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

You Are Where You Eat: How Dining Out Defines Arizona (Phoenix)

Agave Library 23550 N. 36th Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States

When the first dining guide to the Valley of the Sun appeared in 1978, the authors had to explain what “sushi” was. Fast forward four decades, and Arizonans are munching […]

Free

You Are Where You Eat: How Dining Out Defines Arizona (Tucson)

Himmel Park Public Library 1035 N. Treat Avenue, Tucson, AZ, United States

When the first dining guide to the Valley of the Sun appeared in 1978, the authors had to explain what “sushi” was. Fast forward four decades, and Arizonans are munching […]

Free

FRANK Talk – Borders, Walls, and Immigration – Apache Junction

Apache Junction Library 1177 N. Idaho Rd., Apache Junction, 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

Smitten By Stone: How We Came to Love the Grand Canyon (Lake Havasu City)

ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City, Santiago 109 100 University Way, Lake Havasu City, AZ, United States

In spite of being one of the “Seven Natural Wonders of the World,” humans have not always seen the Grand Canyon in a positive light. First seen by Europeans in […]

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Wild, Weird, Wicked Arizona (Tucson)

Kirk-Bear Canyon Library 8959 E Tanque Verde Rd., Tucson, AZ, United States

For a state that has been home to Geronimo, Wyatt Earp, César Chavez and Wonder Women, you would think Arizona earned some respect. Yet achieving statehood was a 50-year struggle, […]

Free

Wrangling 1500 Wild Mustangs: Insights into the Wild Horse Controversy (Parker)

Arizona Western College / Parker Learning Center 1109 Geronimo Avenue, Parker, AZ, United States

In 1989, Alan Day lobbied the United States Congress and was granted approval to create our country’s first government-sponsored wild horse sanctuary on his South Dakota ranch. At the time, […]

Free

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