Arizona’s Great Escape
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 […]
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On the Road Since 1925: The Colorful History of Arizona Highways Magazine
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 […]
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Chiles & Chocolate: Sweet and Spicy Foods in the American West
City of Surprise City Council Chambers 16000 N. Civic Center Plaza, Surprise, AZ, United StatesCome 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 […]
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Arizona: a History of Snake Oil Salesmen, Scams, and Hoaxes
DLB-headshotSince 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 […]
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Pearl Hart, the Lady Bandit- Victim or Vixen… or Both?
McFarland State Historic Park 24 W. Ruggles St, Florence, AZ, United StatesSeparating 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 […]
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The Gila: River of History
Arizona Western College / Parker Learning Center 1109 Geronimo Avenue, Parker, AZ, United StatesSix 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 […]
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Arizona’s Great Escape
Superstition Mountain Museum 4087 N. Apache Trail, Apache Junction, AZ, United StatesDuring 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 […]
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Theodore Roosevelt Slept Here
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 […]
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“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 StatesAs 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 […]
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The Antiquity of Irrigation in the Southwest
Red Rock State Park - AZ State Parks 4050 Red Rock Loop Road, Sedona, AZ, United StatesBefore 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 […]