by Monica Young | Jul 16, 2025 | Events
“Celebration of All Things S-cuk Ṣon / Tucson” is a celebration of the City of Tucson’s 250th anniversary hosted by the Tucson Presidio Museum and the Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block. This free event will be held on Saturday, August 23, 2025...
by Monica Young | Jul 16, 2025 | Events
On Saturday, July 26, 2025, from 10:00-11:00 a.m., the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park will host “Women’s Clothing in New Spain” in-person presentation by Grace Auclair-Lee. Pop culture is full of frilly gowns and powdered wigs – but what did...
by Monica Young | Jul 7, 2025 | Programs
On Thursday, October 16, 2025, join Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” program featuring “Reconstructing the Biographies of Culture and Power in Conquest Mexico: Malinche, Hernán Cortés, and the Origins of...
by Monica Young | Jul 7, 2025 | Events
On Sunday, August 10, 2025, the “Pueblo Independence Day Celebration” will be held at the Jemez Historic Site from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. There is a $7 admission fee (ages 16 and under free). This event commemorates the anniversary of the 1680 Pueblo Revolt when the Rio...
by Monica Young | Jul 7, 2025 | Tours
The “Anza Tour at Historic Canoa Ranch” will be held on Fridays, July 11 and August 8, 2025 from 8:00-9:00 a.m. Learn about Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza and the group of Spanish colonial settlers who made their first stop at Canoa Ranch as they began an epic...
by Monica Young | Jun 23, 2025 | General, Programs, Tours
Caption: A view of Empire Ranch “RANCHING TRADITIONS AND ECOLOGY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA” TOUR BY THE ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM (ASM) ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2025. Spend the day with ASM ethnohistorians Dr. Dale Brenneman and Dr. Michael Brescia exploring southern Arizona’s...
by Monica Young | Jun 23, 2025 | Events, News
DONALD CHAVEZ Y GILBERT WILL BE GUEST SPEAKER FOR THE HISPANIC GENEALOGICAL RESERCH CENTER OF NEW MEXICO’S (HGRC) MEETING ON AUGUST 9, 2025. Mr. Chavez y Gilbert, Valencia County rancher and historian, will discuss the DNA research connecting the New Mexico Dahl Sheep...
by Monica Young | Jun 23, 2025 | Events, News
The 28th International Conference of the Anza Society will be held October 22-26, 2025 in Tubac, Arizona. This conference will commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Anza expedition from the Tubac Presidio to northern California. Registration is now...
by Monica Young | Jun 20, 2025 | General, News
Caption: Antonio Francisco Coronel, wife Mariana (left), and unidentified young woman and man, 1887. Photographer unknown. Albumen print. California Historical Society. You won’t want to miss the exhibit at Casa de la Guerra featuring “Telling Stories of...
by Monica Young | May 30, 2025 | Events, Programs
Presidio Archaeology Camp returns July 7-11, 2025 (Mon-Fri, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm) at El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park. Youths, ages 10-15, will learn how archaeologists unearth clues that help piece together the history of Santa Barbara. Participants...