~~ History All Around Us – Monthly Community Guest Speaker Series ~~

10:00 AM

 Joyner - Green Valley Library ~ 601 North La Cañada Drive 

Events are free to the public.  Donations are welcomed and encouraged to help support SCVHS programs.

October ~ Stories from Sahuarita by Oscar Gomez

• Wednesday, 9 October 2024

• Oscar Gomez, former Sahuarita School District student and teacher, will share the experiences of the Gomez, Lopez and Estrada families as they journeyed from Lee Moor Ranch #1in Fabens, Texas, to the cotton fields of Arizona’s Lee Moor Ranch #2 and eventually to the farms of Sahuarita in the late 1940’s. Over 50 years of  treasured family photographs and stories will be merged with a historic display of aerial photos and maps to provide a glimpse of Santa Cruz Valley evolution through the eyes of  the families who lived it. 

November ~ United Community Health Center (UCHC) History by Dr. Amy Rosenberg

• Wednesday, 13 November 2024

February ~ German Prisoners of War in Arizona by Steve Hoza

• Wednesday, 12 February 2025

March ~ Ramona & Tempe Pemberton: Sister-Teachers of the Zinc School by Sandra Jake

• Wednesday, 12 March 2025

April ~ Before Their Time: Betty Hazen and Frances Emmons by Amy Millet

• Wednesday, 9 April 2025

Past ~~~ September 2024 ~ Buffalo Soldiers by Mary Kasulaitis

• Wednesday, 11 September 2024

• From 1917 to 1920, the 10th Cavalry, also known as Buffalo Soldiers, were stationed in Arivaca, Arizona, as well as many other border towns, to protect the residents from the effects of the Mexican Revolution, happening just across the line in Sonora. Since the Revolution had started in 1910 and did not end until 1920, the entire U.S. had felt the impact of the civil war in our neighbor to the South. This is part of that story.