Rose Mofford made history as Arizona’s first female governor.
After decades of public service, she assumed office in 1988 with a mandate to restore stability and public trust in state government.
#WomensHistory #ArizonaHistory
March is #WomensHistoryMonth! To honor women who have shaped Arizona's history, AHS historians have curated this playlist of recorded history talks. From the infamous to the everyday, explore stories of amazing Arizona women!
View the playlist here: bit.ly/3OOuKpO
#ArizonaHistory #HistoryPlaylist
Happy Valentine's (and Statehood) Day! 💘 🌵
These charming Valentine's postcards from 1906 and 1908 are part of the Arizona Historical Society's archives. Two of them were sent in 1906 to a young boy named Harold Goderey.
Which one is your favorite? 💌
#ValentinesDay #ArizonaHistory #Archiveslove
He later became the state’s first Black assistant attorney general and first Black judge.
#BlackHistoryMonth #ArizonaHistory #CivilRights
Rainbow Forest along the Giant Logs Trail in the Petrified Forest of Arizona. Photo by the National Park Service.
Snow on the Painted Desert by Dave Alexander, 2015.
🌵On Dec 8, 1906, the Petrified Forest became a National Monument! Then, on December 9, 1962, the Painted Desert was added, and it became a National Park. Today, it is home to Arizona’s past, preserved in stone.
Explore more: www.legendsofamerica.com/az-petrified...
#OnThisDay #ArizonaHistory
Cajigas et al. 2025. Test pit 1 south profile (A). Terrace wall is to the right. In west wall profile (B), profile faces the terrace wall.
Terraces and towns—what do soils teach us about history? New research by Cajigas et al. reveals how the hilltop village on Tumamoc Hill may have been an early monumental site. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #SonoranDesert #Arizona #ArizonaHistory #SouthwestHistory
#OnThisDay of Arizona history, Tucson launched a drive in 1929 for funds to preserve historic Fort Lowell but money was tight and the effort ended with the building of an adobe wall. This undated photo shows the ruins of the fort.
📸: c. 1920s, Buehman Studios, REF: B113637
#ArizonaHistory #Tucson
📸: c. 1930s, REF #: 44077
#ArizonaHistory #Cowboys #vintagephotography
The Arizona Heritage Center will be temporarily closed from November 10, 2025 to January 5, 2026, for major repairs following recent storms that caused flooding and infrastructure damage throughout the museum.
#ArizonaHeritageCenter #TempeAZ #ArizonaHistory #PreserveArizona #AHS
Happy #NationalCatDay! 🐾 Meet Roy Blue and Lawrence from Tombstone, AZ — though we aren't entirely sure who's who! We'll let you decide which one's the cat. 🐱
📸: c. 1920s-1930s, REF: 100-0006204
#ArizonaHistory #HistoricalCats
#OnThisDay of AZ History in 1933, Isabella Greenway was elected Arizona's first female member of Congress. This 1932 photo shows Greenway at the Democratic Convention in Chicago where she was Democratic National Committeewoman for Arizona.
📸REF: 10882
#ArizonaHistory #Womenshistory
☕Happy #InternationalCoffeeDay
Coffee breaks have long fueled AZ's history of ranching & riding. This photo shows riders on the trail near Tubac, having coffee before heading into the Coronado National Forest.
📸: Western Ways Collection REF:100-0001820
#ArizonaHistory #WesternWays #Cowboys #Coffee
Grand Canyon Airlines publicity shot near the Navajo Reservation.
📸: 1929, The Ruth Reinhold Aviation Collection, REF: RRA-AMP071
#ArizonaHistory #aviation #Navajo
Today is Sandra Day O'Connor Civics Celebration Day! ⚖
📸: c. 1955, young Sandra Day O'Connor in an apartment in Frankfort, Germany, PP MS 42_Day Family Collection, REF: 100-0002688
#ArizonaHistory #SandraDayOConnor #CivicsCelebrationDay #WomensHistory
Indigenous peoples have lived on this land since time immemorial. Their stories continue to shape Arizona today.
📸: 1938, Navajo Indians carding wool and rug weaving in Native summer Hogan, REF: 100-0006131
#NativeAmericanDay #ArizonaHistory #IndigenousPeoplesHistory
Missed our Summer History Talks? ☀📚
Good News— you can now watch the full series for free on YouTube!
Start watching here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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#ArizonaHistory #VirturalProgram #SpanishperiodinArizona
#OnThisDay of Arizona history in 1926, the Tucson Landmarks Association acquired the site of the Wishing Shrine, or El Tiradito, on Main Street. This undated photo shows a woman sitting in front of the shrine.
📸: c. 1920s, REF: 27597
#ArizonaHistory #ElTiradito #WishingShrine #Tucson
✨Explore Tucson's Story✨
In honor of Tucson's 250+ years of history, we've created three digital collections that celebrate the landscapes, people, and lives that have shaped the Old Pueblo
#ArizonaHistory #Tucson #Tucson250 #TucsonHistory #OldPueblo #HistoricTucson #TucsonLife
#OnThisDay of Arizona history in 1956, Grunewald-Adams Jewelers celebrated its 60th anniversary in Tucson. This undated photo show husband and wife Arthur and Abbey Grunewald in their store.
📸: c. 1950s, REF: MS1298B3F32
#ArizonaHistory #SmallBusinesses #Tucson
📢 New Exhibit Opening
"Los Desconocidos: The Migrant Quilt Project" will now open tomorrow, September 9, at the Arizona Heritage Center!
#ArizonaHistory #ArizonaHeritageCenter #MigrantQuiltProject #LosDesconocidos #Museumexhibit #QuiltArt #ArtExhibit
All set up at the Arizona Department of Education Office of Indian Affairs Annual Summit! 🌵📚 Stop by to learn all about National History Day and how students across America are bringing history to life through research, performance, and creativity.
#ArizonaHistory #NHDArizona #NationalHistoryDay
✨ Sneak peek inside our newest exhibit, Los Desconocidos: The Migrant Quilt Project, opening next week September 9, 2025.
#MigrantQuiltProject #ArizonaHistory #LosDesconocidos #QuiltingStories #ExhibitOpening
🧵 On this Labor Day, we honor the long struggle for workers' rights & labor advocacy. One of the most striking episodes in Arizona and U.S. labor history is the Bisbee Deportation of 1917.
📸: 100-0003521
#ArizonaHistory #LaborDay #Workersrights #laboradvocacy #BisbeeDeportation
#OnThisDay of Arizona History in 1929, the airship Graf Zeppelin sailed over Tucson on its around-the-world journey. Citizens watched from their rooftops as the bells of St. Augustine Cathedral were rung.
📸: 08/27/1929, REF: BN204683
#ArizonaHistory #GrafZeppelin
✨ Tucson 250 Spotlight ✨
As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of Tucson’s founding, here’s one of the wildest and most baffling stories from the city’s past.
#Tucson250 #ArizonaHistory #TucsonArtifacts #AZHistoryMuseum
Montezuma Castle Cliff Dwellings
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#m44photography #arizona #sinaguapeople #sinaguahistory #arizonahistory #montezumascastlenationalmonument #momtezumascastle #campverdeaz #campverde #verdevalley #divine_deserts #puresw
ON THIS DAY (July 20, 1912)
The 2nd of two large meteors fell, only 8 months and 150 miles apart! THE STORY:
"2 Large Meteor Strikes Within 8 Months & 150 Miles!"
prescottazhistory.blogspot.com/2017/11/2-la...
#PrescottAZHistory #Meteors #Meteorolgy #Arizona #ArizonaHistory #OTD #OnThisDay
PIC OF THE DAY!
There wasn't much to Cordes Junction when I-17 passed through in 1965:
#OldPhotos #PrescottAZHistory #Arizona #ArizonaHistory
Discover the inspiring story of Arizona's first woman lawyer in our latest editorial review of "A New York Lady in Helldorado". Uncover the layers behind the legendary characters of the OK Corral! Read more: wix.to/54ibChe #ArizonaHistory #WomenInLaw
#Onthisday of Arizona History in 1958, the Tohono O'odham people were engaged in their traditional harvest of saguaro fruit which they call bahidaj.
📸: c. 1950s, Western Ways Features Service, REF: MS1255F408
#ArizonaHistory #saguaro #saguarofruit
