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Santa Fe Tour Guides

 

Carol
Imrie-Mui
Owner

 

Born and raised in the wine country - Napa Valley, California. Carol graduated from the University of the Pacific with a major in history. She moved to Santa Fe and began working as a professional guide and then formed Historic Walks of Santa Fe. Carol Mui is a member of the Santa Fe Tour Guides, LLC and Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce.
Bilingual: English/Spanish.

Our company Historic Walks of Santa Fe is a leading tour operator that can provide destination planning and historic & cultural tours for groups and individuals visiting our unique city of Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico.

Lisa
Valdez Bonney

 

Native New Mexican traces her ancestry to the mid-1700's- her great great grandfather was killed in 1844 by the Piute upon his return from California on the Spanish Trail. For over a decade, Lisa has been a professional guide and lecturer for Historic Walks of Santa Fe focusing on the history, cultures, language and religion (early 16th century) of New Mexico and is chosen by Historic Walks to conduct special presentations for corporate & private groups. Lisa is a museum docent for the Palace of Governors and Museum of Spanish Colonial Arts. Fluent in Spanish (her first language), she leads tours for Spanish-speaking groups and is a member of the Old Spanish Trail Association.

Lisa
Valdez-Bonney

 

Lisa Valdez-Bonney - Nativa de Nuevo Mexico - Mis antepasados estuvieron aqui desde el año 1780. Mi bibbisabuelo fue asesinado por los Piute Indios en el año 1844, cuando el regresaba en la Vereda Española de California. Sobre l0 años he sido guia professional y conferenciante de Historic Walks de Santa Fe, (las caminatas históricas de Santa Fe) enflocado en la historia, lenguaje, y cultura (comensando en el siglo 16th) de Nuevo Mexico, y he sido desjohida para hacer presentationes ha corporaciónes y groupos. Tambien soy guía en los Museos ; Palacio de Governadors, y el Arte Colonial Español. Hablo en espanol fluente (mi primero languaje) Yo con mi poscición de guia y mi lenguaje español llevo a touristas de todos partes del mundo y les doy un tour en español.

Patricia Kuhlhoff

Eleven year resident of New Mexico. Docent - Palace of the Governors & Rancho de las Golondrinas & Santa Fe Opera. Member: Bien Venidos (Division of Chamber of Commerce), Friends of the Palace. Downtown walking tours.

Len Alaimo

Long-time student of New Mexico history, in particular, the history of Santa Fe. He is a veteran tour leader of the City of Santa Fe as well as other historic sites in the area. Len has served as a docent at the New Mexico Museum of History, Museum of Spanish Colonial Arts and the Santa Fe Opera. Len currently works for Historic Walks of Santa Fe conducting tours & special events for select groups.

Maria Martinez Felt

Maria is a native New Mexican who traces her New Mexico ancestry back to the early 1700's. she has a vast knowledge of New Mexico history and is also a docent at the NM History Museum - The Palace of the Governors. Maria enjoys genealogical research and has ha a family Church History -El Santuario de Chimayo published. She's the great, great, great granddaughter of Don Bernardo Abeyta, the founder of el Santuario de Chimayo - a church which is world famous for its healing dirt  and known as the "Lourdes of America." She's also an aspiring artist who has been painting for 20+ years.
Edward Ortega Member Franciscan Order 1947 - 1954. Student at Old Mission Santa Barbara, CA. Served in the US Air Force 1954 - 1966 mostly in Europe. Awarded B.A. in History, University of Maryland. Employed by the  Southwest Regional Office, US National Park Service, Santa Fe, NM. Worked in various management capacities covering a six state region and training rangers in how to prepare and give talks. Served on the Board of Directors of the Historic Santa Fe Foundation.
Donna Padilla I have resided in Santa Fe for the past 50 years. In the past ten years I have worked as a tour guide in the area. My family ancestry dates back to the 17th century in Santa Fe. I specialize in history, ghostwalks, Bandelier and Taos.
Joel B. Stein Joel is the author of the recently published guidebook Santa Fe in a Week (more or less). He is a docent at the Palace of the Governors and the Santa Fe Opera, as well as a member of the Santa Fe Guides, LLC. An avid worldwide traveler he has become steeped in the history and culture of New Mexico since moving here from Colorado seven years ago.
Mary Stein A certified museum docent at the International Folk Art Museum specializing in museum hill tours. She conducts our signature ghost walks and spirit walks and also loves to share the folk lore of Northern New Mexico. Mary moved to Santa Fe from Colorado seven years ago.
Allan "Tex" Wheeler Professional guide for Historic Walks of Santa Fe conducting Ghostwalks and special tours for major tour companies. Reenactor of the founder of the Santa Fe Trail- William Becknell for Historic Walk's signature "Spirit Walk of Old Santa Fe". Former reenactor with "Santa Fe Wild West Group" entertaining guests at local movie ranches and other venues. Teacher of local and New Mexico history to schools and special interest groups such as the Santa Fe Trail Society. Specialize in recreating the life and historical context of Captain William Becknell- "Father of the Santa Fe Trail".
Jerry Rightman A native Californian, Jerry practiced veterinary medicine for over 25 years. He is a certified docent at the Museum of Fine Arts and the Georgia O'Keefe Museum. He has been a full time Santa Fe resident for over 11 years and has a strong interest in New Mexico history and art history.

Kay Barber Being a tour guide in Monterey, California and Santa Fe, New Mexico has been a wonderful life of meeting interesting people from all over the world and sharing my passion for history! Kay moved back to Santa Fe and became a tour guide in 2001. She has worked at the Palace of the Governors Museum and volunteered for the Chamber of Commerce of Santa Fe. Kay specializes in O'Keeffe history & Abiquiu Tours, Bandelier, High Road to Taos and conducts customized events & tours for Historic Walk's select corporate groups and established tour companies.


Historic Walk's Staff

Trish Quintana
 

Personal Assistant and Tour & Event Coordinator.
Trish Quintana was born and raised in Nambe located just north of Santa Fe and her ancestry in Northern New Mexico dates back to the early 1700's. She grew up in the "adobe house" her grandmother (Sophia) bought in 1909 and learned to speak Spanish fluently from her beloved grandmother. Trish's career history has spanned 25 years from Office Manager for a CPA firm and insurance company to Sales Manager positions in the hopitality industry for Inn on the Alameda and Homewood Suites in Santa Fe. Trish currently works as Carol Mui's Assistant and her responsibilities include the planning, scheduling and implementation of Historic Walks of Santa Fe's customized tours, "signature" events and activities for corporate & private accounts as well as the daily Historic/Cultural tours.


Chris Jaeger
 

Chris Jaeger is a new addition to Historic Walks of Santa Fe. Originally from Ohio, Chris received her master's degree in Education with a major in History. She and her family moved to Santa Fe 13 years ago. Chris worked as the New Mexico Marketing Director for Harcourt School Publishers and traveled extensively throughout New Mexcio learning the rich history and special "secrets" of the state. She has joined owner, Carol Imrie-Mui, to help plan and facilitate the unique tours and events that distinguish Historic Walks of Santa Fe.

Phone: 505.986.8388
Email:
historicwalksofsf@earthlink.net