Telling It Like It Was: Interviews with Arizona Pioneer Women

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Contact:

Michael Kloberdanz

Sun Valley Lodge

Phone (623) 933-0137

Fax (623) 933-5846

mike@sunvalleylodge.org

www.sunvalleylodge.org

Discover Arizona Returns to Sun Valley Lodge

 Sun City, Arizona – Wednesday, February 18, 2015 – Sun Valley Lodge will present the first in its four-part Discover Arizona series on Thursday, March 5^th at 10:30 AM.  The first program is entitled “Telling It Like It Was: Interviews with Arizona Pioneer Women” and will be presented by guest speaker Dr. Barbara Marriott, Ph.D.

During the Depression, the Federal Writers Project conducted interviews with over 144 women who arrived in the Arizona Territory between 1850 and 1890.  The women spoke of their long and dangerous journeys and with their words painted pictures of the hardships and life-threatening situations of their frontier existence.  Through hard work, dedication, tenacity, and humor, they conquered and helped make a state. In their own words, hear Arizona’s original pioneer women’s stories, including those of the Udalls, Flakes, Kartchners, and Romeros.

From fashion copywriter to management consultant, from newspaper editor to university professor, Barbara Marriott’s insatiable curiosity has taken her down many paths. Now her hunt for Western history has added another twist of excitement to her life. Marriott uses her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology as a tool for understanding the Old West and its fascinating characters. After nine books about the Southwest’s pioneers and legends (with many of the books award winning), she is on the trail searching for the next bit of unknown and unique history.

The Discover Arizona series consists of four programs that each feature a different aspect of Arizona history presented by an accomplished speaker.  Programs are scheduled for every Thursday in March at 10:30 AM.  The series is made possible through a grant from the Arizona Humanities Council. 

All of the programs are free and open to the public.  Sun Valley Lodge is located at 12415 N. 103^rd Avenue in Sun City.  For more details please call 623-933-0137.

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Sun Valley Lodge is a nonprofit organization and has been providing independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing care in Sun City, Arizona for 50 years.