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SUMMARY:Little Sur Shot and the Closing of the American West - Cottonwood
DESCRIPTION:Little Sur Shot – Annie Oakley and the Closing of the American West\nAnnie Oakley is perhaps the best recognized\, but little know personalities that came out of the American West. Her life story is one which is enmeshed deeply into the fabric of the American character.  However it was not a cookie cutter life. Oakley defied social norms and cultural mores and expectations of her time while also being an exemplar of American Victorian womanhood.  Oakley’s life provides an insight to a time of transition and upheaval in the nation that is both uniquely American and individual at the same \nR. Casey Davis is currently a Secondary Social Studies Curriculum Managers and Designer/Developer for Flip Switch\, Inc. Prior to this he taught Science\, Social Studies\, English\, and Journalism\, and was the Secondary Advanced Academics Facilitatory for Temple ISD for three years before returning to the classroom full time. He is currently working on his M.A. in American History through American Public University. He has a B.S. in History from Texas Woman’s University and an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Houston – Victoria. Mr. Davis is as contract writer for a variety of academic publishers.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/little-sur-shot-and-the-closing-of-the-american-west-cottonwood/
LOCATION:Deadhorse Ranch State Park –\, 675 Dead Horse Ranch Rd.\, Cottonwood\, AZ\, 86326\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks,North Central Arizona
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SUMMARY:Sheep Ranchers and Herders of Arizona - Springerville
DESCRIPTION:Sheep Ranchers and Herders of Arizona\nAn early viable economic activity of the 1800s in Arizona has been mostly forgotten. Basque\, Canadians\, Danes among others arrived in the mid to late 1800s to graze sheep on thousands of acres practicing transhumance. Many of these men worked for other established ranchers until ultimately they gained a herd of their own. In the early 1900s the herds had grown to over one million sheep. But\, today there is less than 20\,000 sheep and only a couple of Basque families are still involved. Through personal interviews\, especially with the Basque\, and various written historical accounts\, this presentation will discuss the reasons why sheep herders came to Arizona and their contribution to the state’s history and economy. \nDr. Jaquay has a B.A degree in Anthropology\, a M.A. in Geography and a PhD. in Historical Geography.  She has traveled extensively visiting all seven continents\, over forty countries\, hiked parts of the Bhutanese Himalayas\, the Inca trail in Peru\, and walked a section of the Great Wall of China. Jaquay has visited many out-of-the way islands such as: Robinson Crusoe\, Easter\, Tahiti and the Galapagos for their archaeological\, historical and geographical mysteries. Her travels and research is compiled into a variety of presentations which she shares with students and adults in Arizona and across the country. She has published about Arizona’s Native Americans and Bed and Breakfasts in Costa Rica.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/sheep-ranchers-and-herders-of-arizona-springerville/
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CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks,North Central Arizona
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SUMMARY:Swing into History - Prescott
DESCRIPTION:Swing Into History\nWith the exception of the most ardent collectors and older generation\, the influence and legacy of the big bands is largely forgotten despite their overwhelming popularity and significant role in early radio. Join Larson as he revisits the sounds America listened and danced to for more than three decades. Learn how iconic artists like Glenn Miller\, Tommy Dorsey\, Bing Crosby and Ella Fitzgerald got their start along with fellow bands\, vocalists\, composers and musicians. Finally\, enjoy the real thing\, as Larson plays from his personal collection of 30\,000 recordings\, sharing little- known historical trivia along with vintage sheet music\, posters and postcards. Host organizations may request specially themed music presentations\, i.e. Songs Of The Old West\, Christmas\, Valentine’s Day\, The Depression Years\, Roaring Twenties\, etc. Historical background information and displays are included. \nErik Larson earned a B. A. degree from San Diego State University in 1962 and served with Boys Clubs Of America (now Boys & Girls Clubs) for 30 years  as the director of five different Clubs throughout the Midwest and California. While in Aberdeen\, South Dakota and Des Moines\, Iowa he received a national awards for creating outreach programs designed to help youth from single parent or otherwise disadvantaged families. Eventually he was asked to join the National Staff as a management consultant to individual Club staffs and boards of directors. For nearly two decades\, he has been a volunteer docent at Riordan Mansion State Historic Park in Flagstaff.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/swing-into-history-prescott/
LOCATION:Extension
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks,North Central Arizona
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SUMMARY:Lee Wee Kwon\, Chinese Grocer in Tucson\, 1917-1965 - Prescott Valley
DESCRIPTION:Lee Wee Kwon\, Chinese Grocer in Tucson\, 1917-1965\nThe Chinese had once dominated Tucson’s grocery business. Lee Wee Kwon was among the successful Chinese grocers whose business relied on the patronage of a Hispanic clientele. Lee entered the US as a refugee from Mexican Revolution. Before he came to Tucson\, he had lived and worked in northern Mexico and spoke fluent Spanish.  His chance encounter with General Pershing won him the much coveted merchant status which enabled him to sponsor the entries of his son and nephew into America to help out with his business.  Lee’s success can also be attributed to the mutual aid network afforded to men and women of the same surname in Tucson’ s Chinese community. \nLi is the recipient of the C.L. Sonnichson Award for best article in The Journal of Arizona History in 2011. She is an East Asian Studies specialist\, historian and writer. Her writings include topics in Chinese history and Chinese-American History\, and have appeared in The Journal of Arizona History and major magazines and newspapers in both Taiwan and mainland China. Li received her Ph.D. in East Asian Studies from University of Arizona (2004) and taught at the University of Arizona and Pima Community College. She also held a faculty position at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University as a researcher and educator. In addition to conducting her own research\, Li has translated two books.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/lee-wee-kwon-chinese-grocer-in-tucson-1917-1965-prescott-valley/
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SUMMARY:Plants\, Inspiring the People: Reflections on Hualapai Ethnobotany of the Grand Canyon - Prescott
DESCRIPTION:Plants\, Inspiring the People: Reflections on Hualapai Ethnobotany of the Grand Canyon\nWhere lies the cure to diabetes? “Ask the prickly pear\, or the mesquite bean pod…maybe they will tell you.” This is the answer you may hear from elder instructors of the Hualapai Ethnobotany Youth Project. The ethnobotanical story of the Hualapai Tribe  begins with the plant knowledge the people have inherited from their great grandparents who lived entirely off the land. Hualapai grandchildren  live in a completely different modern world. A world of cell phones\, text messages\, and ipods.  Information presented will share about the project examining the crucial role plant resource acquisition has played in Hualapai culture; knowledge that has been fine tuned and perfected over millennia. \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/plants-inspiring-the-people-reflections-on-hualapai-ethnobotany-of-the-grand-canyon-prescott/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks,North Central Arizona
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SUMMARY:Rock Hounds and River Rats: The 1937 Carnegie-CalTech Grand Canyon Expedition - Prescott
DESCRIPTION:In 1937\, a group of CalTech geology professors and hardy boatmen set out in small wooden boats on a 6 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 – the presentation discusses the adventures\, hardships\, conflicts\, and triumphs of this important\, yet little-known\, early science expedition.  The talk also sets the expedition in the context of earlier Grand Canyon river trips and the study of the area’s geology. \nRaised in Flagstaff\, Erik Berg is an award-winning historian and writer with a special interest in the early twentieth century southwest and the impact of science and technology.  In addition to contributing to several books\, his work has appeared in the Journal of Arizona History\, Arizona Highways\, 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-prescott/
LOCATION:Extension
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks,North Central Arizona
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SUMMARY:ONEBOOKAZ Writing Workshop (Sedona)
DESCRIPTION:Join ONEBOOKAZ for a free writing workshop with author and teacher Kristen Kauffman! \nThis workshop will cover: \n\nthe creative process of writing using journaling techniques for poetry\, fiction\, and creative non-fiction\nbeginning any form of writing with a dream or with art\, and learning to trust the writerly intuition\nsetting writing goals\, developing ideas into story with plenty of writing prompts and “what if” scenarios for their writing\n\nTo register or for questions\, contact Andrea Lhotka – 928-282-7714 x120 / alhotka@sedonalibrary.org\n \nKristen Kauffman graduated from Goddard College in 2012 and is an instructor of creative writing at Yavapai College. Recently\, she explored a digital publishing approach involving a crypto presale to fund future creative writing workshops\, merging technology with storytelling. Her Steampunk story\, “The Seamstress’s Daughter\,” was the feature piece in the September issue of The Rejected Writer. She was also a creative nonfiction contributor in “Bookshop Book\,” has had poetry published in The Pitkin Review and Threshold Magazine\, and has two novels published: “Just Pretend” (2007) and “Breakable Rules” (2008). This is her second year working with ONEBOOKAZ. \n  \n  \nRead more about ONEBOOKAZ on their website and twitter. \nThis program is made possible in part by a Project Grant from Arizona Humanities.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/onebookaz-writing-workshop-sedona/
LOCATION:John Mack
CATEGORIES:Grant Recipient,North Central Arizona,Project Grant
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