A service of Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State. Arizona Memory Project

Add or remove other collections to your search:



A Celebration of the Human Spirit - Japanese-American Relocation Camps in AZ
Adjutants General of Arizona
Alpine Area Family History Preservation Project
American Flag Ranch and Acadia Ranch - The Story of Oracle's Post Offices
AMP Training
 

Narrow your search by:



You've searched:

All Collections
  • All fields: Pioneers
(491 results)



Display: 20

    • 1987 Flagstaff City Directory

    • 1987 Flagstaff City Directory

    • Johnson Publishing Co.

    • Flagstaff (Ariz.)--City directories; Flagstaff (Ariz.)--Telephone directories; Flagstaff (Ariz.) History

    • The 1987 Flagstaff City Directory. Covers Flagstaff and presents a slice of life at that time, including a brief history of Flagstaff and demographics, local attractions, clubs and organizations. They correlate with a Street and Avenue Guide...
    • 1988 Flagstaff City Directory

    • 1988 Flagstaff City Directory

    • Johnson Publishing Co.

    • Flagstaff (Ariz.)--City directories; Flagstaff (Ariz.)--Telephone directories; Flagstaff (Ariz.) History

    • The 1988 Flagstaff City Directory. Covers Flagstaff and presents a slice of life at that time, including a brief history of Flagstaff and demographics, local attractions, clubs and organizations. They correlate with a Street and Avenue Guide...
    • 1989 Flagstaff City Directory

    • 1989 Flagstaff City Directory

    • Johnson Publishing Co.

    • Flagstaff (Ariz.)--City directories; Flagstaff (Ariz.)--Telephone directories; Flagstaff (Ariz.) History

    • The 1989 Flagstaff City Directory. Covers Flagstaff and presents a slice of life at that time, including a brief history of Flagstaff and demographics, local attractions, clubs and organizations. They correlate with a Street and Avenue Guide...
    • 1989 Flagstaff Business Directory

    • 1989 Flagstaff Business Directory

    • Johnson Publishing Co.

    • Flagstaff (Ariz.)--City directories; Flagstaff (Ariz.)--Telephone directories; Flagstaff (Ariz.) History

    • The 1989 Flagstaff Classified Business Directory. A list of area businesses arranged according to products and services.
    • The Abraham James family

    • The Abraham James family

    • Unknown

    • Pioneers--Arizona--Sedona

    • The Abraham James family moved to lower Oak Creek (Page Springs) in 1878 and then to Sedona in 1879. Land was not being surveyed yet, so they could only claim 'squatters rights' on the creekside site they chose in 1879. They were the first to...
    • Learning Packet: Genius

    • Learning Packet: Genius

    • Sonoran Heritage and Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library)

    • Creative ability; Creative ability -- Bibliography; Genius; Women -- Southwest, New -- Bibliography.

    • "Genius" is a learning packet created to instruct how connecting with our surroundings develops new forms of expression and success. Includes articles, exercises, posters, and event bulletins from the year of publication.
    • First families' children at school, approximately 1893

    • First families' children at school, approximately 1893

    • Unknown

    • Pioneers--Arizona--Sedona

    • The first class of students at the first school in the area was representative of the few families living up and down the creek. It was not unlike a classroom today with its ethnic mix. Back row: Erwin Schuerman, Sarah Huckaby, Jim Huckaby,...
    • Learning Packet: Destiny

    • Learning Packet: Destiny

    • Sonoran Heritage and Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library)

    • Urbanization -- Arizona -- Tucson; Utopias -- Bibliography; Chinese -- Mexico -- History; Chinese -- Arizona -- History; Tucson (Ariz.) -- Maps.

    • "Destiny" is a learning packet designed to educate the user in the history of and the way that our surroundings develop and adapt over time. This packet contains articles and exercises about this topic. Included in the packet but not scanned is the...
    • The James' place along Oak Creek, about 1890

    • The James' place along Oak Creek, about 1890

    • Unknown

    • Pioneers--Arizona--Sedona

    • The Jameses built cabins, a corral and a ditch on their land (today's Copper Cliffs). Unfortunately, Abraham did not live to enjoy the property, dying in 1881. His widow, Margaret, and son, Bill, lived there but did not homestead or take title. ...
    • Frank & Nancy Owenby

    • Frank & Nancy Owenby

    • Unknown

    • Pioneers--Arizona--Sedona

    • The Owenbys arrived from Texas in 1893 to homestead along the west side of Oak Creek, where the bridge crosses today. Their first filing was found to be in error so they had to re-file. They were the first in Sedona to 'patent' their homestead...
    • The Purtymun family with grandpa Bear Howard

    • The Purtymun family with grandpa Bear Howard

    • Unknown

    • Pioneers--Arizona--Sedona

    • The Purtymuns moved into Oak Creek Canyon (today Junipine) in the early 1880s. Again they cleared the land. They built a large log house and an irrigation ditch and planted a fruit orchard. In the early 1900s, Steven and Martha divorced and he...
    • Heinrich and Dorette Schuerman

    • Heinrich and Dorette Schuerman

    • Unknown

    • Pioneers--Arizona--Sedona

    • The Schuermans came to Oak Creek in 1884 to take possession of a 160 acre farm deeded to them in payment of a $500 debt. These two 'city kids' built an irrigation ditch, planted an orchard and a vineyard and became successful in their new...
    • The Schuerman House at Red Rock before it burned

    • The Schuerman House at Red Rock before it burned

    • Unknown

    • Pioneers--Arizona--Sedona

    • The Schuermans lived in a nice wood home that stood on their new property when they arrived. Unfortunately, it burned down in 1900 with all their possessions except a few pieces of old furniture and a few things from Dorette's trousseau. To...
    • The Thompson family in front of house

    • The Thompson family in front of house

    • Unknown

    • Pioneers--Arizona--Sedona

    • The Thompson family consisted of seven sons and two daughters. All nine of the siblings lived to adulthood, which was unusual in those days. The youngest child was 6 years old when Jim died and Maggie was left to raise her large family alone.
    • Learning Packet: Shelter

    • Learning Packet: Shelter

    • Sonoran Heritage and Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library)

    • Cities and towns -- Arizona -- Tucson -- History; Tucson (Ariz.) -- History;

    • The "Shelter" learning packet is a series of articles and activities designed to explore how the structures we build reflect our culture and environment. By examining history and architecture we can see how our own community developed and create a...
    • Fish Family History, Part 1

    • Fish Family History, Part 1

    • Fish, Rollin

    • Oral histories; Arizona History; Navajo County (Ariz.); Biography; Lakeside (Ariz.); Mormon pioneers -- Arizona -- biographies; Sawmills -- accidents; Sawmills -- Arizona;

    • This interview of Rollin Fish, Ferrel Fish's father, was conducted by Barry Richens, a Northland Pioneer College instructor, in 1977. Rollin is a son of one of the six original Mormon families to settle Lakeside, Arizona. He tells about his...
    • Joseph H. Richards Diary, 1876.

    • Joseph H. Richards Diary, 1876.

    • Richards, Joseph H.

    • Mormons; Pioneers; Missionaries; Diaries

    • This is a typed version of the diary of Joseph H. Richards, created while Richards was on a mission to Arizona in 1876. The typed version was created by George S. Tanner.
    • Our Trip to Arizona from Missouri.

    • Our Trip to Arizona from Missouri.

    • Smith, Benjamin A.

    • Wagons; Pioneers; Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona

    • This is an account of Benjamin A. Smith's migration from Missouri to Arizona in 1887 with his family in search of better wages.
    • Zoeleen "Zoe" McLain Blain - Oral History

    • Zoeleen "Zoe" McLain Blain - Oral History

    • Blain, Norma Zoeleen "Zoe" McLain

    • Blain, Zoeleen "Zoe" McLain --Singing --Yodeler --Yodeling --Miss Prescott Pageant --Miss Arizona Pageant

    • This is an oral history interview with Zoeleen "Zoe" McLain Blain (b. July 17, 1922 and d. May 11, 2000) from Prescott, Arizona. Zoe Blain discusses being a regular child-singer attraction, c. 1930s, in the weekly community sings at the Prescott...

QuickView

Display a larger image and more item information when the pointer pauses over a thumbnail
on off
 

Layout options:

Thumbnail with title
Grid with smaller thumbnails and more detail
Select the collections to add or remove from your search
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
 
OK
Select the collections to add or remove from your search
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
 
OK