Riding with the Duke: John Wayne in Arizona

Phippen Museum 4701 U.S. HWY 89N, Prescott, AZ, United States

John Wayne was born in Iowa and lived for most of his adult life in California. Yet, he spent many years exploring, living, and investing in Arizona, where he produced […]

Free

The History of the River Runners of the Grand Canyon

Sedona Winds Retirement Center 405 Jacks Canyon Rd., Sedona, AZ, United States

Through this visually rich presentation, Weber carries his listeners along a historical timeline. Beginning with a Hopi legend, he takes his audience through the years of human history in the […]

Free

The History of the River Runners of the Grand Canyon

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

Through this visually rich presentation, Weber carries his listeners along a historical timeline. Beginning with a Hopi legend, he takes his audience through the years of human history in the […]

Free

Signs of the Times: The Golden Age of Neon in Arizona

Monte Vista Village Resort 8865 E. Baseline Rd., Mesa, AZ, United States

The rise of car travel in the 40s, 50s and 60s meant that thousands of people were traversing the broad expanses of the Southwest looking for new landscapes and adventure. […]

Free

Swing into History: Popular Music of the Big Band Era

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

With the exception of the most ardent collectors and the older generations, the influence and legacy of the big bands is largely forgotten despite their overwhelming popularity and significant role […]

Free

Eloy’s Gun and Cotton Stories: Romanticizing the Real

Casa Grande Public Library 449 N. Dry Lake St., Casa Grande, AZ, United States

This presentation focuses on the lively and lawless days of Eloy, Arizona. Eloy might have had a reputation that rivaled that of Tombstone, with its killings, graft, good time houses, […]

Free

The Vulture Gold Mine

Arizona Western College 1109 Geronimo Ave., Parker, 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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Pauline Weaver and the Mountain Men of Arizona

Desert Caballeros Western Museum 21 N. Frontier Street, Wickenburg, 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 […]

Free

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