Coded Messages and Songs of the Underground Railroad with Tamika Sanders

Queen Creek Library 21802 South Ellsworth Road, Queen Creek, United States

Communication and secrecy were key to the successful operation of the Underground Railroad. Safety was more important than quickness. Both fugitive slaves and members of the Underground Railroad learned to […]

Arizona Water Use from Prehistory to the Present with Jim Turner

Flagstaff City - Coconino County Public Library 300 West Aspen Avenue, Flagstaff, United States

This presentation covers humankind’s water use and food supply interactions with Arizona’s ecology from Clovis culture hunter-gatherers to prehistoric irrigation canals, contemporary Hopi and Tohono O’odham dry farming, and present-day […]

Hiking into the Past: The Sierra Ancha Cliff Dwellings with John Mack

Caviglia-Arivaca Library 17050 W. Arivaca Rd., Arivaca, AZ, United States

This presentation examines the remarkable living structures built by the people who first lived in the canyons of the Sierra Ancha wilderness during the early Middle Ages. The architectural dwellings […]

The History Matters: Yours Too! with Pamela Stewart

Lecture Hall - R H Johnson Rec Center 19803 N. R.H. Johnson Blvd, Sun City West, AZ, United States

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION Reasons exist for why people do not look to history to address today’s challenges. Yet actively engaging in historical thinking can reveal tools for solving problems faster and […]

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Arizona Snake Oil Salesmen, Scams, and Hoaxes with Christine H. Reid

Phippen Museum 4701 N Hwy 89, Prescott, AZ, United States

Entrepreneurs offering assorted “get rich quick” schemes and “cure-alls” have visited Arizona since the early days. Benefitting from tales of abundant resources in the territory, limited law enforcement and communication, […]

Archaeology’s Deep Time Perspective on Environment and Sustainability with Allen Dart

Flagstaff City - Coconino County Public Library 300 West Aspen Avenue, Flagstaff, United States

The deep time perspective that archaeology, geology, and related disciplines provide about natural hazards, environmental change, and societal development is often ignored when societies today make decisions affecting social sustainability […]

100 Years Grand – The Story of Arizona Highways Magazine with Win Holden

Maricopa County Library District - White Tank Library 20304 West White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell, United States

April 2025 will mark Arizona Highways magazine’s 100th birthday. How did a brochure produced by the Arizona Highway Department become one of the most revered travel publications in the world? […]

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