OAS | May 2025

Building on the success of the last distinguished Lecture, we are excited to announce the event in the series featuring Dr. Kelly Jenks. ‘Excavating Querencia: Land Grant Archaeology in New Mexico’ will take place on June 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. Tickets will be $20/person and released soon! All proceeds will benefit OAS educational programing.

Dr. Kelly Jenks is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the University Museum at New Mexico State University. She specializes in historical archaeology, and is particularly interested in the relationship between everyday objects and identity in multicultural settings. Most of her research has focused on Spanish and Mexican-period land grant communities in New Mexico, including San Miguel del Vado and Cañón de Carnué.

The OAS Education and Outreach department has been busy as they move into spring!  They have recently visited the Haaku Academy at Acoma Pueblo, the Santa Fe Indian School, and the Native American Community Academy in Albuquerque, as well as schools and libraries in Farmington, Estancia, Shiprock, Las Cruces, and many other locations.  They have been bringing presentations to Historic Sites and National Monuments.  The education team is gearing up for big things this summer, taking programming to libraries throughout the state a few times a week and preparing their facility to be a field trip destination for schools and community groups. 

The OAS is pleased to announce that archaeologist Dr. Cameron Turley has recently joined their growing team. Cameron recently completed research of mission life in early-modern Greenland and the millennial-scale environmental and social changes in the region. Welcome, Cameron!