Chiles & Chocolate: Sweet and Spicy Foods in the American West with Chris Glenn & Sandy Sunseri

Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center 405 E. 6th St., Casa Grande, AZ, United States

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 […]

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Teresa Urrea, the 19th-Century Mexican Mystic, in the Novel and the Newspaper with Dr. Amber Workman

Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center 405 E. 6th St., Casa Grande, AZ, United States

This presentation is on Teresa de Urrea, a nineteenth-century Mexican healer, mystic, and social justice advocate who was revered by many, especially the poor and oppressed and those of indigenous background. After being blamed for inciting locals to take part in what would eventually become one of the rebellions that led to the Mexican Revolution, […]

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The Underground and Overground Railroad with Dr. Tamika Sanders

Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center 405 E. 6th St., Casa Grande, AZ, United States

Using storytelling, historical artifacts and songs, this presentation will depict the ingenuity and resiliency used by those involved in the Underground Railroad to help over 100,000 enslaved people escape to freedom between 1810 and 1850. We’ll then fast forward to the Jim Crow era and explore the Overground Railroad created by the Green Book which […]

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Flying through Arizona: The Story of the First National Women’s Air Race with Natalie Stewart-Smith

Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center 405 E. 6th St., Casa Grande, AZ, United States

In 1929, the first national women’s air race from Santa Monica, CA to Cleveland, OH passed through Arizona. Stopping in Yuma, Phoenix, and Douglas, the intrepid fliers solidified their determination and sisterhood along these Arizona waypoints. Who were these aviators? What were their planes like in 1929? What challenges did they encounter along the way? […]

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Ancient Snapshots: Verde Valley Family Life from the 11th to the 14th Centuries with Ken Zoll

Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center 405 E. 6th St., Casa Grande, AZ, United States

Ever wonder what Arizona was like one thousand years ago? Step back in time to the eleventh through fourteenth centuries and discover how ancient people in the Verde Valley of Central Arizona lived. Showcasing some of the 50,000 artifacts recovered from the Dyck Cliff Dwelling in Rimrock, Arizona, this program offers a snapshot of daily […]

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Arizona: The Beat Goes On with Marshall Shore

Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center 405 E. 6th St., Casa Grande, AZ, United States

Arizona’s music history is rich and diverse…from musicians to singers to song writers, and more. The music of Arizona has made its way to ears across the globe; influencing other musicians, affecting society, and entertaining so many. Included will be stories of music by: indigenous people; the first recorded woman singing country and western; the […]

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CANCELED – The Most Courageous Arizona Journalist You’ve Never Heard Of

Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center 405 E. 6th St., Casa Grande, AZ, United States

You can’t find Laura Nihell in the Arizona Archives, or any history book on early Arizona, or any chronicle of Arizona journalists—but she was not only there, she proved herself one of the most courageous journalists of territorial days. Laura owned the Copper Belt in Jerome from 1909 to 1912—in the midst of Arizona’s quest […]

On the Road Since 1925: The Colorful History of Arizona Highways Magazine

Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center 405 E. 6th St., Casa Grande, AZ, United States

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, […]

The Vanishing Trading Posts

Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center 405 E. 6th St., Casa Grande, AZ, United States

“The Vanishing Trading Posts” presents a snapshot of life in the southwest that has disappeared. In a little over one hundred years, trading posts in the Four Corners were founded, traders and Native Americans flourished, and then the posts faded away. The challenges and unexpected gifts of cross-cultural exchange and stories of trading family dynasties […]

Arizona: a History of Snake Oil Salesmen, Scams, and Hoaxes

Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center 405 E. 6th St., Casa Grande, AZ, United States

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 […]

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