Hellraising, Heroic and Hidden Women of the Old West – Phoenix

Cross in the Desert United Methodist Church 12835 N 32nd Street, Phoenix, AZ, United States

Although history tries to tell us ONLY men settled the Old West, that is shattered by Jana’s verbal tour through some of the amazing women who made all the difference. Any woman who came West in the 1800s had to be full of grit and spit to survive and Jana has collected the stories of […]

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Arizona Kicks on Route 66 – Coolidge

Coolidge Public Library 160 W. Central Avenue, Coolidge, 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 by which people migrated west, seeking work, warm weather and new opportunities. Shore shares the history of Route 66 in Arizona, including the impact it […]

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How to Live in the Desert: Interpreting Taliesin West – Scottsdale

Taliesin West 12621 N Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Special event! Following up on Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation President and CEO Stuart Graff’s presentation at Arizona Humanities, The House is a Heart: Why Historic Homes Matter, explore how Taliesin West (Scottsdale) and historic structures inform us about the life of a community. Like first-person histories, historic homes give a human dimension to the great forces […]

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 Armed with Our Language, We Went to War:  The Navajo Code Talkers – Sedona

Red Rock State Park - AZ State Parks 4050 Red Rock Loop Road, Sedona, AZ, United States

During WWII a select group of young Navajo men enlisted in the Marines with a unique weapon. Using the Navajo language, they devised a secret code that the enemy never deciphered.  For over 40 years a cloak of secrecy hung over the Code Talker’s service until the code was declassified and they were finally honored […]

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FRANK Talks: Information Warfare as the New Battlespace – Coolidge

Coolidge Public Library 160 W. Central Avenue, Coolidge, AZ, United States

Weaponized Narrative: Information Warfare as the New Battlespace Dr. Braden Allenby, Arizona State University, President’s Professor of Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering, and Lincoln Professor of Engineering and Ethics Weaponized narrative is the latest term for information warfare, focusing specifically on the role of new media in shaping opinion. Weaponized narratives attack the shared beliefs and […]

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Where Biography Meets Historical Fiction: Sedona Schnebly – Bisbee

Copper Queen Library 6 Main St., Bisbee, AZ, United States

Since doing the first interview with one of Sedona’s daughters, 35 years passed before the final page of this biography was written. This is the journal her great-granddaughter wishes she had found in the family archives. Hear passages from the manuscript and how family stories were handled; as well as the cultural and family research […]

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Archaeology Cafe – Steve Lekson on Mimbres: History and Politics, Then and Now – Tucson

The Loft Cinema 3233 East Speedway Boulevard, Tucson, United States

On Tuesday, December 5, 2017, Dr. Steve Lekson visits Tucson to explore the roles modern history and politics have played in our understanding of the 11th century societies of southwestern New Mexico. Please visit the Archaeology Southwest website for further information: https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/event/special-archaeology-cafe-tucson-steve-lekson-on-mimbres-history-and-politics-then-and-now/

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Ghost Towns of the Second World War: Arizona’s Historic Military Sites – Surprise

City of Surprise City Hall - City Council Chambers 16000 N Civic Center Plaza, Surprise, AZ, United States

When America entered the Second World War, Arizona’s sparse population and mild weather made it an ideal location for training facilities and prisoner of war camps.  By war’s end, Arizona had trained more pilots than any other state, hosted the country’s largest POW camp, and was part of the largest military training grounds in history.  […]

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Cowpokes, Crooks, and Cactus: Arizona in the Movies – Florence

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

Tyrone Power, Andy Devine,  Katy Jurado, Steve McQueen and, of course, John Wayne. From the earliest days of film, Arizona has been a setting and subject for hundreds of films. Some, like Junior Bonner and Red River, are considered classics, others, such as Billy Jack and Evolution, surely less so. Some may even be classics […]

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Arizona Kicks on Route 66 – Flagstaff

Coconino County Public Library 300 West Aspen Ave, Flagstaff, 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 by which people migrated west, seeking work, warm weather and new opportunities. Shore shares the history of Route 66 in Arizona, including the impact it […]

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