Navajo Dam’s Lost Communities Panel at Aztec Museum

Dive into history with the Aztec Museum and Pioneer Village's Free Smithsonian Day, Saturday, September 21st. Learn the history of four communities displaced during construction of the Navajo Dam at the 2:00 PM panel, moderated by the author of "The Lost Communities of Navajo Dam". Build back up your TBR to be read at the Farmington Public Library Foundation Book Sale, all the while, supporting local library programs. Buckle on your helmets for the annual Holy Grit Ride along the Old Spanish Trail with Aztec Adventures. You're watching the "Local News Roundup," brought to you by Northern Edge Casino and Traegers Bar, I'm Connor Shreve. During the construction of the Navajo Dam in the 1950s and 60s, 200 families across four Hispano towns were displaced and nearly lost to history. Farmington historian Patricia Bobby Tharp, spent two years researching and interviewing family members and descendants of those communities of Los Martinez, Los Pinos, Los Arboles, and Rosa. Culminating in the two-volume set, "The Lost Communities of Navajo Dam," chronicling the diaspora of the families and where they are now. Tharp and eight descendants of Los Martinez, Los Pinos, Los Arboles, and Rosa will participate in a panel at the Aztec Museum and Pioneer Village, Saturday September 21st as part of the museum's free Smithsonian Day. The panel takes place at 2:00 PM, but the free day long-event goes from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and will include kid-friendly craft activities, hustler printing press demonstrations, and more. The event is part of the museum's 60th anniversary celebrations. Is your TBR in need of refreshing after summer reading? Stock up for winter at the Farmington Public Library Foundation Book Sale, Friday September 20th, and Saturday September 21st. Books start at $1, and feature a limited collection of books donated from the public, as well as some books from the Farmington Public Library. Find the book sale in the library's South Parking Lot from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, both days. Proceeds from the sale benefit the Library Foundation providing funding for many of the library's public programs like the Summer Reading Program. Explore New Mexico's historic Old Spanish Trail from a new perspective with Aztec Adventures, Holy Grit Cycling Event. The family-friendly ride offers three routes, 12, 21, and 38 miles, from the Elks Lodge Campground along the historic trail. Open to all abilities, enjoy the cycling comradery, no matter your biking level, and celebrate your accomplishments with food, beverage, and music at the campground. Register online to participate in the September 21st event, and due to the remote nature of the routes, all riders will be required to use a navigation device for the ride. Learn more about these and other stories online at farmingtonlocal.news. Thanks for watching this edition of the "Local News Roundup," I'm Connor Shreve.