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Tours: The Las Cruces Railroad Museum offers guided tours of exhibits to groups. Reservations are required for groups so that appropriate staffing is available to provide a quality museum experience. Please complete the reservation request form and submit a minimum of two weeks in advance.
Lectures: 2nd Tuesday of each month Bring your lunch and listen to presentations on regional history, the railroad, and other topics of interest. The lecture series is a designated We the People project by the New Mexico Humanities Council. Traditional Garden Herbs of New Mexico The Transcontinental Railroad System and how it influenced our Southwest How the Harvey Girls Civilized the West Edwardian Medical Care in Las Cruces: 1890 – 1910 Early Law Enforcement in New Mexico El Camino Real Adentro in the Year 1910 Whatever happened to See Spot Run and Dick and Jane?: a Pictorial and Narrative Observation of Las Cruces' Public Schools' History Food, Family, and Culture in the Mesilla Valley, 1910 Death Rituals: Death and Mourning in the Mesilla Valley Few and Far Between: Women in Dentistry in 1910 Citizens for Rail Security Gene Gilmore, Senior Special Agent for the BNSF, presents information on the history of Railroad Police and the BNSF’s safety program. “Citizens for Rail Security” is intended to invite rail fans and other citizens to become involved in watching the rail lines for suspicious activity. www.citizensforrailsecurity.com Book Clubs: Rail Readers Book Club Do you enjoy a good book? The Club discusses a different train-related novel each month (new readers always welcome). Other: Saturday Videos Documentaries about trains. Running time varies: 25 minutes to 1 ½ hours. |
Museum System Administration • Phone: 575-541-2296 • FAX: 575-525-8587
City of Las Cruces Museums, P.O. Box 20000, Las Cruces, NM 88004 • Physical Address: 151 North Church Street
