During the 17th and early 18th centuries, Jesuit missionaries such as Father Eusebio Francisco Kino and later Franciscans introduced European fruit trees to New Spain, now the United States–Mexico borderlands.

In 1917, Gen. John J. Pershing brought 527 Chinese refugees from Mexico. These men had attached themselves to the punitive expedition conducted by Gen. Pershing in pursuit of the Mexican

The Hohokam had an intricate relationship with animals of the Sonoran Desert that is revealed in their artwork. Their realistic, playful, and abstract depictions of creatures on pottery, carved stone,

Learn about the geologic history of the Rincon Mountains from George Davis, Regents Professor and Provost Emeritus, University of Arizona. George ‘retired’ in 2020, 50 years after arriving at UArizona. As

The Shadow Catchers: 150 years of Arizona Photography with Jim Turner Saturday, January 7, 2023 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. For more than a century and a half some of

Miners, Cowboys, and Washerwomen with Dr. Craváth Saturday, January 21, 2023 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. In a narrative and musical portrait of working-class music, Dr. Craváth explores its roots

LGBTQ+: A History in Arizona with Marshall Shore Saturday, January 28, 2023 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Historian Marshall Shore presents Arizona’s history of the LGBTQ+ community, which begins long

Caretakers of the Land: A Story of Farming and Community in San Xavier with Jacelle Ramon-Sauberan Saturday, February 4, 2023 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Farming has always been the

Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art with Allen Dart Saturday, February 11, 2023 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. *This program is presented online via Zoom

Assembling the Southwest: The History and Geography of a Region with Scott Warren Saturday, February 18, 2023 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Our region is a diverse and contrasting patchwork

Specters of the Past – Ghost Towns That Built Arizona with Jay Mark Saturday, February 25, 2023 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. In addition to an entertaining, visual display of

NATIVE PEOPLES, NATIVE VOICES 2024 AGUA CALIENTE PARK WINTER SPEAKER SERIES Presented In the Rose Cottage Education Bullding at Roy P. Drachman Agua Callente Park $5 per person - To

NATIVE PEOPLES, NATIVE VOICES 2024 AGUA CALIENTE PARK WINTER SPEAKER SERIES Presented In the Rose Cottage Education Bullding at Roy P. Drachman Agua Callente Park $5 per person - To

NATIVE PEOPLES, NATIVE VOICES 2024 AGUA CALIENTE PARK WINTER SPEAKER SERIES Presented In the Rose Cottage Education Bullding at Roy P. Drachman Agua Callente Park $5 per person - To

NATIVE PEOPLES, NATIVE VOICES 2024 AGUA CALIENTE PARK WINTER SPEAKER SERIES Presented In the Rose Cottage Education Bullding at Roy P. Drachman Agua Callente Park $5 per person - To

NATIVE PEOPLES, NATIVE VOICES 2024 AGUA CALIENTE PARK WINTER SPEAKER SERIES Presented In the Rose Cottage Education Bullding at Roy P. Drachman Agua Callente Park $5 per person - To

NATIVE PEOPLES, NATIVE VOICES 2024 AGUA CALIENTE PARK WINTER SPEAKER SERIES Presented In the Rose Cottage Education Bullding at Roy P. Drachman Agua Callente Park $5 per person - To

NATIVE PEOPLES, NATIVE VOICES 2024 AGUA CALIENTE PARK WINTER SPEAKER SERIES Presented In the Rose Cottage Education Bullding at Roy P. Drachman Agua Callente Park $5 per person - To

Presenter: Jim Turner, Historian and Author This presentation covers humankind’s water use and food supply interactions with Arizona’s ecology from Clovis Culture hunter-gatherers to proto-farmers to Hohokam irrigation canals, Hopi

Presenter: Pinau Merlin, author, lecturer, naturalist Nature speaks in a wide variety of signs and clues that tell us so much more than just what animals are around. All the