Friends of the Arivaca Schoolhouse & Historic Townsite

01/22/2025

01/28/2024

Thanks to everyone who came out for the Arivaca Music and Memories Festival. Special thanks to Les Rivett the organizer, and Mayor Banjo Bob, the MC. Gertie and the TO Boyz played wonderful music! Thanks to Ray and the other local musicians. I love my truck! Thanks to all who decorated it. It was a lovely day.

01/24/2024

The current issue of Arivaca Yesterdays is now up on the VisitArivaca.com webpage. This month's two stories are:
Arivaca in the 1980s (a new story) and Arivaca: a land of peace, love and rock & roll, repeated because this Saturday, January 27 we will be holding a festival at the Schoolhouse celebrating the world of Hippies.

11/26/2023

The November Arivaca Yesterdays story is now posted on www.VisitArivaca.com. It is the story of John F. Keller, an Arivaca homesteader.

Rolling panoramic mountain views of the valley and some of Arizona's best birding and wildlife make Arivaca a unique destination. Artists, makers, and growers make the community truly special. You'll find Arivaca about 60 miles south of Tucson. From I-19 at Amado, you'll enjoy a beautiful drive down...

10/22/2023

The October issue of Arivaca Yesterdays, featuring the Arivaca Cemetery and the Whalen Family, is now posted on www.VisitArivaca.com

Rolling panoramic mountain views of the valley and some of Arizona's best birding and wildlife make Arivaca a unique destination. Artists, makers, and growers make the community truly special. You'll find Arivaca about 60 miles south of Tucson. From I-19 at Amado, you'll enjoy a beautiful drive down...

10/21/2023

Juanary 27, 2024 at the Arivaca Schoolhouse. Save the Date

09/21/2023

The September issue of Arivaca Yesterdays, featuring the 1870s mine promoter Colonel William F. Witherell, is posted on the Visit Arivaca webpage.
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08/31/2023

The August issue of Arivaca's Yesterdays, "Homesteading Then and Now," is published on the Visit Arivaca web page.
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07/27/2023

The July 2023 issue of Arivaca Yesterdays is now posted on www.visitarivaca.com

This month's issue features a short biography of my great uncle, S. Fred Noon, Santa Cruz County Attorney.