Sowing the Seeds of Place
by Bob Sharp What can be done about the pressing problem of balancing conservation and development? How can we integrate quality human settlement patterns into the natural world? Here in […]
Arizona’s Spanish and Mexican Land Grants
by Jim Turner Beginning in the late 1600s, what is now Arizona was settled by New Spain (Mexico). The Spaniards used a “cross and sword” method, combining religious conversion with […]
AZ Speaks Highlight: Elena Díaz Björkquist
This October, experience Día de los Muertos: A Celebration of Life and Death Elena Díaz Björkquist is a writer, historian, and artist based in Tucson, Arizona, but originally of Morenci, […]
The U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps in Arizona
Guest post by Arizona Humanities speaker Elsie Szecsy How do we know when a historical account is complete? When do we know that we have enough information to draw accurate […]
AZ SPEAKS Highlight: Brenda Brandt
From China to Mexico: A Journey of Decorative Arts in Sun City on Tuesday, September 16 Brenda Brandt holds a Ph.D. from Florida State University. She is a published author […]
The Eagle and the Archaeologists: The Lindberghs’ 1929 Southwest Aerial Survey
Guest post from Arizona Humanities Speaker Erik Berg In the summer of 1929, aviator and world celebrity Charles Lindbergh walked unexpectedly into a small camp of archaeologists working in a […]
Bring a Speaker To Your Town
Speakers available for fall and winter programming Calling all libraries, non-profits, museums, community centers, and others! While summer heat and monsoons are still here, don’t delay booking speakers for fall […]
Speaker Highlight: Marshall Shore
Signs of the Times: The Golden Age of Neon in Arizona, at the Goodyear Total Wine & More, July 29 Marshall Shore is Arizona’s Hip Historian. His passion is uncovering […]
AZ Speaks/Speakers Bureau Highlight: W. James Burns
We Must Grow Our Own Artists presentation at La Posada Hotel in Winslow, June 21st W. James Burns is the Executive Director at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenburg, […]
Free Educational Program for K-12 Schools
Speakers in the Schools brings humanities scholars right into the classroom Even though school is out for the summer (not “forever,” as Alice Cooper would say!), curriculum planning never takes […]
