Southern Arizona has many interesting cities & towns that are ripe with nostalgia; perfect for older folks and 60’s Nostalgia buffs who want to remember the “Good Ol’ Days”, or younger folks who want to find out what the old folks were talking about. Here are our recommendations for historic … Continue reading
Bisbee, Arizona boasts an exciting piece of baseball history. It is home to the Warren Ballpark, considered the oldest continuously used professional baseball venue in the country. The field was built in 1909, five years before Wrigley Field in Chicago!
Continue readingTalk about towns that time forgot. Willcox is a town that is changing slowly, but not without a fight. It’s a quiet fight, but slowly the cowboy ways and country music are giving way to progress. … Continue reading
The Catrina became part of Day of the Dead around the time of the Mexican Revolution. Today you always see her in the celebrations. Day of the Dead evolved from ancient Aztec celebrations and was modified when the Catholics missionaries arrived in the New World. The Catrina is a recent … Continue reading
Like so many others, I enjoy local histories. Understanding history is how I get a sense of the places and people I visit as I travel around Baja Arizona creating my videos, photographs, stories, and reviews to share with you on my Southern Arizona Guide. Of late, I have been reading extensively about the Apache […]
Continue readingStronghold: A place fortified against attack. Such a place is Cochise Stronghold, a series of natural rock formations that the Chiricahua Apaches used to hide from the U.S. Army and the growing number of Arizona settlers. At the base of the Stronghold rocks is a campground. This is where we … Continue reading
Updated 2018-09-25. We love to wander around old cemeteries, a good excuse for a road trip. Cemeteries give us a sense of history, a sense of place. Many memories are hidden there, many stories to be told. Isn’t the cliche, “If only the dead could talk?” Sometimes, they do. Old cemeteries … Continue reading
If you have read our stories about the Camp Grant Massacre and the trial of those Tucson citizens accused of this mass murder, you might find this brief follow-up note of interest. Following their acquittal, the leaders of the mob were rewarded with paying public positions. William Oury was elected … Continue reading
The Mexicans called him Nana; meaning “Grandma”. In 1881, he was about 75 years old, and was crippled in one leg. Moreover, his eyesight was deteriorating. But he had one good leg, a keen mind, and all-consuming hatred of Americans and Mexicans. In the late 1870’s and early 1880’s, this … Continue reading
Occasionally we like to share exceptional videos on subjects we think will be of interest to our visitors. This video by Arizona Public Media is one such video. We are grateful for their insight. Sadly, Shaw, the former director of Tubac Presidio seen in this video has passed on. … Continue reading
