You may already know us; we are old friends with a New Mission.

We are SAZHC, founded November 2021 as: SOUTHERN ARIZONA HISTORY CONNECTION, INC., a 501c3, and formally Friends of Arizona History.

We are members of the Southern Arizona community, who were originally formed to support the Arizona Historical Society (AHS).

Our New Mission: 

“a. to support the activities of historical organizations in southern Arizona.
b. to raise, hold, invest, and make expenditures and otherwise provide monetary support to those historical organizations in southern Arizona, and.
c. encourage, promote and help facilitate collaborations among historical organizations in southern Arizona.”
Our History:

begins in the Arizona Territory 1884 with the formation of the Society of Arizona Pioneers . By 1973 the society was changed and renamed: The Arizona Historical Society (AHS). The staff, regional archives, collections, main Museum: Arizona History Museum (AHM) were located in Pima County.

In 2018 AHS rebranded the governance system, centralizing its networking to be near the state's capital.  At the same time AHS moved away from the regional model of local decision making and reduced its need for many regional support groups.

As SAZHC, we were free to choose a new path of community engagement. We have recently completed our foundational tasks.

We have created a framework for exploring our region, its organizations, events, and research locations through the creation of our website: https://sazhc.org .

We are pleased to invite you to join us in discovering the many ways we can assist the multitude of history support organizations in Southern Arizona.

. . share your passion for history with us!

SAZHC Founding Members Are:

Craig McEwan, Bill Cavaliere, Yvonne Clay, Betty Cook, Linda Head, and Vicki Schwager.

Our Current Board of Directors Are:

Craig McEwan, Bill Cavaliere, Yvonne Clay, Linda Head, Vicki Schwager, Ron White, Leslie Roe