PHOENIX – Dr. Todd Bostwick will present a talk, "Ancient Waterways of Life: Hohokam Irrigation Systems of the Salt River Valley," as part of the State of Arizona Research Library’s 2021 Arizona Author Series. The talk is at 1 p.m., Wednesday, April 21, and...
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Monday, April 12, 2021
PHOENIX – The Arizona Capitol Museum is excited to announce a brand-new virtual series, “Women of Color Leading Arizona." Sponsored by the Arizona Capitol Museum Guild, the series will consist of three events focusing on women of color and the impact they...
Thursday, April 1, 2021
PHOENIX – Once an area replete with ranches, cotton fields, and citrus orchards, Scottsdale grew rapidly during World War II. Between the pilots training at Thunderbird II Airfield and the construction of the Motorola plant, families flocked to the city....
Friday, March 12, 2021
PHOENIX – The Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board and the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records are pleased to present the first Arizona Genealogy Day, a free, virtual event on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Space is limited. Visit...
Friday, March 5, 2021
PHOENIX – In partnership with Arizona Highways, a project to digitize nearly 100 years of the world-renown magazine is now complete. The Arizona Highways Online collection begins with the very first issue from July 1921, when it was a newsletter for staff of...
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
PHOENIX – The Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State, awarded 18 tribal and public libraries CARES Act funding, made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
CARES Act funding from...
Thursday, February 25, 2021
PHOENIX – From 1971 to 1973, Horace Eddy Owens represented Maricopa County in the Arizona Legislature. Three years later, he co-founded the Arizona Black Dispatch with three others to replace the defunct Phoenix Black Dispatch. A headline on the first...
Thursday, February 18, 2021
PHOENIX – Professor Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert will present a talk, "Hopi Runners: Crossing the Terrain between Indian and American" as part of the State of Arizona Research Library’s 2021 Arizona Author Series. The talk is at 1 p.m., Wednesday, February 24,...
Thursday, February 18, 2021
PHOENIX – A partnership with the Sedona Historical Society and the State of Arizona Research Library has resulted in over 20 years of the Red Rock News and Sedona Red Rock News newspapers now being available online. The still-running newspaper covered news...
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
PHOENIX – Following a historic 2020 election cycle, Arizona is now reporting more than 4.7 million registered voters in the state.
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