Amado Cemetery Family Connection

Location and Background The Amado Cemetery is located on the southwest side of I-19 near Arivaca Jct. It is in the Arizona Historic Graves and Cemeteries. Its not to be confused with the Sopori / Pennington cemetery located to the […]

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Amado Schoolhouses: A Family Compilation

This story starts with a friend renovating some property in Amado, AZ. The interior of the home was unique, furnished with an eccentric style and original adobe. The property was on Amado Montosa Rd and peaked my interest. It was […]

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Family Reunion 2019

Proctor Family Reunion at Canoa Heritage Fair A family reunion will be held at the Historic Hacienda de la Canoa on March 9, 2019 from 10AM-2PM. We had such a good time last year at Canoa’s Heritage Fair, it’s time […]

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Proctor Brothers Association with the Empire Ranch

In 1882 Frank L Proctor is mentioned in the Arizona Daily Star as staying at the Palace and Cosmopolitan Hotels in Tucson, AZ. The Palace Hotel was located near the present intersection of Meyer Street and Broadway. The Palace Hotel […]

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Olga Valenzuela Camacho

Maria Olga Valenzuela Camacho, (Auntie Olga), age 98, passed away peacefully on April, 27, 2018 at Casa de La Luz in Tucson, Arizona. She was born in 1919 to Frank Bartlett Valenzuela and Juanita Maldonado Valenzuela in Amado, AZ. Over […]

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