The Shadow Catchers: 150 years of Arizona Photography
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 […]
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Agave Library 23550 N. 36th Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States
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Honky Tonks, Brothels and Mining Camps: Entertainment in Old Arizona
Church of the Nazarene 55 Rojo Dr, SedonaIn 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 […]
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Coded Messages and Songs of the Underground Railroad
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 […]
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“Hyenas in Petticoats”–How Women Struggled Against Every Dirty Trick in the Books to Win the Vote!
Prescott Public Library 215 E. Goodwin St., Prescott, 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
IMG_0453Before 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 […]
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Honky Tonks, Brothels and Mining Camps: Entertainment in Old Arizona
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 […]
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For the Love of Turquoise
IMG_0038Turquoise 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 […]
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How We Survived Prohibition (100 Years Ago)
Screenshot-2024-09-30-122038Arizonans often didn’t play well with others where they’d lived before, and that made them well-suited to survive a society that (supposedly) didn’t serve alcohol. Hear some of the stories […]
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Chiles & Chocolate: Sweet and Spicy Foods in the American West
Arizona Western College / Parker Learning Center 1109 Geronimo Avenue, Parker, 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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Impeachment: The U.S. Constitutional Process and How It Works
Coolidge Public Library 160 W. Central Avenue, Coolidge, AZ, United StatesThe U.S. Constitution set in place a process for removing from office elected and non-elective executive and judicial officers of the United States: that process is commonly called impeachment. It is a power of the national legislature, the Congress; and both the House of Representatives and the Senate play roles, separately but in coordination. On […]