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Arizona History Museum

A Conversation with Petra Santa Cruz-Stevens
Irma Moreno portrays Petra Santa Cruz-Stevens, wife of a prominent American pioneer and politician, who was born in the Old Pueblo when it still belonged to Mexico. Presented in English or Spanish.

A Tucsonan in Korea
Joe Alvarez provides a first-person account of his tour of duty during the Korean War.

Anna Charleau, 1883-1973
Mari Martin portrays Anna Charleau, the first madam of Number 12 House, an “elite” establishment in Tucson’s Gay Alley. Anna retired after receiving a family inheritance and became a well-respected philanthropist.

History of Western Music 
Musician Jim Easterbrook traces the development of Western music from the 1830s, when Americans began migrating to Texas, to the “Singing Cowboy” films of the 1930s.

James Ohio Pattie, Mountain Man, 1804?-1851
Jordan Hill describes the dangers and excitement of beaver trapping in pre-territorial Arizona.

Native American Folklore
Gil Payette shares tales describing Native American experiences and perceptions and native peoples’ relationships with events, people, animals, and plants in their world. Choose from traditional, mythic, or animal stories.

Sister Monica Corrigan, 1843-1929
Mari Martin portrays Sister Monica, one of seven Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet who journeyed from St. Louis to Tucson in 1870 and founded St. Mary’s Hospital and Tucson’s first girl’s school.

Tucson Barrios 
Joe Alvarez tells of his childhood growing up in the Tucson barrios.

Warfare on the Edge: Military Life in Spanish Colonial Arizona and
Life on the Spanish Colonial Frontier: An Introduction
Rick Collins explains the tactics, methods, and equipment used by the Spanish military in Arizona during the last half of the 18th century.

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