ARCHIVES

The Heritage Center will become a historical research center for Arizona farming and ranching history. As more of the pioneer families sell their land and leave the Salt River Valley, and other land around the state photographs and memorabilia of their family experience is lost. As Arizona approaches the centennial in 2012, capturing and preserving the Arizona farming and ranching legacy is important. Each day more of the living history generation born in the early 20th century is lost and with them goes the stories and experiences that will never be told. Capturing the past for the future through oral history, photographs and artifacts will secure the legacy.

The archive will link with the Arizona Memory Project at the Arizona State Library and Archive at the Arizona State Capitol. The linkage will provide the access for researchers state, nationally and internationally access to this important part of Arizona history.