by Monica Young | Feb 1, 2021 | General, News
El Rancho de Las Golondrinas Living History Museum in New Mexico is currently offering virtual lessons and demonstrations until they can welcome the public back. Learn about the history of the Camino Real, turquoise mining, Spanish Colonial traditions, technologies,...
by Monica Young | Mar 29, 2018 | General, News
Bernard L. “Bunny” Fontana’s An Annotated Bibliography of the Tohono O’odham (Papago Indians), Revised Edition, compiled with the assistance of Michael U. Owens and Tumacácori National Historical Park’s Chief of Interpretation Anita Badertscher, is now hosted on Old...
by Monica Young | Jan 8, 2018 | General, News
The “Mundos de Mestizaje” fresco is open for public viewing on Saturdays and Sundays from 12pm-5pm at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) in Albuquerque, NM. Considered one of the largest frescos in North America, this 4,000 square-foot mural...
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...
