Tours Guided by Dr. Alysia L. Abbott
Historic Santa Fe Foundation organizes guided tours of Santa Fe’s historic cemeteries led by archaeologist Dr. Alysia L. Abbott several times a year. Fill out the interest form linked below to be notified of upcoming tours with Dr. Abbott.
ABOUT THE GUIDE
Dr. Alysia L. Abbott is an archaeologist who has been researching the known and lost cemeteries and graveyards of Santa Fe for a decade. She has been documenting the monuments and researching the history of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery in Santa Fe intensively since 2014. Most recently, Dr. Abbott directed the recovery excavations of graves from the Old Masons and Odd Fellows Cemetery, exposed by the La Secoya de El Castillo development in 2021.
A summary of Dr. Abbott’s research on Santa Fe Cemeteries, “A Hidden History of the Dead” was published in El Palacio in the fall of 2021.
Dr. Abbott holds degrees in Archaeology and Anthropology from the University of Texas and the University of New Mexico. She and her husband archaeologist David Eck live in Santa Fe.
PHOTOS OF FAIRVIEW CEMETERY BY SIMONE FRANCES FOR OLD SANTA FE TODAY, 5TH EDITION.
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Annual membership - Individuals $45, Household $80
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Checks for Membership can be mailed to Historic Santa Fe Foundation, 545 Canyon Rd, Ste 2, Santa Fe NM, 87501