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Each May, the Historic Preservation Division mounts a statewide outreach campaign to highlight community preservation events and achievements. An image representing a preservation theme is
selected by staff, published as a poster and distributed statewide and nationally to more than 3,000 people and organizations to announce Heritage Preservation Month.
In 2010, HPD celebrates preservation and revitalization of "Downtown New Mexico," and is looking for poster images, events and award nominations to illustrate the theme.
More than 45 New Mexico communities stage approximately 100 preservation events in May, many of them becoming annual tours, hikes to restricted archaeological sites and demonstrations of
traditional practices handed down from generation to generation. Lectures, presentation of oral histories and film screenings also are examples of past Preservation Month events. In 2010,
we seek all the traditional events plus new ones celebrating the 25th anniversary of MainStreet such as tours of MainStreet and historic districts.
Your event can be listed in the Calendar by downloading and completing the events form and returning it by February 12, 2010. Forms can be e-mailed to HPD or sent via the
post
office.
Please see form for details.
HPD publishes 4,000 copies of a Calendar of Events as a user guide, giving Preservation Month participants a map to events held statewide in May. The guide comes with photos and stories
on State and National Register sites. People have asked HPD to coordinate multiple preservation months with calendars to accompany them, although currently events are held only in May.
Hosting communities receive copies of the Preservation Month poster and Calendar to help them promote their events.
The Calendar is published in April, one month before Preservation Month, to allow adequate planning and publicity for events. Photo attachments pertaining to your event are encouraged.
The awards ceremony features live music and is followed by a reception for all award recipients. In 2007, original members of the
Fireballs, George Tomsco and Stan Lark, performed in honor of Kenneth and Shirley Broad for their work preserving the Norm Petty Recording Studios, in Clovis, where they and Buddy Holly
recorded many of their hits.
Awards
Since 1970, the New Mexico Cultural Properties Review Committee has presented Heritage Preservation Awards to individuals, nonprofit organizations, businesses,
pueblos, authors, researchers and to state and federal agencies that have made significant contributions to the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, and interpretation of the state's
unique archaeological, architectural and cultural heritage.
Anyone can nominate an individual, organization, agency or business for a Heritage Preservation Award by completing the nomination form (download below). Typically
between ten to 14 awards are given at a formal ceremony that takes place each May as part of New Mexico's Heritage Preservation Month festivities.
To nominate an individual or organization for a Heritage Preservation Award, you can download the nomination form below (an example of a completed nomination is also available). Complete
the form and return to HPD by e-mail, hand deliver or through the post office on or before February 26, 2010, with 5 digital photographs.
Please join us at the awards ceremony on Friday, May 21, at the Scottish Rite Center in Santa Fe.
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The 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003 posters for Heritage Preservation Month.
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