Buffalo Soldiers at Bat
Mark Costa • September 4, 2024
Saturday, September 28, 2pm - Register HERE
Buffalo Soldiers at Bat: Baseball and the Jockstrap Army
Saturday, September 28, 2pm
Ballpark Brewing Co.
97 Center Ave, Bisbee, AZ
Join us for a free presentation and interactive discussion with local historian Mike Anderson. Space is limited, registration at: https://forms.gle/zss8yjEu5ZKiAu158
African-American soldiers stationed along the border with Mexico after the First World War kept residents of Cochise County safe from bandits and other possible threats to their safety. When not patrolling the border or carrying out other duties, the Buffalo Soldiers of the U.S. Army took part in organized sports activities that included competition with other Army units and local civilian teams. Borderlands historian Mike Anderson will tell the fascinating story of the Black baseball players of the 10th U.S. Cavalry and 25th U.S. Infantry Regiments who demonstrated their athletic excellence as soldiers in southern Arizona and later, as professionals in the Negro Leagues.
A resident of Arizona since 1961, Mike Anderson taught Arizona history, world geography and world history as a high school and middle school social studies teacher. The author of "Warren Ballpark," his articles on southern Arizona frontier history and history makers have been published in the Journal of Arizona History and the Cochise County Historical Journal.
Join us for a showing of this film, stay for a discussion, and light refreshments.
Sunday, June 14th, 2pm Tombstone Brewing West End, 332 N Garden Ave, Sierra Vista Free to attend with registration: https://givebutter.com/BorderHistory Our small section of the US-Mexico border has been the focus of major military and civil conflicts in the early 20th century. Learn how the stories of these people and events intertwined in this small region of Cochise County and how work continues in the present to preserve this history. Discover the people, places, and untold stories that shaped the Borderlands—register now to join the conversation at Tombstone Brewing Company.
Sunday, June 7th, 2pm Tombstone Brewing West End, 332 N Garden Ave, Sierra Vista Free to attend with registration: https://givebutter.com/BorderHistory Cochise County has always been a borderlands. Its mountains and valleys of the sky islands have always been corridors for exploration and conquest. Spanish explorers traveled them in the 16th century. Mexico’s battles for independence and then revolution focused on the northern frontier. The westward push for gold and Manifest Destiny established the current line. Learn how those stories still resonate and shape today’s borderline. Discover the people, places, and untold stories that shaped the Borderlands—register now to join the conversation at Tombstone Brewing Company.
Sunday, May 31, 2pm Tombstone Brewing West End, 332 N Garden Ave, Sierra Vista Free to attend with registration: https://givebutter.com/BorderHistory For more than 10,000 years people have called this region home. Learn about the prehistoric residents of our region from the earliest residents who hunted now extinct mammoths through the first indigenous peoples who encountered explorers from Spain and the United States. Discover the people, places, and untold stories that shaped the Borderlands—register now to join the conversation at Tombstone Brewing Company.
Friday, May 29 | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm — Join us as we step into Arizona’s past through the story of Wing Fang, exploring the resilience, struggles, and everyday lives of Chinese Arizonans in a powerful journey through overlooked history.
Friday, May 22 | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm — Join us for a powerful look at the young people who helped shape Arizona’s history through stories often left untold, presented by a first-generation Colombian American historian focused on community storytelling and hidden histories.
Thursday, April 23rd, 5:30 PM Free Online Event, Register Here We’re honored to invite you to a special upcoming program with Jeff Haozous, co-founder of Ndé Bikéeyá, the Chiricahua Apache Land Trust. In this virtual talk, Apaches and Earth Mother , Jeff will explore how the Chiricahua Apache people have expressed their deep connection to the natural world through language, stories, and culture. His work—both as a leader and as someone living in the Cochise Stronghold—offers powerful insight into the enduring relationship between people and place in the borderlands.
Thursdays, April 16th, April 30th, & May 14th, 6:00 PM Goar Park Lunches, 89 Main Street, Bisbee Free to Attend (Donations welcome and benefit Naco Heritage Alliance and Goar Park Lunches) - Register Here This April, Camp Naco Fellow Marilyn Noble brings Endangered Foods of the Borderlands to life—a three-part series exploring the deep histories behind everyday foods of the region. Through tastings and conversation, Marilyn draws on her work as a journalist, author, and food writer to connect dishes like chiltepín, empanadas, and masa to the people and stories of the borderlands. It’s part history, part storytelling, and part shared table. As part of her Naco Heritage Alliance Fellowship, and working in partnership with Goar Park Lunches, Marilyn is uncovering overlooked narratives of this region, and this series offers a delicious entry point into that larger exploration—one rooted in community, memory, and resilience. 🌶️ April 16th - The Chiltepin: The Hot Mother of All Chiles 🥟 April 30th - From Cornish Pasties to Mexican Empanadas: Hand-held Meals for Miners 🌽 May 14th - Masa: From Dried Corn to Tortillas, the Secrets to Making Nixtamal Come learn, discuss, and taste! Register here for one session, or all three!
Friday, April 10, 2026 2118 West Newell Street, Naco Free to attend, Registration Required Take a walk through history at Camp Naco. Join us for a guided tour exploring the site, the story of the Buffalo Soldiers, and the ongoing work to preserve this historic place. Register here to reserve your space today!
Thursday, February 12, 5-6:00 PM MST Online and Free to Attend Register at this link. During the era of the Mexican Revolution, many African Americans traveled and lived in Mexico. Join Naco Heritage Alliance with special guest Dr. Laura Hooton as she provides a glimpse into the experiences of some of these men and women, including activists, businessmen, soldiers, writers, athletes, and travelers. About The Speaker Dr. Laura Hooton is an Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the History Department at New Mexico State University. She teaches and writes about African American history, borderlands history, migration and immigration, and social movements and civil rights. She is the co-author of Almost All Aliens: Immigration, Race, and Colonialism in American History and Identity , Second Edition. Her next book, Little Liberia: A Dream of Black Freedom in the US-Mexico Borderlands , will be published this year.
