Our Mission

To Support research on the history of Tubac and the Santa Cruz River Valley,
preserve that history, and share it with the public.

For over 50 years, The Tubac Historical Society has worked to preserve the unique history of Tubac and the Santa Cruz River Valley including:

• Helping save the Tubac 1885 Old Schoolhouse and the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park and Museum
• Establishing the Elizabeth Brownell Research Center
• Building an extensive collection of  Oral History interviews with local residents recounting their experiences in Tubac
• Creating an Online Catalogue of our collection of area maps, local artists’ biographies, local family histories, and more
• The Breakfast with History lecture series
• Assisting researchers from all over the world with research requests 
• Presenting popular exhibits on local historical topics

We invite you to visit our research library and visitor center, a 1914 adobe building at 6 Burruel Street in Tubac just opposite the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park and Museum.  To learn more about our fascinating history,  browse our online catalogue and online exhibits. 

Research projects are ongoing and we welcome research requests from the public.  Send your requests to info@ths-tubac.org. 

We continue to add to our decades of Oral History interviews of local residents who provide firsthand accounts of life in Tubac.  If you know of a local villager who you would like to nominate for an interview, please fill out our Oral History Subject Nomination form and return it to the attention of the Oral History Committee.

• September 22-November 12, 2023:  The Art of Olga Leone:  A Retrospective, A simultaneous exhibit at both The Tubac Historical Society and the Tubac Center of the Arts
• September 28, 2023, 3:30 pm:  Tubac History on Thursday Afternoons with Dan Judkins, “Very Early Tubac, 1695 to 1767.”  Free.  Learn more here. (9/20/2023 – 3 spots left)
• October 12, 2023:  Breakfast with History, “A Photo Essay of the Apache Surrender” with Historian Bill Cavalieri.  Members $35 and Non Members $40.  Learn more here.
• October 26, 2023, 3:30 pm:  Tubac History on Thursday Afternoons with Dan Judkins
• November 30, 2023, 3:30 pm:  Tubac History on Thursday Afternoons with Dan Judkins
• December 11, 2023:  Save the Date for “Christmas Past”  Memories of Christmas in Tubac
• December 28, 2023, 3:30 pm:  Tubac History on Thursday Afternoons with Dan Judkins
• January 2024:  Annual Meeting and Silent Auction
• January 25, 2024, 3:30 pm:  Tubac History on Thursday Afternoons with Dan Judkins
• February 2024:  TBA
• February 29, 2024, 3:30 pm:  Tubac History on Thursday Afternoons with Dan Judkins
• March 2024:  Breakfast with History, Dawn Santiago – Arizonians: Economic Ties Between the Mesilla and Santa Cruz Valleys
• March 28, 2023, 3:30 pm:  Tubac History on Thursday Afternoons with Dan Judkins
  
• April 2024:  Annual Members Picnic – place and date to be determined
• April 25, 2024, 3:30 pm:  Tubac History on Thursday Afternoons with Dan Judkins
• May 30, 2024, 3:30 pm:  Tubac History on Thursday Afternoons with Dan Judkins

The Tubac Historical Society is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization. EIN: 23-7425780.
Please consider a tax-deductible donation to support our mission.

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