Salon | Who Was Josefa Bustos? | Readings from a Novel-in Progress by Julianne Burton-Carvajal | Thursday, March 20, 2025 | 5 PM | At the Edwin Brooks House, 553 Canyon Road | Free for HSFF Members | $10 for non-members | Register here

Historic Santa Fe Foundation invites you to this special event offering a unique glimpse into Dr. Julianne Burton-Carvajal’s creative process and the meticulous research behind her novel-in-progress. The evening will include a reading, a Q&A session, and an opportunity to meet the author in person, accompanied by light refreshments.

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Salon | A History of Chocolate | A Presentation by Nicolasa Chávez | Thursday, February 6, 2025 | 6 pm | At El Zaguán, 545 Canyon Road | Free for HSFF Members | $10 for non-members | Register here

Historic Santa Fe Foundation is pleased to present a lecture by Nicolasa Chávez exploring chocolate's global journey from pre-Columbian Americas through Spanish Colonial Southwest to its worldwide popularity.

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Salon | Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery in Santa Fe: A Cemetery with a Long History… and an Uncertain Futures | A Presentation by Dr. Alysia L. Abbott | Thursday, December 19, 2024 | 3 pm | At El Zaguán, 545 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico | Free for HSFF Members | $10 for non-members | Register here

Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery was in service for many of the Catholic faithful of Santa Fe for generations. However, what is now Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery is all that remains of what was a much larger community cemetery that received the Dead of many faiths and backgrounds, including prisoners who died in the Territorial Penitentiary. 

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Photo: By Dr. Alysia L. Abbott

Salon | The Incredible Legacy of Eva Scott Fényes | Discussion and Screening of a Short Film by Kyle Maier | Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | 3 pm | At El Zaguán, 545 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico | Free for HSFF Members | $10 for non-members | Register here

Historic Santa Fe Foundation is pleased to present a brief discussion and screening of the new short film by filmmaker Kyle Maier on Eva Scott Fényes. Fényes was one of the earliest American artists and patrons to start investing in the Santa Fe art community. Her incredible archive and art collection offers us many new insights into the development of the Santa Fe art colony.

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Photo: Eva Scott Fényes circa 1890, courtesy of the Fényes-Curtin-Paloheimo Collection.

Salon El Zaguán: Do the Dead Have Rights? A Critical Preservation Question for Santa Fe by Dr. Alysia Abbott

HSFF is pleased to present a talk by Dr. Alysia Abbott on the origins and the history of a modern preservation crisis in Santa Fe centering around the rights of the dead. The talk is scheduled for Thursday, April 13 at 3pm in the sala at El Zaguán.

Registration closed. Salon at capacity.