Who Was Leonard Slye? And what does he have to do with Roswell, New Mexico?
He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 5, 1911. The building where he was born now houses the Riverfront Stadium, also known as Cinergy Field. Later he and his parents lived on a houseboat for a few years. Then solid land beckoned and his dad bought a farm. Farms require [...]
A Changing Roswell — what was "The Incident’s" purpose?
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Downtown Roswell. Photo by Phyllis Eileen Banks.
Nestled in a valley that is the only oasis for 75 to 100 miles in the desert prairie of New Mexico, Roswell is a bustling community of about 50,000 people. During the famed UFO Festival it grows to about 60,000 to 70,000. Its main [...]
Roswell Symphony Orchestra
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The Roswell Symphony Photo Courtesy Dr. Lari Young, Mgr., Roswell Symphony Orchestra.
Now in its 38th year, the Roswell Symphony Orchestra’s 60 members come from all the major cities within a 200-mile radius of Roswell: Lubbock, Amarillo, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Las Cruces, El Paso, Portales, Alamogordo, the states of Texas [...]
Roswell’s Downtown Historical District
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The Mossman House Courtesy photo.
Roswell is becoming known for its interesting Downtown Historic District. The District was created by the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico with the aid of a grant from the State Historic Preservation Division in 1983-84. It was named tothe State and National Registers of [...]
Roswell, New Mexico — the city with a magnetic personality
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Downtown Roswell Photo by Phyllis Eileen Banks.
I grew up (more or less) in Roswell. More or less? Well, my family moved often until I hit my teens. We always managed to bounce back to Roswell for a while before we set out again searching for that elusive rainbow my [...]
Historical Center for Southeast New Mexico — a living history
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Historical Center for Southeast New Mexico.
The Historical Center for Southeast New Mexico, 200 North Lea Street, Roswell, New Mexico was constructed in 1910 and listed in the National Register of Historical Places. This stately home, once the residence of James Phelps White, houses the Museum. The yellow-brick home, with its [...]
Why retire in Roswell?
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Cahoon Park Photo courtesy Roswell Parks Department
Why retire in Roswell?
Let me count the reasons.
Lots of sunshine all through the year with little humidity.
Light snowfalls once or twice during the winter, except when Mother Nature throws us a curve as in December of 1997, probably referred to [...]
Cheese and Dairies in New Mexico
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Cheese
Cheese is a beloved food around the world. As New Mexico is often associated with cacti and desert, many people do not realize the Land of Enchantment is the fastest growing dairy state in the nation. In Roswell, Leprino Foods has the world"s largest mozzarella cheese factory.
Today we [...]
Bottomless Lakes State Park
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Red Bluff on east side. Photo by Phyllis Eileen Banks
Sixty-five years sounds quite old, but it is a very young age for a first state park. Dedicated in 1933, Bottomless Lakes was New Mexico’s first designated State Park. It is a twelve mile drive east [...]
Bitter Lake Wildlife Refuge
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Bitter Lake. Photo by Bruce Gaucher.
In 1937, some very farsighted conservationists realized the need to protect the nation’s remaining wetlands. The Bitter Lake Wildlife Refuge was one of those acquired during that period under the Department of the Interior and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [...]
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