Snyder: A History of Movie Entertainment in Los Alamos
By Sharon SnyderLos Alamos Historical SocietyAlong with the recent announcement of the closure of CB Fox, an old photograph of their location on Central Avenue surfaced. Dave Fox sent the picture of the old Hill Theatre to the Historical Society, and it created a curiosity about movie entertainment from the early days of Los Alamos […]
Before the Los Alamos Ranch School There Was the Pajarito Club
By Sharon SnyderLos Alamos Historical Society When Ashley Pond Jr.’s attempt to start a ranch school near Watrous, NM, washedaway in a flood in 1904, the disappointment was overwhelming. He returned hometo Detroit and worked for a time in the fledgling automobile industry, but it wasn’tlong before he was drawn back to New Mexico and […]
Prisoner of War Camp History Continued
By Sharon SnyderLos Alamos Historical SocietyAfter writing an article recently about a World War II prisoner of war (POW) camp in Kansas, I received several comments and questions that led me to do a sequel and bring the topic closer to home. Not long after the United States entered World War II, Britain requested American […]
Delving Into History of World War II POW Camps
By Sharon SnyderLos Alamos Historical SocietyWhen Liz Martineau took over as executive director of the Historical Society last summer, I interviewed her for the Los Alamos Daily Post. In the course of that interview she mentioned that her father was a history buff and had written a book. “I’ll loan you a copy,” she said. […]
Synder: Even Though It Never Flew, Project Rover Changed History
By Heather McClenahan Los Alamos Historical Society “Nuclear power not only will enhance space exploration; its use, both for propulsion and for auxiliary power, is the key to extensive outer space exploration.” —Leland Hayworth, AEC Commissioner 1961-1963 and director of Brookhaven National Laboratory. Rover Boulevard in White Rock gets its name from Project Rover, an ambitious […]
Synder: The Manhatten Project and the Los Alamos School in Taos
By SHARON SNYDERLos Alamos Historical Society The history of the Los Alamos Ranch School (LARS) is well documented. Two books have been written about the school, and the centennial of its founding was celebrated in 2017.People in our community are reminded of the LARS years when they see the log and stone buildings along Bathtub […]
Descendant of “Almost Royalty” Visits Los Alamos to Find the Past
By Sharon SnyderLos Alamos Historical Society In mid August, the historical society was contacted by a young woman who wanted tovisit Los Alamos to see where her ancestors had been during the Manhattan Project. Shewould be flying from Denmark and wanted to learn what might still be here from that era.While there aren’t many buildings […]
Historical Society: Evolution of Bathtub Row Press
By SHARON SNYDER and MAXINE JOPPALos Alamos Historical Society In 1973, the alumni of the Los Alamos Ranch School arranged a huge reunion in Santa Fe. Many of the former students flew to Chicago just to take a special train to Lamy, a route many of them had taken as young boys. John Shedd Reed, CEO of […]
Helene Suydam Turns 100 Years Old
by Sharon SnyderLos Alamos Historical Society Helene Suydam, one of our revered residents, enjoyed a very special milestone thispast week. On August 25, she turned 100 years old! Helene celebrated the day witha small party hosted by her niece Sarah Ashton and grandniece Rebekah Ashton.Family members traveled from as far away as North Carolina and […]
Snyder: The Journey of Mrs. Frey’s Piano
By SHARON SNYDERLos Alamos Historical Society Recently I met up with friends who were visiting Bandelier National Monument for an afternoon. I hadn’t seen them in a long time, nor had I visited Bandelier in several years. We had a fine afternoon, and at times I found myself reminiscing about a lifetime of visits to […]
