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 […]

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At Home: Veterans Read and Share Stories (Book Group)

Burton Barr Central Library - Meeting Room C 1221 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ, United States

Female and Male veterans are welcome to join this FREE five-session book group with dinner included. The group will read short stories and essays from classic and contemporary authors and […]

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Father Kino: Journey to Discovery

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

Through his many diaries and letters it is obvious that Father Kino was more than a missionary who worked among the Native Americans. While his name is often associated with […]

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Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art

Verde Valley Archaeology Center 460 W Finnie Flat Road, Camp Verde, AZ, United States

Ancient Indian petroglyphs (symbols carved or pecked on rocks) and pictographs (rock paintings) are claimed by some to be forms of writing for which meanings are known. But are such […]

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Arizona Kicks on Route 66

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

U.S. Route 66, known as the “Mother Road,” was built in 1926. It ran from Chicago to L. A. During the depression of the 1930s, it became the major path […]

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Saving the Great American West:  The Story of George Bird Grinnell

Robson Branch Library, Lecky Room 9330 E. Riggs Road, Sun Lakes, AZ, United States

The great West that George Bird Grinnell first encountered in 1870 as a 21-year-old man was shortly to disappear before his eyes.  Nobody was quicker to sense the desecration or […]

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Arizona’s Historic Trading Posts

Joyner-Green Valley Library 601 N. La Canada Drive, Green Valley, AZ, United States

Early traders traveled through Arizona Territory, selling goods from their wagons, but they soon built stores that evolved into trading and social centers where wool, sheep, and Native arts were […]

Free

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