Tubac Presidio Events

02/01/2023

1 Burruel St, Tubac, AZ 85646, USA [email protected] 520 398-2252

12/03/2020

Chris Brashear and Peter McLaughlin are two remarkable musicians. Performing together since 1992, the two have set a high standard in creative songwriting and in blending their voices to produce brother-like harmonies. Chris is a versatile multi-instrumentalist; Peter is a National Flatpicking Guitar Champion.

Their previous recordings, Canyoneers (2003) and So Long Arizona (2008), established the duo as leading performance artists and lyricists with a particular interest in the American Southwest.

In 2016, through a Museum of Northern Arizona artist residency program, the duo crafted a magical collection of acoustic music celebrating the Colorado Plateau. Songs for the Southwest (2018) includes “She Knows the River”, “Silverbell Mine”, “Too Thick to Drink, Too Thin to Plow” and “Slow River Running”, among other songs that weave together stories of love, tragedy and hope.

Help support the artists, concert series, and the Presidio by clicking on the Virtual Tip Jar and donating today!

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So stay home, stay safe, but enjoy our 10th season's concert series! For more info contact the Presidio at [email protected] or (520) 398-2252.

07/03/2018

An interesting note about the shoes worn by frontiersmen and women is included in the recording of the death of Leslie Wooster and his wife Trinidad at the Palo Parado Ranch south of Tubac. L.B. Wooster was born in Connecticut in 1843, according to the 1870 census for Tubac. He was a Civil War veteran, having served with Company B, 1st Regiment, Connecticut Cavalry. Trinidad was his common law wife. She was an Aguirre.

Both bodies were stripped of clothing and all usable articles were taken from the property. John T. Smith, on examining the bodies, described the death scene. Mr. Wooster was described as wearing only his shoes. "They were the sort of shoes commonly called tegua. They were very heavy of smoked tanned skin." The shoes are of note because they are like early sandals. The photo shows the shoes in the Arizona Historical Society collection. They are essentially moccasins with cutouts.

04/29/2018

The Tubac Bonanza Days Sale is in full swing. Books are discounted at the Presidio gift shop.

04/29/2018

It's Sunday and the Park to Park hike is happening between Tubac Presidio and Tumacacori Mission. Our staff is hard at work already planning programs for the fall.

04/29/2018

The flag is at half staff in honor of slain Nogales police officer, Jesus Cordova. We join our community in remembering this brave hero.

08/08/2017

Hitting the ground running!

She’s Here!!!

Tubac Presidio’s new Executive Director, Shannon Stone, has completed her first week at the Presidio. She’s happy to see how well the Park operates and how dedicated the great volunteer staff are. The volunteers report Shannon has made a great first impression.

"I am extremely excited about working with the Tubac community, and I look forward to expanding on the many successes at the museum and Park," Shannon said.

Shannon has hit the ground running and has plenty of challenges ahead as the Presidio primes for the oncoming season. Anza Days will be her first big event and the schedule will be non-stop after that. Shannon is working to increase the number of live interpretive exhibits and events for this season and increase the Park’s interactive opportunities for both adults and children.

She’s happy to report that visitation is on the rise and is making increased attendance and financial support her first priority. She looks forward to collaboration with other agencies and museums in the Valley, and new relationships with the Smithsonian Institution and the Arizona Humanities.

08/07/2017

The small, paper-bound volume, titled “Don José María Sosa: Through the Generations,” was written by Hector Soza, a Tucson native and descendent of José María Sosa. Sosa was a Spanish cavalry officer stationed at the Presidio at Tubac and later in Tucson in the late 18th century, eventually rising to the rank of alferez, or sergeant.
http://www.gvnews.com/news/rare-book-gives-glimpse-into-historic-tubac-family/article_1c762df4-7a1f-11e7-9dea-7727cebe6d16.html

It usually doesn't take the Tubac Historical Society more than a decade to catalogue items in its collection, but an oversight caused a rare volume on an important figure from

08/02/2017

Donations boost Rio Rico museum effort

Indigenous pottery shards, old mining and ranching equipment, and vintage newspapers and photographs were displayed on tables in an otherwise empty building in the Rio Rico Plaza last Saturday morning.

Each labeled with an inventory number, these artifacts were just some of the donations that the Rio Rico Historical Society collected at the site of the museum it plans to open in September.

The one-room museum, located in the space formerly occupied by the Rio Rico Library, will include permanent and rotating exhibits, a small library, and room for lectures and meetings, group members say.

http://www.nogalesinternational.com/news/donations-boost-rio-rico-museum-effort/article_c7e70626-7656-11e7-ac06-ab9e956f40d4.html

08/02/2017

07/28/2017

It may be summertime but the visiting is easy at the Tubac Presidio. We have three new exhibits to tell you about so you can enjoy learning more about our interesting and often exciting Southwestern history. We also rearranged the gift shop so you may more easily find just the right gift item. Come visit us again soon. Additionally, our new Director, Shannon Stone, starts in early August, so you can stop by and get to know her.

The Park will be open Labor Day, Monday, September 4th, from 9:00 until 5:00.

New Exhibits at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park - August and September 2017
These exhibits will only be up until the end of October, so come in soon!

The Sharp Edge of Mexico: Knives and Swords of the Frontier
This is a unique and fascinating exhibit of several Spanish and Spanish-Mexican swords of the 18th and 19th centuries. Come view the beautiful and intricate iron works of these weapons that range from a 1728 Spanish sword design that is considered the apex of sword development, to a heavy forged sword machete that could be used as a weapon or to harvest grass for horse feed. Included with park admission, $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free.

Native Americans in the U.S. Armed Forces
You’ve probably heard of the Navajo code-talkers that helped our nation in WWII, but are you aware that American Indians were invited by the 1775 Continental Congress to join the fight against the British? This fabulous exhibit chronicles American Indians’ roles in all U.S. wars from Ely Parker who attain the rank of brigadier general in the Civil War to Bloody Knife, a Crow scout who died with Custer at Little Bighorn, to women who served as Marine reservists in WWII. Don’t miss this one! Included with park admission, $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free.

The Spanish Barb Horse
The Barbary horse came to southern Spain in 711 A.D. when the Moors from the Barbary coast invaded. These horses were lighter, faster, and more agile and then bred with the Spanish horse. They came over to the Americas with Columbus in 1493 and changed Native Americans way of life. The exhibit tells the history of this breed, including that the pure Barb strain was lost and on the verge of extinction, when miraculously they were re-discovered! Included with park admission, $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free.

Returning this Fall:

Popular speaker Jack Lasseter and
Artist-in-Residence Ted Ramirez and Friends

The time you spend talking with our volunteers and supporting the Presidio makes their days. Please come spread some happiness while having a good time yourself. We hope to see you soon.

Cheers,

Tom
Tom Walsh, Assistant Director
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
1 Burruel Street
Tubac, AZ 85646-1296

07/25/2017

The mission was established by Jesuit priest Eusebio Francisco Kino in 1691, but the current adobe church was built later by native craftsmen under the direction of Franciscan missionaries from 1800 to 1822.

The church, which was abandoned in 1848, was never completed, said Lim.

“It is a ruin and an outdoor exhibit at the park,” he said of the structure.

Kino founded 21 missions in the Pimería Alta — what is now Northern Sonora and Southern Arizona. San Jose de Tumacácori is about 45 miles south of Tucson off Interstate 19, Exit 29.

http://tucson.com/news/local/federal-grant-funds-conservation-project-at-mission-san-jos-de/article_b7e0a8b8-f797-559f-a689-dce3c4c17716.html

A team will work in August at the national historical park.