University Library News Release

Date: October 29, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Jeanette Smith, NMSU Library, (505) 646-7492, jcsmith@lib.nmsu.edu

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Historian Rick Hendricks to Present Program on Witchcraft and Religion in New Mexico

Historian Rick Hendricks will present a talk, "Witchcraft and Religious Conflict in New Mexican History," on Thursday, Nov. 1 at noon in the Library Associates Room on the second floor of Zuhl Library.

Hendricks will share his research on the themes of Catholic tradition and witchcraft. The program is free and open to the public.

The program is part of the Big Read series of events based on themes in Rudolfo Anaya's novel Bless Me, Ultima. The Big Read is sponsored by the New Mexico State University Library, the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library and community partners.

Hendricks is an historian and paleographer who serves as an historical consultant to the Rio Grande Historical Collections at the NMSU Library. He was the president of the Historical Society of New Mexico and an editor of the Vargas Project. His latest book, The Witches of Abiquiu: The Governor, The Priest, The Genizaro Indians, and the Devil (2006) was co-authored with Malcolm Ebright.

For more information, visit http://lib.nmsu.edu/bigread/ or call the NMSU Library at (575) 646-6925 or (575) 646-5792.

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