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IN THIS ISSUE:
Featured
Articles, Interviews &
Events
 Tombstone's
Treasure: Silver Mines and Golden Saloons - Sherry
Monahan is an authority on "the city that wouldn't die" and its
history. In Tombstone's Treasure, she focuses on the silver mines,
one reason for the city's founding, and the saloons, the other
reason the city grew so quickly. Read more about
Tombstone’s Treasures.
 The
Pony Express - the Thread That Tied the East to the West:
Over 300 runs each way, totaling over 600,000 miles traveled, the
Pony Express delivered over 33,000 pieces of mail, in just 18
months.
Read more about the Pony Express.
 Amazing
Girls of Arizona: True Stories of Young Pioneers:
In her latest book, southwest author Jan Cleere shows a sympathetic
pride for the girls who helped settle the Arizona Territory. From
the girls she picked to write about--to the manner in which she
describes each girl’s personality, challenges and successes--her
passion for these girl’s shows through. Read more about
Amazing Girls of
Arizona.
 Exhibit
‘Glitter & Chalk: Carnival Prize Caricatures, 1915-1960’ – Silver City,
NM:
The exhibit features a large number of carnival chalkware statues loaned
from the collection of Eric Renner, along with Renner’s one-of-a-kind
photographic “portraits” of individual chalkware figures. Each image
resulted from ten-to-thirty-minute time exposures using a pinhole camera
and Polaroid 809 color film. Exhibit runs until Sept. 28th,
at the Silver City Museum.
Read more.
 Exhibit:
‘Weaving: Native Baskets & Blankets’ – Tucson, AZ:
This new exhibit
opens on June 5 in Tohono Chul Park’s Wells Fargo Foyer Gallery, and
will run for a full year, featuring selections from the Park’s
permanent collection together with items loaned by local collectors.
The focus is on regional Native crafts of basketry and textiles,
which are both created
using the weaving process. Read
more.
 R.
Michael Wilson writes
about Pearl Hart - the only Gun-Wielding Female Road Agent,
in a 5 part series ..
Read on for Part 3, how
she broke out of jail
 The
Indian Who Became Mayor of Mission San Luis Rey
– Ed Keenan tells the amazing tale of ‘Pomp’ an Indian who was appointed
by the governor of California to be the Mayor (Alcalde) of the San Luis
Rey Mission, “King of The Missions”, with all its vast territorial
holdings. Read more about
Jean Baptiste
(Pomp)
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History & Heritage Articles, Reviews & Interviews
Ghost & Mining Town
Guide
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Lodging
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 Special
Women in Southwest History Radio Show - March 9
Special History
Radio Show -
April 27, 2008
 R.
Michael Wilson
writes
about Pearl Hart - the Only Gun-Wielding Female Road Agent,
Part 3 of a 5 part series. A retired deputy sheriff, Bob has been researching and writing the
West for many years, and so far has published ten books on the
subject. For more about Bob,
click
here.
 For
Mike Moutoux's Poem of the Month, please
click here.
For more about Mike, please
click here.
 For
Ed Keenan's historical vignette of the Month, please
click here.
For more about Ed Keenan, author of Cow Chip Poetry,
Lies Lingo and
Lore, please click
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