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Dawson New Mexico Association
944 N. Third Street
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 The 2012 Dawson Reunion and Picnic held on
September 2, 2012 at the old Dawson, NM townsite was a huge success We had 167 folks who attended the Saturday Night Social at the Elks Club and 615 who attended the Dawson Reunion picnic on Sunday. Everyone enjoyed seeing old friends and meeting new ones. Many stories and memories were shared. For those who would like to have a copy of the most recent Dawson Association's newsletter, it can be read and downloaded by clicking here for the Miner's Pick Newsletter 2012. You can also read two Raton Range Newspaper articles about the 2012 Dawson Reunion by clicking on the following: Raton Range article one and article two. This year, Joe Bacca and his daughter were able to scan over 400 old Dawson photographs taken over the years and place them on a CD. The photo CD is available for a $10 purchase by contacting Joe at his e-mail which is baccaj2000@msn.com . The proceeds from the sales of the CD will be used to offset expenses incurred in sponsoring the Dawson Reunion every two years. We were also pleased to hear that over 200 folks visted the Raton Museum and toured the Dawson exhibits. Click here if you would like to view some of the 2012 Dawson Reunion photos.
We received an e-mail from Marty Tschetter from Greenville, NC stating that he recently came across an old 1924 Dawson, NM photograph at the Raton Museum. What makes this photograph so interesting is that it shows a Dawson coal miner writing the final score of the 1924 Baseball World Series on the side of a coal car that is going to be sent down into the Dawson coal mines to let the workers know the final score. You can see these two photos by clicking here. Marty has also sent copies of these photographs to the National Baseball Museum in Cooperstown, NY on behalf of the Raton Museum. A special thanks to Marty and to Roger Sanchez, Curator of the Raton Museum, for allowing Marty to scan these old photos and sending them to the National Baseball Museum.
There has been a special request made by Brian Beker, a documentary film producer, for anyone who might have information on early 1920 Dawson resident and aviation pioneer by the name of Jules "J. J." VanDersarl. The Raton Range newspaper published a short article on Mr. Beker's request on October 4, 2010. You can read this article by clicking here.
If you have any questions about future Dawson reunions, you may contact any member of the Dawson Reunion committee who is listed below: |
