Arizona Historical Society

#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

📣On Thursday, October 16th, Raising Cane's is donating 15% of sales from participating locations to support NHD AZ!

Mention National History Day AZ at checkout or use code RCFUND96 on app/online orders between 3-9 PM.

Help students bring history to life!❤️
#NHD #NationalHistoryDay #RaisingCanes

☕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

Arizona is home to 22 sovereign Tribal Nations. We encourage you to explore the museums, cultural centers, and events hosted by Native communities to learn more & support their ongoing work!

📸: 1886, Left to right: Yanozha, Chappo (Geronimo's son), Fun, Geronimo, REF: PC19_78153

At AHS, we are honored to care for collections that reflect these histories and to share them in collaboration with Tribal communities.

📸: 1938, Hopi Pueblo Indian Mother Dressing Daughters Hair in the Hopi Maiden Squash Blossom Style, REF: 100-0006138

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? ☀📚
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#ArizonaHistory #VirturalProgram #SpanishperiodinArizona

✨️ Just your typical day in the archives ✨️

#archives #museumjobs #history

#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

On this solemn anniversary, my we reflect on the unity that carried us through those dark days, and recommit ourselves to caring for and protecting one another.

🕯 We will never forget.

As she explained, "Wearing patriotic t-shirts was all that some Tucsonans felt they could do." For her, transforming those shirts into a quilt was a way to document Tucson's grief, compassion, and hope in the aftermath of tragedy.

This quilt was created by a U of A nursing student, Caroline Ellermann, during her last semester. After the attacks, she stitched together this piece as an expression of solidarity with the victims, their families, and the 1st responders who risked and gave everything that day.

🧵 Today, we remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and honor the courage of the first responders and the resilience of communities across the nation.

#PatriotDay #911memorial #quilt #quilters

Dive into the full Arizona Historical Society digital collections here: azhsarchives.contentdm.oclc.org

🌵Tucson 250+ What We Do — Explore the experiences and traditions that shape Tucson life: azhsarchives.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

👥Tucson 250+ Who We Are — Meet the people who made Tucson what it is, from the famous to the everyday: azhsarchives.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

🏜Tucson 250+ Where We Live — Discover the landscapes that define Tucson: azhsarchives.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

✨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

This moving exhibit sheds light on the human toll of border crossings, memorializing lives lost in the desert through handmade quilts of materials found. Each quilt carries the name of those identified, and the word "Desconocido/a" meaning "Unknown" for those who have yet to be identified.

📢 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

📌 Sheraton Hotel & Wild Horse Pass
🕢 Today | 7:30 to 4:45
🕢 Tomorrow | 7:30 to 3:30

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

YouTube video by Arizona Historical Society Spiritual Geographies and Imperial Borderlands in the Sonoran Desert

Past HAHR book review editor Cynthia Radding discusses the history of the Indigenous peoples residing in the Sonoran Desert with the @azhs.bsky.social‬. youtu.be/qJNJpSzBa_Y?...

More than works of art, these quilts are acts of remembrance—crafted to inspire compassion and encourage dialogue around the human impact of border policies. 🧵 Now open at the Arizona Heritage Center in Tempe.

Each quilt on display memorializes the lives of migrants who have died seeking refuge in the United States. Created through collaboration between artists, quiltmakers, and activists, the quilts bear the names and stories of those lost in the borderlands deserts.

✨ Sneak peek inside our newest exhibit, Los Desconocidos: The Migrant Quilt Project, opening next week September 9, 2025.

#MigrantQuiltProject #ArizonaHistory #LosDesconocidos #QuiltingStories #ExhibitOpening

The Bisbee Deportation reminds us how hard-fought labor rights have been, and how advocacy continues today to protect fair pay, safe working conditions, and dignity for all workers.
📸: 100-0003519