New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum

Summertime on the Farm
2023-07-28 16:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
Make plans to enjoy a fun, family evening at the Museum on July 28.
The second-annual Summertime on the Farm begins at 4 p.m. with most of the activities continuing until 7 p.m.
Learn how to make ice cream using a Ziplock bag and enjoy your treat. Take a trolley ride around the Museum’s livestock corrals and barns. Check out the various demonstrations, including milking by Southwest Dairy Farmers. Enjoy games, activities, and the scavenger hunt, or shop at the plant sale.
Children 12 and under can participate in the annual bicycle parade at 5 p.m. Costumes and decorations are encouraged, and prizes will be awarded. The Museum is not responsible for unsecured bikes.
There also will be pony rides for children ($5 per ride) from 5:30-7 p.m.
Food trucks will be on hand, including Mad Street BBQ, Rez Tacos, Kona Ice, and Kona Coffee. Also enjoy cotton candy and other treats from Sugar Drip. The Department of Cultural Affairs Wonders on Wheels also will be at the event.
As the evening begins to cool, enjoy live music by the Rockin’ Blue Geckos from 7-9 p.m. on the grass in the Museum’s Heritage Garden. The band plays everything from country, to rock, to blues. Bring your blankets or folding chairs.
Admission for the entire event is $20 per carload (cash preferred). Most of the activities will take place from 4-7 p.m. before the concert begins. Admission includes all of the Museum’s regular offerings, including exhibits.
This event is being held in conjunction with 4-H Achievement Week and hundreds of projects created by their members will be on display throughout the Museum.
Pets are not allowed at the Museum and alcohol cannot be brought onto the premises.
For more information, please call (575) 522-4100.

Exhibit Opening: Antidotes: Seeing Beauty, Finding Connection
2023-08-19 13:30 - 15:30 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
“Antidotes: Seeing Beauty, Finding Connection” is a photography show opening in the Museum’s Arts Corridor with a free reception on Aug. 19 from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
The show features 33 beautiful landscape and wildlife images by photographer Elizabeth Abrams of Las Cruces. The show also includes a “Death and Life” display, a memorial work dedicated to horses and other animals.
“My own journey of reconnecting with the landscape of the Chihuahuan Desert has brought experiences of deep healing and meaning,” Abrams says in her Artist Statement. “I think about photography as a practice of seeing the land and animals with love, care, and attention, and acknowledging our interdependence. This is my way of contemplating the mutual antidotes humans and the rest of nature might be able offer each other in facing the unique challenges of the times we live in.”
Elizabeth Harvey Abrams is a nature photographer and interdisciplinary artist. She grew up in Alamogordo and Las Cruces with multiple generations of farming and ranching on both sides of her family. Abrams returned to Las Cruces after a 15-year career in federal government and related work in Washington, D.C. After changing careers, she now practices as a mental health counselor focusing on grief, trauma, and ecotherapy.
The show will be in the Museum’s Arts Corridor through Dec. 2, 2023.

Community Appreciation Day
2023-08-26 10:00 - 16:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
The public can experience the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum for free on Aug. 26 as part of the annual Community Appreciation Day.
The Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities for the day include the Parade of Breeds cattle program at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. There also will be demonstrations during the day, as well as food trucks, and a children’s craft activity. Pony rides for the day have been canceled due to the flooded condition of the riding ring after Friday night’s rain.
In conjunction with Community Appreciation Day, the Friends of the Museum will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Museum. Cake will be served from 1-2 p.m., or as long as it lasts, and the group also will kick off the Friends Market, which includes a plant sale and Museum merchandise.
Guests can tour all of the Museum’s exhibits, including: The Dairy Spot: Discovery Center, Riding Herd with Billy the Kid: The Rise of the Cattle Industry in New Mexico, Home on the Range: From Ranches to Rockets, Antidotes: Seeing Beauty, Finding Connection, Beyond the Farm: Groundbreaking Agriculture, Wheels & Gears, and much more.
Visitors can also check out the Museum’s livestock, including six different breeds of cattle, horses, sheep, and a donkey.

Culture Series: Living with Urban Wildlife in the Southwest
2023-10-12 19:00 - 20:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
“Living with Urban Wildlife in the Southwest” is the title of the October 12 Culture Series presentation at the Farm & Ranch Museum.
The free presentation, hosted by the Friends of the Museum, begins at 7 p.m. in the Museum’s Theater.
Colleen Payne, Southwest Region public information specialist for the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish, will be the presenter. She will discuss what wildlife species may be encountered around Las Cruces, how to keep you, your pets and wildlife safe, and what the Department of Game & Fish does to support wildlife in the area.
Colleen Payne is a lifelong resident of New Mexico and has nearly 25 years of experience in the outdoors, primarily hunting and fishing. After graduating from New Mexico State University with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in animal science, she dedicated her career to wildlife conservation and education. Mentoring new hunters and educating the public on the positive impacts of hunting and fishing are her highlights of the job.

Culture Series: Billy the Kid
2023-10-30 19:00 - 20:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
“Our Favorite Outlaw of the American West: Billy the Kid” is the title of a special edition of the monthly Culture Series.
Award-winning author Mark Warren is the speaker for this free presentation in the Farm & Ranch Museum’s theater at 7 p.m. on Monday, October 30. The Culture Series is hosted by the Friends of the Museum.
In the late 19th century, a young man named Henry McCarty changed his name to William H. Bonney and became one of the best-known historical characters of our Western mythology. Who was this young Irish lad who was so loved by the Hispanic community of the Southwest? Warren presents the lesser known facts about Billy the Kid’s life and the war-torn land that he loved to give an audience a new understanding of the dichotomous nature of history. One person’s “bad man” is another person’s “good guy.”
Mark Warren is an award-winning author, educator, and Western historian. He lectures on Native American history and survival skills, and Western Frontier History presenting at museums and cultural centers around the country. He has been honored by the Spur Awards, The Historical Novel Society, the Will Rogers Medallion Awards, the Peacemaker Awards, and most recently, Warren was a recipient of a 2022 Georgia Author of the Year Award for his book Song of the Horseman.
Warren’s books will be available for sale and signing following the lecture, including “A Last Serenade for Billy Bonney.”
The presentation is being held in conjunction with the museum’s ongoing exhibit, “Riding Herd with Billy the Kid: The Rise of the Cattle Industry in New Mexico.” The Museum’s Billy the Kid sculpture by Las Cruces artist Bob Diven will be moved to the lobby to be displayed on the evening of this lecture.

Get to Know Your Museum Coffee: Stephanie Hawkins
2023-11-09 10:00 - 11:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
Stephanie Hawkins, curator for the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, will explain her work at the Museum at the monthly Get to Know Your Museum Coffee. The gathering will be on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 10 a.m. in the Education Classroom at the Farm & Ranch Museum.
Get to Know Your Museum coffees are hosted each month by the Friends of the Farm & Ranch Museum, a non-profit organization that works to support the Museum’s mission by raising money to fund exhibits, programs, events and other activities.
Hawkins recently joined the Farm & Ranch Museum after more than five years with the Las Cruces Museums as the education curator. In addition to explaining her responsibilities at the Farm & Ranch Museum, she’ll explain more generally what museum curators do. Refreshments will be provided by the Friends.
For more information about the event, contact Jean Olson (sec.friends.nmfrhm@gmail.com). For information about the Friends organization, contact friends.nmfrhm@gmail.com.

Culture Series: Lescombes Family Vineyard
2023-11-16 19:00 - 20:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
The Friends of the Farm and Ranch Museum’s Culture Series presentation this month is on The Art of the Vineyard in the Mesilla Valley: The Lescombes Family Vineyards. The presentation is in the Museum Theater at 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 16. Our speaker is Emmanuel Lescombes. Admission is free.
It is documented that the Mesilla Valley region was the first in the United States to actively cultivate grapes for winemaking in 1629. The Lescombes Family Vineyards has been producing wine in the Mesilla Valley since the1980s. Before expanding their art to New Mexico, the Lescombes family produced wine in Algeria and Burgundy. This presentation is planned to be a fun and informative sharing of stories about this multigenerational family and its contributions to vineyard and wine development in the Mesilla Valley. It is planned in conjunction with the museum’s annual HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show & Gift Market on November 18-19.

HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show & Gift Market
2023-11-18 09:00 - 16:00, 2023-11-19 09:00 - 15:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
With the holiday season right around the corner, the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces is the place to be on Nov. 18-19. HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show & Gift Market is a great opportunity to sample and shop for New Mexico’s award-winning food products.
The ninth-annual HomeGrown event will take place on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $10 per vehicle, and the first 100 vehicles at the event each day will receive a free burlap shopping bag. Cash is encouraged for admission.
The New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) partners with the museum each year to co-host the show. The NMDA food demonstration trailer will be at the event and NMDA’s Taste the Tradition Chef Ambassadors, Jordan Isaacson and Jon Young, will conduct cooking demonstrations each day.
Attendees can expect about 60 vendors, the majority representing food and beverage companies from around the state, many of which are NMDA’s “Taste the Tradition®” and “Grown with Tradition®” members. Each booth will offer locally produced products, such as award-winning salsas, nuts, sauces, and wine, for attendees to sample and purchase. The show also features crafts, art, and other hand-made products, including Native American pottery and jewelry from northern and central New Mexico.
Some of the vendors include Phil’s Gourmet Sauces of Albuquerque, J.P.M’s Salsa of Las Cruces, Old Barrel Tea Company of Mesilla, meats from Jinglebob Land & Cattle Company of Anthony, N.M., JAL Farms of Fort Sumner, Legacy Pecans of Las Cruces, Nichols Ranch and Orchard of La Luz, and Kinna’s Chile Products and New Mexico Sabor from Albuquerque. There will also be a select group of New Mexico wineries offering samples, as well as glass and bottle sales.
Back by popular demand, Doña Ana County 4-H members will be selling their colorfully decorated mini-Christmas trees and wreaths.
Attendees are also invited to tour the Museum and enjoy the exhibits at no extra cost. Pets are not allowed. The Museum is located at 4100 Dripping Springs Road in Las Cruces and is a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. The 47-acre facility tells the story of 4,000 years of growing food in New Mexico through a variety of exhibits and demonstrations.

Fiber Arts: Corn husk dolls
2023-11-21 10:00 - 12:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
The public is invited to create corn husk dolls at the Farm & Ranch Museum on Tuesday, November 21 from 10 a.m. to noon. This activity is free with regular paid museum admission, which is $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens, and $3 for children 4 to 17. Space for this activity is limited.
Please contact LuAnn Kilday at luann.kilday@dca.nm.gov or (575) 522-4100 for more information or to register.

Fiber Arts: Basic weaving class
2023-12-05 09:00 - 15:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
The Farm & Ranch Museum will host a basic weaving class from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on December 5, 6, and 7.
Participants will learn how to warp a floor loom and weave with 4 harnesses. Plain and twill weave will be taught. Class fee is $100, Friend members get 10-percent discount. To register contact LuAnn Kilday at luann.kilday@dca.nm.gov. This class is supported by the Friends of the NM Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum.

Fiber Arts: Colcha ornaments
2023-12-14 10:00 - 13:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
The Farm & Ranch Museum will host a Colcha ornaments activity from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on December 14.
Class fee is $10 and felted ball and yarn will be provided. Participants need to have already taken a basic Colcha embroidery class prior to this workshop. To register contact LuAnn Kilday at luann.kilday@dca.nm.gov. This class is supported by the Friends of the NM Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum.

Culture Series: Holiday Traditions in Southern New Mexico
2023-12-14 19:00 - 20:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
Holiday Traditions in Southern New Mexico is the December 14, 2023 Culture Series presentation hosted by the Friends of the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum.
This special Culture series will be held by the fireplace in the lobby of the Museum starting at 7 p.m. Louis Santana, a local producer of award winning jerky and other gourmet foods will share stories of culinary traditions in southern New Mexico along with some warming Mexican hot chocolate. Attendees will also be treated to the favorite traditional cookie of the southwest, Biscochos, made from a long held family recipe. The history of the Luminaria Tradition in Mesilla will be shared by Kathleen Biel Foreman, daughter of Josefina Gamboa -Biel-Emerson – family matriarch of the famous “Josefina’s Old Gate” house in Mesilla. Hear the story of the tradition of lighting up Mesilla with hundreds of Luminaries, learn how to make a luminaria, and share in the atmosphere of the elegant open house where the tradition began. A starter luminaria kit will be our gift to you!
Please RSVP to friends.nmfrhm@gmail.com to save a space at this presentation.

Exhibit Opening: Wandering Reflections: Photography by David Turning
2023-12-16 13:30 - 15:30 | NM
New Mexico’s beautiful, rugged scenery is preserved in the images of Las Cruces photographer David Turning.
“Wandering Reflections” is an exhibition at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum featuring 24 of Turning’s photographs. The show opens with an artist’s reception on Saturday, December 16 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Admission to the reception is free and refreshments will be provided.
The exhibit includes color and black-and-white images from Turning’s collection. His landscape photographs are rich with texture, featuring everything from the roughness of rocks, thorns, and tree branches, to the softness of clouds, fog, and sand dunes.
Turning says he simply photographs landscapes and other things that interest him. He grew up in Alamogordo where his passion for photography sparked when he “borrowed” his dad’s 35mm camera. In 2017, drawn by the expanded possibilities newer digital cameras provide, he upgraded from his pocket digital camera.
Embracing digital image processing, Turning mastered the intricacies of image manipulation and enhancement. Now retired, he finds joy in exploring nature and seizing moments through his camera, portraying them uniquely through his lens.
Turning’s show will be on display in the museum’s Arts Corridor through April 6, 2024.

Farm La-La
2023-12-19 16:00 - 20:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
Enjoy a fun, festive evening at the Farm & Ranch Museum on December 19 from 4-8 p.m. The second-annual Farm La-La features thousands of lights around the 47-acre Museum, trolley rides, crafts, Dona Ana County 4-H activities, hot chocolate, and s’mores. Pets are not allowed. Guests may also visit the museum’s exhibits during the event, which is supported by the Friends of the Museum and Shamrock Foodservice Warehouse of Las Cruces. Admission is only $5 per family.

The Museum ROCKS! Gem & Mineral Show 2024
2024-02-17 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-18 10:00 - 17:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 | 9am – 5pm
Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024 | 10am – 5pm
NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
Ages 3 & under – Free | Ages 4 to 17 Under – $5 | Seniors – $6 | Adults – $7
The Museum ROCKS! Brings together wholesale and resale dealers of both cut and uncut gemstones, rocks, minerals, fossils, meteorites, jewelry-making supplies and educational displays on the art and science or rocks and gems. The Museum ROCKS! is sponsored by Friends of the NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum to support the special needs of the museum as a service to the community.
For more information about the show, please call Las Cruces Event Planning at 575-522-1232
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Cowboy Days
2024-03-02 09:00 - 16:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
March 2, 2024, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
$20 per vehicle
This 25th-annual event will be on Friday (school day), Saturday and Sunday. Enjoy cowboy demonstrations, music, food trucks, the Parade of Breeds cattle program, and activities that celebrate the state’s ranching traditions.

Cowboy Days
2024-03-03 09:00 - 16:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
March 3, 2024, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
$20 per vehicle
This 24th-annual event will be on Friday (school day), Saturday and Sunday. Enjoy cowboy demonstrations, music, food trucks, the Parade of Breeds cattle program, and activities that celebrate the state’s ranching traditions.

BLESSING OF THE FIELDS
2024-05-17 10:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum will celebrate an old tradition with the annual Blessing of the Fields procession on Friday, May 17.
At 10 am, the colorful procession around the Museum grounds begins with the blessing the animals, plants, and acequia. Visitors who come to the Museum to participate in the procession from 10 am to 11 am will not be charged admission.
The event begins with the Prayer of the Four Directions, led by Patrick Narvaez, and Cacique of Corporacion de los Indigines de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe de Tortugas and Tortugas Pueblo.
Leading the procession will be Most Reverend Peter Baldacchino, Bishop of the Las Cruces Diocese. Students from Las Cruces Catholic Schools will be among the participants.
The bulto carried during the procession was created by Las Cruces artist Virginia Maria Romero.
The Museum will also have a plant sale as part of the festivities. Vegetables, flowers and desert plants grown in the Museum’s greenhouse will be featured in the sale.
This marks the 24th year that the museum has held this program, which focuses on a long and rich history. San Ysidro, the patron saint of farmers, lived from 1070 to 1130. He worked in the fields for a wealthy landowner and was known for his devotion to God, his humility, and his generosity to those less fortunate than him.

The story of San Ysidro has been passed down through the generations and still inspires many farmers and their families in the Mesilla Valley. For many years, workers in San Miguel would make a pilgrimage each May, stopping at all the villages along the valley.

The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum is located at 4100 Dripping Springs Road in Las Cruces. For more information, call (575) 522-4100.

Culture Series - Native American Jewelry
2024-06-12 19:00 - 21:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
While diamonds may have been Marilyn Monroe’s best friend, New Mexicans know that nothing is more beautiful than silver and turquoise crafted with the finest artisanship. Join us at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, for the next Culture Series presentation with one of the Southwest’s most knowledgeable jewelry experts. Lori Dahlstrom and her husband established Silver Assets in Mesilla more than 30 years ago. She’ll display some exquisite examples of Southwestern jewelry and explain its importance in the cultural fabric of New Mexico. Please RSVP with the number of people in your party to reservations.friends.nmfrhm@gmail.com.

Summertime on the Farm
2024-07-27 09:00 - 13:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
Third annual Summertime-on-the-Farm is July 27
Make plans to enjoy a fun, family event at the museum on July 27.
The third annual Summertime on the Farm begins at 9am. The fun includes ice cream making, food trucks, scavenger hunt, bicycle parade (12 yrs. or younger), trolley rides, milking demonstrations. There also will be pony rides for children ($5 per ride cash only).
Admission for the event is $20 per carload, it includes activities and all the museum regular offerings.
Kids bicycle parade will kick off the event. All participants are urged to decorate their bikes in a farm theme. All participants to be registered by 9:15am. Registration will be in front of the main entrance.
This event is being held in conjunction with New Mexico’s 4-H Achievement Week and projects created by their members will be on display. All projects will be on display from August 1 – 10 in the Arts Corridor of the Farm and Ranch Museum during regular hours.
Summertime on the Farm is supported by the Friends of the Museum.
For more information, please call (575) 522-4100.

4-H Achievement Day on Display
2024-08-01 - 2024-08-10 | NM
Display in the Arts Corridor during museum hours
Join us in celebrating our young people as the results of Doña Ana County 4-H Achievement Day are featured on display Aug. 1-10.
Doña Ana County 4-H is a segment of the Doña Ana County Fair that offers youth the chance to present non-livestock exhibits.
This event serves as a qualifier for members advancing to the New Mexico State Fair and the 4-H Red Barn at the Southern New Mexico State Fair. Participants showcase skills honed over the past year in areas such as animal science, natural science, STEM, personal growth and development, creative arts, home economics, food and nutrition, consumer education, home management, and family life.
Judges evaluate the exhibits, providing feedback and determining rankings in each category. Participants receive ribbons and premiums for their work. Additionally, awards for Best of Show will be presented to one novice, junior, and senior 4-H member.

Community Appreciation Day
2024-09-07 10:00 - 16:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
The public can experience the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum for free on Sept. 7 as part of the annual Community Appreciation Day.
The Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities for the day include pony rides ($5 cash only) from 10 a.m. to noon and the “All Aboard the Ag Wagon” program will be introducing children ages 6-12 to the importance of pollinators from 10 a.m. to noon in a hands-on simulation.
Guests can tour all the Museum’s exhibits, including: The Dairy Spot: Discovery Center, Riding Herd with Billy the Kid: The Rise of the Cattle Industry in New Mexico, Home on the Range: Beyond the Farm: Groundbreaking Agriculture, Wheels & Gears, and much more.
Visitors can also check out the Museum’s livestock, including six different breeds of cattle, horses, sheep, and a donkey.

FRIENDS of the NMFRHM CULTURE SERIES: Mark Warren, award-winning author
2024-10-24 19:00 - 21:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
Friends of the NMFRHM Culture Series presents
Mark Warren, award-winning author
Nate Champion and the Johnson County War, 1892
Thursday, October 24, 2024
7 p.m., Museum Auditorium
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum
Free Admission
JUST ANNOUNCED: Mark Warren’s book A Last Serenade for Billy Bonney, a novel on Billy the Kid has been awarded the New Mexico Book Co-op 2024 Book Award for Historical Fiction – New Mexico.
Warren has researched the American West for more than 60 years. He lectures on Native American history and survival skills, and Western Frontier history presenting at museums and cultural centers around the country. He is a member of the Wild West History Association, Western Writers of America, and the Historical Novel Society. His Wyatt Earp, An American Odyssey trilogy was honored by WWA’s Spur Awards, The Historical Novel Society, and the Will Rogers Medallion Awards. Warren was a Georgia Author of the Year recipient for his book Song of the Horseman (Finalist, Literary Fiction). Indigo Heaven, The Westering Trail Travesties, and his short story, The Cowboy, The Librarian and The Broomsman, were Will Rogers Medallion Award winners. Warren’s latest work, a duology on Nate Champion, Nate, The Texas Story, and Nate, The Wyoming Story are available everywhere books are sold.
All of Mr. Warren’s books will be available for sale and signing during this event.
Perhaps the most egregious chapter of the cattle industry occurred in Wyoming, where Texan Nate Champion became one of the unsung heroes of American history. After traveling to the Powder River Basin to stake his claim as an independent rancher, Nate finds himself thrown into the crucible of the Johnson County War, in which he unknowingly prevented the crime of the century (outside of Indian affairs) and became a martyr to the common laborer. Join us to find out about one of the greatest last stands in our country’s annals.

Exhibit Opening: 5000 Years of Southwest Agriculture: by New Mexico Watercolor Society
2024-10-26 13:30 - 15:30 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
“5000 Years of Southwest Agriculture: Paintings by New Mexico Watercolor Society” is hosted by its Southern Chapter. The new art show that opens in the Museum’s Arts Corridor with a reception from 1:30 to 3:30pm on Saturday, October 26. Admission to the reception is free, but regular admission applies to the Museum. Exhibit runs from October 26 – November 18, 2024.

NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum Board Meeting
2024-11-07 10:00 - 12:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
The NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum will hold a board meeting on: Thursday, November 7, 2024, at 10:00am in the Conference Room located at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM and virtual on Microsoft Teams.
Please contact Lori Holguin at (575) 522-4100 ext. 129 if you need additional information.
MEETING AGENDA
If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the meeting, please contact Lori Holguin at (575) 5 22-4100 ext. 129 at least three days prior to the meeting, or as soon as possible. Public documents can be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact the administrator if an accessible format is needed.

HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show & Gift Market
2024-11-23 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-24 09:00 - 15:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
This tenth-annual event showcases the food grown in New Mexico. More than 60 vendors from around the state will sell their products as the gift-giving season approaches. The Museum partners with the New Mexico Department of Agriculture for this popular event.

Farm La-La
2024-12-17 17:00 - 20:00 | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, 88011, United States
Enjoy a fun, festive evening at the Museum with the third-annual Farm La-La featuring thousands of lights around the 47-acre Museum, trolley rides, crafts, Doña Ana County 4-H vendors, hot chocolate, s’mores and more. Only $5.00 per family.
