Arizona’s Civilian Conservation Corps and Our National Parks and Forests

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

In 1933, at the nadir of the Great Depression, the CCC was born. The program was designed to help unemployed and untrained young men learn new skills and earn money to support their families. CCCers fervently claim that the skill-building experiences forever changed their lives. These men built the roads, trails, picnic areas, ranger stations, […]

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Sedona Through Time

Desert Caballeros Western Museum 21 N. Frontier Street, Wickenburg, AZ, United States

Sedona is known for its colorful rocks, but how did this striking landscape come to be? Join Ranney on a thrilling trip back in time when the red rocks were part of a coastal plain, a Sahara-like desert, and warm, tropical seas. Learn how the area became sculpted into a maze of breathtaking buttes, spires, […]

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Authors Night with Dr. Richard Benson II

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

Join Arizona Humanities and la Phoenikera Writers' Guild for a reading and discussion with scholar, author and advocate Dr. Richard Benson II for the release of his new book, Fighting for Our Place in the Sun: Malcolm X and the Radicalization of the Black Student Movement, 1960-1973. According to the publisher, Benson "not only seeks […]

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Arizona Tourism from Stagecoaches to Kayaks

Ethel H. Berger Center 2950 E. Tacoma St., Sierra Vista, AZ, United States

Ever since the Grand Canyon became grand, tourists have been flocking to Arizona to see the sights and experience the unique landscape and indigenous cultures. This presentation covers the whole state over more than a century. From 1880s Grand Canyon stagecoach and mule rides, the Fred Harvey railroad era (Harvey Girls and Indian Detours), auto […]

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The Eagle and the Archaeologists: The Lindberghs’ 1929 Southwest Aerial Survey

Sedona Public Library 3250 White Bear Road, Sedona, AZ, United States

Charles Lindbergh is best known for his famous 1927 flight across the Atlantic Ocean.  But few realize that Lindbergh and his wife, Anne, played a brief but important role in archaeology.  In 1929 they teamed up with noted archaeologist Alfred Kidder to conduct an unprecedented aerial photographic survey of Southwest prehistoric sites and geologic features […]

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Review of Phase I and Phase II of His Life

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

Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. was a multi-dimensional man all too often remembered solely for his “I Have a Dream” speech delivered at the March on Washington in 1963. Yet, there was another Dr. King that emerged after the Selma to Montgomery march and the subsequent Voting Rights Act of 1965. It was this King […]

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Ancient Native American Astronomical Practices

Pueblo Grande Museum 4619 East Washington St., Phoenix, AZ, United States

Throughout history, the ability of a people to survive has been tied to environmental conditions.  The skill to predict the seasons was an essential element in the ability to “control” those conditions. Seasonal calendars became the foundation of early cultures for hunting and gathering, planting and harvesting, worshiping and celebrating. The goal of cultural astronomy […]

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

Salazar-Ajo Library 15 W. Plaza St. #179, Ajo, AZ, United States

During the Second World War, Arizona’s open spaces, sparse population, and mild weather made it an ideal location for a wide range of military operations including combat training, POW camps, and flight training.  By war’s end, more pilots received their wings in Arizona than in any other state.  This presentation discusses the war’s impact on […]

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Hopi Quilting: Stitched Traditions from an Ancient Community

Prescott Public Library 215 E. Goodwin St., Prescott, AZ, United States

For centuries, Hopi men grew cotton and wove the fibers into blankets and clothing. In the 1880s, with the arrival of Anglo missionaries and government officials, quilting was introduced to the Hopi people and it quickly became integrated into Hopi culture and ceremony with quilts being used in every Hopi household. Hopis today are 4th […]

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The Instruments and Music of Arizona’s Pioneers:  A Time Capsule Opened

Sedona Elks Lodge 110 Airport Road, Sedona, AZ, United States

The story of our state is not complete without music. This interactive program will focus on the various genres of music that reflect the milieu and personalities of Arizona’s diverse immigrants.  Using musical instruments and stories, audience members will be presented an artistic tableau of our past: heroes, villains, and the immigrants who passed through […]

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