Alison Bunting

The Watkins’ first home in Harshaw, in 1880, was a tent. By 1884 they were farming on a 160-acre homestead and the family had grown to include eight children.

Here’s the remarkable 141-year history of the Bercich Ranch, from its beginnings in 1884 to the present day.

Here’s the story of George and Mary Alice “Sis” Bradt, the popular teaching team at the three-room Elgin School whose inventiveness is still fondly remembered.

Does Curly Horse Ranch Road get its name from a ranch where Curly horses were once bred? 

By 1910 the population of Elgin had grown to 175 and residents were ready for services—like a post office and a general store—closer to home.

One hundred years ago, voters in the Elgin/Patagonia/Sonoita area approved the establishment of a Union High School district by a two-to-one margin.

The Putnam family arrived in Sonoita in 1912 with cows, turkeys and Rhode Island Red chickens. Here’s what happened next.

Who was the man whose headstone sits alone at the junction of Harshaw Rd. and the road leading to the Mowry Mine?

A look at the lives of the five daughters of Luz Rabago Valenzuela (1858-1909) and her husband Valentine.