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 | Jan 4, 2018 | News
The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation recently announced that you can now purchase special locally grown olive oil from the Santa Inés Mission! Olio Nuovo is the first press of the season. It is bottled unfiltered, immediately after crushing, and has an...
by Monica Young | Nov 9, 2017 | News
The 2017 edited volume New Mexico and the Pimería Alta, published by University Press of Colorado, recently was awarded the Arizona Literary Award (non-fiction category) by the Arizona Author’s Association. Edited by John G. Douglass and William M. Graves, this...
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...
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...
