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Duration:

2 minutes, 58 seconds

In the fall of 2021, we were joined here at the Monument by Artist-in-Residence Nancy Hershberger. Nancy is a fiber artist from Pennsylvania who specializes in art quilts. During her residency, she was inspired by Fort Union's vibrant skies and adobe walls, and created several quilts that reflect on these themes. In this video, learn all about how Nancy makes her painstakingly detailed, one-of-a kind art quilts! You may never look at quilting the same way again!

See more of Nancy's work here!

 

Duration:

8 minutes, 36 seconds

When early Anglo traders first ventured across the Great Plains on the Santa Fe Trail, they found a vast ecosystem brimming with life. Billions of prairie dogs lived in tunnel networks several miles wide; tens of thousands of bison grazed in immense herds, and grizzly bears roamed the prairie looking for their next meal. What did the Santa Fe Trail travelers think of the animals they saw on their journey? How did they react to encountering them for the first time? Find out in this video!

 

Duration:

6 minutes, 56 seconds

For this month's "Glimpses of the Past" video, join avid cyclist and Park Ranger Mike Weinstein as he tells the story of the 25th U.S. Infantry "Buffalo Soldier" Bicycle Corps. This trailblazing group of Black soldiers rode over 1900 miles from Missoula, Montana to St. Louis, Missouri to test the bicycle for military use. Learn about the many challenges and triumphs the Bicycle Corps faced on their adventure through the west as they became pioneers of long-distance cycling.

Learn more about Buffalo Soldiers!

 

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Duration:

5 minutes, 23 seconds

During this past November, we were joined here at the Monument by Artist-in-Residence Stan Honda. Stan is a New York City-based photographer who specializes in shooting the night sky. During his residency, he used the adobe ruins and prairie landscapes of Fort Union as centerpieces in his photographs of the Milky Way, planets, stars. In this video, Stan discusses his work, his career, his process of taking photos, and how he finds inspiration in Fort Union's dark skies.

Visit Stan's website to learn more!

 

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