Also on Wednesday, September 24th, The City of Tucson and the Tucson Presidio Trust will present a talk and a tour of El Presidio San Agustin del Tucson in the library's lower level meeting room from noon to 12:30 p.m. This lecture will be a brief history of the Tucson Presidio and the people that were the first European settlers of Southern Arizona. We'll explore why Tucson was founded and how the settlers succeeded in creating the community we live in. The presentation will be followed by an optional walking tour of El Presidio San Agustin del Tucson which will include an introduction to the reconstructed Presidio wall, a prehistoric Hohokam Pithouse, and to a renovated Territorial Rowhouse. The tour will also involve a short discussion about the Santa Cruz River.
September 2008 Archives
Patricia Stephenson has published a new work, Trial and Triumph: LIfe and Accomplishments of Louise Foucar Marshall Her First 67 Years. If you enjoy local history I'm sure you will like this book. Parts of it are familiar from our websites developed from Patricia's two previous books Tom Marshall's Tucson and The University Neighborhood. There is new content, particularly in the area leading up to and surrounding Ms. Foucar Marshall shooting Mr. Marshall. If you are interested in acquiring a copy, send an email to pntseyes@email.arizona.edu and we'll pass it on to Patricia.
