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‘Way Back When: 25, 50, and 75 Years Ago

The Wingfield Heritage House Museum contributes each month to the Ruidoso News with a “Way Back When” article. These articles look back on the headlines that were featured in the newspaper in the past. Our latest contributions are below.

Way Back When: September 2026

1951 9/21/51  Ruidoso’s first street markers were installed in what was described as an “…

Way Back When: August 2026

1951 8/24/51 In what was described as “one of the biggest real estate transactions made in Ruidoso i…

Way Back When: July 2026

1951 7/13/51  Governor Edwin Mechem was in town to dedicate the Ruidoso Airport and the newly-p…

Way Back When: June 2026

1951 6/22/1951: “Local Law Enforcement Cracking Down on Residents”  Village Marshall Frank Barajas w…

Way Back When: May 2026

1951 5/18/51  In the column “Canyon Echoes,” which documented the comings and goings of Ruidoso…

Way Back When: April 2026

1951 4/20/51  In a Ruidoso News editorial, publisher and editor Lloyd Bloodworth wrote, “It loo…