El Convento

[Thanks to David Schiferl and Willie Atencio for recording this interview and providing a copy to the Atomic Heritage Foundation.] Willie Atencio: Eula, you went to school in Española, right? Española? Eula Quintana Newton: Yes, I did. Atencio: You were the valedictorian of your class? Quintana Newton: That’s right. Atencio: The Class of 19— Quintana […]

[Thanks to David Schiferl and Willie Atencio for recording this interview and providing a copy to the Atomic Heritage Foundation.] Willie Atencio: All right. Mr. Nick Salazar, we want to interview you because we know you remember a lot of things about Los Alamos. Can you first tell us the first time you went to […]

[Thanks to David Schiferl and Willie Atencio for recording this interview and providing a copy to the Atomic Heritage Foundation.] Willie Atencio: Lydia, where are you from? Where were you born? Lydia Martinez: I was born in El Rancho, close to San Ildefonso Pueblo. Atencio: When was the first time you went to Los Alamos? […]

[Thanks to David Schiferl and Willie Atencio for recording this interview and providing a copy to the Atomic Heritage Foundation.] Willie Atencio: Can you tell us about your parents and where they lived?  Isabel Torres: You want the names of them too? Atencio: Yes, please.  Torres: My father’s name was Manuel Antonio Vigil, and my […]

[Thanks to David Schiferl and Willie Atencio for recording this interview and providing a copy to the Atomic Heritage Foundation.] Willie Atencio: Okay, we’ll try to do this informally. First of all, can you tell us about where you were born and who your parents were? Esther Vigil: I was born in San Pedro. My […]