Month: January 2022

Martha Burton Woodhead Williamson was a prolific writer and scholar, and documented her 1895 trip to the Grand Canyon with enthusiasm.

Dr. Elliot Ladd Coues was truly a “Renaissance” man, serving as an Army doctor, naturalist, historian, ornithologist (study of birds) and author.

Did you know many streets at the VA Medical Center in Prescott are named for important people?

Martha Rebecca Yount, an independent spirit as a youth, became a trail blazer for other women.

For Dennis A. Burke, the words “Go West, young man” became the impetus he needed to leave his home and follow his dreams in the young town of Prescott.

In the late 1800s, Prescott rang in the new year with dances, courting, family visits, and more.