Desperado Trails: Outlaws on the Arizona Frontier

Joel D. Valdez Main Library 101 N. Stone Ave., Tucson, AZ, United States

Hang on to your hats as you ride the trails beside some of Arizona’s most wicked renegades during a time when massacres, mayhem and mischief ran rampant throughout Arizona Territory. […]

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World War I in the Middle East: Roots of Contemporary Conflict

The Arizona Senior Academy 13715 E. Langtry Lane, Tucson, AZ, United States

Although World War I began 100 years ago, its effects are still evident in the Middle East today. The war ended the Ottoman Empire and created new states, yet the […]

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Desert Trader: Goldie Tracy Richmond, Trader, Trapper, and Quiltmaker

Smoki Museum Pueblo 147 N. Arizona Avenue, Prescott, AZ, United States

Goldie Tracy Richmond came to southwestern Arizona in 1927 where she lived in a canvas lean-to. To survive, Goldie mined, ran traplines, and operated Tracy’s Trading Post, living among the […]

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How Wild Was It? Crime and Justice in Arizona Territory

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

Arizona’s territorial era has the reputation of being a violent and crime-ridden place with ineffective criminal justice institutions. This presentation provides an overview of crime and justice in Arizona Territory. […]

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Riding with the Duke: John Wayne in Arizona

Show Low Historical Society 561 East Deuce of Clubs, Show Low, AZ, United States

John Wayne was born in Iowa and lived for most of his adult life in California. Yet, he spent many years exploring, living, and investing in Arizona, where he produced […]

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Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces

Smoki Museum Pueblo 147 N. Arizona Avenue, Prescott, AZ, United States

Ancient Native American cultures of the Southwest, including the Mesa Verde culture of southern Colorado and Utah, the Chaco culture centered in northwestern New Mexico, and the Hohokam culture of […]

Native Roads: A Virtual Guide to the Hopi and Navajo Nations

Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum 1 Plaza Circle, Miami, AZ, United States

As editor of the third edition of Fran Kosik’s classic travel book, A Complete Motoring Guide to the Navajo and Hopi Nations, Turner retraced her routes in January 2013, updating […]

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