New Mexico is celebrating its 100th anniversary of statehood in 2012, and this website brings together materials from partner institutions about its history and culture. The institutions include the Albuquerque Museum, the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, and the Hubbard Museum of the American West. The materials include photographs, maps, oral histories, and timelines. The "For Teachers" area includes lesson plans that incorporate the material on the site to help teach students about New Mexico history and the struggle for statehood. Another great feature of the site are the topical sections at the bottom of the homepage, which are represented by icons for "Architecture", "Business", "Music", "Agriculture" and more. The "Music" area is a pip, and it includes well over 2,500 music-related items, including church choir photographs, sheet music, and images of well-known (and little known) New Mexican musicians.
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