This will be the last day to view the exhibit “Restoring the Past” in the Pusch House Museum at historic Steam Pump Ranch. See the Ranch before the Town purchases the property and the process involved in the restoration of the buildings to the stature deserving of designation on the National Register of Historic Buildings. Volunteers will be on hand to answer questions and provide additional information. Tours of the Museum are free, and donations are most welcome to keep Oro Valley history alive!
And while at the Ranch, make sure you see the Grand Prize being offered in the Jim Click Raffle, a new 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid SX Prestige (MSRP $54,510). The Society has made arrangements to have the actual vehicle at the Ranch, so that you can see what you might be driving this winter. Tickets are $25 each or 5 for $100, and ALL proceeds benefit the Oro Valley Historical Society. Help the Society while giving yourself the opportunity to have a new ride!
Join us on a 60-minute gentle walk around the grounds of Steam Pump Ranch where our naturalist, Paul Canez, shares interesting and fascinating facts/stories about our unique desert environment. Learn specifically about the unique vegetation of the Sonoran Desert including a tour of the Heritage Garden, where you will learn about the plants being grown that have sustained native peoples for thousands of years, visit a re-created pit house, and explore the many means they used to produce and store food while understanding how they lived, thrived, and survived in our amazing desert.
Tours at 9:15 and 10:30
