The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of WWII

Sedona Public Library in the Village 25 W. Saddlehorn Road, Sedona, AZ, United States

During World War II over one thousand women served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), freeing male pilots for combat roles at a critical time during the war. The WASP […]

Theodore Roosevelt Slept Here

Buckeye Community Center/Senior Center 201 E. Centre Avenue, Buckeye, AZ, United States

Theodore Roosevelt exhibited a greater influence on Arizona than perhaps any other president. He was the first sitting president to visit Arizona, employed an executive order to preserve the Grand […]

On the Road Since 1925: The Colorful History of Arizona Highways Magazine

City of Surprise City Council Chambers 16000 N. Civic Center Plaza, Surprise, AZ, United States

The first issue of Arizona Highways magazine was published in April, 1925. In this presentation, former publisher Win Holden will share the fascinating story of how a brochure produced by […]

Rock Hounds and River Rats: The 1937 Carnegie-CalTech Grand Canyon Expedition

ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City, ASU Gym 100 University Way, Lake Havasu Ctiy, AZ, United States

In 1937, a team of CalTech geology professors and rough-and-tumble boatmen set out in three small wooden boats on a six-week journey through the Grand Canyon to study the ancient […]

Lives of Arizonans From Memoirs and Fiction

Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum 1 Plaza Circle, Miami, AZ, United States

Arizona pioneers tell their stories in diaries, letters, and memoirs. Martha Summerhayes’s beloved Vanished Arizona and Captain John Bourke’s On the Border with Crook, plus biographies of Hopi, Pima, and Tohono O’odham women […]

The Antiquity of Irrigation in the Southwest

Dusenberry-River Branch Library 5605 E River Rd #105, Tucson, AZ, United States

Before AD 1500, Native American cultures took advantage of southern Arizona’s long growing season and tackled its challenge of limited precipitation by developing the earliest and most extensive irrigation works […]

Energy Resources in Arizona: A State of Energy Transition

Glendale Public Library - Foothills Library - Roadrunner Room 19055 N 57th Ave, Glendale, United States

Arizonans are living in a period of energy transition. Cleaner, renewable energy sources are becoming cheaper than traditional fossil fuel energy sources. Although this transition may be better for the […]

Black Canyon City Water Fair

Canon Elementary School 34630 S School Loop Rd, Black Canyon City, AZ, United States

Join us for an exploration of water and its impact in Black Canyon City and Arizona. Contribute to a community mural with artist Ruth Ann Beeler, use a hands on […]

What are Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?

Mohave Community College: Lake Havasu Campus 1977 Acoma Blvd, Lake Havasu City, AZ, United States

The words diversity, equity, and inclusion are often used to describe educational priorities and corporate values, but what do they mean in our daily lives? How do we identify obstacles […]

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