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Fall & Spring Events

Admission to events is free, unless otherwise noted. We encourage donations (cash or check only) as these allow us to continue to survive and offer quality programs.

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30th Annual Oracle Run

An Official Southern Arizona Roadrunners Desert Grand Prix Event!

Sat. October 27, 2012. Race starts at 9 a.m. at the Acadia Ranch Museum.

Challenge yourself with this 6.2 mile course through the scenic foothills of Oracle, which stands at 4,500 feet and lies about 1 hour north of Tucson. There is also a 1-mile fun walk that starts at 9.05 a.m. Trophies and prizes awarded. Tee-shirt included with registration. For details, download entry form below.

Proceeds are donated to the Oracle Historical Society. Many thanks to race organizer Darrell Klesch and the Southern Arizona Roadrunners. To learn more call 520-896-9609 or email oraclehistoricalsociety@ gmail.com.


Oracle Watercolor by Elizabeth Ott


36th Annual Meeting

November 11 at 11 a.m.

Come join us at this year's Annual Meeting! This is a great chance to meet OHS members, find out about the exciting preservation work under way and enjoy our latest exhibit displays. To start, OHS is very excited to welcome back – on loan from the Terry Collection – the Oracle Rifle Cup, a large clay olla or water pot that from 1895 on served as the trophy for shooting competititons between the Acadia Ranch and the Mountain View Hotel. Sunday is also the last chance to take in an exhibit of Elizabeth Ott watercolors, a much-loved area artist who passed away 20 years ago. OHS is also pleased to present a collection of beautiful antique bottles found locally by Vera Henderson and her husband. Lastly, free issues of our latest newsletter Front Porch News will be available. Refreshments will be served.





Binghampton Cemetery. Photo: C. Lucic.


Cathy Ellis on the Bingham Family & Southern Arizona’s First Mormon Community

Fri. November 16 at 6 p.m.

Well-known regional history writer Catherine Ellis delves into the fascinating history of the Bingham family, Mormon settlers who introduced new irrigation techniques honed in Utah into southern Arizona and thus established a thriving Mormon farming community in the largely non-Mormon Tucson area. The talk includes archival photographs, as well as recent photos of the Binghampton Cemetery taken by Oracle artist/photographer/watchmaker Christopher Lucic. The event is free to the public and refreshments will be served.





The Best of Arizona Wine

December 8 • 4-6 pm

Join us for our 4th annual Holiday Wine Tasting. Start the holiday season mingling with friends and tasting some of Arizona’s finest wines. Hors d'oeuvres provided compliments of Oracle Inn Steakhouse. Advance reservations aare required, as space is limited. Call 520-896-9609.





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27th Annual Spring Run Car Show

April 20 • All Day

Oracle’s Annual Oracle Spring Run Car Show features a spectacular parade of historic, muscle and one-of-a-kind cars. Free to the public. Proceeds benefit the Oracle Historical Society. Many thanks to coordinator Margaret Guyton for her devoted efforts. We look forward to another year’s great event.
  • Registered vehicle check-in: 7-9.15 AM on the corner of American Ave. and Calle Futura (across from the Circle K).
  • Parade start: 9.30 AM. Follows American Ave.
  • Car Show Display & Awards: Pinal County Courthouse Park. Includes Food/Beverage Tent.
  • Afterwards, stop by the nearby Oracle Oaks Festival’s flea market and book sale.
    • → For entry, parade and competition details, download the Entry Form.
    → Still have questions? Call (520) 896-9609 or email oraclehistoricalsociety@ gmail.com.






Buffalo Bill Cody and Oracle friends

Oracle 1912 Centennial Exhibit

Ongoing

The Centennial Exhibit Oracle in 1912, curated by history writer Cathy Ellis and architectural design/history expert Chuck Sternberg, shows how the year Arizona entered into the Union was also a seminal year in the life of our town. Historic photos, maps and descriptions of Oracle’s many visitors and residents at the time – from the locally to the nationally well known – as well as the rise of its architecture promise to make this an exciting and insightful exhibition. Read more...