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Tumacácori National Historical Park
Centennial Lecture Series                    Friday, March 21, 2008

 

Saints and Stories of the

 

Sonoran Desert

 

 
Jim Griffith

Jim Griffith

Southwest Folklorist Dr. Jim Griffith will show slides and talk about the saints whom Sonorans have traditionally found important in their lives. With his customary good humor he says, “The pictures are pretty good – some of the stories are great!”

The lecture will take place at 7:00 p.m. at the Old Nogales Courthouse, 21 East Court Street, Nogales, Arizona.

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Tumacácori Mission church, ca. 1889  

Did You Know?
That the original construction of the Franciscan church at Tumacácori between 1800 and 1822 required more than 90,000 adobe blocks.

Last Updated: May 22, 2008 at 12:17 EST