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Arizona: a History of Snake Oil Salesmen, Scams, and Hoaxes

Buckeye Public Library - Downtown Branch 310 N. 6th Street, Buckeye, AZ, United States

Since the earliest days, Arizonans have been visited by entrepreneurs offering all kinds of get rich quick schemes. Benefitting from tales of abundant resources in the territory, limited law enforcement and communication, a scoundrel could create enticing promise of riches and success without much external oversight. Newspapers often fanned the hysteria only to later denounce […]

Pearl Hart, the Lady Bandit- Victim or Vixen… or Both?

McFarland State Historic Park 24 W. Ruggles St, Florence, AZ, United States

Separating fact from fiction is no easy task with flamboyant stage coach robber Pearl Hart. A mountain of conflicting stories abound, thanks in no small part, to Pearl herself. Enamored of the Wild West, she embellished her own tale to accommodate the interest of newspapers and public fascination. This presentation follows Pearl from her modest […]

The Gila: River of History

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

Six hundred miles long from its source in the mountains of southwestern New Mexico to its confluence with the Colorado River above Yuma, the Gila has been an important avenue for the movement of birds, animals, plants, and peoples across the desert for millennia. Many cultures have sprung up on its banks, and millions of […]

America Speaks: Hidden Voices, Silent Stories with Tamika Sanders

Arizona Humanities 1242 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States

 CLICK HERE to rsvp.  Join us for the first in a series of programs exploring the diverse voices that capture the journey towards Democracy in America. We are proud to feature these presentations as part of the traveling Smithsonian Exhibit Voices and Votes: Democracy in America that will launch in March 2020. The Voices and Votes exhibit will travel […]

Arizona’s Great Escape

Superstition Mountain Museum 4087 N. Apache Trail, Apache Junction, AZ, United States

During the night of Christmas Eve in 1944, twenty-five Nazi German prisoners of war escaped from Papago Park POW camp on the outskirts of Phoenix and headed towards Mexico. These men were hardcore Nazis, ex U-boat commanders, and submariners, who had successfully dug a nearly 200-foot underground tunnel that took four months to complete. Many […]

Theodore Roosevelt Slept Here

Eloy Santa Cruz Library 1000 N. Main St., Eloy, 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 Canyon, established a variety of wildlife refuges and reclamation projects, and enjoyed outdoor recreation in the area. This program will share Roosevelt’s widespread influence in […]

“Hyenas in Petticoats”–How Women Struggled Against Every Dirty Trick in the Books to Win the Vote!

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

As we celebrate the 100th birthday of the 19th Amendment in 2020, it’s time to look back at the enormous effort it took for women to be granted full citizenship and the vote. History has downplayed suffrage, as if it were just a footnote in American history, when in fact, it was the nation’s largest […]

Shadow Catchers: 150 Years of Arizona Photography

Arivaca Old School House 17080 W. 4th St, Arivaca, AZ, United States

For more than a century and a half some of the world’s best photographers focused their lenses on Arizona. In addition to the renowned Edward S. Curtis, Kate Cory lived with the Hopi and represented them in photographs and on canvas, while C. S. Fly gave us the famous Geronimo pictures. In the 20th century […]

The Shadow Catchers: 150 Years of Arizona Photography

Oro Valley Public Library 1305 W. Naranja Drive, Oro Valley, AZ, United States

For more than a century and a half some of the world’s best photographers focused their lenses on Arizona. In addition to the renowned Edward S. Curtis, Kate Cory lived with the Hopi and represented them in photographs and on canvas, while C. S. Fly gave us the famous Geronimo pictures. In the 20th century […]

Honky Tonks, Brothels, and Mining Camps: Entertainment in Old Arizona

Yavapai College, Clarkdale Campus 601 Black Hills Drive, Clarkdale, AZ, United States

In pioneer Arizona, among the best places to experience the performing arts were in the mining towns. Striking it rich meant having disposable income, and miners, like the well-heeled of the Gilded Age, wanted to demonstrate their sophistication with culture. From the early popular music of ragtime and minstrelsy during the forming of these communities, […]

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