Nancy Bartlit: The Navajo Codetalkers

WWII Historian Nancy Bartlit discusses her upcoming presentation to the San Juan County Historical Society about the Navajo Codetalkers.  The super-secret program produced a code used during WWII that the enemy was never able to break.  
Bartlitt will present her story Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at the Aztec Senior Center, 101 S. Park Avenue, in Aztec, New Mexico, beginning promptly at 5 p.m.

A Review Too Far - American Made

This week our Cinema Geeks review Miss Sloane, Moonlight, and American Made!

Archaeologist Paul Reed: Update on Protections for Greater Chaco

Archaeologist Paul Reed discusses the ongoing debate about more protections for areas around Chaco Culture National Historical Park.  The BLM and BIA are working together on plans, which are made more difficult because of the "checkerboard" of jurisdictions surrounding the park.

Aztec Highland Games & Celtic Festival

Jessica Polatty & Sally Burbridge discuss the 2017 Aztec Highland Games and Celtic Festival, October 7-8, 2017 at Riverside Park in Aztec, NM.  This year's featured artists are the Knockabouts!  Find out more here.

Bart Wilsey, Farmington Museum: Shipwreck: Pirates & Treasure

Bart Wilsey, Director of the Farmington Museum, discusses the upcoming exhibit, "Shipwreck: Pirates & Treasure" which opens on September 30, 2017 with a special sneak preview  for supporters on September 29.  Hear what the new exhobot will contain and how long it will be Farmington.

Archaeologist Paul Reed: Evidence of Prior Eclipses

Archaeologist Paul Reed discusses evidence that ancient civilizations also witnesses solar eclipses and carved what they saw into rocks.  Evidence has been found at nearby Chaco Canyon and elsewhere around the world.
Image: This 5,000-year-old stone carving in Meath, Ireland, predating Stonehenge by at least 1,000 years, may be the world's oldest surviving depiction of an eclipse.

San Juan College Chautauqua Programs

Dr. Jimmy Miller discusses some of the upcoming Chautauqua programs at San Juan College, including the re-scheduled program: Amazing Women of the Wild West: A Territorial Chautauqua as Dona Tules Barcelo, Susan Shelby Magoffin, and Lydia Spencer Lane featuring VanAnn Moore 

A Review Too Far - The Hitman's Bodyguard

This week our cinema geeks review the documentary 13th, the docudrama The Railway Man, and the not at all based on facts The Hitman's Bodyguard.

Dining with the Dead

Scott Michlin (Alex Bowman), Rebecca Morgan (Mary Hudson Brothers), and Judy Castleberry (Elizabeth Jane Rhodes King) discuss local history and their roles in the upcoming event: Dining with the Dead: Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Farmington's Greenlawn Cemerary.  
Proceeds benefit Rio Del Sol Kiwanis club's children's charities.

A Review Too Far - Atomic Blonde

This week our Cinema Geeks review Dear Zachary, My Scientology Movie, and Atomic Blonde.