By Alina Marquez|2025-05-08T20:26:30+00:00May 8th, 2025|
The Bain’s building was listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1995 (Site (5AL.529) and the City of Alamosa Historic Registry on March 15, 2017 (Res. 08-2017). The Bain family constructed its department store near the end of the Great Depression utilizing salvaged brick, Read more
By Alina Marquez|2025-05-08T20:09:08+00:00May 8th, 2025|
Just two years after Colorado became a state, a narrow-gauge train loaded with expectant settlers and their belongings stopped at a protected bend in the Rio Grande shaded by a grove of cottonwoods. In 1878 Alamosa—Spanish for cottonwood grove—was founded and is currently the largest town in the Sangre Read more
By Alina Marquez|2025-05-08T19:57:31+00:00May 8th, 2025|
ALAMOSA, CO — The Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area (SdCNHA) proudly awarded $4,000 in scholarships to eight exceptional students whose projects brought local history to life during the 2025 Regional History Fair. Held at Adams State University and hosted by the ASU Department of History, Anthropology, Philosophy, Political Read more
By Alina Marquez|2024-06-24T15:20:23+00:00June 24th, 2024|
100 Years Ago in the San Luis Valley June 1924 By Barbara Kruse June 1924 was marked by an unusual amount of wind and warm weather, but the Monte Vista Journal noted that there was no lack of irrigation water and lots of snow at the high elevations. Rain Read more
By Alina Marquez|2024-02-13T20:27:04+00:00February 13th, 2024|
The Colorado Byways Symposium 2024 (35th Anniversary), May 1-4, 2024, is an event to bring together our Byways and Partners, with National and International Partners. The location is along the Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic and Historic Byway, within the culturally rich and beautiful Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Read more
By Alina Marquez|2023-08-23T05:45:50+00:00August 23rd, 2023|
Wide range of articles, stories, and accounts of San Luis Valley history, originally published from 1969-2017. All proceeds benefit our youth programing: Field Trip Grants History Fair Scholarships Caminos del Valle Youth Walking Tours Heritage Camp Each issue costs $10! To purchase visit: https://paypal.me/sangreheritage?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US leave your contact information and Read more
By Alina Marquez|2023-08-01T17:08:10+00:00August 1st, 2023|
Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic & Historic Byway Audio Tour- Free Event!!!To participate in our scavenger hunt, download the following form, you'll need to download our tour on the TravelStorys App (https://travelstorys.com/download) and you'll need to keep an eye on the portal signs along the Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic & Historic Read more
By Alina Marquez|2023-07-27T20:55:47+00:00July 27th, 2023|
Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic & Historic Byway Audio Tour- Free Event!!! To participate in our scavenger hunt, download the following form, you'll need to download our tour on the TravelStorys App (https://travelstorys.com/download) and you'll need to keep an eye on the portal signs along the Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic & Read more
By support|2023-05-31T21:46:17+00:00May 31st, 2023|
Organization Background In 2009, Congress passed legislation establishing the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area with the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (S.22). That legislation designated the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area, Inc. as the local coordinating entity and names the National Park Service as providing Read more
By Alina Marquez|2023-02-27T17:38:50+00:00February 27th, 2023|
Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area is Seeking Sponsors for our Annual Cinco de Mayo Block Party!! We are anxiously looking forward to a successful event, which will be held on May 5, 2023 located at San Juan Avenue by the San Luis Valley Brewing Company. With that being Read more
