Empire Ranch Foundation

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  • Empire Land & Cattle Company, 1883-1887
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/empire-land-cattle-company-1883-1887/

    …essment records indicate that the Empire Land and Cattle Company owned over 3,400 acres of land, 8,000 cattle, 161 horses, 179 bulls, 12 hogs, and 12 mules. This represents a 70% increase in deeded land owned and 33% increase in cattle when compared to 1884. Walter Vail shooting, ca. 1898. Maggie and Russie – July 1885 Maggie’s newsy letter to her mother (7/2/1885), reflects the undercurrent of concern about Apache Indian raids in the area. “Russi…

  • Tour the Cienega Watershed
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/2023/04/tour-the-cienega-watershed/

    …avelStory and select “Tour the Cienega Watershed” to save the tour on your phone. Once you’ve download the app and the tour, no Internet access is needed. The tour includes 21 podcast-style stories that will automatically play at the appropriate location using your phone’s GPS. The route loop includes the Gabe Zimmerman Trailhead (in Vail), Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, the Empire Ranch Headquarters, wildlife viewing and many other feat…

  • Chiricahua Ranches Company Ownership, 1928-1951
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/chiricahua-ranches-company-ownership-1928-1951/

    …tion of Berkeley by W. I. Myers, governor, Washington. His term runs until December 31, 1939.” [Arizona Republic, 1/17/1937] Founded in 1933, the Farm Credit Administration is an independent federal agency whose function is to regulate the financial institutions that provide credit to farmers. Frank Boice was first appointed a director in 1933. Mercy, Dick, and Eva Jimenez in the Empire Ranch garden area, 1943. ERF archives: B201-3 Eva Ferra and R…

  • Frank & Mary Boice Family Ownership, 1951-1969
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/frank-mary-boice-family-ownership-1951-1969/

    …57 Fred and Anne Boice’s second child, Mariann Tait, was born in Tucson on January 3, 1957. Refrigeration unit in Room 4, Cowboy Dining Room. ERF archives Electrical Power Arrives – 1957 In 1957 the Empire Ranch was finally connected to the electric power grid. This allowed for the installation of a large refrigeration unit in the Cowboy Dining where freshly butchered beef as stored. Cottonwood grove behind riders at the Empire Ranch Foundation Sp…

  • Reading List
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/articles-and-links/

    …e Ranch, Arizona by Laura Soulliere Harrison and Paul Niedenger, Volume 1, December 1992, revised 2020. Historic American Landscape Survey: Empire Ranch. Washington, DC, National Park Survey, 2016. HALS AZ-19. History of the Empire Ranch by Gregory Paul Dowell. Master’s Thesis, University of Arizona, 1978. Posted with permission of Gregory Paul Dowell. Journal of a Special Place from Ranch Land to Public Preserve text by Jan Barstad, photographs b…

  • Anamax Ownership, 1975-1988
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/anamax-ownership-1975-1988/

    …on July 24, 1982 in Tucson at age 80. In 1979 Bob Boice made the difficult decision to sell the Slash S Ranch in Globe and Western Slope Feeders in Colorado, thus ending his direct involvement with the ranching operations begun by Henry S. Boice. Mary Boice Souders died on October 3, 1985 in Queen Valley, AZ at age 81. She was survived by her second husband, Ed, her son Bob, a sister and two brothers, eight grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildre…

  • Cowboy Festival
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/ranch-events/cowboy-festival/

    …ts to preserve the Empire Ranch for future generations. Each year more than 3,000 visitors come to the ranch to enjoy Western heritage demonstrations, arena and livestock exhibits, cowboy cooking and Western entertainment. Plan to Join Us for the 2024 Cowboy Festival November 2-3, 2024 Click here to view the 2023 program Support the Cowboy Festival Be a Sponsor Help support one of the area’s great traditions by becoming a sponsor of the Cowboy Fes…

  • Agents of Discovery
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/visit/explore-empire-ranch-headquarters/agents-of-discovery/

    …reation areas, and museums around the country, including other nearby BLM sites: the San Pedro House, Fairbank, and Murray Springs Clovis Site….

  • Volunteer Day
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/events/volunteer-day-2020-05-02/

    …02 May Volunteer Day 05/02/2020 – 05/03/2020 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Empire Ranch Visitor Contact Center Empire Ranch Volunteer Workday. 8 am to noon. Please register in advance by phone (888) 364-2829, or email admin@empireranchfoundation.org.–Cancelled…

  • Volunteer Day
    https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/events/volunteer-day-2020-06-06/

    …06 Jun Volunteer Day 06/06/2020 – 06/07/2020 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Empire Ranch Visitor Contact Center Empire Ranch Volunteer Workday. 8 am to noon. Please register in advance by phone (888) 364-2829, or email admin@empireranchfoundation.org. Cancelled…