Our fourth Centennial Saturday is geared towards one of the 5 c's of Arizona - Climate! During this workshop, Dr. Nancy J. Selover, state climatologist will present facts on Arizona's climate, what it was like 100 years ago when Gilbert was established, and how it has changed. She'll answer question about what drives climate change […]
Stephanie, an LMT at Willow Massage & Spa will present information on the benefits of massage therapy. She will focus on the various modalities and enhancements including hot stones, deep tissue, and Swedish massage. Stephanie has been practicing Massage Therapy since 2012 and specializes in the use of specific techniques to create a sympathetic response […]
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 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 […]
Greet the day with an invigorating Yoga practice under the front ramada of the Museum. Certified Yoga instructor Marilynn Igleski will guide participants through a variety of sun salutation and meditation practices. Marilynn has been teaching yoga for over 10 years with a primary focus on the Yoga of Well Being. Bring your own mat. […]
The patronymic naming system was used in all of Scandinavia. That means a Scandinavian's family name was formed by taking the first name of the natural father and adding "sen", "son", "sson", "datter", "dotter", or "dottir" to it. Because of this system there could be many people with very similar names. Join genealogy expert Carol […]
Heather Macre, Central Arizona Project board member, will discuss Arizona's water future and highlight the Colorado River and its impact on Arizona. Central Arizona Project (CAP) is Arizona's single largest resource for renewable water supplies. CAP is designed to bring about 1.5 million acre-feet of water from the Colorado River to Central and Southern Arizona […]
Our fifth Centennial Saturday is geared towards one of the 5 C's of Arizona - cattle! Author, local historian, President of the ASU Research Park and retired Vice President and Provost of ASU's east campus, Chuck Backus, will present facts about the cattle industry in Arizona. He will discuss what the industry was like 100 […]
Speaker Laverne Aitchison, from the Canadian Committee of the Mesa Family History Center, will assist program participants with uncovering their Canadian genealogy. She will provide tips and clues to use when researching your family from our "neighbors to the North". The Canada-US border officially known as the International Boundary, is the longest international border in […]
