While Arizona’s past is peppered with famous figures, a pair of graves are among the few reminders that ordinary people like Wales and Sarah Arnold lived here.
Twenty casualties of the Vietnam War were from Yavapai County. Lieutenant Commander Dennis Stanley Pike is still listed Missing in Action.
Fifty years ago, the city of Prescott welcomed a Hollywood film crew and helped make a Western classic.
Summer of 1895 proved to be a watershed season for Prescott women when a leader in the women’s movement came to town, provided fresh inspiration, and set them on a new track.
Who would be crazy enough to hire a sports commentator who did not know the difference between a box score and a boxcar? Lyle Abbott, city editor of the “Arizona Republican,” that’s who.
The idea was to offer a one-day event where audiences could enjoy the legend and lore of the wild West. It grew…
What do a gila monster, a lover’s quarrel, and an ill-advised “shortcut” have in common? Just ask Angie Mitchell, schoolteacher.
In 1907, the New York Times estimated that Clark, namesake for Arizona town Clarkdale, was richer than oilman John D. Rockefeller. What became of his massive fortune?
On July 23, 1914, Frances Willard Munds announced that she would seek a nomination for State senator…a right made possible by her own efforts as leader of the Votes for Women campaign.
When Hopi artisans were taught silverwork in the 1890s, their pieces were indistinguishable from Navajo or Zuni work—something that would change with the arrival of Dr. Harold and Mary-Russell Colton.
