Native in a Strange Land: The Life of Mike Burns, Indian Scout and Autobiographer

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

Mike Burns lived a long life in two worlds. Born in about 1862 into the Kwevkepaya (Yavapai) people, he was taken prisoner by U.S. soldiers after his family was massacred at a place called Skeleton Cave. He lived for years as something between a captive and a servant until joining the Indian Scouts, riding against […]

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Native in a Strange Land: The Life of Mike Burns, Indian Scout and Autobiographer

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

Mike Burns lived a long life in two worlds. Born in about 1862 into the Kwevkepaya (Yavapai) people, he was taken prisoner by U.S. soldiers after his family was massacred at a place called Skeleton Cave. He lived for years as something between a captive and a servant until joining the Indian Scouts, riding against […]

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The Creation of the American Southwest, 1750-1950

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

Gratton uses unique census data, images, and maps to reveal the historical experience of Indians, Hispanics, other Americans, and immigrants in the region we call the American Southwest. Before the Mexican American War, the region was dominated by indigenous nations. Migrants from other parts of the United States and European immigrants sparked a rapid growth […]

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2014 Humanities Awards DEADLINE

Arizona Humanities 1242 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States

Now Accepting Nominations for the 2014 Humanities Awards The new deadline for submissions is Friday, August 15, 2014. For nomination forms, please visit the Humanities Awards page. Each year, the Arizona Humanities (AH) honors individuals, organizations, or businesses for their contribution and advancement of the humanities. Dan Shilling Public Humanities Scholar Award This award recognizes […]

Arizona Kicks on Route 66

Mohave Museum of History and Arts 400 W. Beale St., Kingman, 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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Along Old Route 66

Historic Elk’s Lodge in Kingman Corner of Fourth and Oak Streets, Kingman, AZ, United States

This presentation is based on segments from two television documentaries that were produced in Arizona and broadcast on public television stations and cable networks throughout the United States. Longtime residents of Northern Arizona recount tales of the impact of “the mother road” (Route 66) on their communities. A history of the road is illuminated by […]

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Adventurous Spirits: Arizona’s Women Artists, 1900-1950

La Posada Hotel 303 E. Second St., Winslow, AZ, United States

Before WWII, the resident art community of Arizona was comprised mostly of women, and this talk explores these independent spirits. Kate Cory, one of the first to arrive in 1905, chronicled the Hopi mesas. Marjorie Thomas was Scottsdale’s first resident artist. Lillian Wilhelm Smith came to the state to illustrate the works of Zane Grey. […]

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Chaco Mystery Solved?

Humanist Community Center 627 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Mesa, AZ, United States

With its monumental architecture, exotic artifacts, and immense scale by regional standards, Chaco stands out as different from any other archaeological expression in the northern Southwest. Like the blind men examining the elephant, archaeologists have touched Chaco and found Mesoamerican traders, complex chiefdoms, city-states, ritual landscapes, a destination for pilgrims, and some have even argued […]

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Saving the Great American West: The Story of George Bird Grinnell with Hugh Grinnell

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

The great West that George Bird Grinnell first encountered in 1870 as a 21-year-old man was shortly to disappear before his eyes. Nobody was quicker to sense the desecration or was more eloquent in crusading against the poachers, the hide-hunters, and the disengaged U.S. Congress than George Bird Grinnell, the “Father of American Conservation.” Grinnell […]

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Steam and Steel Rails: The Arrival of the Railroad and Its Impact on Arizona

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

The building of the railroad across Arizona in 1879-1880 was a wonder of technology and human will. It created a series of small communities linked by their role in supporting that technology and the initiatives behind it. Overnight it transformed southern Arizona, including Vail, whose story resonates with many other southern Arizona communities. Business and […]

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