This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Silent witnesses preserve a legacy at San Antonio de Padua
In Questa a damaged wall of San Antonio del Rio Colorado spurs a drive to rebuild. 251 handmade adobes from 1836 become silent witnesses to generations of weddings baptisms and funerals and are sold for 50 dollars each to fund the reconstruction. The project led by Robbie Ortega and Bill Macdonald with several crews seeks almost a million dollars within six years and includes a six-week internship funded by National Park Service Cornerstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio de Padua
San Antonio
Questa
San Antonio del Rio Colorado
San Antonio's
Rocky Mountain
Call
Santa Fe
San Antonio del Colorado — Historical Preservation Group
Robbie Ortega
Bill Macdonald
Questa High
Mark Sideris
Marcus Rael
Matthew Rael
Andamo Sanchez
Bobby Ortega
Joseph
National Park Service
Cornerstone
Jennifer Troy
Cerro
Silent Witness
Ellen Wood
George Padilla
Felipe Martinez
Katherine Flory
Ben Garcia
Carrie Levin
Deacon Marcus Rael
Louise Padilla
Joseph Rael
Ernest Aragon
Mario Rael
Don Rael
Kimber Macdonald