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Resources

Here are a few of the many resources in town that can help you make an event memorable with Tucson's history and culture

If you have ohter resources to share let us know. Email tucsonsbirthday@gmail.com

Historian On Call

Jim Turner
Freelance historian and author Jim Turner formerly was historian for the Arizona Historical Society. He lives to answer your questions or speak to your group.

Ethnic Music and Dance

Tucson Meet Yourself
Mia Hansen

Star Storytellers and Living History

Arizona Historical Society Docents: Living History and Traveling Exhibits
Mary Ann Ruelas
617-1154

Eastside/Tanque Verde Ranching History and Agua Caliente Park
Van Fowers
885-2502

Tucson Presidio Trust
Gayle Hartmann

Sons of Confederate Veterans
Bobby Morris

Presidio Soldiers
Rick Collins

Tucson Rodeo Parade Museum (antique wagons and carriages at your site)
Bob Taylor

Talks and Walking Tours

Old Pueblo Tours (Presidio, Snob Hollow, Fort Lowell)
Ken Scoville

Tucson Presidio Trust
Gayle Hartmann

Read about Tucson

Tucson Underground: The Archaeology of a Desert Community; Archaeology Southwest Vol. 24, Nos. 1–2

University of Arizona
Online Resource for kids and adults

University of Arizona Press
Or enter http://www.uapress.arizona.edu and search on "Tucson"

Tucson Pima Public Library
For kids:
  Desert Animals: http://www.lib.ci.tucson.az.us/kidsweb/books/animals.cfm
  Desert Plants: http://www.lib.ci.tucson.az.us/kidsweb/books/plants.cfm

The Cele Peterson Arizona Collection: A Selected Bibliography

Visit Tucson's History 

Arizona Historical Society

Arizona State Museum

Southern Arizona Transportation Museum

Jewish History Museum

Postal History Museum

Fort Lowell Park

Agua Caliente Park

Go Birding

Tucson Audubon Society

Find a Space

Postal History Museum
Meeting Room
Postal History Foundation
520-623-6652 ext 101

Arizona Historical Society
Auditorium
Heather Ingram
hingram@azhs.gov 
628-5774

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10/5/2011

Our History in Layers

This video illustrates Tucson downtown, today, then what it may have looked like in the early presidio era, then what it might have looked like as a pit house village before the presidio was established. The base of an ancient pit house has been excavated for public interpretation within the reconstructed walls of the Presidio at the corner of Washington and Church Streets.


10/5/2011

La Dona del Pueblo: Cele Peterson



As we embark on our sixth Tucson's Birthday celebration, it's fun to recall that it started out as a CELEbration, Cele's idea of a festival about all the reasons we love living in Tucson. It's possible no one loved it more than she, and Tucson loved her back. Many thanks to Michael McNulty for this amazing footage of Cele telling her stories and celebrating her own 100th birthday. See how many faces you recognize.

9/19/2011

Some of My Favorite Images of the 2011 Tucson's Birthday Celebration. By Jon Scanlon

Photos By Jon Scanlon

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