June 17th, 2011
Can you give the Southwestern Mission Research Center five or ten minutes of your time? The SMRC Board of Directors is currently undertaking a strategic planning process in order to keep SMRC’s programs relevant and effective. We’ve developed a short web-based survey and need your input. You can take the survey at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VHVQSRD
Please forward this survey link to any colleagues or friends with an interest in the Spanish Colonial period in the Americas. SMRC appreciates and needs your input. The survey closes on July 15th, so please take a couple minutes to respond today! Thank you.
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April 26th, 2011
is a new exhibition at MANRESA GALLERY. Running from April 10 through June 26, this exhibition features contemporary and period photographs documenting the architectural and artistic legacy of pioneering missionaries Father Eusebio Kino and Fray Junípero Serra. Included are photographs by Jeffrey Becom, Edward McCain, Edward Vernon, & 19th–20th Century Sepia Tones from the California Views Archive. These photos evidence the efforts of the many who labored to build and maintain the missions that stretch from the desert sands of Sonora to the charming city of San Francisco. In celebration of the 300th anniversary of Kino’s death and the 300th anniversary in 2013 of Serra’s birth, this exhibition is the first to juxtapose these two transformative careers.
Manresa Gallery is located inside St. Ignatius Church, University of San Francisco, 650 Parker Avenue, San Francisco. Gallery hours are Sundays 2–5pm and by appointment. Please call (415)422-6639 or email info@manresagallery.org for more information.
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December 28th, 2010
SMRC is excited to announce a new one-day tour on March 5, 2011, to three of the most outstanding historic Spanish Colonial period sites in Arizona. Dr. Bernard L.“Bunny” Fontana and historic architect Bob Vint will interpret the recently restored and renovated San Xavier Mission. Fontana, Vint, and retired National Park Service historian David Yubeta will then take the tour group into the beautiful upper Santa Cruz Valley to visit San José de Tumacácori Mission and to the historic Tubac Presidio. More info …
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May 6th, 2010
Tubac Presidio State Park is in imminent danger of closing. In the face of the current economic downturn, the State of Arizona has announced that 21 of its 30 state parks will close, including Tubac Presidio, Picacho Peak, and Homolovi Ruins. Local nonprofit organizations have banded together to try and raise money to keep some of these parks open. In Tubac, the Tubac Historical Society (THS) is the chosen representative in negotiations with the Arizona State Parks Board to craft an agreement that would turn over control of Tubac Presidio to THS. The Tubac community has rallied to the cause by donating more than $15,000. If you would like to donate money to keep this important historical marker open, please visit www.ths-tubac.org and click on the “Save the Presidio Park Initiative” link. [Tubac Historical Society Newsletter, March 2010]
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