The story about Captain John G. Clancey, a sea captain who retired to the desert of New Mexico and raised sheep in the last quarter of the 19th century into the early 1900's. He lived in Alamo Gordo, near Puerto de Luna. Billy the Kid stopped at some of his sheep camps. He once loaned Sheriff Pat Garrett a wagon to transport his prisoners to jail in Las Vegas. One of those prisoners was Billy the Kid. He was a good friend of Padre Polaco, Alexander Grzelachowski. He served in the New Mexico Territorial Legislature for one term and also was a member of New Mexico's two constitutional...

Historical Puerto de Luna was founded in the mid-1860's in the Pecos River valley of New Mexico. Its glory days were in the 1880's when the famous outlaw, Billy the Kid, sometimes visited the area. The 1890's saw it become the county seat of the newly created Guadalupe County. After the railroad bypassed it in favor of Santa Rosa in 1901 Puerto de Luna began a steady decline and eventually lost its status as county seat. Its rich history days back to the Spanish conquistadores and Coronado. Today the village is experiencing a rebirth as many area citizens are moving back into the area seeking...

Gaudalupe County traces the history of Guadalupe County from its creation in 1891 by the Territorial Legislature of New Mexico to the present. During that period of time the county has had two county seats and has gone through two name changes. In 1903 the county was renamed Leonard Wood county, in honor of the Spanish American War hero and the county seat was movedd from Puerto de Luna to Santa Rosa. Two years later, in 1905, the Territorial Legislature was asked to change the name of the county back to Guadalupe. The county seat remained in Santa Rosa. Guadalupe County has had four...

This is a postcard pictorial of Santa Rosa, New Mexico. Santa Rosa was once a prospering small community located on U.S. Highway 66, better known as Route 66. Today Interstate 40, which replaced Route 66, passes through the center of town. This book has over a hundred pages and covers the period from about 1905 to 1970. Nearly the entire book is composed of picture postcards with captions and is a feast for anyone's eyes, especially those interested in New Mexico history and in the golden days of Route 66.

A Tribute to Jose A. Martinez is written in honor of the life of a good and true friend, Joe A. Martinez who passed away on December 17 after a having lived a very full and productive life. During his life he was a very active man, a Santa Rosa Lion, a World War II veteran, a New Mexico State Aggie, an educator, a community leader, a good Catholic, a compadre, a padrino, an uncle, and a husband. Most importantly he was a friend to everyone he ever met. When he entered eternal life he left behind many relatives and a multitude of friends to mourn his passing and to celebrate having known the...