On this page you will find:

Primary Source Sets for Southern San Luis Valley

Title
Alamosa and So. San Luis Valley – Early Photos
Art, Craft Work, and Music
Education
Farm Resettlement Project, 1930s
Farming, 1930s Onward
Farming and Water around 1900
Festivals and Recreation
Founding of San Luis & Map of Sangre de Cristo Grant
Hispanic Businesses around 1900
Hispanic Cultural and Social Activity around 1900
Hispanic Family Milestones around 1900
Hispanic Political Involvement around 1900
Hispanic Sheepherders vs. Anglo Cattlemen around 1900
Labor and Union History
Maestas v Shone School Desegregation Case
Orient Iron Mine, 1880-1932
Religion among Hispanics
The Fight Over Taylor Ranch/La Sierra
Use of Spanish around 1900
Women and Family Life

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Sample Lesson Plans for Southern San Luis Valley

Title
Celebrations
Farming
Identity and Community: Interviewing Our Families
Identity Quilt – The Complexities of Ethnic Identity
Immigration: “This I Believe” Essays
Labor and Working Conditions for Latinos, 1920s-1970s
Latino leaders
Mining: Analyzing Photographs of Colorado’s Mining History
The Life of a Migrant Worker: Before, During, and After
Veterans Day: Celebrating Diversity (a PowerPoint presentation)
Workers’ Movements and Civil Rights Activity