Santa Cruz Valley Historical Society
Securing the Future By Preserving Our Past
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~ Nelson Sawyer Cemetery News~
~~ Save The Date: 8 September 2026 ~~
History All Around Us Guest Speaker:
Spain and the American Revolution:
Looking Back at the State's Secrets 250 Years Later
Dan Judkins
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
St. Francis in the Valley Episcopal Church
600 South La Cañada Drive in Green Valley
Details to come.......
Serving Our Arizona Community
Sahuarita, Green Valley, Continental, Amado & Adjacent Rural Areas
SCVHS success depends on you.
Volunteer Opportunities: Help Wanted
Financial Support: Explore the Options
Our Archive welcomes donations for preservation, research
& community education.
~ Artifacts ~ Photos ~ Oral or Written Memoirs ~ Documents ~ Yearbooks ~ Historic Memorabilia
We would love the opportunity to scan your treasured historic photos & documents for preservation.
Our Boundaries:
The SCVHS’s primary area of focus lies within the current-day boundaries of the Sahuarita Unified School District No. 30 and the Continental Elementary School District No. 39.
This includes the historic school districts of Sahuarita, Zinc, Sierrita / McGee, Twin Buttes, Continental, Helvetia, Greaterville, Sopori, Cerro Colorado, Liberty Mine and Arivaca.
Mission:
The Society’s mission is to collect, preserve and share the history of Arizona's Santa Cruz Valley/Greater Sahuarita area in an effort to educate future generations and foster a better understanding and appreciation of the values that built our communities and contributed to Pima County’s heritage.
Our Story:
In December of 2022, “Sahuarita, Arizona: Treasured Nuggets from the Past,” a collection of personal recollections, biographies, photographs, documents and maps was published by The Friends of Sahuarita. This 500-page book only “scratches the surface” in capturing the written memories of the people, places and events that make the Santa Cruz Valley unique.
During the six-year project, it became clear that this book was only the “first step.” The Santa Cruz Valley Historical Society (SCVHS) was formed in the Fall of 2023 as the “next step” in preserving and protecting the memorabilia, structures, documents, stories and historical artifacts rapidly being lost to time.
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