There’s no place like home. Support our heritage.

Promote . Preserve . Partner. Fall 2013 In This Issue

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3rd Annual Santa Cruz Harvest Dinner

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Relishing Our Differences: A Conversation with “Big”Jim Griffith

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Support Heritage Businesses

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Uniquely Tucson Wins Governor’s Award Partnerships and collaborations have always formed the cornerstone of our work at the Heritage Alliance. This summer at the 2013 Arizona Governor’s Conference on Tourism our collaboration with Visit Tucson was recognized with the coveted award for “Innovative Promotions” for our Uniquely Tucson Destination Downtown guide and mobile website. “UniquelyTucson.com makes people more aware of the historic environment they experience in their everyday life,”said Vanessa Bechtol, executive director of the Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance. “The Governor’s award recognizes the importance of merging history, culture, business, and modern technology.”

With Uniquely Tucson, you can use your smartphone to explore nearly 200 of Tucson’s locally owned businesses, heritage destinations, and historic buildings along the future Sun Left to right: Britann O’Brien, Director, Southern Arizona Office of the Welcome Thomas Sheridan and Governor; Allison Cooper, VP of Marketing, Visit Tucson and SCVHA Link modern streetcar route. board; Vanessa Bechtol, Executive Director, Santa Cruz Valley Heritage David Yubeta Alliance; and Sherrie Henry, Director, Arizona Office of Tourism Given that one in every three Experience Fall minutes is now spent on mobile devices, UniquelyTucson.com provides techHeritage Events savvy visitors with interactive maps and search capabilities. Heritage Business Members Collaborate to Create Heritage Square

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Celebrate Local Preservation Success Stories

The Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to connect people to the cultural, historic, and natural treasures of the Santa Cruz Valley.

The innovative, integrated mobile website and published guide provide a model for how other cities can integrate technology to increase public awareness of significant historic buildings and streetscapes along transit routes and in downtown areas, and to enhance encounters with historic architecture for both residents and visitors.

Sponsored by Visit Tucson and the Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance, the project was also supported with grants from Parkwise, the City of Tucson Historic Preservation Office, and the Tucson-Pima County www.SantaCruzHeritage.org Historical Commission.

The 3rd Annual Santa Cruz Harvest Dinner: Eat. Drink. Experience Celebrate 4,000 Years of Our Agricultural Heritage

Sunday, October 20, 2013 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Historic Steinfeld Warehouse 101 W. Sixth Street, Tucson

$75 per person Advanced ticket purchase required. Seating is limited. 21 and over event.

For tickets or to learn more, visit www.SantaCruzHeritage.org or call 520.882.4405 Join us for a rustic evening at the historic Steinfeld Warehouse. The 1907 Steinfeld Warehouse is the oldest surviving warehouse in downtown Tucson and is included on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Tucson Warehouse Historic District. The warehouse is associated with the pioneering Steinfeld family and prominent architects David and Jessie Holmes. Experience tantalizing appetizers featuring traditional Tohono O’odham ingredients prepared by Desert Rain Café and a special treat from Chef Ryan Clark’s new cookbook The Modern Southwest. Savor a delicious entrée created by Little Cafe Poca Cosa. Enjoy desserts by Desert Rain Café and Isabella’s Ice Cream. Sample local spirits from Arizona Hops & Vines Green Feet Brewing Callaghan Vineyards Lightning Ridge Cellars Del Bac Whiskey Public Brew House Dos Cabezas Wineworks Sentinel Peak Brewing Dragoon Brewing Company Ten Fifty-Five Brewing Keynote Speakers Chef Ryan Clark

Three-time Tucson Iron Chef, Lodge on the Desert

Jim McManus

Walking J Farm and SCVHA board member

Music by Salvador Duran Silent Auction Host Committee David Fitzsimmons, Arizona Daily Star Kelly Fryer, YWCA Tana Fryer, Blu - A Wine & Cheese Stop Peter Goldman, DeConcini Law Firm, and Beverly Werber Jim and Loma Griffith, Tucson Meet Yourself, founders Jared McKinley, Edible Baja Arizona Carolyn Niethammer, Author

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Jim Nintzel, Tucson Weekly Corky Poster, Post Frost Mirto, Inc. Patricia Preciado Martin, Author Gary Paul Nabhan, University of Arizona Southwest Center Anne-Marie Russell, MOCA Tucson Jenn Toothaker Burdick, Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance member Janos Wilder, DOWNTOWN Kitchen + Cocktails

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Thanks to our generous sponsors!

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Relishing Our Differences: Why the Santa Cruz Valley Matters Donor Spotlight: Jim Griffith, Ph.D.

“Big” Jim Griffith fell in love with the Santa Cruz Valley in 1955 when he came to Tucson to study at the University of Arizona. For more than fifty years, he has shared the borderlands’ stories, united its communities, and promoted its rich cultural heritage. “It’s a land of astonishing variety,” he said sweeping his hand parallel to the desert horizon near Mission San Xavier del Bac. “It’s a land of persistence and continuity. The proposed Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area is a big land filled with small details.” As one of the foremost folklorists in the United States, Jim has explored and celebrated the customs and traditions throughout the U.S. – Mexico borderlands. He views the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area designation as crucial for the future and growth of our region. “The designation will make it easier to gain credibility for cross-disciplinary projects and the kind of exciting all inclusive stuff that people like.” Because approximately a third of Pima County residents have lived here for five years or less, Jim enthusiastically encourages everyone to plan “heritage adventures” to experience local history and culture. “Take a trip to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum or Tumacácori National Historical Park. Go to community festivals like Tucson Meet Yourself. Experiment with different foods by restaurant hopping,” he advises. “There is so much about our region that needs to be enjoyed and nurtured.”

“The proposed Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area is a big land filled with small details.” — Jim Griffith, Ph.D., Folklorist

The Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance’s programs have always been important to Jim and his wife Loma. They support the Heritage Alliance because “it’s a grassroots organization that overarches all the disciplines and is a wonderful resource for all people and groups that want to work together to bring the natural and cultural heritage of this area more to the surface.” Without the Heritage Alliance, “important projects like the heritage foods directory would never have happened.” “The most important characteristics of the area may be seen as diversity and persistence, with the addition of subtlety. There is so much more than immediately meets the eye, that coordinated interpretation efforts are vital for imparting an understanding of our country. And with understanding can come the kind of respect and love of the land, its traditions, and its occupants, that we all share.” When asked what he wants his legacy to be, Jim replied, “I want our region to be one where people are getting along. I’m not talking about putting up with or tolerating, I’m talking about relishing our differences.” Please join Jim and Loma as members of the Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance and support our mission to connect people to the cultural, historic, and natural treasures of the Santa Cruz Valley. Fall 2013

www.SantaCruzHeritage.org

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Creating a Sense of Place: Heritage Business Membership Program Our Heritage Business members help ensure that future generations can experience the history, cultural traditions, and natural beauty of our region. Please support these businesses as they preserve and promote a wide variety of heritage experiences for you and your family. HERITAGE ARTS & CRAFTS

Baer Joinery

Old Tucson

Tucson, AZ 520.358.0911 www.baerjoinery.com

Tucson, AZ 520.883.0100 www.oldtucson.com

Creative Spirits Artists Gallery Patagonia, AZ 520.394.2100 www.azcreativespirit.com

Tubac, AZ 520.398.2252 www.tubacpresidiopark.com

Murray Bolesta Fine Art Prints Green Valley, AZ 520.241.1280 www.murraybolesta.zenfolio.com

HERITAGE CONSULTANTS

Desert Archaeology, Inc. Tucson, AZ 520.881.2244 www.desert.com

Tumacácori Mesquite Sawmill Tumacácori, AZ 520.398.9356 www.mesquitedesign.com

Western National Parks Association Tucson, AZ 520.622.1999 www.wnpa.org

HERITAGE FOODS

Bean Tree Farm

Skylark Consulting

Tucson, AZ 520.572.7221 www.beantreefarm.com

Tucson, AZ 520.437.5355 www.skylarkconsulting.com

Callaghan Vineyards

WestWordVision

Elgin, AZ 520.455.5322 www.callaghanvineyards.com

Patagonia, AZ 520.394.2575 www.westwordvision.com

HERITAGE DESTINATIONS

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Tucson, AZ 520.883.1380 www.desertmuseum.org

Cup Café at Hotel Congress Tucson, AZ 520.622.8848 www.hotelcongress.com/cup

Dos Cabezas WineWorks

Colossal Cave Mountain Park Vail, AZ 520.647.7275 www.colossalcave.com

Sonoita, AZ 520.455.5141 www.doscabezaswineworks.com

Double Check Ranch

Empire Ranch Foundation

Sonoita, AZ 888.364.2829 www.empireranchfoundation.org

La Pilita Museum Tucson, AZ 520.882.7454 www.lapilita.com

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Tubac Presidio State Historic Park

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Winkelman, AZ 520.352.6515 www.doublecheckranch.com

Forever Yong Farm

Amado, AZ 520.398.8030 www.foreveryongfarms.com

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Support Heritage Businesses (continued) HERITAGE LODGING

Green Valley Pecan Company

A Room With A View

Sahuarita, AZ 520.791.2880 www.greenvalleypecan.com

Patagonia, AZ 520.877.8439 www.patagoniaview.com

Mano y Metate

Duquesne House Bed & Breakfast

Tucson, AZ www.manoymetate.com

Patagonia, AZ 520.394.2732 www.theduquesnehouse.com

Maynards Market & Kitchen Tucson, AZ 520.545.0577 www.maynardsmarket.com

Flying V Ranch Tucson, AZ

Native Seeds/SEARCH

Hotel Congress

Rio Santa Cruz Grass Finished Beef

The Lodge at Ventana Canyon

Tucson, AZ 520.622.8848 www.hotelcongress.com

Tucson, AZ 520.622.0830 www.nativeseeds.org

Patagonia, AZ 520.604.6120 www.rscgrassfinishedbeef.com

Tucson, AZ 520.577.1400 www.thelodgeatventanacanyon.com

Sonoita Vineyards

Elgin, AZ 520.455.5893 www.sonoitavineyards.com

Walking J Farm

Amado, AZ 520.398.9050 www.walkingjfarm.com

Welcome New Heritage Business Members! Heritage-based economic development is crucial to the Santa Cruz Valley. By working collaboratively with community members, businesses, farmers, and other stakeholders, we’ve supported and promoted local businesses in new and creative ways. We’re proud to introduce our newest Heritage Business members. • A Room With A View

Tranquil retreat near Lake Patagonia

• Baer Joinery

Custom-crafted architectural woodworking

• Creative Spirit Artists Gallery

Non-profit community artists organization

• Sonoita Vineyards

Sonoita’s first commercial vineyard

Lake Patagonia, AZ Tucson, AZ Patagonia, AZ Elgin, AZ

Visit www.SantaCruzHeritage.org or call 520.882.4405 to join as a Heritage Business member.

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By becoming a Heritage Alliance member, you proactively support our mission of connecting people to the cultural, historic and natural treasures of the Santa Cruz Valley. Use the enclosed membership envelope or click DONATE NOW on our website. www.SantaCruzHeritage.org

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Heritage Business Members Collaborate to Create Heritage Square How do you make an authentic 1860s Native American Village? Old Tucson discovered the secret was in turning to several of our Heritage Business members for help. In 2011, Old Tucson created its 5,000 square-foot Heritage Square to transform part of the popular movie set attraction into a living museum that would preserve and promote the spirit and traditions of the old west. As a part of that project, Old Tucson worked with members of An outdoor kitchen made from adobe and mesquite the Tohono O’odham Cultural Center for guidance in designing and constructing the Native American village. As a result, the village consists of two homes (Ki), a ramada (Watto), and an outdoor kitchen (Kosin). It also features a garden of heirloom vegetables and legumes with seeds from fellow Heritage Business member Native Seeds/SEARCH. In order to be considered authentic, the village had to be located near a river and mission and required mesquite and adobe materials be used for the construction. Art and Valerie Flores of Tumacácori Mesquite Sawmill, another one of our Heritage Business members, provided salvaged mesquite in many different forms including straight poles, poles with forks, and branches to finish the trim of many of the square’s buildings and to create the Native American Village. A mesquite ramada

Unlike many woodworkers, Art and Valerie only use legally harvested mesquite wood that is a by-product of land management or ecosystems restoration projects. In other words, they salvage unwanted mesquite limbs, stumps, and roots and lovingly transform them into stunning furniture pieces, cutting boards, picture frames, and in this case, the finishing touches to Old Tucson’s Native American Village.

www.oldtucson.com www.mesquitedesign.com www.nativeseeds.org

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Salvaged mesquite at Tumacácori Mesquite Sawmill

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Welcome Two New Board Members Tom Sheridan and David Yubeta Join Heritage Alliance Board We are honored to welcome Thomas Sheridan and David Yubeta to the Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance Board of Directors. Both Tom and David’s expertise will strengthen the Heritage Alliance and help grow our heritage education and preservation programs. A lifelong Arizonan, Thomas Sheridan, Ph.D. is a research anthropologist and professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona’s Southwest Center and School of Anthropology. Tom has conducted ethnographic and ethnohistoric research in the Southwest and northern Mexico since 1971. From 1982-84, he directed the Mexican Heritage Project at the Arizona Historical Society. Since 1997, he has been involved in land-use politics in Arizona and the Southwest and served as chair of the Canoa Heritage Foundation. His most recent book, the 2012 revised edition of Arizona: A History, was named one of the Southwest Books of the Year by the Pima County Public Library in partnership with the Friends of the Pima County Public Library and the Arizona Historical Society. David Yubeta served 25 years at Tumacacori National Historical Park in a variety of positions, beginning as a seasonal laborer back in 1985. In 1988 he became the park’s exhibit specialist and was responsible for the historic preservation program. David is widely recognized for his expertise in adobe, lime plaster, and earthen architecture. He received numerous awards for his outstanding contributions to historic preservation in both the U.S. and in Mexico. In 1993, he received the Arizona Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation. The U.S. Forest Service honored him in 2002 and again in 2006 with the prestigious “Windows on the Past” Award.

Experience Fall Heritage Events OCTOBER

• Agua Linda Farm Fall Festival - Amado Weekends all month www.agualindafarm.net





• Santa Cruz Harvest Dinner - Tucson October 20 www.santacruzheritage.org • World Margarita Championship - Tucson October 25 www.tucsonculinaryfestival.com

• Tucson Meet Yourself - Tucson October 10-12 www.tucsonmeetyourself.org

• Tucson Bluegrass Festival - Tucson October 25-27 www.desertbluegrass.org

• Patagonia Fall Festival - Patagonia October 12-14 www.patagoniafallfestival.com

NOVEMBER

• Juan Bautista de Anza Days - Tubac October 19 www.tubacpresidiopark.com

• Empire Ranch Round Up - Sonoita November 2 www.empireranchfoundation.org/Rndup.htm

• Tumacácori Historic High Mass - Tumacácori October 19 www.nps.gov/tuma

• Pecan Festival - Sahuarita November 9 www.sahuaritapecanfestival.com

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PO Box 561 Tucson, AZ 85702 520.882.4405 [email protected] www.SantaCruzHeritage.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Marty McCune, President Jonathan Mabry, Ph.D., Vice President Bill Doelle, Ph.D., Treasurer Kira Dixon-Weinstein, Secretary Allison Cooper Linda Mayro Jim McManus Tom Sheridan, Ph.D. Nils Urman David Yubeta

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Vanessa Bechtol

Celebrate Local Preservation Success Stories

Although we face many obstacles here in the Santa Cruz Valley, such as disappearing cultural resources and vanishing food traditions, we also have an abundance of success stories that remind us of the diverse and plentiful efforts to preserve and promote our shared heritage. Share your stories about local preservation efforts related to the ten distinctive themes of the proposed Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area, and we’ll post them on our website, Facebook page, and in our newsletters. • Sky Islands and Desert Seas • Streams in the Desert • Bird Habitats and Migration Routes • Native American Lifeways • Desert Farming • Ranching Traditions • Spanish and Mexican Frontier • Mining Booms • U.S. Military Posts on the Mexico Border • U.S. – Mexico Border Culture Please help us celebrate and share local preservation success stories by emailing [email protected].