Museum Internships – Summer 2026 The New Mexico Military Museum is pleased to announce multiple internship openings for Summer 2026. These internships offer hands-on experience in museum operations, collections care, exhibition installation, archival research, public engagement, and oral history documentation. Interns will gain practical experience working alongside museum professionals while contributing to the preservation and interpretation of New Mexico’s military history

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, Daughters of the American Revolution chapters across America are planting Liberty Trees. The Santa Fe Stephen Watts Kearny Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will be dedicating a Liberty Tree planted in the autumn of 2025 in the Memorial Garden at the New Mexico Military Museum. The dedication will be held on Arbor Day, April 24, 2026 at 1:00p.m. The public are invited. The Santa Fe sycamo

Curated by Aaron Krebsbach Photo Courtesy of the family of Valdemar DeHerrera Valdemar DeHerrera was born on October 8, 1919, in Costilla, New Mexico. He was the second child of fourteen to Meliton and Lupita DeHerrera and grew up ranching and farming. Valdemar registered for the draft in October of 1940 in Costilla, NM, in accordance with the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, before leaving New Mexico to work as a shepherd in Wyoming for the Civilian Conservation

Last of the 200th: Valdemar DeHerrera honors the life and legacy of Valdemar DeHerrera, opening April 9, 2026, at 10 a.m. This exhibition is located at The Bataan Building 407 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the breezeway outside the Department of Veterans Services. Reception and Lecture to follow Bataan Commemoration Ceremony at the New Mexico Military Museum at 12 p.m. Photo Courtesy of the family of Valdemar DeHerrera This exhibition honors the life and legacy of V