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Jan 17, 2016
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Uncovered: The Discovery of a Confederate Mass Grave at Glorieta
New Mexico History Museum

In 1987, while building his home in Pecos, Kip Siler discovered human remains. A study soon revealed a mass grave of Civil War Confederate soldiers. Join archeologist Matthew Barbour in a presentation of the excavations and stories that the remains tell about the decisive 1862 battle. Siler will show some of the artifacts in his personal collection with visitors in the Meem Community Room following the talk. Part of the programming series for the museum’s exhibit, Fading Memories: Echoes of the Civil War, a collaboration with the Santa Fe Opera’s debut of Cold Mountain this August. Free with admission; Sundays free to NM residents.

Matthew Barbour received a bachelor’s in anthropology with a minor in history from the University of New Mexico in 2002 and a master’s in the same field in 2010, also at UNM. He worked on the Palace of the Governors Office of Archeological Studies project as well as other large downtown Santa Fe projects. Barbour is the director of Jemez State Historic Site, which encompasses the beautiful site of Giusewa Pueblo and the 17th-century San José de los Jemez Mission Church, located just north of Jemez Springs on New Mexico Highway 4.

Special extra: Music performance by Tom Adler from 1-2 pm and following the lecture. Adler teachers the Acoustic Americana Ensemble, Songwriting Seminar and folk guitar and banjo at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design. He is one of four hosts of KSFR-FM’s Thursday night "Acoustic Explorations."

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