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 $20! 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 | Aug 30, 2016 | News
Tucson was featured in the New York Times, noting it as the only city in the U.S. designated by UNESCO as the City of Gastronomy. The article, titled “Tucson Becomes an Unlikely Food Star” (by Kim Severson, 8/24/2016), described Tucson as “a muscular...
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...
