1951 7/13/51 Governor Edwin Mechem was in town to dedicate the Ruidoso Airport and the newly-paved section of Alto Road that went to the airport. More than 2,000 people attended the airport opening ceremony and barbecue. Pilot Ralph Brown cut… WBW: July 2026
June 24, 2026 (Ruidoso, NM) — The Ruidoso Wingfield Heritage House Museum has made more than 2,700 historic photographs from the Carmon Phillips Collection available through its online collections database, providing residents, researchers, historians, and visitors with a remarkable visual… Thousands of Historic Carmon Phillips Photographs Now Available Through Wingfield Heritage House Museum Online Collections
1951 6/22/1951: “Local Law Enforcement Cracking Down on Residents” Village Marshall Frank Barajas warned locals that he would start enforcing the 25 mph speed limit. “We can’t expect our guests to observe the law if we don’t set the right… WBW: June 2026
June 15, 2026 (Ruidoso, NM) — The Wingfield Heritage House Museum is exploring a new Scrapbooking Workshop Series that combines creativity, storytelling, and local history through fun, hands-on experiences designed for participants of all skill levels. Tentatively planned as a… Wingfield Heritage House Museum Exploring New Scrapbooking Workshop Series
On May 8, 2026, second graders at Sierra Vista Primary school in Ruidoso participated in the Wingfield Heritage House Museum’s first annual Archaeology Field Day. Museum educator, Joely Trujillo worked with second grade teacher Ysabel Nygren to organize the event.… Archaeology Field Day
1951 5/18/51 In the column “Canyon Echoes,” which documented the comings and goings of Ruidoso residents, it was noted that “Mayor Ike Wingfield went to Roswell to get some parts for his lawn mower.” A celebration of the fortieth wedding… WBW: May 2026
1951 4/20/51 In a Ruidoso News editorial, publisher and editor Lloyd Bloodworth wrote, “It looks like at long last the Alto road will be paved at least to the airport. I am of the opinion that more gasoline has been… WBW: April 2026
1951 3/9/51 A pair of unusual travellers passed through Ruidoso. Julia St. Clair and her nine-year-old son, Dolphy, were walking from Jacksonville, Fla. pushing their belongings, including a kitten they had rescued in Arkansas, in a wheelbarrow. They had made… WBW: March 2026
1951 2/10/51 The Village water department reminded residents that thawing of frozen water pipes was “a courtesy and not a real function of this department.” Thawing of the main water lines and lines up to the meter would be handled… WBW: February 2026
1951 1/5/51 Ruidoso volunteer firemen held their annual open house in the new recreation room at the fire station. No tax or village money had been spent on the addition, which was funded by donations and fund raising efforts by… WBW: January 2026