FRANK Talk – Borders, Walls, and Immigration – Ajo

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

Scott Warren, Freelance Geographer Immigration is one of the most divisive issues facing our country and our state. Who comes in and out of the U.S., and how? Do current […]

Free

The Orphan Trains, Foundlings on the Frontier (Coolidge)

Coolidge Public Library 160 W. Central Avenue, Coolidge, AZ, United States

“The Orphan Trains-Foundlings to the Frontier” program informs and entertains audiences of all ages about the little-known chapter of the largest child migration in American and Arizona history. Programs incorporate […]

Free

Specters of the Past: Arizona’s Ghost Towns (Quartzsite)

Quartzsite Town Hall 465 North Plymouth Rd., Quartzsite, AZ, United States

The promise of unimagined riches is what brought many of the earliest colonizers to the Arizona Territory. Following the trail to the discovery of the mother lode, they built, then […]

Free

Celebrities, Artists…and Good Places to Drink (Clarkdale)

Yavapai College, Clarkdale Campus 601 Black Hills Drive, Clarkdale, AZ, United States

Arizona has always been a geographical muse for writers, artists and composers, as well as a getaway for the rich and famous.  In this talk, learn about some of the […]

Free

Specters of the Past: Arizona’s Ghost Towns (Patagonia)

Patagonia Public Library 346 Duquesne, Patagonia, AZ, United States

The promise of unimagined riches is what brought many of the earliest colonizers to the Arizona Territory. Following the trail to the discovery of the mother lode, they built, then […]

Free

African American Pioneers of Arizona (Phoenix)

Ocotillo Library & Workforce Literacy Center 102 W. Southern Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States

Featuring compelling documentaries based on interviews, this presentation shares stories about prominent African Americans who contributed to the life and culture of Arizona.  Such luminaries include the late Dr. Eugene […]

Free

Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art (Benson)

Cochise College Benson Campus 1025 State Route 90, Benson, United States

Ancient Indian pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some to be forms of writing for which meanings are known. However, are such […]

Free

Hi Jolly and Mystery of the US Army Camel Corps (Winslow)

Winslow Visitor Center/Hubbell Trading Post 523 W 2nd St, Winslow, AZ, United States

This presentation will explore the US Army’s experiment with using camel from the Middle East to make it more mobile in the newly acquired Southwest.  In order to teach the […]

Free

The Orphan Trains, Foundlings on the Frontier (Clifton)

Clifton Public Library 588 Turner Ave, Clifton, Clifton, AZ, United States

“The Orphan Trains-Foundlings to the Frontier” program informs and entertains audiences of all ages about the little-known chapter of the largest child migration in American and Arizona history. Programs incorporate […]

Free

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