Tubac Historical Society

Breakfast with History - Friend of Cochise
2018-11-14 08:30 - 10:30 UTC | Wisdom’s Cafe, 1931 E. Frontage Road, Tumacacori, Arizona, 85640
Breakfast With History, November 14 at 8:30 a.m. at Wisdoms Café in Tumacácori will feature Tucson actor, Van Fowers impersonating Tom Jeffords. According to Wikipedia, Tom Jeffords was a United States Army scout, Indian agent, prospector, and superintendent of overland mail in the Arizona Territory. His friendship with Apache leader Cochise was instrumental in ending the Indian wars in that region.
Please join us for this entertaining and informative presentation.
Cost: $25 for members, $30 for non-members
Request reservations by calling 520 398-2020
Purchase tickets online or mail a check payable to THS to PO Box 3261 Tubac, AZ 85646-3261

Breakfast with History: Padres, Protectors, Promoters, and More!
2018-10-31 08:30 - 10:30 | Wisdom’s Cafe, 1931 E. Frontage Road, Tumacacori, Arizona, 85640
Breakfast with History: October 31 – New location: Wisdom’s Cafe.
Padres, Protectors, Promoters, and More! – Guest speaker, John Cloninger, former THS Board President: An overview of the history of Tubac and the Santa Cruz Valley from the late 1600s to the 1920s with key dates, events, and lesser-known stories about the people who lived there. Featuring images from the book Historic Tubac, Arizona by Patty Hilpert and Roberta Rogers.
Cost: $25 for members, $30 for non-members. Reservations requested by calling 520 398-2020 or purchase tickets online or mail a check to:
THS – Oct. 2018 Breakfast
PO Box 3261
Tubac, AZ 85646-3261
Due to the recent flooding at the Cow Palace, the venue for this event has changed to Wisdom’s Cafe.

THS 2018 Annual Picnic - Sold Out
2018-03-24 12:00 - 15:00
THS annual picnic will be held at the Rio Rico Golf Club, which is located on the historic Calabasas townsite, on Saturday, March 24 from 12 to 3. Historian Dwight Thibodeaux, Public Affairs Representative of the Rio Rico Historical Society, will be our guest speaker. Dwight will talk about the original Calabasas townsite, its connection to early ranching and railroading, the Calabasas Mission and the Santa Rita Hotel. Dwight will also lead a tour of the different sites on the property.

We hope you will join us to celebrate another great year at THS and as a “thank you” to all our members and volunteers. Remember, March 24, 12 to 3 for delicious food, good friends, and interesting history. Price for Members is $30. Price for non-members is $35 – This event is SOLD OUT.

Rio Rico Golf Club is located at 1123 Pendleton Road, Rio Rico, AZ 85648​

Oral History Workshop
2018-03-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Tubac Community Center, 50 Bridge Road, Tubac, AZ, 85646, United States
Presented by Nancy Krieski, Museum Curator for the Henry F. Hauser Museum in Sierra Vista, AZ.

Have you always wanted to preserve your family’s history by interviewing a family member but didn’t know where to start? Nancy Krieski’s workshop will give you the tools to organize and perform an engaging, successful interview. The Tubac Historical Society sponsored this workshop two years ago and it received rave reviews! It was so popular that we asked Nancy back so that more people would have the opportunity to learn how to conduct these important family history interviews.

When: Saturday, March 10, 2018, from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
Where: The Tubac Community Center, Tubac AZ.

There is no charge for this workshop but please call 520-398-8080 to reserve your seat, or if you have any questions!

We look forward to seeing you!

Breakfast With History: Feb. 2018
2018-02-21 08:30 - 10:30
Breakfast with History: February 21 at the Cow Palace restaurant. Guest speaker Rick Collins, National Park Ranger at Tumacacori, and volunteer at the Tubac Presidio State Park, will talk about “Contrary History and Frontier Tidbits”, a re-look at popular Southern Arizona history.
Cost: $20 for members, $25 for non-members. Reservations requested by calling 520 398-2020 or purchase tickets online or mail a check to:
THS – Feb. 2018 Breakfast
PO Box 3261
Tubac, AZ 85646-3261

Tubac Historical Society Annual Meeting
2018-01-25 08:30 - 11:00 | Tubac Community Center, 50 Bridge Road, Tubac, AZ, 85646, United States
The Tubac Historical Society (THS) Annual Meeting will be held on THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2018, at the TUBAC COMMUNITY CENTER. Coffee and rolls will be served from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m.
The meeting will begin at 9:00. Election of new board members, financial statement from 2017, secretary minutes and committee reports will be presented.
We hope that you will come and meet the members of the Board of Directors as well as a “meet and greet” of all the THS members. See you there!

Breakfast with History
2017-12-14 08:30 - 11:00
Celebrate the Holidays with the Tubac Historical Society on December 14, 2017, for breakfast and a docent-led Tour of the Historic Hacienda de La Canoa Ranch in Green Valley. The event is limited to 50 guests so please R.S.V.P. as soon as possible. The cost for breakfast and tour is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. This cost includes a $5 entrance fee to the Hacienda. If you wish to attend please call 520-398-2020, and send your payment to THS, P.O. Box 3261, Tubac, AZ 85646, OR purchase tickets online. Select your ticket option below and click the “Buy Now” button to complete your purchase through PayPal..

Breakfast Ticket Options

THS Member $20.00 USDNonmembers $25.00 USD

The breakfast will be catered by The Tubac Market and will include scrambled eggs, bacon, fruit, pastries, coffee, and juice. Breakfast will be served from 8:30– 9:30. We will have two tour groups of 25. The tour takes about 90 minutes. We suggest that you wear comfortable walking shoes and a sun hat.
This wonderful historic site will be festooned in holiday splendor. What an appropriate way to celebrate our history! Hope you can join us!

Historic Adobe Tour in Old Town Tubac
2017-11-11
Some of Tubac’s oldest historic buildings will be welcoming visitors for a rare opportunity to tour inside during the Old Town Tubac Historic Adobe Building Tour on Saturday, November 11, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The tour includes buildings believed to have garrisoned Spanish Colonial Soldiers in the mid-1700s, housed some of Arizona’s earliest 19th-century settlers, homes built on existing foundations by Tubac’s Hispanic Heritage Families and where Tubac’s artist colony had its beginnings and continues to this day.
Tickets are limited and registration in advance is recommended. Tickets are $40 per person. Children with adult supervision and students with identification are free. For members of the Tubac Historical Society tickets are $35.
Click HERE to purchase tickets on our web site,
or send checks to THS P.O. Box 3261, Tubac AZ 85646
Call THS at 520-398-2020 for additional information.
Proceeds support the missions of The Tubac Historical Society and Lowe House Project Artist in Residency Program.
“Cabot Pennington House,” Watercolor by Roberta Rogers.
For more information and registration call THS at 520-398-2020 or email us at info@ths-tubac.org. Please note access to these historic private homes might be problematic for those with mobility issues

Breakfast with History - October 17, 2017
2017-10-17 08:30 - 10:30 | Wisdom’s Cafe, 1931 E. Frontage Road, Tumacacori, Arizona, 85640
Tubac Historical Society’s Breakfast with History Event:
The Tubac Historical Society is excited to announce our next “Breakfast with History” event with featured speaker Herb Wisdom of the famous Wisdom’s Cafe restaurant in Tumacacori, AZ. Herb grew up in Nogales, joined the Navy and after a career in law enforcement in California, he returned to Arizona to run Wisdom’s Cafe, his family’s business founded in the 1940s. Herb is a wonderful story teller and has a lifetime of local lore to share. Reserve your ticket early as this is sure to be a popular event that you won’t want to miss.
Reserve your ticket early as this is sure to be a popular event that you won’t want to miss.
When: Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Where: Wisdom’s Café, 1931 E. Frontage Road, Tumacacori AZ. Time: 8:30 a.m.
Tickets: This event is sold out. Call THS at 520-398-2020 for additional information.

Annual Picnic
2017-04-19 12:00 - 15:00 | Kenyon Ranch, 80 Kenyon Ranch Rd, Tumacacori, ARIZONA, 85640

Breakfast with History
2017-03-15 08:30 - 11:30 | Wisdom’s Cafe, 1931 E. Frontage Road, Tumacacori, Arizona, 85640
Join us for this breakfast with history and dine with Van Fowers in the character of Pete Kitchen, Arizona’s most famous pioneer and Indian fighter.
To reserve your space: Send a check payable to THS for $20 pp members; $25 pp non-members to PO Box 3261,Tubac, AZ 85646
or call THS at 520-398-2020 for information.
