Agenda from the Spring 2021 Volunteer Training
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Thursday, September 16 4 p.m. Ancestral Pueblo Era
Tour of the Ancestral Pueblo Site Presenter: Chris Judson Chris began her career at Bandelier in 1976. She worked at the Visitor Center, guiding visitors, giving talks, guiding tours, and speaking with schools. She spent 42 with Bandelier which gave her time to get acquainted with many aspects of the national park and the surrounding area, including ancestral and present day Pueblo people. Now She volunteers at Bandelier, the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, the Fuller Lodge Art Center, and the Los Alamos Historical Society. |
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Thursday, September 23 4 p.m. Homesteading on the Pajarito Plateau
Tour of the Homesteading era Presenter: Judy Machen Judy worked at LANL for many years, serving as a writer/editor, exhibit developer at the Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum, and as a historian with the Lab’s Cultural Resources group. For that group she wrote the history of SM-43, the Laboratory’s Administrative Building (1956–2006); other historic Lab sites; and the book Homesteading on the Pajarito Plateau, 1887–1942, with co-authors Ellen McGehee and Dorothy Hoard. |
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Thursday, September 23 4 p.m. The Los Alamos Ranch School
Tour of the Los Alamos Ranch School era Presenter: Sharon Snyder Sharon first became interested in the Los Alamos Ranch School when she was a junior in high school and wrote a feature article about it for The Lookout, the school newspaper. Her interest increased as she researched the life of Peggy Pond Church and wrote her biography — At Home on the Slopes of Mountains. Since then, Sharon has never stopped researching the school, the masters, and the boys who came here as students and the lives they led after the ranch school experience. |
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Thursday, October 30 4 p.m. The Manhattan Project
Tour of the Manhattan Project Presenter: John Ruminer John is a member of the Board of Directors and chairs the Historic Properties Committee. He grew up in Los Alamos and has a deep appreciation for the history of our community. Since retiring as an engineer at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, he has served as a museum docent, a tour guide, and is a published author who has lectured on the history of New Mexico. |
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Thursday, October 7 4 p.m. The Cold War and Post-War Los Alamos
Tour of the Cold War era and Post War Los Alamos Presenter: Aimee Slaughter Aimee is the museum educator for the Los Alamos Historical Society. In this work she connects people with history through museum programs, classroom outreach, exhibits, and more. She earned her PhD in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine from the University of Minnesota. |
