Schedule of Events

2026 GSHA Conference Agenda

FRIDAY, June 26

1 - 2:30 p.m. - Tour the historic Sagebrush Hotel & Suites. No charge.

3 - 4:00 p.m. - Registration begins at the Sagebrush Inn & Suites Hotel. Visit local vendors’ tables.

4 - 4:45 p.m. – Welcome and Introductions by Patsy Vasquez, GSHA President and Karen S. Cordóva

4:45 - 5:45 p.m. - Juanita Lavadie, “Hunting for the Ciboleros Story”

5:45 p.m. - Taco Bar begins

6:15 - 7:15 p.m. - Larry Torres, Taos Historical Society, “New Mexico Genealogy”

SATURDAY, June 27

7:30 - 9 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8 - 9 a.m. – Registration

8:50 - 9 a.m. - Welcome and Introduction: Patsy Vasquez and Karen S. Cordóva

9 - 10 a.m. - Jeremy Jojola, “Cuentos y Corazón”

10 - 10:30 a.m. - Break. Visit vendors.

10:30 - 11:30 a.m. - Richard Melzer, “A View of Hispanic New Mexico in 25 Significant Museum Objects”

11:30 a.m - 1:15 p.m. - Lunch on your own; also available at hotel. Network and visit vendors.

1:15 - 2:15 p.m. - Jonathon Pringle and Dena Hunt, “Genealogical Resources at the State Archives of New Mexico”

2:15 - 2:45 p.m. – Break. Visit vendors.

2:45 - 3:45 p.m. - Antonette Gonzales, “Who Am I and Where Did I Come From?”

3:45 - 4:15 p.m. - Break. Last opportunity to visit vendors.

4:15 - 5:15 p.m. - Annual GSHA Business Meeting and Raffle

6:15 p.m. - Dinner begins

7:00 - 8:15 p.m. - Keynote Speaker: Estevan Rael-Galvez, “Native Bound Unbound: Converging Cultures of Captivity”

SUNDAY, June 28

11:30 a.m. - Historic San Francisco de Asís Mission Church Tour, 60 St Francis Plaza, Ranchos de Taos, NM. $15 per person (Prepay at https://www.gshaa.org/event-details/gsha-2026-conference-taos-nm.)

11:30 a.m. - Hacienda de Los Martinez Museum, 708 Hacienda Rd., Taos, NM. Discounted rate of $5 per person.

2:00 p.m. - Hacienda de Los Martinez Museum, 708 Hacienda Rd., Taos, NM. Discounted rate of $5 per person.