Roque Tudesqui House - Historic Santa Fe Foundation

Certainly the naminatians written for the Natianal Register afHistaric
Places and far the New MexicO' State Register af Cultural Praperties
have been highlights in her career, alang with the work as praject
histarian for the Santa Fe Histaric District resurvey. The City afSanta Fe
hanared Sze with recagnitian afher "invalvement in producing the 1988
Histaric Neighbarhaad Study; a dacument that achieves the highest standard
af excellence." She is alsO'justifiably proud af a 1993 State afNew
MexicO' Heritage PreservatianAward far "Distinguished Research and
Publicatian in New MexicO' Histary."
But it is reference to' her 13-year assaciatian as chiefresearcher
far the HSFF which produces her mast enthusiastic respanses. The bronze
plaque acknawledging a site ar building has been researched and is warthy
af preservatian is anly awarded after detailed dacumentatian, archival
study and approval by the Baard. Sze is active in each af these impartant
steps.
When asked what experience is necessary to'jain her small cammittee
in carrying aut this impartant research, her answer was "persistence,
patience, a rigarous mind and the ability to'handle uncertainty until
yau can figure things aut. It is learning to'juggle passibilities, nat jumping
to' canclusians ar accepting the first answer as the anly answer."
Sze makes it saund like detective wark-sleuthing-and to'this
camparisan she agrees. In fact, ane afthe things she appreciates mast
abaut the work is a cambinatian af cannecting archival "clues" with the
tangible evidence af the building. "When yau run intO'anamalies," she
advises, "remember, there's always a reasan."
As to' why Sze feels such wark is rewarding, she cites the satis
factian afworking an a site, then years later seeing it still standing, stil
viable, because afthe effart made to'help salvage it. "Samehaw yau knO'
things wauld be paarer withaut the maintenance af that physical site.
really makes yau feel part af the cammunity."
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