Luminaria: New Mexico Genealogy and History
La Cebolla Valley w/Virginia Sanchez
Author Virginia Sanchez shares about her latest research on La Cebolla Valley near Mora, but as usual, her work covers such an array of interesting topics about our culture. We chat acequias, mills, traditional Hispano customs, and even have a productive tangent on digitized Catholic newspapers as a resource. You can get any of Virginia's books and find her next speaking engagements at https://virginiasanchezbooks.com/ The Mora Valley of the Mills Tour takes place over Labor Day weekend every year - you can take guided tours of all three historic working mills in the Valley. La Voz del Pueblo started in Santa Fe in 1888, and then moved to Las Vegas. Learn more in Spanish-Language Newspapers in New Mexico, 1834-1958 by A. Gabriel Melendez. La Revista Catolica was a Catholic newspaper out of Las Vegas, and digitized copies are available through Regis University . The Archdiocese of Denver has a fabulous archive of Catholic newspapers from Denver, Pueblo, and other Colorado communities - many of which are digitized. https://archden.org/archives Want to share your family history on the podcast? I anonymize living people to protect identities. Email luminariapod@gmail.com.
