Santa Fe woman remembered for bringing famed Frito pie to the area

The humble, tasty Frito pie. (Photo by Leonard J. DeFrancisci)

(Santa Fe New Mexican) … Over the years, the Frito pie became a thing in Santa Fe — a topic of controversy, heated arguments and pure joy for locals and tourists alike. It’s been featured on the Food Network , in numerous national publications and popular television shows, including, somewhat disparagingly, on the late Anthony Bourdain’s CNN series, Parts Unknown. Continued

Your squash are overdue: New Mexico's seed library collections

(Library of Congress)

(Santa Fe New Mexican) … Brita Sauer, the woman who managed Albuquerque library’s seed library, is now library services director at the main branch of Santa Fe Public Library, with plans already in the works to replicate the successful Duke City program.
“I think that Santa Fe is a great community for this,” Sauer said. “It’s a great resource and a great way for people to come together around seeds and plants. It’s also a positive thing for libraries to tap into that community spirit that brings people together a little more.” Continued

Jack Schaefer

 

(Wikipedia) Jack Warner Schaefer (November 19, 1907 – January 24, 1991) was an American writer known for his Westerns. His best-known work is Shane, which was made into the film Shane, and the short story "Stubby Pringle's Christmas" (1964).

... Schaefer's first success as a novelist came in 1949 with his novel Shane, set in Wyoming. Though Schaefer himself had never been in the western United States, he continued writing westerns, selling his home in Connecticut and moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1955. Continued

1822: William Becknell arrives in Santa Fe

Map courtesy of the National Park Service

(Wikipedia) The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century transportation route through central North America that connected Independence, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell, it served as a vital commercial highway until the introduction of the railroad to Santa Fe in 1880. Continued