Sowing the Seeds of Place
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by Bob Sharp What can be done about the pressing problem of balancing conservation and development? How can we integrate quality human settlement patterns into the natural world? Here in […]
Arizona’s Spanish and Mexican Land Grants
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by Jim Turner Beginning in the late 1600s, what is now Arizona was settled by New Spain (Mexico). The Spaniards used a “cross and sword” method, combining religious conversion with […]
AZ Speaks Highlight: Elena Díaz Björkquist
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This October, experience Día de los Muertos: A Celebration of Life and Death Elena Díaz Björkquist is a writer, historian, and artist based in Tucson, Arizona, but originally of Morenci, […]
The U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps in Arizona
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Guest post by Arizona Humanities speaker Elsie Szecsy How do we know when a historical account is complete? When do we know that we have enough information to draw accurate […]
AZ SPEAKS Highlight: Brenda Brandt
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From China to Mexico: A Journey of Decorative Arts in Sun City on Tuesday, September 16 Brenda Brandt holds a Ph.D. from Florida State University. She is a published author […]
The Eagle and the Archaeologists: The Lindberghs’ 1929 Southwest Aerial Survey
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Guest post from Arizona Humanities Speaker Erik Berg In the summer of 1929, aviator and world celebrity Charles Lindbergh walked unexpectedly into a small camp of archaeologists working in a […]
Bring a Speaker To Your Town
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Speakers available for fall and winter programming Calling all libraries, non-profits, museums, community centers, and others! While summer heat and monsoons are still here, don’t delay booking speakers for fall […]
Speaker Highlight: Marshall Shore
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Signs of the Times: The Golden Age of Neon in Arizona, at the Goodyear Total Wine & More, July 29 Marshall Shore is Arizona’s Hip Historian. His passion is uncovering […]
AZ Speaks/Speakers Bureau Highlight: W. James Burns
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We Must Grow Our Own Artists presentation at La Posada Hotel in Winslow, June 21st W. James Burns is the Executive Director at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenburg, […]
Free Educational Program for K-12 Schools
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Speakers in the Schools brings humanities scholars right into the classroom Even though school is out for the summer (not “forever,” as Alice Cooper would say!), curriculum planning never takes […]