by Monica Young | Sep 14, 2020 | News
Early Santa Barbara Virtual History Lessons produced by Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation (SBTHP) staff and volunteers are now available on their website at https://www.sbthp.org/digitallessons. These fun and educational five-minute digital lessons provide...
by Monica Young | Aug 20, 2020 | Events
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Third Thursday Food for Thought will feature a free online Zoom presentation – “Revisiting Santa Cruz de Terrenate Presidio” by Dr. Deni J. Seymour on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at 7:00-8:30 p.m. (Arizona/Mountain...
by Monica Young | Aug 20, 2020 | Events
Presidio San Agustin del Tucson presents Saturday Salon and Saloon Lecture – “May the Lord Preserve My Health,” featuring Rick Collins on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Tucson Presidio Trust, Rick Collins will discuss the...
by Monica Young | Jul 31, 2020 | News
Two particular Spanish colonial period bells from the Santa Bárbara Presidio Chapel have traveled many miles – about 11,000 miles, before they were finally returned to the chapel and installed in the newly rebuilt chapel bell tower in 2001. Where have these...
by Monica Young | Jul 29, 2020 | News
Father Eusebio Francisco Kino is moving closer to sainthood. On July 13, 2020, Pope Francis approved the 17th-century Jesuit priest as Venerable – two steps away from sainthood, recognizing in the process Kino’s life of “heroic virtue.” In the...
by Monica Young | Jul 21, 2020 | News
The University of New Mexico (UNM) Repository is a free digital showcase that will appeal to the scholar and enthusiast alike. Administered by University Libraries, this repository serves as a permanent and ever-growing archive of untapped resources. It is maintained...
by Monica Young | Jul 15, 2020 | News
The Anza Society’s accessible park trail project in Tucson has a new name – “La Expedición de Anza, 1775 (LEA).” This outdoor cultural history park depicts the life of a group of 240 people who passed through Tucson in 1775 on their way to California, where they...
by Monica Young | Mar 2, 2020 | News, Tours
CANCELLED: The Border Community Alliance is offering this special trip to Basque country and Northern Spain in late May/early June 2020. For more information contact info@bordercommunityalliance.org or (520) 398-3229. The Basque Connection & Spain’s Northern...
by Monica Young | Feb 25, 2020 | Events
The Terra 2021 – 13th World Congress on Earthen Architectural Heritage: Looking Back, Moving Forward – Advances in Conservation will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico June 8-11, 2021. This world congress is being co-organized by the National Park...
by Monica Young | Feb 25, 2020 | Tours
POSTPONED UNTIL 2021: Join us for a 4-day tour of seven missions and one presidio established during the 1700s and early 1800s in Northern California. We will visit the beautiful missions of Santa Clara de Asís, San Juan Bautista, San Carlos Borromeo de...
