Restoring Historic Fairview Cemetery Monuments with Jon Appell
HELP PRESERVE OUR MONUMENTS Historic Fairview Cemetery is hosting a free workshop with noted gravestone and monuments conservator Jonathan Appell. As part of his 48 State Tour to restore historic cemeteries, Jon will be in Albuquerque to teach interested people about...
Historic Fairview Cemetery 2022 Memorial Day History Tour
Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., learn about Albuquerque history through the lives of Historic Fairview Cemetery’s permanent residents. Speakers will be stationed throughout the cemetery and visitors can visit and learn at their own...
Get Your T-Shirt Here!
This T-Shirt Supports Our Mission! Would you wear a T-shirt from us? Support Historic Fairview Cemetery by purchasing one of our new 100% cotton T-shirts! At $20 each, your contribution helps us restore the cemetery grounds and share the history of Albuquerque, New...
May 7 Clean Up. FREE Sunshine and Exercise!
Volunteer for a Good Cause Please volunteer to help keep Historic Fairview Cemetery clean and "green." Every month, on the first Saturday of the month, volunteers come to the cemetery and wrangle weeds, pick up trash, and appreciate this local historical treasure....
NEW MEXICO’S NIGHTINGALE – CLAUDE ALBRIGHT
Historic Fairview Cemetery is the final resting place of many notable people, including Claude Albright. Ms. Claude Elwood Albright (Roberts), (June 5, 1873-June 26, 1923) was known as New Mexico’s nightingale during the early 20th century. Her father, John G....
April 2 Volunteer Clean Up and Mulching!
Volunteer for a Good Cause Please volunteer to help keep Historic Fairview Cemetery clean and "green." Every month, on the first Saturday of the month, volunteers come to the cemetery and wrangle weeds, pick up trash, spread mulch, and appreciate this local historical...
Historic Fairview Cemetery Board Honored with Philanthropy Award
The Board of Historic Fairview Cemetery is being recognized by Albuquerque Business First's 2022 Philanthropy Awards for Best Boards. The award ceremony and summit will take place on Thursday, March 10, at Sandia Golf Club, 30 Rainbow Road NE, Albuquerque. Here is...
A Remarkable Woman: Tabytha Watson
Tabytha Watson There are many notable people buried in Historic Fairview Cemetery who have impacted the growth and development of Albuquerque and New Mexico. Today, we salute Tabytha Watson. Tabytha Watson moved to Albuquerque in early 1898 from Gainesville, Texas. A...
Videos of Historians’ Stories on Veterans Day 2021
https://youtu.be/NRELoDXmxDgOn Veterans Day 2021, several historians told stories about the Civil War, the Indian Wars, the Spanish American War, and World War II, all represented by people buried in Historic Fairview Cemetery. Thank you to Richard Melzer, Ph.D., John...
Veterans Day Observations
On Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the Historic Fairview Cemetery nonprofit organization invites visitors to honor those who have served in the U.S. military. Historians will speak about New Mexican involvement in the Civil War, the...
Headstones to be Restored at Historic Fairview Cemetery
Thanks to funds donated to the HFC 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization from several family foundations and the City of Albuquerque, old granite and marble markers are being repaired and re-set July 26 through July 31, 2021.
Memorial Day Tours 2021
Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, 2021, the Board of the nonprofit Historic Fairview Cemetery organization invites visitors to take a tour and learn about some of its famous (and infamous) residents. Four one-hour tours will be conducted at 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 and noon. A...