Saint Vrain Mill
Preservation and Historical Foundation
PO Box 1282, Mora, New Mexico 87732
Come see the newly renovated St. Vrain Mill. Join us September 5th & 6th and see the live pageant of the St. Vrain family and other historical participants!
2026 Annual Meeting
June 20, 2026
Untold Stories
Contact us to help you tell the stories of your heritage families in Mora Valley.
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St. Gertrude the Great Catholic Church, Mora, NM, late 1960s, after the original church burnt.
San Jose Chapel, Mora, NM (demolished).
Amadeo Padilla Barber Shop, Mora, NM. Courtesy: Ray Padilla
2024 St. Vrain Annual Meeting
Saturday, June 22, 2024
Time: 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Invited Speaker: A. Gabriel Melendez, Ph.D.
A. GABRIEL MELÉNDEZ is a Distinguished Professor (retired) and the former Director of the Center for Regional Studies (CRS) at the University of New Mexico. He is the author and editor of a number of books, among them: So All is Not Lost: The Poetics of Print in Nuevomexicano Communities, 1836-1958 (UNM, 1997), Santa Fe Nativa: A Collection of Nuevomexicano Writing (UNM, 2010), Hidden Chicano Cinema: Film Dramas in the Borderlands, (Rutgers University Press, 2013), and The Legend of Ponciano Gutiérrez and the Mountain Thieves (UNM 2013), an illustrated book for young readers.
​Meléndez's book of short stories, The Book of Archives and other stories from the Mora Valley/El Libro de los Archivos (2017), moves his writing from the rigors of archival research into the space of creative and imaginative writing. He was born and grew up in Mora, New Mexico.
Take a moment to look at the article profiling the work completed by the Keller Group, a successor to Howard Baker, the company responsible for the St. Vrain Mill stabilization. The St. Vrain Mill is profiled as one of their project descriptions. https://www.keller-na.com/projects/st-vrain-mill.
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New Mexico Magazine also ran a wonderful article on Mora Valley and the three mills, including the St. Vrain Mill. You can read the article on the following link:
See the Historic Wool and Wheat Mills of Mora Valley, New Mexico (newmexicomagazine.org)
St. Vrain Mill Profiled by KENW PBS
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Below are links to a video presentation on the St. Vrain Mill's restoration produced by James Wygal of KENW PBS-- Cultura, Portales, New Mexico. It's a little over eight minutes long and features interviews with Saint Vrain Foundation President-- Merl Witt, and Board Members--Ken Krusemark and Dr. Tammie Ortega. Beverley Spears of Spears Horn Architects, Santa Fe, New Mexico, also comments on efforts to preserve the historic St. Vrain Mill.
Thank you KENW PBS and James Wygal for visting the St. Vrain Mill and producing the video.
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Facebook link: https://fb.watch/2P8JAR9qob/
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/XHO0Oou1hE0
