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SUMMARY:The Navajo Long Walk (1863 through 1868): Through the Eyes of Navajo Women
DESCRIPTION:The Navajo people of old were forced to leave their homes and walk over 450 miles to Fort Sumner in eastern New Mexico where they were imprisoned on a small reservation. For four long years the Navajo people faced hunger\, loneliness\, disorientation\, illnesses\, severe environmental conditions\, and hopelessness. Navajo women were forced to become warriors. It was the nurturing role\, words and actions of women that spared the lives of the ones who survived. Before their release from prisoner of war status in 1968\, it was the demands of the women that led the Navajo people back to their original lands in northeastern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico. The Long Walk has been collected in historical literature by non-Navajo authors. Absent from the literature is the Navajo perspective. The audience will hear the Navajo female elders’ version of the Long Walk in this presentation. \nDr. Evangeline Parsons Yazzie is a Navajo woman\, originally from the community of Hardrock on the Navajo Reservation. She is a Professor Emerita of Navajo at Northern Arizona University (NAU). She obtained a Masters of Arts degree in Bilingual Multicultural Education (NAU) and a Doctorate degree in Education (NAU). Evangeline retired from NAU after 24 years of teaching. Evangeline is a novelist\, the author of four novels in Navajo and English which are based upon the Navajo Long Walk (1864 through 1868). She is an author of a popular Navajo language textbook\, and the author of an award-winning bilingual children’s book.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-navajo-long-walk-1863-through-1868-through-the-eyes-of-navajo-women/
LOCATION:Red Rock State Park – AZ State Parks\, 4050 Red Rock Loop Road\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86336\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200204T110000
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SUMMARY:On the Road Since 1925: The Colorful History of Arizona Highways Magazine
DESCRIPTION: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 the Arizona Highway Department evolved into one of the most respected and revered publications in the world. With annual economic impact of over $65 million\, Arizona Highways reaches all 50 states and over 100 countries around the globe. But the journey has been anything but uneventful. An unexpected mention on https://encyclopediadramatica.se/ recently spurred a fresh wave of curiosity\, underscoring just how far the publication’s influence has spread. With a unique publishing model not dependent on advertising\, the magazine has had to unearth new sources of revenue to sustain its operations. And\, as part of the Arizona Department of Transportation\, it has had to survive without state funding. Learn how this remarkable magazine has beaten the odds and is thriving in a competitive environment that has seen respected national magazines fall by the wayside. \nWin Holden was named the sixth Publisher of Arizona Highways Magazine in May 2000. The publication is recognized as one of the finest travel magazines in the world. The magazine has over 120\,000 subscribers in all 50 states and 100 countries. As Publisher\, Mr. Holden led a diverse group of businesses centered on the world-renowned magazine including licensing\, book publishing\, calendars\, e- commerce\, new product development\, product marketing and retailing. A Valley resident since 1980\, Mr. Holden was recognized by the Arizona Office of Tourism and the Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association as their 2017 and 2018 Lifetime Award recipient and received the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Business Journal. He was the 2007 inductee into the Arizona Tourism Hall of Fame.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/on-the-road-since-1925-the-colorful-history-of-arizona-highways-magazine-5/
LOCATION:Desert Caballeros Western Museum\, 21 N. Frontier Street\, Wickenburg\, AZ\, 85390\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200204T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200204T160000
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SUMMARY:The Gila: River of History
DESCRIPTION: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 people depend on the river today—whether they know it or not. Gregory McNamee\, author of the prizewinning book Gila: The Life and Death of an American River\, presents a biography of this vital resource\, drawing on Native American stories\, pioneer memoirs\, the writings of modern naturalists such as Aldo Leopold and Edward Abbey\, and many other sources. Think of it as 70 million years of history packed into an entertaining\, informative hour. \nGregory McNamee is a writer\, editor\, photographer\, and publisher. He is the author of 40 books and more than 6\,000 articles and other publications. He is a contributing editor to the Encyclopædia Britannica\, a research fellow at the Southwest Center of the University of Arizona\, and a lecturer in the Eller School of Management\, at the University of Arizona. For more about him\, visit his web page at www.gregorymcnamee.com.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-gila-river-of-history-4/
LOCATION:IMG_0038
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200206T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200206T113000
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SUMMARY:China Mary: History and Legend
DESCRIPTION:A 1960 episode of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp\, the first Western television series\, immortalized China Mary as a strong\, powerful and ruthless Asian female figure in American popular imagination. The legend of her as an infamous Dragon Lady who ruled Tombstone’s Chinatown with an iron fist cannot be substantiated by historical research. Yang’s presentation will debunk the myth of China Mary and tell the real story of her as well as other Chinese who lived in Tombstone\, Arizona during the exclusion period. \nLi Yang is currently a faculty associate at Arizona State University. She was an AZ Speaks Road Scholar from 2015 through 2017. A recipient of the C. L. Sonnichsen Award for best article in The Journal of Arizona History in 2011\, her writings\, concerning topics ranging from Chinese history to Chinese-American history\, have appeared in The Journal of Arizona History and some major magazines and newspapers in both Taiwan and mainland China. Li received her doctorate in East Asian studies from the University of Arizona in 2004. Since graduation\, she has taught at several institutions\, including Embrey-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/china-mary-history-and-legend/
LOCATION:Paradise Valley Community College – Buxton Library\, 18401 N 32nd St\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85032\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200206T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200206T190000
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SUMMARY:Arizona’s Great Escape
DESCRIPTION: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 people may have heard of this event\, but few know the details. This presentation tells the story of what happened to these German POWs and the Arizona residents who encountered them. \nSteve Renzi\, a University of Arizona graduate with a degree in history\, believes that every generation must learn about who and what came before them or else the lessons learned are lost. As a writer and photographer with a teacher’s certificate in secondary education\, Renzi is always searching for new ways of exploring our history. He has been published in over 200 magazine and newspaper articles and is currently a writing and photography teacher\, as well as a basketball coach.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/arizonas-great-escape/
LOCATION:ES-Library
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200206T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200206T200000
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SUMMARY:Borders\, Walls\, and Immigration in Arizona
DESCRIPTION:The Arizona-Mexico border is a line of separation and a place of coming together. This paradox shapes the borderland region and its people in fascinating and important ways. In this talk\, Dr. Warren offers a historical and geographical overview of the formation of the Arizona- Mexico border and its evolution since the 1800s. The program discusses historical and contemporary efforts to demarcate the boundary through bi-national surveys\, the construction of fences and walls\, and policing. Warren will also offer a contemporary survey of what the border looks like today\, from the New Mexico line to Yuma. This talk is intended to increase awareness of the current state of the Arizona-Mexico border and the policies that affect the borderland. \nScott Warren is a cultural geographer who lives in Ajo\, Arizona. As an academic geographer he researches and teaches about the intersection of people and place at the Mexico-U.S. border. He works to bring the experiences of the Arizona-Sonora borderlands into his classrooms\, while at the same time getting students out of the classroom and into the Arizona-Sonora borderlands. Scott favorite past time is exploring Arizona’s beautiful landscapes and important places.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/borders-walls-and-immigration-in-arizona-2/
LOCATION:Fences-Workshop-Pic
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200206T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
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SUMMARY:Theodore Roosevelt Slept Here
DESCRIPTION: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 Arizona\, and also explore some stories of dubious accuracy that inevitably sprout from such a larger-than-life character. \nKevin Schindler is an award-winning educator and writer who has worked for more than 20 years at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Schindler was sheriff of the Flagstaff Corral of Westerners for 14 years and a board member of the Flagstaff Festival of Science for 16 years. Combining a dual passion for history and science\, he has presented hundreds of educational programs\, authored 6 books\, written more than 500 magazine and newspaper articles\, and contributes a bi-weekly astronomy column for the Arizona Daily Sun. In 2019 Kevin was awarded the Friends of the Humanities Award by Arizona Humanities.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/theodore-roosevelt-slept-here-6/
LOCATION:Mountain View Club House\, 38759 South Mountainview Boulevard\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85739\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200207T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200207T113000
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SUMMARY:Arizona’s Great Escape
DESCRIPTION: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 people may have heard of this event\, but few know the details. This presentation tells the story of what happened to these German POWs and the Arizona residents who encountered them. \nSteve Renzi\, a University of Arizona graduate with a degree in history\, believes that every generation must learn about who and what came before them or else the lessons learned are lost. As a writer and photographer with a teacher’s certificate in secondary education\, Renzi is always searching for new ways of exploring our history. He has been published in over 200 magazine and newspaper articles and is currently a writing and photography teacher\, as well as a basketball coach.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/arizonas-great-escape-2/
LOCATION:Mohave County Library Bullhead City\, 1170 E. Hancock Dr\, Bullhead City \, AZ\, 86442
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200207T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200207T150000
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SUMMARY:Rock Hounds and River Rats: The 1937 Carnegie-CalTech Grand Canyon Expedition
DESCRIPTION: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 rocks of the canyon’s Inner Gorge. At the time\, fewer than a dozen river parties had successfully run the canyon–often with a loss of boats or crew. Leveraging excerpts from several of the members’ trip journals\, as well as original photographs and video footage\, learn about the adventures\, hardships\, conflicts\, and triumphs of this important early science expedition. Highlights include famous boatman Frank Dodge’s mishap in Upset Rapid and their on-river meeting with Buzz Holmstrom (the first person to run the canyon solo). \nErik Berg is an award-winning historian and writer with a special interest in the early twentieth century southwest. Raised in Flagstaff\, Berg has been exploring\, hiking\, and researching the southwest for over twenty years. In addition to contributing to several books and numerous conferences\, his work has appeared in the Journal of Arizona History\, Arizona Highways\, Astronomy\, and Sedona Magazine. A past-president of the Grand Canyon Historical Society\, Berg currently lives in Phoenix.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/rock-hounds-and-river-rats-the-1937-carnegie-caltech-grand-canyon-expedition-4/
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200208T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200208T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
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SUMMARY:The Planet Mars in our Dreams and Reality
DESCRIPTION:The Red Planet\, Mars\, has always held our fascination\, more so than any other planet. The very word ‘Mars’ conjures up visions of Martians as well as great voyages of exploration in our imagination. What was once a distant\, mysterious\, cinnamon colored orb in our night sky is now literally a New World that we are currently exploring with rovers and landers on the surface and orbiters from above. Arizona scientists are playing a very important role in many of these missions. These robotic missions are the pathfinders for future human missions. And at some point humans will make Mars our second home in the Solar System. This presentation will discuss the major discoveries that have been\, and are now being made about Mars by our robotic missions. This program discusses the dangers\, challenges and plans for human missions to the Red Planet. \nDr. James Rice\, is an Astrogeologist with over 30 years research experience specializing in the exploration of the Solar System\, especially the Moon and Mars. His career includes working for NASA\, The Astrogeology Headquarters of the United States Geological Survey\, the Mars Spaceflight Facility (ASU)\, and the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (UA). He has a PhD from Arizona State University\, MS from the University of Louisiana and BS from the University of Alabama. \nCurrently\, Rice is a Senior Scientist and Geology Team Leader on the NASA Mars Exploration Rover Project (Spirit and Opportunity). Rice trained and briefed NASA astronauts in geology and Mars exploration. He has been a leader and team member on numerous international geological field expeditions around the world including a 6 month long NASA/Russian expedition to Antarctica. This work included being a member of the SCUBA diving team to first investigate the perennially frozen lakes of eastern Antarctica. Rice served on numerous NASA Science Analysis Groups for manned missions back to the Moon and Mars. He received numerous NASA Moon and Mars Mission Achievement Awards and was inducted into the inaugural class of the United Space Camp Hall of Fame.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-planet-mars-in-our-dreams-and-reality/
LOCATION:2016.01.26-AZ-Humanities-PSOTU-81-Copy
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200208T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200208T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
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SUMMARY:Mescal Agave Use in Arizona: Food\, Fiber\, and Vessel
DESCRIPTION:The agave plant was used by Native peoples for numerous utilitarian items. Mescal served as a valuable food source still being harvested and prepared to this day by many Indigenous groups. For millennia people have pit roasted the heart of the plant yielding a nutritious food staple rich in calcium and zinc. This talk includes the life history of mescal\, and the multitude of Tribal uses of this intriguing plant and their long relationship with this plant from centuries ago to the modern era. \nCarrie Cannon is a member of the Kiowa tribe of Oklahoma and is also of Oglala Lakota descent. She has a B.S. in Wildlife Biology\, and an M.S. in Resource Management. She began working for the Hualapai Tribe of Peach Springs\, Arizona in 2005 where she began the creation of an intergenerational ethnobotany program for the Hualapai community. She is currently employed as an Ethnobotanist for the Hualapai Department of Cultural Resources. She administers a number of projects promoting the intergenerational teaching of Hualapai ethnobotanical knowledge working towards preservation and revitalization to ensure tribal ethnobotanical knowledge persists as a living practice and tradition.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/mescal-agave-use-in-arizona-food-fiber-and-vessel-4/
LOCATION:Cowboy-Life-Exhibit-3
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200208T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200208T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
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SUMMARY:The Spirit of Spirituals: Famous and Stirring Songs of Faith\, and their Stories
DESCRIPTION:People the world over express Divine Devotion through humbly coming together and creating blessed sounds\, blending their energies and hearts to help bridge that sometimes narrow\, sometimes great\, divide between us\, as temporal beings\, and the Infinite. One example of this bridge is African American sacred music: Negro Spirituals\, and the Gospel tradition. Many have heard them\, but few know their historical\, or cultural context\, much less their African precedents. What better way to learn about it than to hear\, and sing it? Join educator\, musician\, storyteller\, and dancer Súle Greg Wilson in exploring African and Post-African music\, the stories behind the songs\, their cultural significance\, and why they continue to endure. \nD.C.-born Súle Greg Wilson is an educator\, musician\, storyteller\, dancer\, and alleviator who has served as an American Griot all his life\, absorbing\, and sharing\, elders’ words and deeds\, and adding his experience to the flow. This modern “Edu-Tainer” and Urban Shaman has shared healing story and music in concert halls\, community centers\, ceremonies\, and classrooms from Juneau to Miami Beach\, Ghana to Hawaii\, and Hermosillo to Antrim. Wilson’s music has graced Grammy Award-winning CDs\, and lauded documentaries. As an archivist\, He organized historical records for the World Bank\, the New York Stock Exchange\, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture–the NYPL\, and for Phoenix’s Sky Harbor airport\, and the Pueblo Grand Museum. He also served as Director of the Smithsonian Institute’s Afro-American Index Project–precursor to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Wilson has written and published celebrated books\, plays\, and music\, produced CDs and instructional media\, and taught and professed\, Primary School to College. Súle lives in Tempe\, Arizona with his wife and two lovely daughters. For more\, visit www.sulegregwilson.com
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-spirit-of-spirituals-famous-and-stirring-songs-of-faith-and-their-stories/
LOCATION:Chandler Hamilton Library\, 3700 S. Arizona Ave\, Chandler\, AZ\, 85248\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200210T171500
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200210T181500
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
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SUMMARY:Coded Messages and Songs of the Underground Railroad
DESCRIPTION:Communication and secrecy were key to the successful operation of the Underground Railroad. Safety was more important than quickness. Both fugitive slaves and members of the Underground Railroad learned to code and decode hidden messages\, and to disguise signs to avoid capture. There were code names for routes and code numbers for towns. A quilt hanging on a clothesline with a house and a smoking chimney among its designs indicated a safe house. The song\, “Follow the Drinking Gourd” served as directions to Canada. Using storytelling\, activities and songs\, this presentation will depict the ingenuity and resiliency used by those involved in the Underground Railroad to help over 100\,000 slaves escape to freedom between 1810 and 1850. \nDr. Tamika Sanders is an entrepreneur who decided to become an educator to help address the lack of minority faculty in higher education\, and serve as a role model for minority students who rarely see people of color in academia. Through her company Savvy Pen\, Dr. Sanders prides herself on working with schools to build inclusive classrooms\, conducting multicultural training for educators\, and creating interactive programs that incorporate arts learning to bridge cultural and socioeconomic divides. She hopes to continue using the arts to break barriers\, unite people\, and create social change.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/coded-messages-and-songs-of-the-underground-railroad-3/
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200211T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200211T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
CREATED:20200114T141752Z
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SUMMARY:China Mary: History and Legend
DESCRIPTION:A 1960 episode of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp\, the first Western television series\, immortalized China Mary as a strong\, powerful and ruthless Asian female figure in American popular imagination. The legend of her as an infamous Dragon Lady who ruled Tombstone’s Chinatown with an iron fist cannot be substantiated by historical research. Yang’s presentation will debunk the myth of China Mary and tell the real story of her as well as other Chinese who lived in Tombstone\, Arizona during the exclusion period. \nLi Yang is currently a faculty associate at Arizona State University. She was an AZ Speaks Road Scholar from 2015 through 2017. A recipient of the C. L. Sonnichsen Award for best article in The Journal of Arizona History in 2011\, her writings\, concerning topics ranging from Chinese history to Chinese-American history\, have appeared in The Journal of Arizona History and some major magazines and newspapers in both Taiwan and mainland China. Li received her doctorate in East Asian studies from the University of Arizona in 2004. Since graduation\, she has taught at several institutions\, including Embrey-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/china-mary-history-and-legend-2/
LOCATION:IMG_0038
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200211T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200211T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
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SUMMARY:On the Road Since 1925: The Colorful History of Arizona Highways Magazine
DESCRIPTION: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 the Arizona Highway Department evolved into one of the most respected and revered publications in the world. With annual economic impact of over $65 million\, Arizona Highways reaches all 50 states and over 100 countries around the world. But the journey has been anything but uneventful. With a unique publishing model not dependent on advertising\, the magazine has had to unearth new sources of revenue to sustain its operations. And\, as part of the Arizona Department of Transportation\, has had to survive without state funding. Learn how this remarkable magazine has beaten the odds and is thriving in a competitive environment that has seen respected national magazines fall by the wayside. \nWin Holden was named the sixth Publisher of Arizona Highways Magazine in May 2000. The publication is recognized as one of the finest travel magazines in the world. The magazine has over 120\,000 subscribers in all 50 states and 100 countries. As Publisher\, Mr. Holden led a diverse group of businesses centered on the world-renowned magazine including licensing\, book publishing\, calendars\, e- commerce\, new product development\, product marketing and retailing. A Valley resident since 1980\, Mr. Holden was recognized by the Arizona Office of Tourism and the Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association as their 2017 and 2018 Lifetime Award recipient and received the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Business Journal. He was the 2007 inductee into the Arizona Tourism Hall of Fame.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/on-the-road-since-1925-the-colorful-history-of-arizona-highways-magazine-6/
LOCATION:Scottsdale Mustang Library\, 10101 N 90th St\, Scottsdale\, AZ\, 85254\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200211T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200211T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
CREATED:20200114T143544Z
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SUMMARY:The Gila: River of History
DESCRIPTION: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 people depend on the river today—whether they know it or not. Gregory McNamee\, author of the prizewinning book Gila: The Life and Death of an American River\, presents a biography of this vital resource\, drawing on Native American stories\, pioneer memoirs\, the writings of modern naturalists such as Aldo Leopold and Edward Abbey\, and many other sources. Think of it as 70 million years of history packed into an entertaining\, informative hour. \nGregory McNamee is a writer\, editor\, photographer\, and publisher. He is the author of 40 books and more than 6\,000 articles and other publications. He is a contributing editor to the Encyclopædia Britannica\, a research fellow at the Southwest Center of the University of Arizona\, and a lecturer in the Eller School of Management\, at the University of Arizona. For more about him\, visit his web page at www.gregorymcnamee.com.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-gila-river-of-history-5/
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200212T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
CREATED:20200114T144027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200114T144027Z
UID:10065877-1581530400-1581535800@azhumanities.org
SUMMARY:Chiles & Chocolate: Sweet and Spicy Foods in the American West
DESCRIPTION:Come have a taste of the rich and savory history of these food favorites\, explore how early peoples used them\, and how they have evolved and spread to all corners of the world. Food is a portal into culture and can convey a range of cultural meaning including occasion\, social status\, ethnicity\, and wealth depending on the social context. Discover how chiles and chocolate became identity markers in gender roles and relationships\, essential in rituals and religious customs\, popular in aesthetic fashions and lifestyles\, and how they changed through time and space. \nChris Glenn and Sandy Sunseri are docents at the Museum of Northern Arizona and have been speaking about the land and people of the Colorado Plateau since 2012. In-depth research and related interviews have resulted in presentations to local social and educational groups\, museum groups\, public venues such as the Riordan Mansion State Park in Flagstaff\, and AZ Speaks locations throughout Arizona. Some topics are presented in costumes of the time period\, and in every case with a thorough exploration of the events and personalities of the time from multiple points of view.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/chiles-chocolate-sweet-and-spicy-foods-in-the-american-west-2/
LOCATION:Humanities-Scholar-Letter
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200213T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200213T100000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
CREATED:20200114T152151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200114T152151Z
UID:10065883-1581584400-1581588000@azhumanities.org
SUMMARY:By the Time They Came to Phoenix: African American Women Activists
DESCRIPTION:Hear the stories behind a group of African American women who migrated to Arizona and have made a difference in the lives of Arizonans. These women are Community Mothers. They have cared for and nurtured other people’s children\, and they have been activists providing guidance\, mentoring\, and leadership for the many woes that attach themselves to the African American community. Based on oral histories collected over the past 20 years\, these women have stood and delivered in the face of racial and gender obstacles to become beloved members of the Arizona community. Women like Betty and Jean Fairfax\, Judge Jean Williams\, Fatimah Halim\, and others have forged safe\, vibrant\, and meaningful communities that we celebrate today. \nAkua Duku Anokye\, Associate Director\, School of Humanities\, Arts\, and Cultural Studies\, Director\, International Initiatives\, Associate Professor\, Africana Language\, Literature\, and Culture in Arizona State University’s New College; is past chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication\, and Chief Reader of College Board’s Advanced Placement English Language and Composition. Anokye’s research centers on African Diaspora orality and literacy practices\, folklore\, and oral history focusing on Ghanaian culture\, religion\, storytelling\, and dance. Her work in oral history on community mothers has led to the production of 20 documentaries on African American women activists and other notable African American figures.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/by-the-time-they-came-to-phoenix-african-american-women-activists/
LOCATION:Phoenix Country Day School\, 3901 E. Stanford Dr.\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85018\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200213T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200213T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
CREATED:20200114T152612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200114T152612Z
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SUMMARY:Tucson’s Black Community and School Segregation
DESCRIPTION:In 1909 the Territory of Arizona amended its compulsory school attendance bill to give cities and counties the ability to segregate their schools. Inspired by the change in the law\, the Tucson school board conducted a rapid search of available buildings\, settling on an abandoned mortuary. Shocked by this unsettling turn of events\, Tucson’s Black community\, white clergy and newspaper editorials banded together to argue against the use of the building\, but\, despite pleas and outrage\, Tucson’s school board trustees would not yield. This talk explores the Tucson school board trustees’ decision to segregate the school system and the impact it had on the children\, the Black community\, and the city. \nBernard Wilson is an independent researcher\, who began his humanities research as part of a personal genealogical investigation into his family. He has spent the past twenty-three years researching Tucson’s African-American pioneers and community. His first book\, The Black Residents of Tucson and Their Achievements: A Reference Guide\, exposed that Tucson had a large and thriving African- American community that included mining millionaires. His subsequent publications derived from the research for his book. Currently\, his research focuses on the individual lives of the Old Pueblo’s African-Americans.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/tucsons-black-community-and-school-segregation/
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200213T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200213T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
CREATED:20200114T151052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200114T151052Z
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SUMMARY:Pearl Hart\, the Lady Bandit- Victim or Vixen… or Both?
DESCRIPTION: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 beginnings in Canada to discover what set her down the road that led from Canada to Ohio\, Illinois\, New Mexico\, and finally\, Arizona. The road that took her from innocent teenager to a life of crime is littered with stories of abuse\, abandonment\, and poor choices. Why does a woman who committed a fairly insignificant crime still garner so much interest that even a Broadway show was created to highlight her life? This presentation\, explores Pearl’s life from many angles\, and sheds some light on an Arizona figure surrounded by mystery. \nChristine Reid is intrigued by Arizona’s diverse and rich western heritage as a writer and researcher at the Pinal County Historical Society and Community Scholar for the ASU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. She continues that deep interest while serving on many of the town of Florence’s heritage projects and agencies. Committed to sharing history in a lively manner\, she presents the sometimes hidden or forgotten aspects of Arizona’s characters and history.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/pearl-hart-the-lady-bandit-victim-or-vixen-or-both-6/
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200213T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200213T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
CREATED:20200114T145937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200114T145937Z
UID:10065880-1581602400-1581606000@azhumanities.org
SUMMARY:From “Chief” to Code Talker: Four Profiles of the Navajo Code Talkers
DESCRIPTION:During WWII a group of young Navajo men enlisted in the Marines without knowing that they would be called on to develop a secret code against the Japanese military. This select group of Code Talkers devised a Navajo language code that was accurate\, quick\, never broken\, and saved many American lives. This talk profiles 4 Code Talkers who reflect on their lives growing up on the Navajo Nation homeland\, their military service as Code Talkers\, and the personal and spiritual costs of war that many struggled with after the war. They returned home without fanfare to continued poverty and lack of economic opportunity\, yet persevered and overcame obstacles that helped change the Navajo Nation and their communities. Their stories are told with poignancy that reflect their resiliency and self-determination. A PowerPoint presentation accompanies this talk. \nLaura Tohe is Diné. She is Sleepy Rock clan born for the Bitter Water clan. She holds a Ph.D. in Indigenous American Literature. A librettist and an award-winning poet\, her books include No Parole Today\, Meeting the Spirit of Water\, Sister Nations\, Tséyi\, Deep in the Rock\, and Code Talker Stories. Her commissioned libretto\, Enemy Slayer: A Navajo Oratorio\, was performed by the Phoenix Symphony. Her new work\, Nahasdzaan in the Glittering World\, makes its world premiere in France 2019. She is Professor Emerita with Distinction at Arizona State University and is the Navajo Nation Poet Laureate for 2015-2019.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/from-chief-to-code-talker-four-profiles-of-the-navajo-code-talkers-4/
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200213T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200213T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
CREATED:20200114T150321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200114T150321Z
UID:10065881-1581620400-1581625800@azhumanities.org
SUMMARY:Barbed Wire\, Windmills and Railroads – The Technology that Really Won the West.
DESCRIPTION:In Arizona and throughout the West\, three innovations helped make farming and living possible: Windmills brought groundwater to the surface\, barbed wire sectioned the vast landscape into parcels\, and railroads moved men\, women\, families and materials from back east. In the old West\, there were over 8 million windmills\, a man caught cutting down a barbed wire fence was often found hanging from a rope\, and railroads gave us time zones and the Blue Plate Special. Brave men and women won the West but the new technology made it possible. \nSteve Renzi\, a University of Arizona graduate with a degree in history\, believes that every generation must learn about who and what came before them or else the lessons learned are lost. As a writer and photographer with a teacher’s certificate in secondary education\, Renzi is always searching for new ways of exploring our history. He has been published in over 200 magazine and newspaper articles and is currently a writing and photography teacher\, as well as a basketball coach.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/barbed-wire-windmills-and-railroads-the-technology-that-really-won-the-west/
LOCATION:Mountain View Club House\, 38759 South Mountainview Boulevard\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85739\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200214T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200214T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
CREATED:20200114T155513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200114T155513Z
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SUMMARY:“Hyenas in Petticoats”–How Women Struggled Against Every Dirty Trick in the Books to Win the Vote!
DESCRIPTION: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 civil rights movement. Western women got the vote long before their Eastern sisters\, but don’t dare tell an Arizona suffragette that she had it easy. Arizona had its own dirty tricks. Jana exposes it all—the heroines\, the heroes and the haters. \nJana Bommersbach is one of Arizona’s most honored and respected journalists. She has won accolades in every facet of her career— investigative reporter\, magazine columnist\, television commentator and author of nationally acclaimed books. She currently writes for True West magazine\, digging up the true stories behind the popular myths\, with an emphasis on Arizona’s real history and women of the Old West. Her insight\, knowledge and wit produce exuberant\, riveting speeches that always garner rave reviews.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/hyenas-in-petticoats-how-women-struggled-against-every-dirty-trick-in-the-books-to-win-the-vote-4/
LOCATION:Church of the Nazarene\, 55 Rojo Dr\, Sedona\, 86351
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200214T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200214T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
CREATED:20200114T155050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200114T155050Z
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SUMMARY:For the Love of Turquoise
DESCRIPTION:Turquoise has a long standing tradition amongst Native cultures of the Southwest\, holding special significance and profound meanings to specific individual tribes. Even before the more contemporary tradition of combining silver with turquoise\, cultures throughout the southwest used turquoise in necklaces\, earrings\, mosaics\, fetishes\, medicine pouches\, and made bracelets of basketry stems lacquered with piñon resin and inlaid turquoise. Found on six continents across the world\, turquoise forms in arid regions through the process of water seeping through rock and interacting with copper\, aluminum\, and iron deposits. In the southwest\, used decoratively for millennia\, this iconic art form has a compelling story all its own. This talk explores a long tradition of distinctive cultural styles\, history\, and transition of this wondrous stone. \nCarrie Cannon is a member of the Kiowa tribe of Oklahoma and is also of Oglala Lakota descent. She has a B.S. in Wildlife Biology\, and an M.S. in Resource Management. She began working for the Hualapai Tribe of Peach Springs\, Arizona in 2005 where she began the creation of an intergenerational ethnobotany program for the Hualapai community. She is currently employed as an Ethnobotanist for the Hualapai Department of Cultural Resources. She administers a number of projects promoting the intergenerational teaching of Hualapai ethnobotanical knowledge working towards preservation and revitalization to ensure tribal ethnobotanical knowledge persists as a living practice and tradition.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/for-the-love-of-turquoise-3/
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200215T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200215T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
CREATED:20200114T160032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200114T160032Z
UID:10065887-1581771600-1581777000@azhumanities.org
SUMMARY:Chiles & Chocolate: Sweet and Spicy Foods in the American West
DESCRIPTION:Come have a taste of the rich and savory history of these food favorites\, explore how early peoples used them\, and how they have evolved and spread to all corners of the world. Food is a portal into culture and can convey a range of cultural meaning including occasion\, social status\, ethnicity\, and wealth depending on the social context. Discover how chiles and chocolate became identity markers in gender roles and relationships\, essential in rituals and religious customs\, popular in aesthetic fashions and lifestyles\, and how they changed through time and space. \nChris Glenn and Sandy Sunseri are docents at the Museum of Northern Arizona and have been speaking about the land and people of the Colorado Plateau since 2012. In-depth research and related interviews have resulted in presentations to local social and educational groups\, museum groups\, public venues such as the Riordan Mansion State Park in Flagstaff\, and AZ Speaks locations throughout Arizona. Some topics are presented in costumes of the time period\, and in every case with a thorough exploration of the events and personalities of the time from multiple points of view.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/chiles-chocolate-sweet-and-spicy-foods-in-the-american-west-3/
LOCATION:Extension
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200215T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200215T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
CREATED:20200114T160626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200114T160626Z
UID:10065888-1581775200-1581780600@azhumanities.org
SUMMARY:Tucson’s Black Community and School Segregation
DESCRIPTION:In 1909 the Territory of Arizona amended its compulsory school attendance bill to give cities and counties the ability to segregate their schools. Inspired by the change in the law\, the Tucson school board conducted a rapid search of available buildings\, settling on an abandoned mortuary. Shocked by this unsettling turn of events\, Tucson’s Black community\, white clergy and newspaper editorials banded together to argue against the use of the building\, but\, despite pleas and outrage\, Tucson’s school board trustees would not yield. This talk explores the Tucson school board trustees’ decision to segregate the school system and the impact it had on the children\, the Black community\, and the city. \nBernard Wilson is an independent researcher\, who began his humanities research as part of a personal genealogical investigation into his family. He has spent the past twenty-three years researching Tucson’s African-American pioneers and community. His first book\, The Black Residents of Tucson and Their Achievements: A Reference Guide\, exposed that Tucson had a large and thriving African- American community that included mining millionaires. His subsequent publications derived from the research for his book. Currently\, his research focuses on the individual lives of the Old Pueblo’s African-Americans.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/tucsons-black-community-and-school-segregation-2/
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200216T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200216T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
CREATED:20200114T161055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200114T161055Z
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SUMMARY:Honky Tonks\, Brothels and Mining Camps: Entertainment in Old Arizona
DESCRIPTION: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\, evolved orchestras\, opera and glee clubs—all in hamlets like Tombstone. Dr. Craváth shares stories and music of a time when performing live was the only way to enjoy the arts. \nJay Craváth\, Ph.D. is a composer\, writer\, and scholar in the field of music and Indigenous studies. He crafts programs from these interests into interactive discussions that include stories\, musical performance\, and illustrations/photography. One of his most recent publication is Iretaba: Mohave Chief and American Diplomat. Dr. Craváth will begin an Arizona tour in late May of 2017 for his latest album: Songs for Ancient Days. \nDan Shilling is the former executive director of Arizona Humanities\, where he worked for nearly 20 years. Since leaving AH\, Shilling has co-directed three NEH summer institutes on environmental ethics\, given dozens of presentations on place-based economic development\, and authored or edited several publications\, including Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Learning from Indigenous Methods for Environmental Sustainability(Cambridge 2018). A former high school teacher\, Dan holds a PhD in literature from ASU. He has served on dozens of boards and commissions. To acknowledge his many contributions to the state\, ASU presented him its most prestigious honor\, the Distinguished Alumnus Award.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/honky-tonks-brothels-and-mining-camps-entertainment-in-old-arizona-16/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200218T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200218T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
CREATED:20200114T162157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200114T162157Z
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SUMMARY:The Ballad of Arizona
DESCRIPTION:Originally conceived to celebrate Arizona’s Centennial in 2012\, “The Ballad of Arizona” has been updated to provide a more complete survey of important\, but often little-known\, chapters of Arizona’s unique history. A blend of music\, video\, and lecture\, “The Ballad of Arizona” is similar to “A Prairie Home Companion” but with an Arizona twist. The dozen vignettes featured in the presentation include the Buffalo Soldiers\, dude ranch history\, the Code Talkers\, forester Aldo Leopold\, Japanese-American Internment\, famous cattle drives\, the assassination of reporter Don Bolles\, and more stories that explore Arizona’s unique cultural and natural diversity. Jay Craváth is joined by Dan Shilling for this entertaining two-person presentation that combines song and story. \nJay Craváth\, Ph.D. is a composer\, writer\, and scholar in the field of music and Indigenous studies. He crafts programs from these interests into interactive discussions that include stories\, musical performance\, and illustrations/photography. One of his most recent publication is Iretaba: Mohave Chief and American Diplomat. Dr. Craváth will begin an Arizona tour in late May of 2017 for his latest album: Songs for Ancient Days. \nDan Shilling is the former executive director of Arizona Humanities\, where he worked for nearly 20 years. Since leaving AH\, Shilling has co-directed three NEH summer institutes on environmental ethics\, given dozens of presentations on place-based economic development\, and authored or edited several publications\, including Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Learning from Indigenous Methods for Environmental Sustainability(Cambridge 2018). A former high school teacher\, Dan holds a PhD in literature from ASU. He has served on dozens of boards and commissions. To acknowledge his many contributions to the state\, ASU presented him its most prestigious honor\, the Distinguished Alumnus Award.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-ballad-of-arizona-2/
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200218T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200218T184500
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
CREATED:20200114T162604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200114T162604Z
UID:10065892-1582047000-1582051500@azhumanities.org
SUMMARY:Arizona’s Great Escape
DESCRIPTION: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 people may have heard of this event\, but few know the details. This presentation tells the story of what happened to these German POWs and the Arizona residents who encountered them. \nSteve Renzi\, a University of Arizona graduate with a degree in history\, believes that every generation must learn about who and what came before them or else the lessons learned are lost. As a writer and photographer with a teacher’s certificate in secondary education\, Renzi is always searching for new ways of exploring our history. He has been published in over 200 magazine and newspaper articles and is currently a writing and photography teacher\, as well as a basketball coach.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/arizonas-great-escape-3/
LOCATION:Christine Coe
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200218T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200218T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184842
CREATED:20200114T161449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200114T161449Z
UID:10065890-1582048800-1582054200@azhumanities.org
SUMMARY:Arizona: a History of Snake Oil Salesmen\, Scams\, and Hoaxes
DESCRIPTION: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 and expose the schemes. People from across America came west to seek a better life. When that better life proved too slow in materializing\, they often fell prey to a quick and easy alternative being offered by the schemer. Sometimes even the well-educated and worldly could not resist the lure\, despite later admitting they should have known better. Using newspaper articles\, quotes\, photographs and ephemera\, this program illustrates some of the most famous and some of the lesser known embarrassing scams and hoaxes that have found the gullible in Arizona. \nChristine Reid is intrigued by Arizona’s diverse and rich western heritage as a writer and researcher at the Pinal County Historical Society and Community Scholar for the ASU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. She continues that deep interest while serving on many of the town of Florence’s heritage projects and agencies. Committed to sharing history in a lively manner\, she presents the sometimes hidden or forgotten aspects of Arizona’s characters and history.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/arizona-a-history-of-snake-oil-salesmen-scams-and-hoaxes-3/
LOCATION:Screenshot-2024-09-30-122038
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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