Events
Join our events:
Among the many ways we support the community is by hosting Breakfasts with History. In this lecture series, knowledgeable speakers provide insight into the varied and interesting history of life in the Santa Cruz River Valley.
In the spring, the society celebrates with an Annual Picnic at a historic site. Also, periodically we sponsor field trips to archaeological and historical sites.
A Charles Poston Christmas
Tubac Presidio Park Schoolhouse 1 Burrel Street, Tubac, AZ, United StatesA showing of a rare video of “A Charles Poston Christmas” at the Tubac Presidio Schoolhouse. The late Shaw Kinsley stars in this play created by Shaw and Polly Schilitz in 2009. (Also appearing in this production are some familiar Tubac children: Cynthia Topping, Sasha & Griffin Wisdom, & Mitchell Riley). There will be a […]
2019 Annual Picnic
Hacienda Corona de Guevavi 348 S. River Road, Nogales, AZ, United StatesTubac Historical Society 2019 Annual Picnic at Hacienda Corona de Guevavi. Enjoy tours of where the Duke stayed, and a scrumptious meal.
Las Vigas Food Truck providing: BBQ chicken, mesquite burgers, ranch beans, pasta salad, and carrot cake. Water, iced tea, lemonade, coffee, provided. BYOB!
Breakfast With History – Day of the Dead
Wisdom's Cafe 1931 E. Frontage Road, Tumacacori, ArizonaGloria Fraser Giffords graduated from the University of Arizona with a BFA and MA in art history, specializing in Spanish colonial art. Her master’s thesis “Mexican Folk Retablos” was first published by the University of Arizona Press and later reissued by the University of New Mexico Press. The fruit of more than 30 years of […]
November Breakfast with History
Tubac Historical Society Breakfast with History:
Daniel Judkins, author, historian, former president of the Tubac Historical Society board presents "Early Farms, Ranches and Roads near Tubac, 1740-1861".
Date: Friday, November 15th, 8:30 am.
Location: Tubac Golf Resort. Geronimo Room.
The Bottom of the Bottle
Join Tubac Historical Society for the fun fundraiser at Abe's Bar in Tumacacori for the premier stage adaptation of "The Bottom of the Bottle." Very limited seating. No host bar.
THS Annual Meeting
Tubac Community Center 50 Bridge Road, Tubac, AZ, United StatesTHE TUBAC HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING 9:00 AM, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020 at the Tubac Community Center. Learn a little history and learn about the 2019 activities of The Tubac Historical Society. A video recording of a presentation by Will Scott, legal council for the original developers of the Tubac Golf Resort and the Tubac […]
Who Settled Tubac? When and Why?
Tubac Golf Resort Geronimo Room 1 AVE DE OTERO ROAD, TUBAC, AZ 85646, Tubac, AZClick HERE to purchase tickets online or call THS at 520-398-2020.
GADSDEN PURCHASE AND BORDER SURVEYS
Longhorn Grill & Saloon 28851 S Nogales Hwy,, Amado, AZGADSDEN PURCHASE AND BORDER SURVEYS PRESENTED BY DANIEL JUDKINS The Tubac Historical Society Breakfast with History WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 8:30 AM – 10 AM at the LONGHORN GRILLE AMADO Surveys of the new border after the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, from 1849-1853, led to disputes and almost resulted in military action. The problem was […]
Breakfast With History – 2020 Pandemic Video Presentation
Tubac Golf Resort Geronimo Room 1 AVE DE OTERO ROAD, TUBAC, AZ 85646, Tubac, AZTubac Historical Society Breakfast with History: Tubac 2020 Pandemic Video Presentation Date: November 19, 2020 Time: 8:30 a.m. Place Tubac Golf Resort Tickets: $25.00 for members $30.00 for non-members Seating is limited must reply by October 18, 2020
A Harwood Steiger Scrapbook
Tubac Center of the Arts 9 Plaza Road, Tubac, AZ, United StatesIn partnership with The Tubac Historical Society, the Tubac Center of the Arts will present the textile art by Harwood Steiger. The art of textile design radically transformed after World War II as America’s economy boomed and optimism bloomed into a consumer society. In Southern Arizona, artists Harwood and Sophie Steiger were pivotal in this artistic […]
