President Obama Declares Three New National Monuments

President Obama Declares Three New National Monuments
Oak woodlands, rugged mountains, and mammoth bones are among the newest protected natural treasures in the United States, as President Barack Obama is expected to designate three new national monuments Friday. The president has created more than a dozen new monuments on land and sea during his term, using his authority under the 1906 Antiquities Act. The three new monuments combined total over one million acres, nearly doubling the public lands protected thus far by Obama. They join 117 existing national monuments, which have steadily been created by presidents over the past century. http://bit.ly/1TuHgDC – National Geographic

San Antonio Missions Declared World Heritage Site
From now on it won’t just be Texans who will “Remember The Alamo” the whole world will. The Alamo and the four other San Antonio missions are receiving worldwide attention.
They’ve been given the World Heritage distinction by UNESCO, a group that recognizes the cultural significance of sites all over the globe like theTower of London, Stonehenge and the Yellowstone National Park here in the U.S. http://bit.ly/1gmf5bL – MyFox Austin

Flagstaff’s Weatherford Hotel Wins Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation
Henry Taylor and Sam Green, the owners of the Weatherford Hotel, were honored with the 2015 Arizona Governor’s Tourism Award for Arizona Preservation for their 40 years of restoration efforts and the successful preservation of the Flagstaff landmark. http://bit.ly/1DaB8qK – Arizona Daily Sun

Wild Horses – Western Heritage or Invasive Species
“Roaming Wild,” a documentary on wild horses, will be shown July 10, at 5:30 p.m. at the KSJD Sunflower Theater as a fundraiser for the Colorado Chapter of the National Mustang Association. Directed by Sylvia Johnson, the film is a modern day Western about the controversy over wild horses and hope for a sustainable future. More than 40,000 wild horses roam on public lands in 10 Western states, including in southwestern Colorado. http://bit.ly/1eDkhqz – Cortez Journal

New Techniques in Non-Destructive Artifact Analysis
Every day, some scientists are faced with a tough decision to make… Should they grind up bits and pieces of precious artifacts to find out more about them until there is sometimes nothing left, or leave it in its secure museum case, its secrets locked as tight as the case?  This can be especially true for scientists who study old and delicate items, where preservation and pulverization for analysis battle in the scientists’ minds. Many items of historical significance have been destroyed or ruined in the effort to study them. http://1.usa.gov/1Hp40ND – U.S. Department of Energy

Photo-Essay: Cleaning up Sandia Man Cave
The Sandia Man Cave near Albuquerque, which bears petroglyphs and evidence of mammoths, has recently turned into a tagger’s paradise. http://bit.ly/1DaC26u – KRQE.com

Lecture Opportunity – Albuquerque
The New Mexico Genealogical Society will present a free lecture on Clemente Gutierrez, 1716-1785: Spaniard, Merchant & Just Plain Wealthy on Saturday, July 18, at 10:30-11:30 a.m. Well-known author, lecturer, and genealogist Henrietta M. Christmas will be giving the lecture at the Hubbell-Gutierrez House (website –http://gutierrezhubbellhouse.org.) at 6029 Isleta Blvd. SW, Albuquerque. Guests will also enjoy a tour of the grounds and houses.

Lecture Opportunity – Albuquerque
The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque invites you to the following events: Tesuque Pueblo Runners & The Pueblo Revolt of 1680, historical perspective offered concerning the role of the Tesuque Pueblo in the revolt, and the Tesuque runners, August 3, at 11:00 a.m. Frontera! Film Screening and Talk, a screening of the animated short documentary film about the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, followed by a talk and Q&A, August 19, at 5:30 p.m. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center is located at 2401 12th St. NW in Albuquerque. For more information call (505) 843-7270 or log onto www.indianpueblo.org.

Lecture Opportunity – Santa Fe
Southwest Seminars presents Voices from the Past, a lecture series honoring and acknowledging the work of Archaeology Southwest. On July 13, 2015, 6:00 p.m., Dr. Jeffrey Dean will present From Four Corners to the Sonoran Desert: The 13th Century Kayenta Migration. Dean’s lecture is the second of six examining migration in the past as revealed by the work of Archaeology Southwest, its partners, and other scholars. http://www.www.archaeologysouthwest.org/event/from-the-four-corners-to-the-sonoran-desert/

Lecture Opportunity – Santa Fe
Southwest Seminars presents Voices from the Past, a lecture series honoring and acknowledging the work of Archaeology Southwest. On July 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m., Dr. Jeffery Clark will present From Hohokam to Salado: The Kayenta Diaspora in the Southwest. Clark’s lecture is the third of five examining migration in the past, as revealed by the work of Archaeology Southwest, its partners, and other scholars. http://www.www.archaeologysouthwest.org/event/from-hohokam-to-salado/

Lecture Opportunity – Tucson
The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) is pleased to present Dr. Jonathan Mabry on Monday, July 20, at 7:30 p.m., in the University Medical Center’s DuVal Auditorium (1500 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson 85724), who will discuss Irrigation, Social Changes, and Ecological Knowledge in Early Farming Communities in the Sonoran Desert. Meetings are free and open to the public. For more information, please visit the AAHS website: http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/, or contact John D. Hall at jhall@sricrm.com with questions about this or any other AAHS program.

Thanks to Cherie Freeman and Adrianne Rankin for contributions to this week’s newsletter.