Arizona Snake Oil Salesmen, Scams, and Hoaxes with Christine Reid

Fairway Branch Library 10600 W. Peoria Ave., Sun City, AZ, United States

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION Entrepreneurs offering assorted “get rich quick” schemes and “cure-alls” have visited Arizona since the early days. Benefitting from tales of abundant resources in the territory, limited law enforcement and communication, a scoundrel could create enticing promises of wealth and health without much external oversight. Newspapers often fanned the hysteria only to later denounce […]

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Cochise, Geronimo, and the Apache Wars with Gregory McNamee

Flagstaff City - Coconino County Public Library - East Flagstaff Community Library 3000 North Fourth Street Suite 5, Flagstaff, United States

Their names resound in Arizona history and pepper the of the state map, but few people know well the tangled history that surrounds the so-called “Apache Wars”, when fully half of the active U.S. Army descended on the territory to combat a relative handful of Indigenous warriors. Ironically, the Apache peoples of the Southwest had […]

Dia de los Muertos Storytelling with Zarco Guerrero

Prescott Public Library - Founder's Suite 215 East Goodwin Street, Prescott, United States

Dia de Los Muertos is a highly celebrated and significant holiday held throughout Mexico, Latin America, and the Southwest. It is a day when homage is paid with prayers, offerings of food and the building of altars to those who have gone before us. Join Guerrero and his unique masked characters as they celebrate Día […]

Cochise, Geronimo, and the Apache Wars with Gregory McNamee

Sedona Public Library - Community Room 3250 White Bear Road, Sedona, United States

Their names resound in Arizona history and pepper the of the state map, but few people know well the tangled history that surrounds the so-called “Apache Wars”, when fully half of the active U.S. Army descended on the territory to combat a relative handful of Indigenous warriors. Ironically, the Apache peoples of the Southwest had […]

Rivers of Dreams: Songs and Stories of Arizona’s Waterways with Jay Cravath

Safford City - Graham County Library 808 S. 7th Ave, Safford

The Colorado, the Gila, the Salt, the Verde, the Hassayampa, the Santa Cruz: Arizona’s rivers were lush green ribbons of life flowing through a desert landscape. They became sustaining paths for indigenous traders and immigrants leaving wagon tracks and settlements. The Hohokam built vast canals from the Salt to direct irrigation water for crops. European […]

Box Cars to Jets: First Fifty Years of Arizona Aviation with Natalie Stewart-Smith

Eagle's Roost Airpark Community Center 48906 North 511th Avenue, Aguila, United States

Arizonans quickly embraced the aviation advances of the early 1900s. Whether for fun, adventure, or science, they made their own planes and soared, sometimes with rough landings. The adventure, the science, the opportunity, and even the unknown drew Arizonans into the skies. And they accomplished much! Take a flight through history with Natalie Stewart-Smith. This […]

Rivers of Dreams: Songs and Stories of Arizona’s Waterways with Jay Cravath

Payson Public Library 328 N McLane Rd, Payson, AZ, United States

The Colorado, the Gila, the Salt, the Verde, the Hassayampa, the Santa Cruz: Arizona’s rivers were lush green ribbons of life flowing through a desert landscape. They became sustaining paths for indigenous traders and immigrants leaving wagon tracks and settlements. The Hohokam built vast canals from the Salt to direct irrigation water for crops. European […]

Multilingual Baseball: Language and Identity across Borders with Brendan O’Connor

Southeast Regional Library 775 N Greenfield Rd, Gilbert, AZ, United States

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION Transnational baseball is a microcosm of globalizing societies around the world, inviting audiences to consider what we can learn from the bilingual understandings and misunderstandings that arise in everyday interactions. This presentation shares the voices of players, coaches, front office personnel, international scouts, language teachers, and interpreters, with experience in the Dominican Republic, […]

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Take A Hike! Explore, Enhance, and Experience Your Understanding of Arizona with Rodo Sofranac

Suprise City Hall, Council Chambers 16000 N Civic Center Plaza, Surprise, AZ

There are only eleven designated national scenic trails in the United States. Our Grand Canyon State has one of them—the Arizona National Scenic Trail! In this discussion, participants will have opportunities to: explore the history of the creation of Arizona’s greatest volunteer project; enhance their knowledge of Arizona’s diverse geography, animals, plants, and especially people—from […]

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Jerome – Too Stubborn to Die – How the Town Survived Numerous “Near-Death” Experiences with Jar Mark

Buckeye Valley Museum - 116 E. MC85, Buckeye, AZ 85326 116 East MC85, Buckeye

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION Numerous fires, landslides, floods, labor strikes, polluted air, epidemics, Depression, recessions, financial collapse, one adversity after another. Any one of these might spell the end of a lesser community. But, in Arizona, one town survived these “near-death” experiences, and more; yet managed to survive. Some might even say, “thrive.” This presentation looks at […]

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