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Mar 11 2019
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Going to Seed…

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isn’t a bad thing!  I stopped by the Heritage Garden at the March Second Saturday event and Joyce brought me up to date on what’s happening.  Though these plants might not look like much (they’re going to seed), they still have a lot of life left!  The flowers will attract pollinators (birds and bees) that are needed for plant reproduction.

A few plants are ready for harvest or are the next meal for our pesky gophers!

Cabbage ready to harvest

The cilantro plants have been thriving and are now on their way to producing coriander (seeds of the cilantro plant).  Who knew?!

Cilantro turning to coriander

 

Joyce, our gardener extraordinaire, has already produced several generations of heirloom seeds from the Heritage Garden crops!  Be sure to visit the Heritage Garden next time you’re at the Steam Pump Ranch.

 

Mar 06 2019
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It’s Membership Time

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Don’t forget to renew your Oro Valley Historical Society Membership!  Our membership year is March to March.  The best time to renew will be at the Annual Meeting on March 28 at Pusch House at Steam Pump Ranch.

Meeting site

Be there at 3:00 for the meeting and also enjoy a presentation by our board member and local historian, Jim Williams.  Individual membership is $20 and Family Membership is $30.  As an all volunteer self-sustaining organization your membership dues help with our operating costs and collections presentations.

Not a member?  You don’t know what you’re missing!  Meet people, learn about our local history and serve your community by helping to “Keep Oro Valley History Alive”.

We hope to see you at the Ranch!

Mar 05 2019
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Second Saturday at Steam Pump Ranch

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Second Saturdays at Steam Pump Ranch March 9

March 9 @ 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

The weather is warmer and there’s much to enjoy outdoors!  Make this the Saturday you stop by Steam Pump Ranch.  The Oro Valley Historical Society is ready and waiting to give you a tour of the Pusch House (PH) with new displays.  The Heritage Garden has hands-on demonstrations and will be in full bloom!  Tours of Pusch House take place from 9 to Noon.  Stay and enjoy the outdoor entertainment ’til 1 p.m.

The OVHS tent at Steam Pump Ranch

Be sure you stop by the OVHS tent to purchase a Jim Click Millions for Tucson Raffle ticket.  This is your chance to win a 2019 Jeep Cherokee Summit, two round-trip, first-class airline tickets to ANYWHERE in the world or $5000 in cash!  OVHS through the generosity of Jim Click will get to keep ALL the proceeds from the raffle tickets we sell. A great way to support OVHS and your community by purchasing a $25 ticket AND you get an opportunity to win a great prize!

Feb 04 2019
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February 9…It’s Second Saturday at Steam Pump Ranch!

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Join your neighbors and mosey over to Steam Pump Ranch for Second Saturday activities on Saturday, February 9 from 9am to 1pm.  There’s the Heirloom Farmers Market with lots of produce coming into season, demonstrations by Archaeology SW and crafts for kids in the Heritage Garden and tours of the Pusch Ranch House (PRH).  Be sure to stop by the PRH and see the history display regarding the Tully-Ochoa Wagon attack.  Did you know it happened right here in our neck of the desert?  Docents will also take you on a tour of the PRH and provide local history.  Interested in joining OVHS or learning more about us?  Then visit our tent and let us fill you in.  Our Volunteers Are Worth Their Weight in Oro!

Historic Steam Pump Ranch

Feb 04 2019
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Bob Simpson Lectures on the Sutherlands of Oro Valley

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Local historian, Bob Simpson, will give a talk on Friday, Feb. 8 at the Oro Valley Public Library at 2:00 p.m. focusing on the Sutherland family of Oro Valley.  The family lived in Catalina State Park.  The Sutherland Wash and Sutherland Trail were named after them.  Who knows perhaps a surprise namesake guest or two might attend the lecture.

Bob Simpson is a retired Foreign Service Officer and is publishing a two-volume history of the area from Catalina State Park to the Biosphere.

Interested in becoming part of OVHS? Be sure to talk to one of our members at the event.  Though the event is free, we appreciate donations to OVHS to continue our work for the community!

At the base of the Santa Catalinas in Catalina State Park

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