A new series at the Taylor-Mesilla Historic Site, Taylor Talks with feature interesting conversations about the Mesilla Valley and Southern New Mexico history. When These Walls Talk Part 1 is the first in four part introductory series on the Taylor-Mesilla Historic Site. Due to technical difficulties the first few minutes of the lecture, as well as a few minutes about 30 minutes in are missing. In this lecture, Taylor-Mesilla Historic Site's Instructional Coordinator Supervisor Alexandra McKinney introduces the Taylor-Mesilla Historic Site, what it is, a history of the town of Mesilla and the people who lived in the home, why the home was elevated to a historic site, and what the State of New Mexico is currently doing to prepare the home for opening.