2020 Virtual Annual Garden Party & Members' Meeting
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Mara Saxer speaking about HSFF’s El Zaguán front wall repairs, September 2020.
Historic Santa Fe Foundation is pleased to present this video version of our Annual Garden Party & Members’ Meeting. Each year, HSFF holds this members-only event in the garden on Canyon Road. Usually, members meet, share refreshments, enjoy the company of our community, and attentively listen to our guest speaker. In recent years, we have had the honor of hosting the State of New Mexico’s Historic Preservation Officer Jeff Pappas, City of Santa Fe’s Historic Preservation Division Manager Lisa Roach, and Director at School for Advanced Research Michael Brown as speakers. With the pandemic restrictions and health safety concerns, the staff and board decided to create a video for the 2020 annual meeting. We are delighted to have Lissa Johnson, of the Santa Fe Extension Master Gardeners, provided a tour of the garden and conclude this year’s online gathering as our keynote speaker.
For this video, we are fortunate to have established a relationship with videographer Kyle Maier who is producing a documentary/art film on Canyon Road and digging into Santa Fe’s history after his return to New Mexico after years in Gettysburg, PA. Along with the garden tour that closes our online meeting, Maier filmed and edited this feature that starts with an introduction to the year’s building projects by Mara Saxer, and follows with a discussion and presentations by HSFF staff Pete Warzel and Melanie McWhorter, and HSFF Board Chair Ken Stilwell. We present a well-rounded state of the nonprofit set in the beautiful background the offices and home at HSFF’s El Zaguán in the heart of Santa Fe at 545 Canyon Road. Please enjoy this video and feel free to reach out to HSFF with any questions or comments.
To join HSFF as a member or donation to our general fund or specific programs including the new edition of Old Santa Fe Today, the Mac Watson Fellowship, and the Faith and John Gaw Meem Preservation Trades Internship, visit the Join & Give page.
Watch the video on YouTube here
Melanie McWhorter, Pete Warzel, and Ken Stilwell on HSFF’s El Zaguán Portal, September 2020