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| A Dream of Arizona | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC08-07 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: In collaboration with historic and cultural organizations, author and documentary film producer Allen Abel will travel across Arizona seeking unique stories of Arizonans for inclusion in two illustrated companion volumes, Arizona 1912 and Arizona 2012, to be published in advance of the Centennial. |
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| Arizona Centennial Musical Compositions | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC13-09 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project includes the creation of two Centennial musical compositions, a band piece and choral music piece. Both pieces will be appropriate for high school, college or community bands and will be made available free of charge to any performing group or ensemble that wishes to perform either piece. |
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| Arizona Centennial Theatre Foundation | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC08-08 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Each decade of Arizona 's first century will be defined in a series of 10 original Arizona plays by local actor-playwright-humorist Ben Tyler. |
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| Arizona Centennial Quilt Project | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC11-09 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A quilting project to observe Arizona 's Centennial that includes a fabric competition, a quilt challenge, the creation of a quilt depicting scenes from Arizona history by the Arizona quilting community, and a traveling exhibition of selected challenge quilts will tour state and national quilt shows and museums. |
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| Arizona HistoryMakers | ||||
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project comprises more than 150 hours of oral history interviews of 58 influential Arizonans honored by the Historical League, Inc. for their contributions to the culturalal fabric of Arizona . Complete manuscripts of all oral histories will be available on the Historical Leagues' website. A Centennial Video "IN OUR OWN WORDS Reflections and Recollections" will be produced based on these interviews. |
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| Arizona Historic Cemeteries | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC04-08 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A comprehensive database containing, archival research, completed inventory forms and oral histories of known historic cemeteries in Arizona will be created, based on the field work of volunteers with the Pioneers' Cemetery Association. |
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| Arizona Living History Presentations | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC01-08 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A dozen or more historic dramatizations of the lives of significant Arizona characters will be researched, written and available for presentation by the Phoenix Chapter of the Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge. |
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| Arizona Glass Plate Negatives | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC02-09 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: In collaboration with the Arizona Memory Project, the Arizona History Foundation will curate an online photographic exhibit. Using nationally accepted descriptive standards, the project includes cleaning, cataloging, and housing Arizona History Foundation glass plate collections, totaling more than 5,000 images. |
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| Arizona Memory Project | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC03-06 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Rich collections from Arizona libraries, archives, museums, historical societies and other cultural institutions are being digitized and stored online by Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records for the use and enjoyment of Arizonans for all time. |
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| Arizona Newspapers 1880-1912 | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC13-08 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A statewide partnership, funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), is digitizing the major territorial newspapers from across the state in order to make them available through Arizona Memory Project, the U. S. Library of Congress and the NEH National Digital Newspaper Program Web site. |
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| Arizona State Greats Biography Series | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC07-08 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Former Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, Arizona's first Latino Governor Raul Castro and beloved former Governor Rose Mofford are among the 10 or more famous Arizonans to be featured in biographies written by the author to enrich the learning of Arizona history for fourth through seventh graders. |
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| Arizona State Hospital, 1912 Administration Building | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC17-08 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The 1912 Mahoney Administration Building is unique in that it is one of few remaining government buildings dating back to 1912. It also represents the first institutional commission for the architectural engineering firm of Lescher & Kibbey, a prolific company responsible for many significant buildings throughout Arizona . As the second oldest remaining structure on the Arizona State Hospital campus and one of the earliest remaining examples of Mission Revival-style architecture in Phoenix, t he Arizona State Hospital will stabilize and rehabilitate the 1912 Mahoney Administration Building to be a mixed-use public facility containing a visitors' information and welcome center, interpretive exhibits, and possibly a medical research library. |
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| Arizona State Railroad Museum | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC01-07 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Slated for a beautiful 16-acre park in Williams, Arizona, a 106,500 square-foot museum will memorialize the cultural and ethnic diversity of Arizona's people using as a backdrop the 76 railroads that since the mid-1800s developed and continue to sustain virtually every aspect of the state's economy by featuring railroad engine houses and shops, interpretive exhibits, archives, an art gallery, meeting rooms, interactive computer facilities, a 500 seat auditorium and an outdoor amphitheatre. |
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| Arizona Stories | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC031 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Multiple aspects of Arizona's culture and history will be featured in a multimedia project, including at least 28 hours of original content for television documentaries, DVDs, a Web site and educational materials for broadcast and publication during 2012. |
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| Arizona Voices | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC12-08 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Researchers and musicians from Territorial Brass will search the state over for music and stories that describe Arizona 's journey to statehood, and then create an audio compact disc of the collection for distribution across Arizona. |
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| Arizona Women's Hall of Fame - 100 Years of Arizona Women | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC18-08 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Women's Hall of Fame is dedicated to sharing the stories of women, the stories of their struggles, their accomplishments and contributions to our community, heritage and freedom. It strives to educate society about the great women of Arizona's past and to make a more complete record of Arizona history by including stories of a group whose tremendous achievements have sometimes been overlooked. The Women's Hall of Fame is on display at the Carnegie Center, near the Capitol Mall. |
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| Arizona Women's Heritage Trail | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC02-07 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Launched in early fall 2005 by a coalition of Arizona agencies and women's organizations, 17 initial sites have been selected throughout Arizona to recognize the individual and group achievements of Arizona women. Eventually, the Trail will boast 100 sites that Arizonans will be able to explore via walking and driving tours, traveling exhibitions and virtual tours. |
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| Becoming Arizona | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC03-08 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: An online “cyperpedia” of essays, lesson plans, and digitized collections regarding Arizona and history is planned for debut in January 2012 and will be a reference resource for all Arizonans. |
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| Brigham City Arizona Territory Historic Site Restoration | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC03-07 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A five-phase, five-year living history project will restore Brigham City , a 26-acre site settled as a fort in 1876 by a band of Mormon pioneers northeast of present day Winslow, Arizona. The expedition of 20 families and 15 bachelors included many who descendants went on to settle other parts of Arizona. |
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| Cady Hall Courtyard Garden | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC05-07 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A garden adjacent to the Patagonia Library will be restored with original homestead plantings. The library is housed in a former Patagonia Hotel (built during 1900-1912) that later became known as Cady Hall. |
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| Canalscape | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC05-09 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Develop vibrant urban cores and corridors along Metro Phoenix's 181 miles of undeveloped canal systems. This mixed-use "urban infill" would provide highly desirable places to gather by the water as well as an alternative to sprawl. |
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| Cavalry Soldiers Relocation | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC11-07 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A dedicated Historic Memorial Cemetery has been constructed within the existing Southern Arizona Veteran's Memorial Cemetery to resemble the historic Fort Huachuca Post Cemetery . The memorial will honor those who served in Arizona primarily between 1860 an 1866 as well as provide a permanent resting place for the remains of 60 of these soldiers. |
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| Centennial Park, Tucson | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC09-07 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A pocket park with historic interpretive displays will developed in the heart of Tucson's oldest neighborhood on a now vacant lot adjacent to Presidio San Augustin and the Tucson Museum of Art. |
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| Central Arizona Project Oral Histories | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC10-09 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: During the past century, hundreds of people contributed to the planning, construction and management of the Central Arizona Project (CAP). In an effort to retain the valuable stories and experiences of key individuals who were instrumental in the development of this project, CAP is working to collect oral histories for preservation. These oral histories are available at the CAP Web site and posted as transcripts exactly a they were recorded with the permission of each individual or "water buffalo" such as Bruce Babbitt, Marvin Cohen, Grady Gammage,Jr., Jack Pfister, George Renner, John Rhodes. By capturing these histories on tape and posting their words online, the personalities of these pioneers are preserved for those to experience the passion, reflection and thoughtfulness of their words. |
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| Copper State Monument | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC06-08 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Town of Clarkdale founded in 1912 as a community to house workers from a nearby copper smelter, shares the same Centennial year as the Copper State of Arizona. A permanent monument to Arizona and the town will be built in the center of Clarkdale's Historic Business District to mark their mutual 100th anniversaries. |
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| Early Danish Pioneers | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC23-08 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: To ensure that Arizona 's history and culture are represented adequately, accurately and appropriately, Mary Cole and Avis Jorgenson are researching early Danish pioneers who immigrated to the New Mexico/Arizona Territory prior to statehood in 1912. This information will be published in a hard-cover history book. |
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| Enhancing Arizona Military Museum | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC21-08 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project involves enhancing the Arizona Military Museum by devising and making portable display cases for exhibits for presentations at sites away from the Museum and preserving the presentation of selected archival materials relating to the extensive and colorful history of the military in Arizona. |
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| Florence Memorial Park | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC10-07 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Restoration and park improvements will be made to the Adamsville Historical cemeteries by enhancing existing native landscape with xeriscape, and installing historical interpretive trails, picnic day use areas, historical signage, boundary wrought iron fencing and a parking area. |
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| Glendale History Online | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC026 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Five local cultural and academic organizations are working together to develop an online photographic archive of Glendale that will be available through the library Web site and the Arizona Memory Project. |
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| Heritage Park | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC10-08 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The 13.9-acre site of former cotton gin in Buckeye will be redeveloped to incorporate the Buckeye Museum , a park, a trail, native agricultural fields, a farmers' market and outdoor amphitheatre. |
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| Historic Springerville School | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC04-09 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Renovation of the historic school to revitalize the rich and diverse history that includes ancient cultures, Spanish, explorers, Mormon pioneers, Old West outlaws, long-standing ranching and timber industries and modern-day forest management. This facility will be used as a combination museum, chamber of commerce and conference center. |
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| Justice Learning Center and Museum | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC05-08 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A Justice Learning Center and Museum will be created in and around a restored cellblock on the sixth floor of the renovated 1929 Maricopa County Historic Old Courthouse; among the featured exhibits will be the famous Miranda case and the story of notorious accused axe murderess Winnie Ruth Judd. |
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| Mesa Grande | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC20-08 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Mesa Grande is prehistoric Hohokam platform mound owned and preserved by the City of Mesa through the Arizona Museum of National History. The centennial legacy program will be the first phase of the project to include trails, interpretive modules and kiosks with shelters. The phase one centennial legacy project will allow the site to be open to the public. |
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| New Chandler Museum | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC12-07 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Operated by the Chandler Historic Society, the 25,000-square-foot New Chandler Museum will be constructed in historic downtown Chandler to replace a smaller facility. |
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| Old Litchfield Train Depot | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC24-08 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The City of Goodyear is planning to purchase the Old Litchfield Train Depot. The Spanish Eclectic style building was constructed in 1928. The city is establishing a centennial commission who will make the final decisions as to what the building will be used for. Some suggestions include: veteran's memorial, children's reading room, senior meeting room, public art space, etc. |
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| One Book AZ | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC02-06 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Sponsored by The Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records since 2002, OneBook AZ celebrates the joy of reading and the richness of our state by encouraging all Arizonans to read one book, each year, chosen by popular vote and to participate in discussions about its content. Over time, thousands of Arizonans each year will have the common experience of sharing wonderful stories about our state, one book at a time. |
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| 100 Years of Arizona Press Women | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC08-09 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This history book, presented as a book of short stories, will be written to capture the emotions of the people and times in which they lived. Each story, researched and written by current members of the Arizona Press Women (APW) organization, will chronicle the contribution of a woman in Arizona who made a significant contribution to the history of the state through her writing. |
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| 100 Years 100 Ranchers | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC09-09 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This black and white photographic project will document 100 Arizona ranchers whose families have been ranching in the state in 1912 or earlier. Each rancher will be interviewed to obtain information about the family's history and their ranch operations. The culmination of the project will coincide with the Arizona Centennial in 2012. An exhibit is tentatively scheduled to open in January 2012 at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Terminal Four Gallery. In addition, a limited edition fine-art book and a short documentary film are planned. |
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| Project 2012 - Stories for Arizona's Centennial Celebration | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC19-08 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: As the state prepares for the centennial, "Project 2012: Stories for Arizona Centennial Celebration" is designed to help create awareness, even passion for Arizona's history, culture, and politics. In co-production with Citrus Valley Playhouse, KJZZ (National Public Radio) will broadcast a weekly series of 3 to 5 minute broadcasts that will reflect the breadth of Arizona experiences from Ancients to modern-day pioneers. |
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| Reclamation and Arizona - A Century of Cooperation | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC13-07 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Coming Soon! |
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| Rehabilitation of Florence - Silver King Hotel | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC06-07 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: An interactive Web site will examine the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation's role in developing, managing and helping to conserve water and related resources in Arizona from the completion of Theodore Roosevelt Dam in 1911 to the building of the Central Arizona Project in the 1970sand 1980s. |
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| Restoration of the 1906 Train Order Semaphore | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC04-07 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The historic steel and cast iron apparatus used to signal trains to stop or proceed during the heyday of railroads in Southern Arizona will be restored as part of larger project to rehabilitate the train depot used by the Town of Patagonia as a Town Hall. |
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| San Xavier Mission | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC09-08 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Preservation work begun in 1989 will continue at San Xavier del Bac Mission , founded by Father Eusebio Kino in 1692. The restoration team has been working since 1989 on the National Historic Landmark to refinish the exterior with a traditional lime plaster. |
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| Scottsdale History - Access and Images | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC07-07 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A collaborative effort between Scottsdale Leadership, the Scottsdale Public Arts program and the City's Communications and Public Affairs Office to collect historical photographs of Scottsdale. This project to gather, digitize describe and store historic Scottsdale photographs, using text and audio will be made available through the Scottsdale Public Library Web site and catalog, as well as the Arizona Memory Project. The library will work with the Scottsdale Unified School District to make the photographs available as part of the Scottsdale history curriculum unit. |
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| Scottsdale Remembers - Recollections of Our Past | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC14-08 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Coming Soon! |
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| Teaching Arizona History with a Geographical Perspective | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC03-09 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Teaching Arizona History with a Geographic Perspective would create a bank of lesson plans that are based on the Arizona Academic Standard for K-12 education. These lesson plans will reflect use Arizona geography to enhance history, reading, writing and math skills. All lessons will include: teacher instructions, student worksheets, answer keys, maps, charts and be in a standardized format. |
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| The Arizona Story | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC07-09 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Arizona Story represents the new generation of educational programming. Written by the Arizona Historical Society (AHS), the 4th grade textbook combines vivid graphics, museums collections, state and national history, and supports multiple intelligence learning strategies for the classroom. |
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| The Past Meets the Future | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC06-09 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Casa Grande Arts and Humanities Commission will plan to commemorate the Arizona Centennial Anniversary with the "Past meets the Future" celebration. This event will incorporate the entire Casa Grande community and will include historical brochures, commissioned art projects, student art and essay contents, and much more. |
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| The Benjamin Sacks Collection, Territorial AZ for the 21st Century | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC01-09 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Dr. Benjamin Sacks created the most extensive annotated bibliography known to exist on the history of Territorial Arizona and the borderlands. This project will recapture "lost" historical material that is in high demand by researchers. A bibliographic database with online access and cross references and will be created with high resolution scans of more than 53,000 resource documents and 150 photographs. |
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| Times Past - Reflections of Arizona History | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC030 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Since 1980, the Arizona Capitol Times, the state's political weekly, has published "Times Past," a column featuring Arizona historic vignettes. About 120 of the periodic columns will be collected into book form. |
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| Tovrea Castle and Carraro Cactus Garden | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC02-08 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A partnership among the Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department, the Phoenix Historic Preservation Office, the State Historic Preservation Office and others is restoring the landmark Tovrea Castle and the 44 acres that surrounds it. The Castle was constructed by Alessio Carraro and later sold to cattle baron E. A. Tovrea whose widowed occupied the building until 1969. The restored castle and cactus gardens will be open to the public with interpretive trails, exhibits, tours and the opportunity for public and social events. |
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| Udall Home, Elm Motel | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC22-08 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project will involve restoring the Udall home, built by David K. Udall in 1912, to its historic grandeur. Five spacious rooms on the second story will be renovated to provide a clean, comfortable "bed and breakfast" atmosphere. |
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| Why Arizona? The Arizona Migration Digital Library | ||||
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Project Number: AHAC040 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The three Arizona university libraries will collaborate on creating a database describing as many as 50,000 items. |
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