City: Tempe

Join us virtually on December 12 at 12:00 p.m. for the first program in our Arizona Biography Series: The Stuff of Legends. This program will feature Author Wynne Brown and her presentation, Following the Footsteps of The Forgotten Botanist: A Visual Journey: Sara Plummer Lemmon’s Life and Work.

Wynne Brown will describe the life and work of 1880s botanist and artist Sara Lemmon, for whom Arizona’s Mount Lemmon is named — and will focus in particular on the watercolors that have survived from Sara’s time in Southern Arizona.

Interested in more programs in this series? Join us as we explore the lives and times of some of Arizona’s historical figures–some well known, others obscured, but all vital to understanding our past.
Upcoming Programs: Jan 9, Feb 13, and March 12.

Join us virtually on January 9 at 12:00 p.m. for the second program in our Arizona Biography Series: The Stuff of Legends. This program will feature Historian Scott Einberger and his presentation, Distance in His Eyes: Stewart Udall and the American Environment.

Born into a deeply devout Mormon family in rural St. Johns, Arizona, Stewart Udall grew up to become the most successful U.S. Secretary of the Interior in American history. A key player in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, Udall lobbied for the creation of numerous new national parks as well as the National Wilderness Preservation System, Land and Water Conservation Fund, and National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Udall was a gifted writer and intellectual and in his later years urged the country to tackle global warming-climate change. Discover the life and legacy of a farsighted conservationist during this virtual presentation.

Interested in more programs in this series? Join us as we explore the lives and times of some of Arizona’s historical figures–some well known, others obscured, but all vital to understanding our past.
Upcoming Programs: Feb 13 and March 12.

Join us virtually on January 9 at 12:00 p.m. for the second program in our Arizona Biography Series: The Stuff of Legends. This program will feature Shane Murphy.

Information and registration is coming soon.

Join us virtually on March 12 at 12:00 p.m. for the last program in our Arizona Biography Series: The Stuff of Legends. This program will feature John Boessenecker.

Information and registration is coming soon.