What's in a Name? - Albuquerque Journal

What's in a Name? - Albuquerque Journal

New Mexico history: Centuries after the Spanish dubbed it Santo Domingo, Kewa Pueblo reclaimed its name

Santo Domingo is the name Spanish explorers gave to the pueblo in the 17th century and subsequently adopted by other outsiders, including non-tribal government o

Published: Sunday, February 5th, 2023 at 9:00AM
Updated: Sunday, February 5th, 2023 at 9:15AM

Baseball stadium bears the name of legendary Roswell Rockets slugger Joe Bauman

Joe Bauman slugged his way to 72 home runs in 1954, setting a single-season record that wasn’t broken until 2001 by Barry Bonds.

Published: Friday, December 30th, 2022 at 2:02PM
Updated: Sunday, January 1st, 2023 at 12:02AM

Named for San Ignacio, church has called Santa Barbara-Martineztown home for over 100 years

Just west of Interstate 25, San Ignacio Catholic Church sits within the Santa Barbara-Martineztown neighborhood minutes away from Albuquerque High School.

Published: Friday, December 2nd, 2022 at 2:02PM
Updated: Sunday, December 4th, 2022 at 12:02AM

After wandering the world, a legendary war correspondent found a home in Albuquerque

Most people from a certain generation know the history of American journalist Ernie Pyle, but many might not realize that Albuquerque is the only place he set u

Published: Friday, November 4th, 2022 at 2:02PM
Updated: Sunday, November 6th, 2022 at 12:02AM

New Mexico town fiercely protective of its land and community

Chilili's name is not to be confused with another small town in northern New Mexico called Chili, or the delicious condiment we put on all of our food or what the weather becomes once

Published: Friday, September 30th, 2022 at 2:02PM
Updated: Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 at 12:02AM

NM activist Alice K. Hoppes was a voice for equality

New Mexican Civil Rights activist Alice K. Hoppes believed fighting for equal rights was her destiny.

Published: Friday, September 2nd, 2022 at 2:02PM
Updated: Sunday, September 4th, 2022 at 12:02AM

Chester T. French came to Duke City to help his brother, but stayed to help ABQ move on

French opened his mortuary, called C.T. French, Undertaker, in 1907, at the corner of Fifth Street and Central Avenue

Published: Friday, August 5th, 2022 at 2:02PM
Updated: Sunday, August 7th, 2022 at 12:02AM

ABQ's historic Rosenwald Building got its start as a turn-of-the-century department store

When the railroad came through Albuquerque in the late 1800s, commercial activity formed around it to provide services for its passengers. The Rosenwald wa

Published: Saturday, July 2nd, 2022 at 3:02PM
Updated: Saturday, July 2nd, 2022 at 4:17PM

James Fulton Zimmerman unapologetically set out to create the UNM campus imagined by his predecessor

The main campus library now bears his name.

Published: Saturday, June 4th, 2022 at 2:54PM
Updated: Sunday, June 5th, 2022 at 12:02AM

Before the UFO, Roswell was part of the story of the Wild West

It was businessman Van C. Smith and his partner Aaron Wilburn who in 1869 helped stack the adobe bricks that would become the city's first two buildings.

Published: Saturday, April 30th, 2022 at 3:02PM
Updated: Sunday, May 1st, 2022 at 12:02AM

Holy History: A look at five church buildings of New Mexico

With guidance from State Historian Rob Martinez, the list gives "a nod to the many…

December 24, 2022 5:02PM

A look at five items from the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History provides an objective, accessible window into the…

November 26, 2022 5:02PM

A look at five murals by Native artists worth taking a drive to see

'Walls of Resistance Walls of Pride: New Mexican Murals by Native Artists' features 24 murals…

January 21, 2023 5:02PM

New Mexico history: Centuries after the Spanish dubbed it Santo Domingo, Kewa Pueblo reclaimed its name

Santo Domingo is the name Spanish explorers gave to the pueblo in the 17th century…

February 5, 2023 2:15AM

Compost tea can help battle powdery mildew

Resist pruning roses now or they might suffer later

Moving irises in winter? Keep them in clumps