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Welcome to the online exhibit of Resilience and Regrowth: Twenty Years After Cerro Grande. Explore photographs and artifacts, reflect on our journey of resilience, and share your stories of the Cerro Grande Fire.
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“Everyone has a story to tell about the fire—no matter who you met right after it happened, you always talked about it.” What have you learned about yourself from difficult experiences? We can learn and grow from sharing our stories. This happens on a personal level and on societal levels as well. The Cerro Grande Fire led federal officials to update and improve national fire policy. Wildfires can involve different government agencies, as Cerro Grande did, and these agencies now have clearer guidelines on collaboration and support. Lessons learned from managing the specific threats to a nuclear laboratory have been shared internationally. The Russian city of Sarov, a sister city to Los Alamos, is also home to a nuclear laboratory. First responders from Los Alamos traveled to Sarov to lead workshops after the fire, and our town has welcomed first responders from Sarov for meetings here. Reflecting on our past experiences can help us grow. Learning how we’ve responded to past situations can help us move forward when we face challenges. Listening to the experiences of others, and sharing our own, can make us stronger. There is a power in telling our stories. Were you here for the Cerro Grande Fire? Click here to share your story with us and to read stories of resilience from friends and neighbors.  Students in Liz Martineau’s fourth grade class at Mountain Elementary School made this quilt to reflect on their feelings and memories of the fire. Gift of Elizabeth Martineau. LAHS Archives, 2014.078. Los Alamos Historical Society. Comments are closed.
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Header photo by Vint Miller, courtesy Los Alamos County.
Were you here for the Cerro Grande Fire? Click here to share your story with us and to read stories of resilience from friends and neighbors.
When the Los Alamos History Museum reopens, join us in the Guest Cottage to see Resilience and Regrowth in person. The museum exhibit has the space to share even more photographs, artifacts, and personal stories.
Thank You!
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Thank you for your donations that made this exhibit possible!
Melissa Arias
Nancy and John Bartlit Stephen A. Becker Don Cavness Rose Chocolatier Rebecca Collinsworth Brent and Robyn Collom Beverly Cooper Hedy Dunn Terry Foxx John S. Hendricks Hans and Ryn Hermann Linda and Bob Hill Wendy Hoffman Mary Pat Kraemer Lemonade Living Judy Magelssen Craig Martin Elizabeth Martineau McDaniel Family Gordon McDonough Robert C. Moore Ben and Ruth Neal Joyce Nickols Todd Nickols Deborah and Rick Reiss John and Kit Ruminer Santa Fe New Mexican Sharon Snyder Georgia and Gerry Strickfaden Michelle Stump Cherie and Andy Trottier Todd Urbatsch Roger Waterman and Emily McGay In creating this online exhibit, the Los Alamos Historical Society is supported by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the New Mexico Humanities Council.
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