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SUMMARY:CANCELED - The 1894 Lowell Expedition to Arizona
DESCRIPTION:In 1894 an Easterner named Andrew Douglass explored Arizona Territory in search of an ideal site to establish an astronomical observatory for Bostonian Percival Lowell. Traveling by train and stagecoach\, Douglass visited Tombstone\, Tucson\, Tempe\, Prescott and Flagstaff. While making scientific observations at each locale\, he experienced a variety of unforeseen episodes. This expedition is a classic tale of western adventure with a twist of scientific intrigue. \nKevin Schindler is an award-winning educator and writer who has worked for more than 20 years at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Schindler was sheriff of the Flagstaff Corral of Westerners for 14 years and a board member of the Flagstaff Festival of Science for 16 years. Combining a dual passion for history and science\, he has presented hundreds of educational programs\, authored 6 books\, written more than 500 magazine and newspaper articles\, and contributes a bi-weekly astronomy column for the Arizona Daily Sun. In 2019 Kevin was awarded the Friends of the Humanities Award by Arizona Humanities.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-1894-lowell-expedition-to-arizona/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200216T140000
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SUMMARY:Honky Tonks\, Brothels and Mining Camps: Entertainment in Old Arizona
DESCRIPTION: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 the Gilded Age\, wanted to demonstrate their sophistication with culture. From the early popular music of ragtime and minstrelsy during the forming of these communities\, evolved orchestras\, opera and glee clubs—all in hamlets like Tombstone. Dr. Craváth shares stories and music of a time when performing live was the only way to enjoy the arts. \nJay Craváth\, Ph.D. is a composer\, writer\, and scholar in the field of music and Indigenous studies. He crafts programs from these interests into interactive discussions that include stories\, musical performance\, and illustrations/photography. One of his most recent publication is Iretaba: Mohave Chief and American Diplomat. Dr. Craváth will begin an Arizona tour in late May of 2017 for his latest album: Songs for Ancient Days. \nDan Shilling is the former executive director of Arizona Humanities\, where he worked for nearly 20 years. Since leaving AH\, Shilling has co-directed three NEH summer institutes on environmental ethics\, given dozens of presentations on place-based economic development\, and authored or edited several publications\, including Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Learning from Indigenous Methods for Environmental Sustainability(Cambridge 2018). A former high school teacher\, Dan holds a PhD in literature from ASU. He has served on dozens of boards and commissions. To acknowledge his many contributions to the state\, ASU presented him its most prestigious honor\, the Distinguished Alumnus Award.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/honky-tonks-brothels-and-mining-camps-entertainment-in-old-arizona-16/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200119T140000
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SUMMARY:“Hyenas in Petticoats”–How Women Struggled Against Every Dirty Trick in the Books to Win the Vote!
DESCRIPTION:As 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 and the vote. History has downplayed suffrage\, as if it were just a footnote in American history\, when in fact\, it was the nation’s largest civil rights movement. Western women got the vote long before their Eastern sisters\, but don’t dare tell an Arizona suffragette that she had it easy. Arizona had its own dirty tricks. Jana exposes it all—the heroines\, the heroes and the haters. \nJana Bommersbach is one of Arizona’s most honored and respected journalists. She has won accolades in every facet of her career— investigative reporter\, magazine columnist\, television commentator and author of nationally acclaimed books. She currently writes for True West magazine\, digging up the true stories behind the popular myths\, with an emphasis on Arizona’s real history and women of the Old West. Her insight\, knowledge and wit produce exuberant\, riveting speeches that always garner rave reviews.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/hyenas-in-petticoats-how-women-struggled-against-every-dirty-trick-in-the-books-to-win-the-vote-3/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20180503T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20180503T180000
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SUMMARY:Hi Jolly and Mystery of the US Army Camel Corps - Prescott
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will explore the US Army’s experiment with using camel from the Middle East to make it more mobile in the newly acquired Southwest.  In order to teach the soldiers about camels\, a local from the Middle East\, who was called Hi Jolly\, was shipped over with the camels.  Even though Secretary of War Jefferson Davis desperately wanted the Camel Corps to be successful\, the experiment was a failure.  Find out what happened to the camels and their minder\, Hi Jolly\, with the conclusion of this experiment. \nCasey has been an educator for 15 years and a writer for much longer.  He has presented previously for Arizona Humanities\, as well as for regional\, state\, and national conferences on a variety of topics. A storyteller at heart\, Casey enjoys sharing with an audience.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/hi-jolly-and-mystery-of-the-us-army-camel-corps-prescott/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20180405T170000
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SUMMARY:Rivers of Dreams: Stories and Music of Arizona’s Waterways - Prescott
DESCRIPTION:Arizona’s rivers were first\, lush green ribbons of life through a desert landscape. They became sustaining paths\, first for the indigenous\, later for immigrants leaving wagon tracks. On the Salt River\, Hohokam built vast canals to direct water for irrigation. The first European citizens of Phoenix used these same trenches. The history\, stories and songs are shared interactively. \nJay Craváth\, Ph.D. is a composer\, writer\, and scholar in the field of music and Indigenous studies. He crafts programs from these interests into interactive discussions that include stories\, musical performance\, and illustrations/photography. One of his most recent publication is Iretaba: Mohave Chief and American Diplomat. Dr. Craváth will begin an Arizona tour in late May of 2017 for his latest album: “Songs for Ancient Days.”
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/rivers-of-dreams-stories-and-music-of-arizonas-waterways-prescott/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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SUMMARY:The Holocaust and Its Memory - Prescott
DESCRIPTION:The Nazis in Germany committed the worst crimes against humanity in world history. The Holocaust will remain in our collective memory and reminds us constantly of the profound dangers that threaten modern society.  Democracy is a fragile construct. This presentation analyzes the causes and conditions for the rise of the Nazis in Germany\, and traces the horrible history of the Holocaust through maps\, images\, and texts\, focusing also on the culture practiced today in Germany in a most moving way.  There is probably no other lesson from the twentieth century more important to keep in mind today than what we know about the Holocaust. \nDr. Albrecht Classen is a university distinguished professor of German Studies at the University of Arizona – where he teaches and researches the European Middle Ages\, the early modern age\, and modern German-speaking lands\, focusing on literature\, the visual arts\, politics\, philosophy\, and religion. He has published more than 90 scholarly books\, such as on the forest in medieval literature (2015). He has given lectures all over the state of Arizona\, the nation\, and globally. Over the last 30 years\, he has received numerous teaching\, research\, and service awards\, and has been repeatedly nominated for the Dan Shilling Public Humanities Scholar Award.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-holocaust-and-its-memory-prescott/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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SUMMARY:Dauntless Courage and Boundless Ambition: The Life of Buckey O’Neill - Prescott
DESCRIPTION:Buckey O’Neill was one of Arizona’s legendary pioneers\, even author William MacLeod Raine called him “the most many-sided man Arizona has produced”. Before dying in Cuba while serving as one of Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders\, O’Neill made his mark in Arizona as a newspaper editor\, sheriff\, mayor\, and prospector\, among other professions. Whether chasing train robbers across the Arizona’s frontier\, promoting the Grand Canyon as a tourist destination\, or reforming education practices while serving as school superintendent\, he lived with an eye toward helping Arizona mature from an untamed western territory to a creditable state. \nKevin Schindler is an award-winning educator and writer who has worked for more than 20 years at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. He was sheriff of the Flagstaff Corral of Westerners for 14 years and a board member of the Flagstaff Festival of Science for 16 years. Combining a dual passion for history and science\, he has presented hundreds of educational programs\, authored four books\, written more than 400 magazine and newspaper articles\, and contributes a bi-weekly astronomy column for the Arizona Daily Sun.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/dauntless-courage-and-boundless-ambition-the-life-of-buckey-oneill-prescott/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20180127T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20180127T153000
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SUMMARY:Riders on the Orphan Train: The Arizona Story - Prescott
DESCRIPTION:“The Orphan Trains – Arizona’s Hidden History” will be presented at six libraries: Winslow\, Prescott\, Douglas\, Fountain Hills\, Wilcox and Prescott Valley. The program is designed to inform\, entertain\, and engage audiences of all ages and to tell the story of about this little-known chapter of the largest child migration in American and Arizona history and the local legacies of their relocation. The children’s experiences inspire reflection on the meaning of home inherent in the American Dream. \nMore information at: http://www.ridersontheorphantrain.org/ \nThis program is supported by a grant from Arizona Humanities.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/riders-on-the-orphan-train-the-arizona-story-prescott/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grant Recipient,North Central Arizona,Project Grant
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DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20180104T180000
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SUMMARY:The Ancient Hohokam Ballgame of Arizona - Prescott
DESCRIPTION:The ancient Hohokam culture of Arizona constructed at least 200 ball courts more than 800 years ago. These oval depressions were likely used to play a ball game that originated in southern Mexico\, where the game was played with a rubber ball and had a very important role in reenacting the creation of humans in this world. This presentation will describe the recorded Hohokam ball courts located within Hohokam villages scattered throughout Arizona\, summarize what archaeologists propose they were used for\, and discuss how these public structures may relate to what is known about the Mexican rubber ball games\, which are still played today. \nDr. Todd W. Bostwick has been conducting archaeological research in the Arizona for 38 years. He has a Masters degree in Anthropology and a Ph.D. in History from Arizona State University. Dr. Bostwick was the Phoenix City Archaeologist at Pueblo Grande Museum for 21 years before his retirement in 2010\, and was a Faculty Associate at ASU and at NAU for 7 years. He is currently the Director of Archaeology at Verde Valley Archaeology Center. Dr. Bostwick has written and edited numerous articles and books on the American Southwest\, including Landscape of the Spirits: Hohokam Rock Art at South Mountain Park\, published by the University of Arizona.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-ancient-hohokam-ballgame-of-arizona-prescott/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20171005T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20171005T183000
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SUMMARY:“A Man Would Be a Fool to Take a Chance on Me”: Violet M. Irving of Skull Valley Arizona\, Iconic Arizona Woman - Prescott
DESCRIPTION:Violet M. Irving\, Liz Warren’s grandmother\, spent most of her life in Skull Valley\, Arizona\, as the postmaster and owner of the general store. Born in 1900 in Walker\, Vi was the daughter and granddaughter of miners. Her life spanned the century\, and she witnessed statehood\, two great wars\, the Depression\, and Rural Electrification first hand from her perch in south-west Yavapai County. Vi was an accomplished raconteur\, and family meals always included many hours of stories about her life and that of her relatives and friends in Arizona’s mining and ranching country. This presentation will introduce listeners to the fascinating and irascible Violet through stories and pictures. \nLiz Warren\, a fourth-generation Arizonan\, is a storyteller\, teacher and writer. She directs the South Mountain Community College Storytelling Institute in Phoenix\, Arizona\, which received the 2014 New Times Best of Phoenix award for “Best Place to Learn to Tell Tales.” Her textbook\, The Oral Tradition Today: An Introduction to the Art of Storytelling is used at colleges around the nation. She serves as storytelling coach for the monthly Arizona Storytellers events produced by the Arizona Republic. In July 2014 she received the Oracle Award for Service and Leadership from the National Storytelling Network. In September 2014 she was named to the New Times list of 100 Creatives in Phoenix.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/a-man-would-be-a-fool-to-take-a-chance-on-me-violet-m-irving-of-skull-valley-arizona-iconic-arizona-woman-3/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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SUMMARY:Cowboys and Cowgirls: Icons of the American West - Prescott
DESCRIPTION:Few symbols have been more durable than the American cowboy. This program will give an overview of this populist figure\, whose image was first defined by painters Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell. Also important to the story are brave cowgirls and the Mexican vaqueros. Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show showcased mythic cowboy culture\, with singing cowboys\, pretty girls on horses\, and plenty of Indians in his internationally popular extravaganzas that for many defined the American West. Arizona’s contribution to this chronicle is significant\, and includes Lon Megargee (the state’s original cowboy artist). Contemporary artists continue to portray this tradition. \nBetsy Fahlman is Professor of Art History at Arizona State University. An authority on the art history of Arizona\, her books include New Deal Art in Arizona (2009) and The Cowboy’s Dream: The Mythic Life and Art of Lon Megargee (2002). She is the author of two essays in catalogues published in 2012 by the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff: “New Women\, Southwest Culture: Arizona’s Early Art Community” (in Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton: Artist and Advocate in Early Arizona) and “Making the Cultural Desert Bloom: Arizona’s Early Women Artists” (in Arizona’s Pioneering Women Artists: Impressions of the Grand Canyon State).
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/cowboys-and-cowgirls-icons-of-the-american-west-8/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170803T183000
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SUMMARY:The Eagle and the Archaeologists: The Lindbergh’s 1929 Aerial Survey of Southwest Prehistoric Sites - Prescott
DESCRIPTION:Pilot Charles Lindbergh (the “Lone Eagle”) is best known for his famous 1927 flight across the Atlantic Ocean. But Lindbergh\, and his wife Anne\, also played an important role in southwestern archaeology. During the summer of 1929\, they worked with noted archaeologist Alfred Kidder to conduct the first extensive aerial photographic survey of southwestern prehistoric sites; taking numerous photos and even landing at remote Canyon de Chelly. The presentation features many of their historic photographs and describes this important – but little known – early partnership between aviation and archaeology. \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/the-eagle-and-the-archaeologists-the-lindberghs-1929-aerial-survey-of-southwest-prehistoric-sites-6/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170706T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170706T183000
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SUMMARY:The Woman Who Shot Cowboys: Rodeo Photographer Louise L. Serpa - Prescott
DESCRIPTION:Anyone who has ever stared down an angry bull coming full throttle across an arena will understand why rodeo photographer Louise Serpa often uttered the adage\, “Never Don’t Pay Attention.” Born into New York society\, Louise ended up out west with her nose buried in the dirt & her eye glued to a camera\, becoming the first woman to venture inside the arena & shoot some of the most amazing photographs of rodeo action. The dust & dirt of the rodeo became Louise’s lifeblood for almost 50 years. This PowerPoint program demonstrates the courage & resolution of a woman who was determined to decide her own fate while ascending to the highest pinnacles of rodeo photography. \nAward-winning author and lecturer Jan Cleere writes & speaks extensively about the people who first settled in the desert southwest. She has written five books including the just-released biography of rodeo photographer Louise L. Serpa\, Never Don’t Pay Attention. Other books include Levi’s & Lace: Arizona Women Who Made History\, Amazing Girls of Arizona: True Stories of Young Pioneers\, Outlaw Tales of Arizona\, & Nevada Women: Remarkable Women Who Shaped History. Her work has been recognized by the AZ Newspapers Assn.\, AZ Books Publishers Assn.\, Natl. Federation of Press Women\, & the NV Women’s History Project. She is an American Studies magna cum laude graduate of ASU West.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-woman-who-shot-cowboys-rodeo-photographer-louise-l-serpa/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170601T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170601T183000
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SUMMARY:On the Arizona Frontier Ranch Medicine
DESCRIPTION:Once your family arrived in the west often there was not a doctor within miles. The medical care of the\nfamily landed in the hands of the family. Luckily\, it was soon learned that the plants held many secrets for\nsomeone who was ill. Chew a little willow bark for a headache\, pine needles are rich in vitamin C\, a spider\nweb will close up a cut\, and so much more. For this presentation a frontier medical bag is used to take and\nin depth look at illness and how it was treated in late 1800s Arizona. \nJody Drake was born and raised in Prescott Arizona and still calls it home. She is the Founding Director of\nBlue Rose Theater. The theater worked at the Sharlot Hall Museum in Prescott AZ for 18 years and has\nperformed throughout the state. Drake has been presenting Sharlot Hall to Arizona audiences for the last\n16 years. Her first person presentation is rich with poetry and the history of Sharlot Hall’s Arizona. She\nmixes the rich stories of the west with an enchanting combination of humor and fact. She is at ease with all\nage levels. Jody has presented for Ex-Governors Brewer\, Napolitono\, and Hull; as well as\, Sandra Day\nO’Connor\, Polly Rosenbom\, and Raoul Castro.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/on-the-arizona-frontier-ranch-medicine-3/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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SUMMARY:Meteorites Among Ancient Native American Cultures - Prescott
DESCRIPTION:The occurrence of meteorites on archaeological sites in North America has been known since the early 19th century. From the Hopewell culture in the eastern United States\, to the Polar Eskimo\, to the Indians in the American Southwest and northern Mexico\, meteorites have been found on these ancient sites. Much like meteorite hunters of today\, ancient Native American cultures actively engaged in meteorite collecting.  Although we cannot know if a meteorite fall was ever witnessed\, the discovery of meteorites  at ancient sites and the artifacts made from meteoric iron appeared to have been reserved for ceremonial purposes. \nKenneth Zoll is the Executive Director of the Verde Valley Archaeology Center in Camp Verde. He is also a volunteer docent at cultural heritage sites in the Coconino National Forest. He has conducted extensive fieldwork in cultural astronomy of the Southwest and is a certified instructor in cultural astronomy with the Arizona Archaeological Society. He is currently working with Arizona State University’s Center for Meteorite Studies on the use of meteorites among ancient Southwest cultures. Zoll is the author of several popular books on cultural astronomy and rock art in Central Arizona\, as well as several cultural astronomy articles in professional publications.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/meteorites-among-ancient-native-american-cultures-prescott/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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SUMMARY:Arizona’s Unsolved Mysteries - Prescott
DESCRIPTION:We are intrigued by unsolved mysteries\, because it would seem almost impossible for anyone to totally vanish from the face of the earth at any time. This is especially true in our day and age when a host of computer data tracks everyone; yet bodies do disappear with astonishing frequency. In some cases it may be presumed that people wished to disappear\, but then why? Even more unsettling is the realization that certain people may have gotten away with the perfect crime. Whether the unsolved mystery is more than a hundred years old or recent does not seem to make much difference. Perhaps the most enduring quality of an unsolved mystery is that it continues to haunt us. \nBesides teaching middle school Jane Eppinga is an author and member of Southern Arizona Authors\, National Federation of Press Women\, Society of Woman Geographers\, Southwestern Watercolor Guild\, Arizona Historical Society\, Pimeria Alta Historical Society\, Superstition Mountain Historical Society\, and Westerners International. She has a B.A. and B.S. from University of Arizona. Her latest books are Arizona Unsolved and Tucson Images of Modern of America. Finally\, Jane recently returned from China where she was invited to present a paper for the Pearl S. Buck Symposium.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/arizonas-unsolved-mysteries-prescott/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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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:Van Buren: Arizona's Sunset Strip - Prescott
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever believed in a street? That’s right\, a real belief in what a street stands for in the midst of a bustling city. Many recall the heyday of Van Buren Street\, linking Arizona\, California and New Mexico\, the only highway known in the early 1900’s. Neon lights\, bright\, colorful lodges\, hotels and motels\, proud to advertise swimming pools! Over the years\, Van Buren has offered everything imaginable\, including an insane asylum\, where Winnie Ruth Judd\, the trunk murderess\, spent much of her time. Tovrea Castle\, (the Wedding Cake) is still there. The Little Shop of Horrors\, Legend City\, and Bill Johnson’s Big Apple were all there. Get ready to share your Van Buren memories! \nStella Pope Duarte is described by Jacquelyn Mitchard as a “magical weaver with a sure hand and a pure heart\,” and praised by Ursula K. Leguin as an author who “will enlarge humanity.” Writing Through Revelations\, Visions and Dreams: The memoir of a writer’s soul\, is her most current work. Duarte has won honors and awards nationwide\, including a 2009 American Book Award\, a Pulitzer Prize nomination\, the Southwest Book of the Year Award\, and a nomination to Oprah’s Book Sense list. Inspired to write by a prophetic dream of her father\, she believes that writing\, like love\, begins within\, or it doesn’t start at all.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/van-buren-arizonas-sunset-strip-prescott/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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SUMMARY:The Life and Times of Tom Jeffords\, Friend of Cochise - Prescott
DESCRIPTION:Tom Jeffords grew up in Ashtabula\, OH\, without much education and was promoted to lake captain in his early twenties. The lure of making his fortune called Tom west to the Pike’s Peak Gold Rush\, the San Juan Rush and to the Colorado River. He scouted and was dispatch rider for the Army during the Civil War and was present at its bloodiest battle. After the war\, he prospected\, scouted and helped start Tucson’s mail service. Along the way\, he met Cochise\, then the most feared Apache chief\, and the two became friends so that he was able to guide General O.O. Howard to the chief and negotiate peace. \nDoug Hocking is an independent scholar who has completed advanced studies in American history\, ethnology and historical archaeology. He is a retired Army officer who has lived among the Jicarilla Apache and paisanos of the Rio Arriba (Northern New Mexico). He writes both fiction and history and is currently working on a biography of Tom Jeffords and has two historical novels in print: Massacre at Point of Rocks and Mystery of Chaco Canyon.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-life-and-times-of-tom-jeffords-friend-of-cochise-5/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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SUMMARY:“Armed with Our Language\, We Went to War:  The Navajo Code Talkers”
DESCRIPTION:During WWII a select group of young Navajo men enlisted in the Marines with a unique weapon. Using the Navajo language\, they devised a secret code that the enemy never deciphered.  For over 40 years a cloak of secrecy hung over the Code Talker’s service until the code was declassified and they were finally honored for their military contributions in the South Pacific by Presidents Reagan\, Bush\, and the Navajo Nation. The Code Talkers’ cultural background\, how the code was devised and used\, photos\, and how Navajo spiritual beliefs were used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) form this presentation. \nLaura Tohe is Diné/Navajo.  She is Sleepy Rock clan born for the Bitter Water clan. A librettist and an award-winning poet\, she has written 3 books of poetry\, edited a book of Native American Women writing\, and the oral history book\, Code Talker Stories. Her commissioned libretto\, Enemy Slayer\, A Navajo Oratorio made its world premiere in 2008 and was performed by The Phoenix Symphony.  She is Professor with Distinction in Indigenous Literature at Arizona State University and is the Poet Laureate of the Navajo Nation for 2015-2017.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/armed-with-our-language-we-went-to-war-the-navajo-code-talkers-10/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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SUMMARY:The Mighty Colorado River: From its Sources to the Sea
DESCRIPTION:Jim Turner has traced the Green and Colorado rivers from their beginnings as clear bubbling glacial springs high in the mountains\, then through roaring canyons in Utah\, Arizona\, and Nevada\, and finally to the salt flats in Mexico. Stunning photographs tell the story of the rivers’ two thousand miles of scenic wonders\, geography\, wildlife\, history\, recreation\, politics\, and local culture. \nBefore retiring from the Arizona Historical Society\, Jim Turner worked with more than 70 museums in every corner of the state. He is co-author of the 4th-grade textbook The Arizona Story\, and his pictorial history book\, Arizona: Celebration of the Grand Canyon State\, contains more than 530 images. Jim moved to Tucson in 1951\, earned a M.A. in U.S. history from the University of Arizona\, and has been researching and teaching Arizona history for more than 40 years.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-mighty-colorado-river-from-its-sources-to-the-sea-2/
LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ\, 86303\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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