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    • Navajo Long Walk

    • Navajo Long Walk

    • Navajo Long Walk, 1863-1867; Navajo Long Walk to Bosque Redondo (Ariz. And N.M.); Carleton, James Henry, 1814-1873; Carson, Christopher 1809-1863; Fort Sumner (N.M.); Fort Grant (Ariz.); Manuelito, Navajo chief, 1818-1893; Navajo History; Navajo...

    • 4th Grade

    • This two/three part lesson will introduce the main elements of the Navajo Long Walk during the period of 1864-1868. During Part I, students will gain information from teacher presentation and working in collaborative groups by reading adapted...
    • Oral History with Ace Bailey, February 15, 2011

    • Oral History with Ace Bailey, February 15, 2011

    • Bailey, Ace

    • Scottsdale (Ariz.); Architecture and tourism; Art, Municipal; Hotel Valley Ho (Scottsdale, Ariz.); Soleri, Paolo, 1919-

    • Ace Bailey is the owner of Ultimate Art and Cultural Tours. Through her company, Ms. Bailey runs guided tours throughout the Scottsdale community. Her tours take visitors through the many interesting landmarks in downtown Scottsdale. In this...
    • Oral History with Ruth Glass, January 13, 2011

    • Oral History with Ruth Glass, January 13, 2011

    • Glass, Ruth

    • Tucson (Ariz.); Animal rights activists; Cooperative stores; Political activists

    • Ruth Glass was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1920. As a young mother Ms. Glass moved to Tucson, Arizona for the benefit of her youngest son, who suffered from a debilitating asthma. This interview chronicles her life in Arizona. After years as...
    • Oral History with James Haboush, January 27, 2011

    • Oral History with James Haboush, January 27, 2011

    • Haboush, James

    • Mental Health-Arizona; Phoenix (Ariz.); Photography; Art

    • James C. Haboush is a an artist, a musician, and a writer who came to Phoenix from Los Angeles in 1986. Mr. Haboush has a mental illness and uses his interview to talk about the situation of the homeless and mentally ill in Phoenix, their...
    • Oral History with Karl Deffenbaugh, February 24, 2011

    • Oral History with Karl Deffenbaugh, February 24, 2011

    • Deffenbaugh, Karl

    • Superior (Ariz.); Mining; Agriculture; Cultural Diversity; Business

    • Karl Deffenbaugh was born and raised in Superior, Arizona, and has lived all of his life in Arizona. After retiring from the Sears Corporation, Mr. Deffenbaugh moved from Phoenix back to Superior. In this interview, Mr. Deffenbaugh tells about...
    • Oral History with Guillermo Matus and Mike Yourgules, December 7, 2010

    • Oral History with Guillermo Matus and Mike Yourgules, December 7, 2010

    • Matus, Guillermo; Yourgules, Mike

    • Patagonia (Ariz.); Mining camps--Arizona--History; Patagonia (Ariz.)--Biography; Mowry Mine (Ariz.); Patagonia Mine (Ariz.); Ranching--Arizona--History; Ghost towns--Arizona; Patagonia (Ariz.)--Social life and customs

    • Mike Yourgules and Guillermo “Memo” Matus are longtime residents of Patagonia. Both men grew up in the area, and have held various jobs throughout the region. In this interview, the two men talk about growing up and working in Santa Cruz...
    • Oral History with Doug Thaement, February 11, 2011

    • Oral History with Doug Thaement, February 11, 2011

    • Thaement, Doug

    • Horseshoeing; Museum of the Horse; Horseshoeing--History; Patagonia (Ariz.)--Biography; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Adobe buildings--Arizona

    • Doug Thamert is a longtime resident of Patagonia and owner of the local pool hall. For years, Mr. Thamert worked for Anne Stradling, as a blacksmith, in the Museum of the Horse in Patagonia. In this interview, he talks about the circumstances...
    • Oral History with Pat Call, March 16, 2011

    • Oral History with Pat Call, March 16, 2011

    • Call, Pat

    • Cochise County (Ariz.); Cochise County (Ariz.). Board of Supervisors; Cochise County (Ariz.). Dept. of Planning and Zoning; Sierra Vista (Ariz.); Fort Huachuca (Ariz.); Water rights--Arizona; Watershed management; San Pedro River Watershed (Mexico...

    • Pat Call is the District One Chairman of the Cochise County Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors is the governing and policy-making body of the Cochise County. Mr. Call is a long-time resident of Sierra Vista, who returned to the city in...
    • Oral History with Connie Bailey, May 20, 2011

    • Oral History with Connie Bailey, May 20, 2011

    • Bailey, Connie

    • Buckeye (Ariz.); General Federation of Women's Clubs;

    • Connie Bailey is the former president of the Buckeye Women’s Club and Executive Director of the Buckeye Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Bailey talks of her personal history. In her interview she discusses the history of Buckeye, Arizona and the Buckeye...
    • Oral History with Betty Jo Benton, March 8, 2011

    • Oral History with Betty Jo Benton, March 8, 2011

    • Benton, Betty Jo
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    • Betty Jo Benton spent her early years in Phoenix before moving to California. She relates her mother’s time as a violinist with the predecessor to the Phoenix Symphony. Mrs. Benton moved back to the city in 1949 with her husband, Robert Benton,...
    • Oral History with Martha Bruemmer, April 19, 2011

    • Oral History with Martha Bruemmer, April 19, 2011

    • Bruemmer, Martha

    • Gadsden (Ariz.); San Luis (Ariz.); Yuma County (Ariz.); Post Offices--Arizona--Gadsden; Sharecropper; School buses--anecdotes;

    • Martha Jane Bruemmer and family have been long time residents of Gadsden, Arizona. Ms. Bruemmer's paternal grandparents, the Guthries, settled in Gadsden in 1919 as sharecroppers. Ms. Bruemmer's maternal grandparents, the Hughes, moved to Gadsden...

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