Teresa Urrea

Consulado de Mexico 135 W. Cardwell St., Nogales, AZ, United States

Meet Teresa Urrea, a curandera (spiritual healer) and reluctant political figure. She was born in Sinoloa, Mexico, in 1873 to a fourteen-year-old Tehueco Indian in the employ of Tomás Urrea, […]

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“Dear Emma” with Todd Weber

Mohave Museum of History and Arts 400 W. Beale St., Kingman, AZ, United States

Surrounded by cargo, Weber presents as John Wesley Powell writing a letter to his wife, Emma, the night before embarking on his 1869 journey of exploration into the "Great Unknown." […]

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

Cochise College 901 N. Colombo , Sierra Vista, 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 […]

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The Vulture Gold Mine

Lake Havasu Museum of History 320 London Bridge Road, Lake Havasu City, AZ, United States

Discovered in 1863 by Henry Wickenburg, the Vulture Gold Mine was the first big gold mine in Arizona.  The mine and its colorful cast of characters, along with the town […]

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Written in Thread: Arizona Women’s History Preserved in Their Quilts

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

Join Stevenson as she traces Arizona history through women who recorded pieces of their lives in their needlework.  Beginning with 1860s Mexican women, through 1990s Hopi women, this presentation introduces […]

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

Perry Branch Library 1965 E. Queen Creek Rd., Gilbert, 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 […]

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Landscape of the Spirits: Hohokam Rock Art of South Mountain Park

Dragon's View Restaurant 400 N. Bonita Ave, Tucson, AZ, United States

The South Mountains in Phoenix contain more than 8,000 ancient petroglyphs. This program will discuss Dr. Bostwick’s long-term study of these Hohokam petroglyphs and will describe the various types of […]

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Pauline Weaver and the Mountain Men of Arizona

Osher Life Long Learning Institute, Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus 601 Black Hills Drive, Clarkdale, AZ, United States

This presentation explains who the mountain men were, how they lived, and why they were in Arizona. Using a colorful presentation, Weber, clad in buckskins, focuses on the life and […]

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