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The Quiroga Family in Patagonia

Ramon S. and Joaquin N. Quiroga, first cousins and grandsons of family patriarch Joaquin Quiroga, circa 1935. According to the Patagonia 1900 U.S. Census, Joaquin Quiroga (1844-unknown) and Francisca Guevara Bustamante (1853-1929) arrived in the United States in 1898. Family history recounts that they arrived from Imuris, Sonora. Quirogas had settled in Sonora during the 1770s […]

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Event Raises Funds for Student Docents

Guests at the Student Docent fundraiser gather in the hallway of the Patagonia Museum. On Saturday, November 10, the first student docent fundraiser was celebrated at the Patagonia Museum. Over 50 community members participated in the two hour event that featured food, refreshments and a raffle. Tom Shore, Charlotte McEldowney and Allison Bunting donated their […]