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 […]
Coping with grief can be difficult, but even more so during the holidays. Presented by Thomas Arbaugh, a bi-vocationally trained Counselor and Chaplain who specializes in grief and loss, this program is designed to teach, provide practical tools, and encourage healing. If you or someone you know is journeying through the wilderness of grief, or […]
Join guest speakers, Julie Jacobs of Windhorse Counseling and Anu Marrott-Ware of Holistic Mental Health for a discussion about integrative medicine and preventing and treating common mental health problems. They each have recently completed certification as Mental Health Integrative Medicine Providers and will share information abut effective and affordable evidence-based holistic approaches to help you […]
Our sixth Centennial Saturday is geared towards one of the 5 C's of Arizona-citrus! During this workshop you will learn how to plant and successfully grow a variety of citrus tress. Learn from experienced arborist, A.J Alaniz, the correct planting techniques to use, as well as tips that will help give your newly planted trees […]
