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TheFarmingtonMuseum
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Built by Gas
100 Years of Commercial Gas in the San Juan Basin
One hundred years ago San Juan County was a sleepy rural farming community. That all changed on October 21, 1921, when New Mexico’s first commercial natural gas well was drilled one mile south of Aztec. The well blew in with such force it could be heard ten miles away. Gas was piped into and sold in Aztec and later Durango, Farmington, and Albuquerque. From this humble beginning, the natural gas industry has, through waves of economic booms, busts and recoveries, grown into the economic powerhouse that has helped shape the entire Four Corners into what it is today. This first well is highlighted in this video along with the subsequent events and timeline that brings us to the present.
One hundred years ago San Juan County was a sleepy rural farming community. That all changed on October 21, 1921, when New Mexico’s first commercial natural gas well was drilled one mile south of Aztec. The well blew in with such force it could be heard ten miles away. Gas was piped into and sold in Aztec and later Durango, Farmington, and Albuquerque. From this humble beginning, the natural gas industry has, through waves of economic booms, busts and recoveries, grown into the economic powerhouse that has helped shape the entire Four Corners into what it is today. This first well is highlighted in this video along with the subsequent events and timeline that brings us to the present.
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The Bisti Badlands
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The Bisti Badlands was once a wetland delta to the west of an ancient sea, the western interior seaway. Which covered much of New Mexico 80 million years ago. The unique landscape gives the Bisti Badlands an out of this world feeling. Chris Wenman from the Farmington BLM gives a speculation of how the "Cracked Eggs" may have formed.
History of the Connie Mack World Series
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The Connie Mack series began in 1965, however prior to that it was called the Babe Ruth World Series. The Farmington Museum has created a short video talking about the History of the series.
Kneel Down Bread
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Due to COVID-19 we are unable to have our Native New Mexico Cuisine cooking classes. This year we thought we'd make a "how to video" with kneel-down bread. Corn is a major source of food for Native Americans. Through time we became creative with how to eat corn. This demonstration is used with an oven, traditionally it is cooked in the Earth.
Dine (Navajo) Twill Weaving
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Dine Weaver Ephraim Anderson explains Twill Weaving through his perspective. There are numerous styles of weaving and Twill Weaving is one style. He answers our questions that explain how he decides what piece of art he will make next, who taught him to weave, what advice or words or encouragement for future artist, and several other questions. Ephraim is a Entrepreneur with weaving, silversmit...
Edible Wild Plants
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There are many wild plants which can be eaten, or made into beverages, which grow in our area. They are in a variety of habits, from desert to the mountain area over 8,000 feet in altitude. Most of them are indigenous, but one of the most versatile, the dandelion, was introduced from England or Europe. Some are used as leaves, some are edible roots, and some of these plants are used as flowers,...
Stars & Stories
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Narrated by Donna Thatcher. This little talk is for people who want to go outside and enjoy looking at stars, while remembering the ancient stories about them. People all over the world, in many cultures have told stories with good moral lessons, as they view the stars. Before there were electric lights, people enjoyed dark skies.
Sumac Soup
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Danielle explains the process on how to make sumac soup or Chiitchin. A traditional food made from the Dine (Navajo People).
Rug Demonstration
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Ron Garnanez a nurse, shepherd, and current president of Dine Be'iina ( The Navajo Lifeway) explains a few rug styles.
Birds of Farmington, NM
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Farmington, NM has a variety of habitats which attract many interesting birds. Some are here all year, and others are here only in the summer or the winter. Here are some of the ones you may see, especially if you maintain feeders and birdbaths to attract them.
Traditional uses of plants
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Many plants here in Farmington NM have traditional uses as food, beverages, and materials for art and household items by Native Americans and Hispanic and Anglo pioneers and setters. Here are a few of them.
Wilma White of White Orchard
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Wilma White of White Orchard talking about the trials and challenges of being an orchard owner/operator in the 1940s to 50s.
Farmington, NM 1911 Flood Survivor Letter
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A narration of a letter written during the flood of 1911 by Mattie Ent Heathers, who was residing in a tent on King Ranch at the time.
1923 Fort Worth Spudder Model Demonstration
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With the generous assistance of Dick Heath, comes this demonstration of a 1923 Forth Worth Spudder model and a short history of oil and gas drilling in Farmington, New Mexico.
Chemical Warfare and Trench Art in World War I
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Inspired by the World War I artifacts from the collection of the Farmington Museum currently on display in the New Mexico centennial exhibit, "Apples to Stars: Farmington's Bite at Statehood."
The Great Farmington Flood of 1911
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The Great Farmington Flood of 1911
Farmington, New Mexico and the Roaring '20s
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Farmington, New Mexico and the Roaring '20s
Scary times
Very interesting, but how did you get the San Juan Valley. Did it belonged to yourself great, great, great, great, etc! Think about it.. Thank you very little.
Baby Aubrey 2021. Visited Farmington .
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Now Farmington rarely gets Rain
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Pretty interesting
3:32 nice pic of the native children. 👌
I own the famous Freer Spudder Service and sill posess 2 Spudder Drilling rigs from Fort Worth. One is an 1898 "wooden" carriage with a IH 10-30 tractor for power but the rig has rotted away; The other is a fully metalized Fort Worth Spudder from approximately 1948. I can send photos of them if you might be interested in the "Godfathers" of Texas Oil production. If so, Email me at naugherbrett@gmail.com for information as I am also wanting to 3-D print a new carriage for the oldest rig. Sincerely, Brett Naugher New World Foundation Omnijet Ind.
Interesting....I heard of the flood, but not in great details.
Just wondering is there any photos of any Navajos people????
I am a 4th generation Water Well Driller, that was raised under the derricks of Ft. Worth Spudder's. This model is truly a work that represents these once great rigs. In its day, it as a Spudder, was second to none. The Ft. Worth Well Machinery & Supply had a saying, "that the sun never set on a Ft. Worth Spudder", showed that they were all over the world. Congrats for a job well done!
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What the music?? Haha
Wow what a beautiful model ! I hope when I get to retire I can make a scale model of a #2 National Machine like my grandfather used in the western PA gas patch !
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What's in the air at :40 ? UFO?