
← Luminaria: New Mexico Genealogy and History12 juin · 1 h 22 min
Resource: NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum Oral Histories
<p>An oral history found in a random Google search turned out to be a gold mine of information. I go through the highlights, including life growing up on a ranch in 1920s Union County, leaving home to go to WWII, and coming out to NM from New York on an orphan train. </p><p>Places mentioned: Des Moines, Clayton, Grenville, Roy, La Union, Santa Fe, Folsom, Trinchera (CO), Mexhoma (OK)</p><p>Names mentioned: Lujan, Martinez, Barela</p><p>Check out the collection of oral histories <a href="https://nmfarmandranchmuseum.org/research-collections/oral-history-program/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">here</a>.</p><p>To see related photos, I also post episodes on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LuminariaPodcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">the Luminaria YouTube channel.</a></p><p>Email Kat at luminariapod@gmail.com.</p>