Father Kino: Journey to Discovery
Through his many diaries and letters it is obvious that Father Kino was more than a missionary who worked among the Native Americans. While his... Read More
We Must Grow Our Own Artists: Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton
Discover art educator Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton’s contributions to the progressive education movement and the American Indian arts and crafts movement. Artist, author, ethnographer, educator, and... Read More
Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces
Ancient Native American cultures of the Southwest, including the Mesa Verde culture of southern Colorado and Utah, the Chaco culture centered in northwestern New Mexico,... Read More
How Wild Was It? Crime and Justice in Arizona Territory
Arizona’s territorial era has the reputation of being a violent and crime-ridden place with ineffective criminal justice institutions. This presentation provides an overview of crime... Read More
Desperado Trails: Outlaws on the Arizona Frontier
Hang on to your hats as you ride the trails beside some of Arizona’s most wicked renegades during a time when massacres, mayhem and mischief... Read More
Fascinating Florence, AZ: Not Just a Prison Town
Florence began as a small rural desert town. In 1875 a major silver strike and designation as Pinal County seat changed the character of the... Read More
Along Old Route 66
This presentation is based on segments from two television documentaries that were produced in Arizona and broadcast on public television stations and cable networks throughout... Read More
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (and Stage Coaches and Boats, too): Women Travel in Arizona
Arizona has some of the most stunning scenery in the world, but until recently, traveling over this terrain was quite an adventure. Meet women like... Read More
Eloy’s Gun and Cotton Stories: Romanticizing the Real
This presentation focuses on the lively and lawless days of Eloy, Arizona. Eloy might have had a reputation that rivaled that of Tombstone, with its... Read More
Silver Images on Glass Plates: Early Photography in Arizona, 1850-1920
Photographs have helped shape both historical and contemporary public perception of Arizona and the West. This program presents a chronological history and social development of... Read More