Arizona Memory Project

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...

Mapping Arizona with Primary Sources
Mapping and Geography.
Grade 7; with modifications could be used for lower grades.
This lesson will utilize geography skills by having the students create a resource map of Arizona using primary source documents, then creating a final project that may include a travel journal, storytelling, newspaper, or PowerPoint/Keynote and as...

Oral History with Hank Diaz, May 13, 2011
Diaz, Hank
Hank Diaz is the founder and owner of Buena Health and Fitness Center in Sierra Vista, Arizona. In this interview Mr. Diaz talks about how he got involved in body building competitions after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps in the 1950s. He...

Oral History with Janie Ellis, April 12, 2011
Ellis, Janie
Janie Ellis was born in 1942 to George and Rachel (Murdock) Ellis. Her parents founded the Cattle Track Arts Compound in Scottsdale, Arizona. Ms. Ellis talks about the many artists who have spent time at Cattle Track. She also talks about her...

Oral History with Dirk Frauenfelder, Betty Jo Penny, and Caroline Jessen, May 23, 2011
Frauenfelder, Dick; Penny, Betty Jo; Jessen, Caroline
Yuma County (Ariz.); Gadsden (Ariz.); San Luis (Ariz.); Homesteading; Farming; Agricultural laborers--Arizona
The Frauenfelder and Lott families settled in Gadsden and southern Yuma County in the early 1900s. The Frauenfelder came in 1920 and the Lotts in 1912. They describe growing up along the border with Mexico, and how they worked in the fields and...

Oral History with Louis Gradias, April 19, 2011
Gradias, Louis
Yuma County (Ariz.); Gadsden (Ariz.); Bracero Program; Agricultural laborers--Arizona; San Luis (Ariz.); Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993; Mexican Americans--Arizona
Louie Gradias was born and raised in Gadsden. His mother was born in Gadsden in 1918 and met and married his father in 1938. They settled in Gadsden, built their own house and farmed the land. Mr. Gradias remembers attending Gadsden Elementary...

Oral History with Martha Gayle, February 23, 2011
Gayle, Martha
Buckeye (Ariz.); Prisoner of War camps; World War Two; Buckeye Union High School District (Maricopa County, Ariz.)
Martha Gayle was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 1, 1932. As a child she moved to Buckeye, Arizona with her parents, both of whom were school teachers. After attending Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina and working in California...

Oral History with Gertrude Lopez, April 9, 2011
Lopez, Gertrude
Gertrude "Gertie" Lopez is Tohono O'odham. She was born in 1959 on the Pima Reservation in Sacaton, Arizona and grew up on the Tohono O'odham Reservation. Ms. Lopez talks about her family and life on the reservation, including music, food,...

Oral History with David and Nancy MacCollum, May 16, 2011
MacCollum, David V., 1923- ; MacCollum, Nancy
David and Nancy MacCollum talk about growing up in Oregon before moving to Arizona in 1963. Mr. and Mrs. MacCollum talk about moving to Arizona and the changes that have occurred in the last 50 years around Sierra Vista, Arizona. Mr. MacCollum...

Oral History with Susan Medlock, April 11, 2011
Medlock, Susan
Susan (Bailey) Medlock has spent almost her entire life around Superior, Arizona. In this interview she talks about the people and businesses she knew while growing up in Superior. Mrs. Medlock talks about her parents, James and Lucille (Coffee)...

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
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
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
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 Basilio Aja, March 3, 2011
Aja, Basilio; Aja, Irene
Buckeye (Ariz.); Sheep--Arizona; Ash Fork (Ariz.)
Basilio Aja has been a resident of Buckeye, Arizona for sixty years. In his interview he talks of his childhood, education, and family. Both of his parents immigrated from Spain. Mr. Aja discusses his family’s involvement in the sheep industry...

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...

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