15 May
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The story of Tom Ying can be found in our Guajalotes, Zopilotes y Paisanos Journal, February 2023. Sadie Orchard’s biography by Garland Bills can be found in our Black Range Museum bookstore: Sadie Orchard Madam of New Mexico’s Black Range.
The Coach House now shelters the Mountain Pride!
In Fall 2025 Mountain Pride Stagecoach returned back to the place it once rolled on the
Lake Valley-Hillsboro Line.
The Coach can now be seen at the Black Range Museum.
The photo here shows the Mountain Pride stagecoach when it still rolled between Lake Valley and Hillsboro New Mexico. Note that it possibly also went to Kingston, but the route was rough and there are no photos of it there.
Here it is stopped in front of the Keller – Miller store in Hillsboro with the driver, the shotgun, and travelers aboard. This coach was always pulled by a team of four horses or mules.
And ... our new Courtyard space connecting the Museum building and the Coach House is finally done - except for some finishing touches!
Upcoming Programs at the Black Range Museum
June ~ November
on the second Saturday of each month at 10:00 in the Museum’s Outdoor Courtyard
Museum Hours
Friday 12-3
Saturday 10-3
Sunday 12-3
The Black Range Museum, Courtyard, and Coach House are at 3 Carro Lane in Hillsboro.
We hope to see you soon!
16 May
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Museum Open Saturday
17 May
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Museum Open Sunday
22 May
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Museum Open Friday
23 May
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Museum Open Saturday
24 May
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Museum Open Sunday
No event found!
Volunteers Needed!
Meet interesting people and learn more about southern NM history.
We are a 100% volunteer-run organization and we always need new volunteers! You may choose working in the Museum or helping on one of various committees. There is something for any time you have and your skills. We also consider interested people each year who can give time to our active Board of Directors.
If you are interested, click below to visit our Volunteer page.
The Hillsboro Historical Society Board of Directors meets the first Saturday of every month. We meet in the Black Range Museum Research Room at 9:00 a.m.
Meetings are open to members. If you would like to have time on the agenda, please send details to our email:
Board of Directors
Nichole Trushell - President
Karen Mast - Vice President
Val Hildreth-Werker - Treasurer
Jeff Forbes - Secretary
Kathleen Blair
Joe Britton - Journal Editor
Steve Dobrott - Immediate Past President
Mark Edwards
Robin Tuttle
Our focus is on the history of the Black Range, Hillsboro, Lake Valley and Kingston. Our mission is to collect, preserve and interpret the history of these areas to promote understanding of our local heritage. HHS is an all-volunteer run 501(c)3 non-profit organization established in 2008. Membership, donors and our store at the Black Range Museum support our work.