About the Friends of the Las Vegas Museum

 

Friends of the Museum
PO Box 3311
Las Vegas, New Mexico 87701

friends.clvm@gmail.com

City of Las Vegas Museum
727 Grand Ave.
Las Vegas, New Mexico 87701

Open Wednesday - Saturday

10am - 4pm

505 - 426 - 3205

 
 
 

Reflecting the Past

As Friends of the Las Vegas Museum, we are committed to caring for and expanding the many resources of the museum. This includes exhibits, photos, research, and publications.

 
 
 

We provide funds and volunteer help for the following:

  • Creating new exhibits, such as the most recent display depicting clothing and fashions of early Las Vegas.

  • Scholarly research for books. We are currently sponsoring research for a book about the Chinese presence in 19th century Las Vegas.

  • Publishing and printing of new books. Our newly-released photo journal Las Vegas, New Mexico 1835-1935 (163 pages) has already been a huge success.

  • Caring for the Collection. We provide funds for archival materials and display cases. We help ensure the safety and proper care of all museum property.

 
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Envisioning the Future

Our fascinating past deserves an amazing future.

To pay it forward, we reach out to our community, our schools, and our membership with free events, both social and cultural.

Learn more about our events.

 
 
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These free entertaining and educational programs support the cultural heritage of Las Vegas, create channels for greater awareness of the museum, and encourage ongoing cultural growth in the community.

We welcome you to join us in sharing our colorful and exciting past and creating a present and future experience to match.

As a member of Friends of Las Vegas City Museum, you’ll receive a copy of our tri-annual newsletter, and updates about our activities.

 

We are a nonprofit* volunteer organization. When you support us, you can be sure every penny will be used for museum enhancement and for our outreach programs.

*EIN 74-2844900

 

  1. Top Photo - Coronado Theater (built in 1919) in Las Vegas, NM. IN front of the theater entrance, both Las Vegas fire-fighting companies display their equipment. Courtesy City of Las Vegas Museum and Rough Rider Memorial Collection, 500.2.4.

  2. Dance Card and attached pencil for First Annual Cowboys Mid-Winter Ball, 1915. Courtesy City of Las Vegas Museum and Rough Rider Memorial Collection, 73.16.5.

  3. Happy faces at Annual Easter Egg Hunt hosted by Friends of City of Las Vegas Museum, 2019. Courtesy Annette Garcia.

 

BOARD MEMBERS

Annette Garcia:  Chair,  MSW, LISW (retired) 

Dr. James Abreu:  Vice-chair, Professor emeritus of Education NMHU

  • President, Vice-pres, board member of at least 10 organizations

  • Currently Exec. Dir of NE Regional Cooperative

Patrick Alarid: Treasurer x17 years 

  • 25 years of experience in State Government as an auditor and budget director

  • President of Rotary Club and current and past member of numerous organizations in LV.

Brenda Ortega: Secretary

  • Retired HS teacher RHS

  • Former Director of Education at LCC

  • Extremely talented singer/performer know locally, nationally, and internationally

John Liddil:  Corresponding Secretary

  • Retired insurance broker

  • Community member NMHU Madrigal Choir                               

Margaret Vazquez - Geffroy:

  • Distinguished Professor Emerita, NMHU

  • Cultural Anthropologist with extensive experience in the field

Leasa Martinez:

  • Retired educator, who taught math at Memorial Middle School and ended her career at LVCS

as a licensed educational diagnostician.  

  • Currently contracts with neighboring school districts as a licensed educational diagnostician

Michele Varner: 

  • History teacher at WLV high school

  • President of the Rio de las Gallinas Acequia Association

  • Board member of the Animal Welfare Coalition