New Mexico Women Making A Difference Extended Through July By popular demand, the inspirational exhibit New Mexico Women Making a Difference has been held over through July at the Los Alamos Historical Museum. The exhibit includes 35 black and white photographs by aj Melnick of women in the arts, government, medicine and other leadership fields. This exhibit is also available for display in other museums. Click here for more information.

Did We Have to Have a Cold War?

New Podcast: Nobel Prize winner I.I. Rabi discusses the views scientists had at the beginning of the Cold War in this podcast. Some of them tried to stop the development of the "Super" thermonuclear bomb as the Soviets pushed their own nuclear program. (1.87 MB .mp3 file.)

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Do You Twitter?

We're trying out Twitter. Follow us to get updates on activities at the Los Alamos Historical Museum as well as Manhattan Project and other historical information at http://twitter.com/losalamosmuseum.

Following Historic Roads

On the heels of the fourth edition of A Guide to Bandelier National Monument, intrepid hiker and outdoors enthusiast Dorothy Hoard has release another new book, Historic Roads of Los Alamos. This book examines the often hand-carved roads that crisscross the Pajarito Plateau, from the Spanish colonial era through the homestead years. These books and dozens of others about Los Alamos and the surrounding area area available in our secure online shopping cart.

Annual Campaign and Membership Drive Under Way

The Los Alamos Historical Society's Heritage Partners Annual Campaign and Membership Drive is in full swing. We are hoping to raise $46,000 to supplement our operating budget. A copy of the proposed budget for the coming year is available here. To join or donate to the Los Alamos Historical Society through our secure online link, please click here.

The high bay building at V Site where the plutonium bomb was assembled.

Laboratory Preserving Manhattan Project-Era Buildings Los Alamos National Laboratory has embarked on a project to save several structures from the Manhattan Project. While these are not generally accessible to the public now, they may be some day. They help tell the story of the building of the bombs that ended World War II. Read more about the program at the lab's Cultural Resources Publications page. Click on the Historic Buildings link on the left side of the page.

Planning for a Manhattan Project National Park

The National Park Service is studying the feasibility of a Manhattan Project National Historical Park with sites in Los Alamos, Hanford, and Oak Ridge. The Historical Society is actively involved in community planning for the park, and ideas from an ad hoc committee of residents, appointed by the Los Alamos County Council, are available here. If you have comments or ideas you would like to share, please e-mail us at . More information is available from this Department of Energy website.

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