The Wallace & Ladmo show is truly an Arizona icon. The show had a remarkable 35+ year run on local television station KPHO - TV5 in Phoenix. It was eventually seen all over Arizona, northern Mexico and towns in California that were near the Arizona border. The show was even briefly syndicated in Los Angeles […]
The story of the caboose includes both historic and current railroad industry issues such as safety, labor unions and evolving technology. Those little red cars constitute microcosms of railroading history. Join us and historian Fred Friedman for this virtual engaging lecture on the creation, use and demise of the "crummy" or "doghouse" as the caboose […]
Arizona played a significant role during World War II, especially in the air. Airports began popping up across Arizona as the nation prepared for war. These airports and facilities trained hundreds of thousands of pilots and planted the seeds for aviation businesses that we see today. Arizona historian Steve Hoza will take you through this […]
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
The Federalist Papers is a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison between October 1787 and May 1788 and were written to urge New […]
Have a case of the Mondays? Join instructor Ginger Smith as she guides the class on relaxation techniques and muscle conditioning. Ginger is a certified yoga and group fitness instructor and her training includes restorative & yin flow, yoga & weights, and chair yoga. Her classes incorporate movement, breathing, and emotional balance. Open to all […]
Major League Baseball teams have been training in Arizona for more than a century, starting with sporadic training sessions and barnstorming games and evolving into the modern Cactus League. Join Arizona historian Kevin Schindler for this virtual presentation about the evolution of Cactus League Baseball in the Valley. Registration is required.
In this part one of a two a part series Luann Lennox of TequilaSnobs will walk you through the growing, harvesting, baking, making and aging of the Southwest’s favorite beverage—tequila! Did you know that the Mayas & Aztecs were the first to make a beverage from the great agave plant? Luann Lennox (your Tequila Conocedora) […]
Names have an origin and meaning. Throughout history, naming practices have varied around the world, and in recent history, some names have gone in and out of favor. In this workshop, participants will write about their own names, or the names of family members to explore what we know about them and how we feel […]
In this workshop, attendees will write questions for a conversation you would like to have with an ancestor. Some may even take the next step and invent a dialog with that person. For example, it could be a conversation with an ancestor who immigrated to the United States in the 1800’s. Or it could be […]
