Lynda Sanchez Book Signing and Program at Ruidoso Public Library
Name:
Lynda Sanchez Book Signing and Program at Ruidoso Public Library
Date:
August 31, 2017
Time:
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM MDT
Event Description:
From Bootleg Whisky, Billy & Apaches to Nazi Artifacts - a potpourri of legend and lore from across the sacred mountain...
Lynda Sanchez will bring show and tell items for her program about the little know aspects of story telling...legends about some of our region's heritage. Historian and educator, Lynda Sanchez is also a Director and Public Outreach Liaison for the Fort Stanton Cave Study Project. She has written many caving related articles as well as 250 plus historical articles for Arizona Highways, True West, New Mexico Magazine and other journals. As co-author of the new book 12 Miles from Daylight (Fort Stanton Cave and Snowy River Discovery), Sanchez will discuss why New Mexico's Fort Stanton Cave is now a World Class Cave, and how its early history during the infamous Lincoln County War was part of a hotbed of bootlegging and counterfeiting. Additionally, she will discuss little known tales of Billy the Kid, the Apaches and how a German Compass made her re-think history! Sanchez's Peace Corp work in South America as well as archaeological field work in the Southwest, Mexico and Belize greatly influenced and guided her to the colorful mosaic representing folk heroes, legends and history of our region. Author or co-author of six books and member of Western Writers of America, Lynda served on the BLM Resource Advisory Council, was President of the Lincoln County Historical Society, helped preserve Fort Stanton, and taught workshops funded by the National Science Foundation using the science of Archaeology as the inspiration for exciting and new approaches to education. Lynda has received several state and national awards in these field.
Lynda Sanchez will bring show and tell items for her program about the little know aspects of story telling...legends about some of our region's heritage. Historian and educator, Lynda Sanchez is also a Director and Public Outreach Liaison for the Fort Stanton Cave Study Project. She has written many caving related articles as well as 250 plus historical articles for Arizona Highways, True West, New Mexico Magazine and other journals. As co-author of the new book 12 Miles from Daylight (Fort Stanton Cave and Snowy River Discovery), Sanchez will discuss why New Mexico's Fort Stanton Cave is now a World Class Cave, and how its early history during the infamous Lincoln County War was part of a hotbed of bootlegging and counterfeiting. Additionally, she will discuss little known tales of Billy the Kid, the Apaches and how a German Compass made her re-think history! Sanchez's Peace Corp work in South America as well as archaeological field work in the Southwest, Mexico and Belize greatly influenced and guided her to the colorful mosaic representing folk heroes, legends and history of our region. Author or co-author of six books and member of Western Writers of America, Lynda served on the BLM Resource Advisory Council, was President of the Lincoln County Historical Society, helped preserve Fort Stanton, and taught workshops funded by the National Science Foundation using the science of Archaeology as the inspiration for exciting and new approaches to education. Lynda has received several state and national awards in these field.
