40.80

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actor Freddie Prinze Jr.
raised in Albuquerque, NM, graduated from La Cueva High School in 1994
credits at IMDb • entry at Wikipedia

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Red Wine Band [est. 1982] is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Roxanne Rivera-Wiest of Santa Fe, NM
President, Association of Builders & Contractors of New Mexico

"There's No Crying In Business: How Women Can Succeed In Male-Dominated Industries" [2009] by Roxanne Rivera Palgrave Macmillan 9¼x6¼ hardcover [12/2009] for $28.76 official booksite

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actress Julia Roberts lives on a ranch in Taos, New Mexico
the first actress to be paid $20 million, for the film "Erin Brockovich" [2000] which made $256.3 million worldwide
and earned Roberts an Academy Award for Best Actress
credits at IMDb • entry at Wikipedia • filmography at Wikipedia

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Dr. Florentin Smarandache of Gallup, NM
browse books • UNM Gallup faculty homepage • entry at Wikipedia {empty}

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Tina Smith of Minnesota
born in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1959; moved to Minnesota in the 1980s
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton's chief of staff, 2011-2015; Lt. Governor 2015-2017; appointed U.S. Senator 12/2017 to replace Al Franken
official website? • campaign website? • Wikipedia

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actress Kim Stanley [1925-2001] of Tularosa & Santa Fe, NM
2006 bio • author booksite • Wikipedia

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actress Rachel Ticotin of Albuquerque, NM
browse Rachel Ticotin on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

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political cartoonist John Trever
Albuquerque Journal homepage • book

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football pro Brian Urlacher
played for Lovington [NM] High School, UNM Lobos, Chicago Bears 2000-2012
Wikipedia

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"The Last Cowboy: The Personal Story of A Vanishing Cowboy, Leroy Webb" [2002] by Davis L. Ford Eakin Press 10½x7¼ hardcover [10/2002] for $32.95

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attorney & activist Michael L. 'Mikey' Weinstein of Albuquerque, NM
official website • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

"With God On Our Side: One Man's War Against An Evangelical Coup In America's Military" [2006] by Michael L. Weinstein & Davin Seay St. Martin's Griffin 9x6 pb [2/2008] for $14.03 Thomas Dunne Books 9¼x5½ hardcover [10/2006] out of print/many used book entry at Wikipedia "With God On Our Side" [video release June 2007] 6-minute short film adapted & directed by Justin Guerrieri • full credits at IMDb

"No Snowflake In An Avalanche" [2012] by Michael L. Weinstein & Davin Seay Roundtree Press pb [1/2012] for $14.78

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biophysicist Geoffrey West of Los Alamos, NM
Physics Central bio page • Wikipedia

listed among Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People [May 2006]
Santa Fe Institute [est. 1984]

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New Mexico educator Clara Belle Drisdale Williams [1885-1994] of Las Cruces, NM
first Afro-American woman to graduate from NM College of Agriculture (now NM State Univ) in 1937; created Booker T. Washington School in 1934
lived with husband Jasper, raised three sons at historic home at 722 No. Mesquite in Las Cruces, 1933-1974
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Belle_Williams

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New Mexico oilman Harvey E. Yates [1910-99]

billionaire Republican New Mexico oilman Harvey Yates, Jr.
national committeeman for the Republican Party of New Mexico (2022)
published "Governor Richardson and Crony Capitalism, A Critical Examination of Former Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson" [2012] 1937654478
activist attention in 5/2022 for secret manipulation of ?? Overlays in Valencia County, NM without due process
companies based in Roswell, NM; lives in Albuquerque (2022); no entry on Wikipedia (6/2022)

Fred G. Yates, pres/CEO at Yates Energy Corp. [est. 1981], a division of HEYCO Energy Group [est. 1969]

Valencia County, New Mexico
Starting with my move to the Belén, New Mexico area in 2005, I have collected info & links
and placed them on several pages along with links for neighboring towns, including
Belén, Bosque Farms, Isleta Pueblo, Los Chavez, Los Lunas, Peralta, Rio Communities, Tomé-Adelino, and Valencia.
Valencia County, NM Page • Belén, NM Page • Los Lunas, NM Page • Rio Communities, NM Page

Albuquerque, New Mexico area
Albuquerque is the largest city in New Mexico, with metro area population roughly 500,000
The links for City of Albuquerque & Bernalillo County are now on a separate page.
click here

Bernalillo County • Albuquerque City Links • Smaller Towns Nearby
NE Albuquerque • NW Albuquerque • Central Albuquerque • SW Albuquerque • SE Albuquerque

browse travel books about Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico Food & Beverage Links Pages

Las Cruces, New Mexico area
Las Cruces is the second-largest city in New Mexico, with metro area population roughly 100,000
The links for Las Cruces & Old Mesilla, New Mexico are on a separate page.

Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Rio Rancho is the third-largest city in New Mexico, population roughly 82,000
click here

Santa Fe, New Mexico area
Santa Fe is the fourth-largest city in New Mexico, population roughly 75,000
The links for City & County of Santa Fe (and nearby small towns) are on a separate page.

browse travel books about Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe, New Mexico Food & Beverage Links

Taos, New Mexico area
The links for City & County of Taos, New Mexico are on the Northeast New Mexico Page

Counties & Towns of New Mexico

New Mexico has lovely towns so small
that there is no gas station or C-store.

The Border Counties
On Friday 12 August 2005, Gov. Bill Richardson declared an emergency in four counties along the border with Mexico, releasing funds to combat increased crime in the area. The counties are Doña Ana, Luna, Grant & Hidalgo, a stretch of 180 miles between Texas and Arizona. [The following Monday, Arizona's Governor Janet Napolitano did the same.]
New Mexico Office of Homeland Security [est. March 2003]

Southern New Mexico
Southern New Mexico Travel & Tourism
Old West Country {Southwest NM}
Geronimo Scenic Trail in Southwest New Mexico

Southwest New Mexico is split to another page {12/2005}
and includes Hidalgo County [Lordsburg], Grant County [Silver City], Catron County,
Sierra County [Truth or Consequences], Luna County [Deming], and Doña Ana County & Las Cruces/Mesilla
click here

Southeast New Mexico is split to another page {12/2005}
and includes Roosevelt County, Otero County [Alamogordo],
Chaves County [Roswell], Eddy County [Carlsbad], and Lea County [Hobbs]
click here

Northern New Mexico
Northeast New Mexico Visitor's Guide
NE New Mexico Route 66 Tour

Northwest New Mexico is split to another page {12/2005}
and includes Sandoval County [Bernalillo], McKinley County [Gallup], Los Alamos,
San Juan County [Farmington & Bloomfield], and Rio Arriba County
click here

Northeast New Mexico is split to another page {12/2005}
and includes Taos County, San Miguel County [Las Vegas], Colfax County [Raton],
and Mora County, Union County & Harding County
click here

Santa Fe, New Mexico Travel & Business Links Page
Santa Fe, New Mexico Food & Beverage Links Page

Central New Mexico

Central New Mexico is also split to another page {12/2006}
and includes Cibola County [Grants], Valencia County, Torrance County,
Guadalupe County [Santa Rosa], Socorro County, Lincoln County [Ruidoso],
and Quay County [Tucamcari], Curry County [Clovis] & DeBaca County
click here

La Puerta Natural Burial Ground of New Mexico [est. 2016] at the Valencia-Socorro County border

Railroads of New Mexico
listing of surviving steam locomotives in New Mexico
'list of New Mexico railroads' page at Wikipedia

New Mexico Travel / Railroads Page

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad [est. 1970] along the New Mexico / Colorado border

Indian Country of New Mexico
There are 574 federally-recognized Native American tribes in the U.S.A.
New Mexico has 19 pueblos, 3 Apache tribes, and the Navajo Nation.
Indian Country website
Council of Indian Nations
National Indian Youth Council [est. 1961] of Albuquerque, New Mexico
New Mexico All-Indian Pueblo Council
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in NW Albuquerque, New Mexico
monthly Rez Biz Magazine of Gallup, New Mexico
First Nations Community HealthSource [est. 1972] in Albuquerque, NM
Native American Democratic Caucus of New Mexico [est. 2005]   

Gathering of Nations Powwow [April 2016 = #33] in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Eight Northern Pueblos Arts & Crafts Show [July 2006 = #35]
Pueblo Independence Day in commemoration of the 1680 Pueblo Revolt [Aug 2015 = #12] at Jémez Pueblo
Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial [Aug 2012 = #91] in Gallup, New Mexico

Pueblo of Acoma [circa 1150] in New Mexico
13 families live atop mesa, 4,800 tribal members live below over the 700-square-mile reservation
Sky City Cultural Center & Haak'u Museum [opening in 2006]

"Acoma: Pueblo in the Sky" [1991] by Ward Alan Minge Univ NM Press 10x7¾ pb [11/91] out of print/many used

Cochiti Pueblo [est. circa 1250 AD] in New Mexico
The Pueblo of Isleta Tuei [est. circa 1300 AD] in New Mexico
Isleta Lakes Recreation Area

Pueblo of Jémez in New Mexico
Pueblo Governor Michael Toledo, Jr. (3/2020)
Jémez Pueblo Historic Site [designated 2012]
Jémez Pueblo [NM] portal
Jémez Pueblo Tribal Network [est. 3/2021] connects offices & 500+ households to highspeed internet

Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico
historic Bibo Bar and Grille [est. 1913 as trading post] in Paguate (Laguna Pueblo), New Mexico {website broken 2017}

"Laguna Pueblo: A Photographic History" [2015] by Lee Marmon & Tom Corbett Kindle Edition from Univ New Mexico Press [2/2015] for $39.95 Univ New Mexico Press 10¼x8¾ hardcover [2/2015] for $29.74

Pueblo of Nanbé Owingeh in New Mexico
Nambé Pueblo is 20 miles from the Plaza in Santa Fe; approx. 1,100 members live on the 20,000 acres of Nanbé Owingeh reservation land.
New Mexico True tourism info about Pueblo of Nambé in New Mexico
The Nambé Shop
Nambé Falls Casino [Jan 2016-Sept 2017]
Nambé Falls & Lake Recreation Area

Making an end run around restrictive New Mexico laws backed by automotive industry lobbyists, Tesla Motors opened a Sales & Service facility
on Nambé Pueblo land in northern New Mexico, in the long-unused casino building; U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan & eco-active Martin Heinrich
attended opening ceremonies in September 2021.  

Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo {formerly Pueblo of San Juan} in New Mexico
Pueblo of Picuris in New Mexico
Pojoaque Pueblo in New Mexico {390 members}
Poeh Museum [est. 1991] of the Pojoaque Pueblo
San Felipe Pueblo [est. 1706], New Mexico 87001
San Felipe Pueblo Travel Center just off I-25
San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico
Sandia Pueblo in New Mexico
Bien Mur Trading Post on the Sandia Reservation
The Pueblo of Santa Ana in New Mexico
Santa Clara Pueblo [est. circa 1550 AD; incorp. 1935] in New Mexico
Pueblo of Santo Domingo in New Mexico
Pueblo of Taos in New Mexico
Taos Pueblo Pow Wow [July 2012 = #27]
Pueblo of Tesuque [founded 1680 AD] in New Mexico
Zia Pueblo in New Mexico

Pueblo of Zuni {aka Halonna:wa} in New Mexico
reservation est. 1877; current population 11,000
Pueblo of Zuni Tourism Dept.
Pueblo of Zuni Arts  { site down? 7/2006 }
The Inn at Halona B&B [built 1940; opened 1998] in Zuni, NM
Hawikku Ruins on the Zuni Reservation in New Mexico

Jicarilla Apache Nation in New Mexico [reservation est. 1887]

"The Jicarilla Apache: A Portrait" [2006] by Veronica E. Velarde Tiller, photography by Nancy Hunter Warren Univ NM Press 10x8 pb [10/2006] for $19.77 Univ NM Press 10¼x8¼ hardcover [10/2006] for $29.70 "The Jicarilla Apache Tribe: A History" [1992] by Veronica E. Velarde Tiller BowArrow Publng 9x6 pb [1/2001] for $24.95

Mescalero Apache Reservation in Otero County, New Mexico
New Mexico True tourism info about Mescalero Apache Reservation

Navajo Reservation [est. 1868] in Arizona, Utah (6.95%) & New Mexico
Navajo Nation [est. 1957] official website
Navajo Nation entry at Wikipedia
Navajo Business website
Navajo Nation Shopping Centers

	"Tiller's Guide To Indian Country: Economic Profiles of American Indian Reservations" [1996] Compiled by Veronica E. Velarde Tiller BowArrow Publng 11x9 hardcover [1/2006] out of print/used BowArrow Publng 11½x9 hardcover [8/96] out of print/used author's website
	"Indians of the Southwest" [1997] by Karin Luisa Badt Discovery Enterprises 7¾x5½ pb [3/97] out of print/used
	"Dancing Gods: Indian Ceremonials of New Mexico & Arizona" [1966 classic] by Erna Fergusson; Foreward by Tony Hillerman "Still the best of all books about the Indian ceremonials of New Mexico and Arizona . . . perceptive and simple, reverent and lucid." — Lawrence Clark Powell, Southwest Classics [1974] Univ NM Press 9¼x6 pb [4/2001] for $10.17
	"Pueblos of The Rio Grande: A Visitor's Guide" [2002] by Daniel Gibson Rio Nuevo Publrs 10x7 pb [1/2002] for $10.85
	"Pueblo Indians of New Mexico (Postcard History Series)" [2008] by Paul & Kathleen Nickens Arcadia Publng 9x6¼ pb [2/2008] for $17.15
	"Anasazi Ruin" [2012] by Jon Hovis Set among the Chaco Canyon anasazi (ancient people) civilization in northwest New Mexico, circa 1100 CE; a boy grows to manhood as the Chaco culture collapses around him. Kindle Edition from Casa de Snapdragon [2/2013] for $5.99 Casa de Snapdragon, LLC 9x6 pb [11/2012] for $12.56
	"Four Square Leagues: Pueblo Indian Land In New Mexico" [2014] by Malcolm Ebright, Rick Hendricks & Richard W. Hughes "This long-awaited book is the most detailed and up-to-date account of the complex history of Pueblo Indian land in New Mexico" Univ New Mexico Press 9x6 hardcover [7/2014] for $58.50

"Surviving Columbus: The Story of The Pueblo People" [PBS/KNME-TV Oct 1992]
two-hour mostly-color documentary about the experience of the Pueblo Indians with invaders from Europe since 1539; won a Peabody Award • not listed at IMDb
watch full movie [uploaded 11/2017; 1:54:04] online at YouTube
watch full movie [1:54:02] online at PBS

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