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

 

Vanishing vs. Imaginary Treasures:

 

preserving historic resources in the face

 

of popular legends

 

 
Historian Don Garate

Don Garate

Park Historian Don Garate will talk about how, from the earliest days of Tumacácori National Historical Park, there have been massive efforts to preserve the history, ruins and other resources of the area missions, in spite of the continuous and ongoing search for imaginary buried treasure; something that has often sought to tear down and destroy what has been preserved in a quest to uncover instant wealth.

The lecture will take place at 7:00 p.m. in the old mission church at Tumacácori. Bring a jacket or sweater, it may be cool.

See pictures below illustrating some of the variety of information that will be covered.

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Treasure Hunters ca.1916
Treasure hunters at Tumacácori, ca.1916
 
Treasure hunting at Tumacácori, 1971
Treasure hunters at Tumacácori, 1971
 
A piece of the original Guadalupe map
A piece of the original Guadalupe Mine map - a code breaker's delight
 
Mining display at Tumacácori museum, 1937
Mining display in the original Tumacácori museum, 1937
 
Whoop letter
Letter to Captain L.W. Mix, former Mayor of Nogales, from Whoop, the San Francisco clairvoyant who had flown over Tumacácori many times in her visions, dated June 6, 1927
The first roof replacement in 1921  

Did You Know?
It is estimated that since 1917 over 20 million dollars have been spent on the preservation and upkeep of Tumacácori's ruins.

Last Updated: October 21, 2008 at 21:47 EST