NMGS May Program
Botts Hall
Albuquerque Special Collections Library
423 Central NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico
(on the corner of Central and Edith)
Saturday, May 19, 2012
10:30 AM - Noon
Albuquerque Special Collections Library
423 Central NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico
(on the corner of Central and Edith)
Saturday, May 19, 2012
10:30 AM - Noon
The
Albuquerque Special Collections Library
and
The
New Mexico Genealogical Society
Present
Robert
Torrez
"Law
and Order and the Quest for Statehood:
A View from the Bench"
A View from the Bench"
Among the many reasons it took so long
for New Mexico to obtain statehood was the lawless image the territory projected
during its "wild west" period. This presentation will review what the
territory's executive and judicial officials thought about the rampant disregard
for the law and their efforts to bring law and order to the territory in order
to enhance the region's image to the rest of the nation for admittance to the
Union.
Robert Torrez is the former State Historian and has numerous books and articles to his credit. Some of which are: New Mexico in 1876-1877, UFO’s Over Galisteo, Myth of the Hanging Tree, and Rio Arriba, in collaboration with Robert Trapp. Robert, an indefatigable speaker, constantly travels the state promoting its history and its people.
Click here for a copy of this announcement.
Robert Torrez is the former State Historian and has numerous books and articles to his credit. Some of which are: New Mexico in 1876-1877, UFO’s Over Galisteo, Myth of the Hanging Tree, and Rio Arriba, in collaboration with Robert Trapp. Robert, an indefatigable speaker, constantly travels the state promoting its history and its people.
Click here for a copy of this announcement.
This program is
free and open to the public.
