#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

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? ☀📚 Good News— you can now watch the full series for free on YouTube! Start watching here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... ✨ Don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more Arizona History content! #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

🧵 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

✨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

📢 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

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

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?...

✨ Sneak peek inside our newest exhibit, Los Desconocidos: The Migrant Quilt Project, opening next week September 9, 2025. #MigrantQuiltProject #ArizonaHistory #LosDesconocidos #QuiltingStories #ExhibitOpening

🧵 On this Labor Day, we honor the long struggle for workers' rights & labor advocacy. One of the most striking episodes in Arizona and U.S. labor history is the Bisbee Deportation of 1917. 📸: 100-0003521 #ArizonaHistory #LaborDay #Workersrights #laboradvocacy #BisbeeDeportation

#OnThisDay of Arizona History in 1929, the airship Graf Zeppelin sailed over Tucson on its around-the-world journey. Citizens watched from their rooftops as the bells of St. Augustine Cathedral were rung. 📸: 08/27/1929, REF: BN204683 #ArizonaHistory #GrafZeppelin

🌧 Monsoon season has officially arrived! Yesterday's haboob swept across the Valley of the Sun with dust, wind, and rain— much like storms more than a century ago. This photo, taken in 1900, shows the streets of Phoenix after heavy rainfall. #Monsoon #Monsoonseason

👏 Shoutout to our very own NHD Coordinator, Leonard Moody! Leonard was one of only 18 NHD coordinators nationwide selected to participate in the special section of the Historical Argumentation webinar series through National History Day! #NationalHistoryDay #NHDArizona

✨ Tucson 250 Spotlight ✨ As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of Tucson’s founding, here’s one of the wildest and most baffling stories from the city’s past. #Tucson250 #ArizonaHistory #TucsonArtifacts #AZHistoryMuseum

#Onthisday of Arizona History in 1958, the Tohono O'odham people were engaged in their traditional harvest of saguaro fruit which they call bahidaj. 📸: c. 1950s, Western Ways Features Service, REF: MS1255F408 #ArizonaHistory #saguaro #saguarofruit

Explore 6 powerful essays by Indigenous scholars in the Summer 2023 Journal of Arizona History- free through May: muse.jhu.edu/issue/50676 Join us April 26 in Tempe for "Rethinking the Indian Wars", a free talk on Indigenous history. Register now: bit.ly/41UX1hw #Arizonahistory #IndigenousHistory

#Onthisday of Arizona History, Tucson grocers moved to eliminate unfair merchandising methods in 1937. A minimum operation price was set at 6 percent over cost. This undated photograph shows Tucson's Central Market. 📸: c. 1930s; BN34524 #Arizonahistory

#Onthisday of Arizona history, the village of Yuma was incorporated as a town in 1902. This photograph from circa 1909 is identified as showing the corner of 2nd Street and the railroad tracks on Madison Avenue. 📸: c. 1909; REF: 50730 #Arizonahistory #Yuma #YumaAZ

#Onthisday of Arizona History in 1966, civil rights demonstrators in Tucson protested the visit of Sheriff James Clark from Selma, Alabama, whose talk was sponsored by a new group named the Tucson Committee to Support Your Local Police. 📸: 1966; PC214F76 #Arizonahistory #Tucson

#onthisday in Arizona history, the project Operation Haylift began in 1949 as a result of a severe blizzard which left 35 inches of snow covering the northwest portion of the Navajo Reservation. 📸: 1949 aerial photograph, #PC196B38F625_13.jpg #arizonahistory #operationhaylift

#FlashbackFriday Studio portrait of person identified as Quok, and his dog, ca. 1915. Buehman Collection 📸: 100-0002628

The Bellhop Derby was a series of competitions held in 1950s Phoenix, where hotels from across the valley nominated their fastest and strongest employees to showcase their talents. 📸: 100-0001769; 5851 #arizonahistory #phoenixhotels #downtownphoenix #dtnphx

🏜 Nestled east of Phoenix, the Superstition Mountains are steeped in folklore and home to one of Arizona's greatest unsolved mysteries. While many people today attribute the Superstition Mountains with the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine, their history and legend runs far deeper. 📸: 100-0002219

Barry Goldwater was a prominent political figure in Arizona, but did you know he was also a dedicated ham radio operator? During the Vietnam War, Goldwater used his ham radio to help soldiers overseas stay connected to their families back home. #Arizonahistory #barrygoldwater #hamradio