“Protecting a Way of Life” Kinship Responsibilities – Casa Grande

Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center 405 E. 6th St., Casa Grande, AZ, United States

Royce Manuel (Akimel O’odham) best describes his work through the “Tools of Yesterday” using plant fiber, primitive bows & arrows, knapping stone, and making agave plant cordage. As a tribal […]

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Arizona Kicks on Route 66 – Ajo

Salazar-Ajo Library 15 W. Plaza St. #179, Ajo, AZ, United States

U.S. Route 66, known as the “Mother Road,” was built in 1926. It ran from Chicago to L. A. During the depression of the 1930s, it became the major path […]

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Women of the Arizona State Prison – Eloy

Eloy Santa Cruz Library 1000 N. Main St., Eloy, AZ, United States

Winnie Ruth Judd, Eva Dugan, Dr. Rose Boido, and Eva Wilbur Cruz all shared one thing in common. They were all incarcerated at the Arizona State Prison in Florence. These […]

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How the Piano Keyboard Changed the World – Florence

Florence Community Library 778 N. Main St., Florence, AZ, United States

Invented in Ancient Greece, keyboards allow an individual to play all the voices or music, replacing an orchestra or a choir. Keyboards are such a powerfully disruptive technology that they […]

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Four Corners: The Southwest’s Cultural Crossroad – Patagonia

Patagonia Public Library 346 Duquesne, Patagonia, AZ, United States

From mammoth hunters and canal builders to Native Americans, Hispanics, Americans, Irish, Serbians, and just about every nationality under the sun, Arizona has always been a land of many cultures. […]

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Arizona Stories: Frontier Characters and Communities – Prescott

Prescott Public Library 215 E. Goodwin St., Prescott, AZ, United States

From mammoth hunters and canal builders to Native Americans, Hispanics, Americans, Irish, Serbians, and just about every nationality under the sun, Arizona has always been a land of many cultures. […]

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John Wesley Powell:  Into the Great Unknown – Apache Junction

Apache Junction Library 1177 N. Idaho Rd., Apache Junction, AZ, United States

Millions of travelers visit the Grand Canyon each year, but just 150 years ago, this was still considered the “last blank spot on the map.” One man, a one-armed civil […]

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Wild, Weird, Wicked Arizona – Parker

Arizona Western College 1109 Geronimo Ave., Parker, AZ, United States

For a state that has been home to Geronimo, Wyatt Earp, César Chavez and Wonder Women, you would think Arizona earned some respect. Yet achieving statehood was a 50-year struggle, […]

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