Events

2026:

Sept. 26: A large artifact collection dating from the Apache-Wars is donated to CCHS by retired Major General Sandy Vandenberg and Chuck Collins. An open house is held at the Chiricahua Regional Museum and Research Center in Willcox, where the artifacts are displayed, giving the public the opportunity to see the artifacts for the first time.

2025:

Feb. 15: The play "The Trial of Oliver Lee" is presented at the Geronimo Events Center near Rodeo, NM.

2024:

April 20: A dedication ceremony commemorating the completion of Phase I of the Walnut Grove Campground is held at Camp Rucker, co-sponsored by the US Forest Service and the Cochise County Historical Society.

Aug. 24: The play "The Trial of Oliver Lee," co-produced by the Cochise County Historical Society, is presented in Hillsboro, NM.

2023:

Early 2023: The Cochise County Historical Society publishes its first book, Living in the Chiricahua Mountains by Esther Close, released by Eco Publishing.

May 6: The play "The Trial of Billy the Kid," co-produced by the Cochise County Historical Society, is held at the Ray Borane Middle School in Douglas.

Oct. 14: A tour of the Stained Glass Windows of Historic Churches is held in Bisbee.

2022:

Feb. 19: A bronze plaque commemorating the Battle of Chiricahua Pass is unveiled by CCHS at an event at the Chiricahua Desert Museum near Rodeo, NM.

Aug. 13: The play "The Trial of Billy the Kid," co-produced by the Cochise County Historical Society, is presented at the Geronimo Events Center near Rodeo, NM.

Oct. 10: The 150th Anniversary of the Howard-Cochise Peace Treaty is commemorated at a CCHS event held in the Cochise Stronghold of the Dragoon Mountains.

Nov. 12: The play "The Trial of Billy the Kid," co-produced by the Cochise County Historical Society, is presented at Schieffelin Hall in Tombstone.

Dec. 17: A bronze plaque honoring the 48 Medal of Honor recipients who have no known gravesites is dedicated at the Veteran’s Cemetery in Sierra Vista.

2021:

November: The Cochise County Historical Society's new logo is officially adopted.

2020:

May 19: The Cochise County Historical Society creates the "Liz Ames Memorial Scholarship" and presents it to Cochise College.

2019:

May: The Cochise County Historical Society initiates the first History Essay Contest, containing two categories, Adult and Student.