03 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.
OUR EXCITING NEWS
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The Mountain Pride Stagecoach is home
Our Coach House now shelters the Mountain Pride!
In 2024 the Hillsboro Historical Society completed construction of a beautiful Coach House at our Black Range Museum in Hillsboro, New Mexico.
It was specifically designed to display the Mountain Pride which has returned back to the place it once rolled. The Coach can now be seen during special weekend tours at the Black Range Museum!
The photo on the right 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 there are no photos of it there.
Here it is stopped in front of the Keller – Miller store in Hillsboro with 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!
About Us
The Hillsboro Historical Society owns and manages the Black Range Museum and the old Sierra County Courthouse and Jail Site in Hillsboro, New Mexico.
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.
The HHS publishes an exceptional quarterly history Journal: Guajolotes, Zopilotes y Paisanos. Journals dating back through 2018 can now be found on the Journal Page of this website.
We are proud to be an active and growing New Mexico history museum!
The 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.
Museum Hours
The Black Range Museum, and Coach House are at 3 Carro Lane in Hillsboro:
Friday 12-3 (winter hours), Saturday 10-3, and Sundays 12-3.
We hope to see you soon!
03 May
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Museum Open Friday
09 May
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Museum Open Saturday
10 May
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Museum Open Sunday
10 May
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Museum Open Friday
16 May
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Museum Open Saturday
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: