Silver Images on Glass Plates: Early Photography in Arizona, 1850-1920

Osher Life Long Learning Institute, Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus 601 Black Hills Drive, Clarkdale, AZ, United States

Photographs have helped shape both historical and contemporary public perception of Arizona and the West. This program presents a chronological history and social development of photography in Territorial Arizona. Included are rare and unique historical images of daily life, public events, personalities, mining, Native Americans, and environment of early Arizona. Accompanying images are high-quality copies […]

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Silver Images on Glass Plates: Early Photography in Arizona, 1850-1920

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

Photographs have helped shape both historical and contemporary public perception of Arizona and the West. This program presents a chronological history and social development of photography in Territorial Arizona. Included are rare and unique historical images of daily life, public events, personalities, mining, Native Americans, and environment of early Arizona. Accompanying images are high-quality copies […]

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Desert Trader: Goldie Tracy Richmond, Trader, Trapper, and Quiltmaker

Tohono O'odham Nation Cultural Center and Museum Fresnal Canyon Road Topawa, Sells, AZ, United States

Goldie Tracy Richmond came to southwestern Arizona in 1927 where she lived in a canvas lean-to. To survive, Goldie mined, ran traplines, and operated Tracy’s Trading Post, living among the Tohono O’odham people for four decades. She was a large woman, and the stories told by the O’odham people of Goldie’s life are legendary. Goldie […]

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Orphan Trains to Arizona

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

Orphan Trains to Arizona is a multimedia presentation that tells the story of the 250,000 orphans and unwanted children who were put on trains in New York between 1854 and 1929 and sent all over the United States to be given away. Through live music, historical fiction, oral history, and informal discussion, participants will learn about […]

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Pauline Weaver and the Mountain Men of Arizona

Arizona Western College 1109 Geronimo Ave., Parker, 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 times of Pauline Weaver, Prescott, Arizona's first white citizen, and other famous mountain men who made their way through this territory. Using photos, maps and […]

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African American Pioneers of Arizona

Sierra Vista Public Library 2600 E. Tacoma St., Sierra Vista, 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 Grigsby, Betty Fairfax, Judge Jean Williams, Rev. Warren Stewart, Councilman Calvin Goode, and Carol Coles Henry.  Each individual’s life is contextualized using prominent events that […]

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Archaeology Café (Tucson): The Archaeology of Meat

Casa Vicente Restaurant 375 South Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ, United States

On February 3, 2015, Dr. Karen G. Schollmeyer and Allen Denoyer (Archaeology Southwest) will discuss what animal bones and stone tools can tell us about hunting, butchering, and eating in the distant past. Archaeology Café is an informal forum where adults can learn more about the Southwest’s deep history and speak directly to experts. We […]

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Love and Marriage:  From a Medieval and Early Modern Perspective

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

Both love and marriage play major roles in everyone’s life, and many of our modern discussions center on these two concepts. But we are often much too stuck in our own emotions to understand fully love and marriage.  This presentation offers a cultural-historical perspective on the concepts, examining their associated approaches, values, norms, and ideas.  […]

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Cowboys and Cowgirls: Icons of the American West

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

Few symbols have been more durable than the American cowboy. This program will give an overview of this populist figure, whose image was first defined by painters Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell. Also important to the story are brave cowgirls and the Mexican vaqueros. Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show showcased mythic cowboy culture, with […]

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With a Beefsteak and a Cup of Coffee: The Harvey Girls in the Southwest

Eloy Santa Cruz Library 1000 N. Main St., Eloy, AZ, United States

The Fred Harvey company operated its exceptional chain of restaurants and hotels along the Santa Fe Railway from 1876 through the 1960s. Among its many innovations was the employment of “Harvey Girl” waitresses: single women who chose to leave their families and adhere to strict lifestyle restrictions for the opportunity to work at respectable jobs. […]

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