by Monica Young | Nov 23, 2016 | General, News
Why pay $95 or more for the book Finding Father Kino when you can order it directly from SMRC (the publisher) for the special price of $30! This 1998 publication was written by Jorge Olvera H. and includes a foreword and afterword by Bernard (“Bunny”) L....
by Monica Young | Sep 28, 2016 | General, News
Tumacacori NHP and the University of Pennsylvania are partnering in a five-year project to conserve the painted surfaces of the nave and sanctuary below the dome of the mission church of Tumacacori. A comprehensive condition assessment will first be completed which...
by Monica Young | Sep 28, 2016 | General, News
Various National Park Service staff, professors, and retired park employees have come together to discuss alternative treatments for the oldest surviving above-ground adobes walls in Arizona – the ruin of the Jesuit-era Spanish colonial mission of Los Santos...
by Monica Young | Feb 15, 2016 | General, News
The Center for Land Grant Studies has a New Mexico land grant database online at www.southwestbooks.org/grantscounty.htm. This preliminary listing of land grants by county provides basic information on each grant including primary source references and will continue...
by Monica Young | Jul 14, 2015 | General, News
After a 9-year quest, these missions – Mission San Antonio de Valero, Mission San José, Mission Concepción, Mission San Juan, and Mission Espada – are finally being recognized for their cultural significance. Mardi Arce with San Antonio Missions National Historical...
by Monica Young | Dec 17, 2014 | General, News
In the museum at Tubac Presidio State Historic Park you may now see their most recent acquisition, a Spanish bible chest dating from the 17th century. Although research is still in progress, it appears that the piece may be over 300 years old, and possibly has been...
