Harvest Cooking Class
June 1, 2-4 p.m.
Enjoy a variety of creative recipes in our very popular monthly cooking class. This month’s recipes feature beets, carrots and blueberries. Carol Koenig is the chef. Pre-registration is required. $35.

 
Monthly Lecture Series: Buffalo Soldiers: Military Heroes of the Southwest
June 10, 7 p.m.
Fred Hampton will portray Lt. Matthias Day in this Chautauqua program in the Museum’s theater. Hampton, who might be joined by other members of the Buffalo Soldiers Society of New Mexico, will display more than 50 period artifacts used by the soldiers. Admission is a suggested donation of $2.
 
Antique Treasures Day
June 13, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
This is the one day a year that visitors are allowed to take guided tours through the Museum’s enormous Collections Room where all of the hundreds of artifacts are stored and preserved. Also, our curators will be on hand to answer questions regarding identification and preservation of your family heirlooms or objects. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and $2 for children 5 to 17.
 
Kids Camps
 
Historic Games and Crafts Camp
June 9-10, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Ages 6-10
Cost: $40
Love music, dancing and storytelling? Want to learn how to play games that your great-great grandparents may have played? Enjoy some of the popular games, toys, songs and stories of the 1800s. Students in this camp will make a carry-all pail, and a spoon doll, play classic games such as “Kick the can,” and learn to sing traditional Hispanic songs. Please bring lunch each day. Pre-registration and a non-refundable class deposit of $10 is required. Deadline for class deposit is June 9.  

Photography Camp
June 15-17, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Ages 11-15
Cost: $85
This camp will give students a brief overview of the history of photography and will teach them basic photography techniques such as working with lighting and composition. Students will shoot a roll of film, print their own Cyanotypes, or “Sunprints,” and take home their very own camera! Please bring lunch each day. Pre-registration and a non-refundable class deposit of $20 is required. Deadline for class deposit is May 28.

Sheep and Wool Camp
June 23-24, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Ages: 8-12
Cost: $50
Ever wonder how a sheep’s fleece is transformed into fabric? Join us for a fun-filled exploration of wool crafting. We’ll clean and card wool, and learn the basics of spinning and weaving. Students will take on the challenge of dying wool and will learn wet felting methods. Please bring lunch each day. Pre-registration is required.
 
Living History Camp
June 29-July 1, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Ages 9-14
Cost: $75
Have you ever wanted to travel back in time? Interested in history? Students will learn the basics of doing living history and improvisational performance as they develop and portray a historical character from the Great Depression. Students will dress in historically accurate costumes and stage an outdoor time travel performance to the New Mexico of 1936 on the last day of the class. Please bring lunch each day. Pre-registration is required. 

 
For more information, or to register for a class, contact the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum at (575) 522-4100 or visit www.frhm.org. The museum is located at 4100 Dripping Springs Rd.

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