Los Alamos History Museum
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The Los Alamos Historical Society and Museum preserve, protect, and communicate the remarkable history and inspiring stories of Los Alamos. One museum in multiple buildings, the museum tells history of the people of Los Alamos, including information on the Ancestral Pueblo people, Homesteading history, the Los Alamos Ranch School, the Manhattan Project, and the Post-World War II community.
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A bit of the museum's history for your #ThrowbackThursday: Our 1974 newsletter announcing the new "Sales Shop" for the museum and the printing of our first book! "Museum Docent" Maxine Joppa was later a longtime board president. #tbt
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A Manhattan Project veteran and Trinity eye witness, Roger was a great friend to our organization and shared many wonderful stories with us over the years. He will be missed.
Annual Meeting & Flight of the Cranes!
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Today in History Wednesdays we learned about Rosa Parks and then cut and pasted people from magazines to join her on the bus, sitting wherever they wanted to. (And some buses also had cats, aliens, bears, motorcycles, and dinosaurs on them.)
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Yesterday in History Wednesdays we took a field trip to the History Museum! The students had so much fun with Bences' Challenge, after cracking the code they entered it into the touch table 3 times.
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Join us for an exhibit opening Friday, April 21, 3-5 p.m. Culture and Collaboration: The Los Alamos/Japan Project will be on view in the Los Alamos History Museum Rotating Gallery through July 9. The Los Alamos/Japan Project is a building a bridge of understanding between Los Alamos, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki. Founded by Museum Director Judith Stauber, the project kicked off in 2016 with a historic trip from Los Alamos to Japan—this exhibit is part of the story.
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Our latest publication from Bathtub Row Press, Pajarito Acres: A Bootstrap Volunteer Land Development by John B. Ramsay, is now available in the Museum Shop! The fifth publication in the Nutshell Series, 51 pages long, it tells the unique history of the Pajarito Acres development, supplemented by photos, documents, maps, and a wealth of quotes. Pajarito Acres is available for $15. Pick up your copy today from the History Museum to read stories of muddy roads, mothers picking up students on horseback at the bus stop, and homegrown solutions to sewage systems.
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We were delighted to welcome Bences Gonzales' sons and their families to the History Museum today! Bences helped build the Romero Cabin, now in the historic district. Check out Bences' Challenge the next time you're visiting the museum to learn more about his story and the history of our community!
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You can see his desk and slide rule in the Harold Agnew Cold War Gallery in the historic Hans Bethe House.
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Today in History Wednesdays we learned about Eleanor Roosevelt, and then created some bricks for a wall of character. Each brick has a word describing what makes someone a good leader, like Roosevelt, or what makes some a good citizen or friend.
Lecture: Japanese Life in New Mexico
Join us tonight at 7 p.m. in Fuller Lodge for our April lecture, "Japanese Life in New Mexico," presented by Davis and Ikuko Begay. https://www.facebook.com/events/300621363633567/
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The History Museum will be closed Wednesday, April 12 and Thursday, April 13, because of necessary repairs to the historic Guest Cottage. To best protect our artifacts and exhibits during these repairs, the Manhattan Project gallery will be closed on Tuesday, April 11, and Friday, April 14. Because of this, museum admission will be free on the 11th and 14th. Thank you for your patience as we work to make the museum the best it can be!
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