Southwestern Mission Research Center
Committed to promoting and fostering education, research and preservation relating to the Spanish Borderlands for over 50 years
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The Southwestern Mission Research Center is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization. We’re committed to the cause of supporting Spanish Borderlands research and education. Our Kino Missions tours introduce people to the history and culture of the Pimería Alta, in the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and Arizona. Proceeds from these tours enable us to sponsor important scholarship on a broader level, assist with publications, and promote education. Furthermore we engage in cooperative restoration projects with the mission communities.
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2025 New Mexico Genealogical Society Conference
The New Mexico Genealogical Society's 2025 Conference on October 17-18, 2025, will include a presentation by Henrietta Martinez Christmas titled "Juan Bautista de Anza’s Retinue – Troncoso and Pérez Serrano. Soldiers and Settlers: Researching Colonial Military in the...
Las Golondrinas Harvest Festival in Santa Fe
Las Golondrinas Harvest Festival in Santa Fe will be held October 4-5, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Experience New Mexico’s longest-running harvest festival at El Rancho de Las Golondrinas’ Spanish Colonial living history museum, located at 334 Los Pinos Road, Santa...
“100 Years of Collecting/100 Years of Connecting” Exhibit at the Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum
New Mexican santero José Rafael Aragón’s altar screen (circa 1840). Image from website at https://nmheritagearts.org/exhibits. This centennial exhibition showcases more than 200 Spanish Colonial arts objects from the Spanish Colonial Arts Society’s (SCAS) collection,...
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