Tucked away from the road within Grand Canyon National Park is a small, tranquil graveyard that is open to the public, despite what Google will have you believe. When my mother and I arrived at the park entrance today, we asked the ranger if the Pioneer Cemetery was in fact open to the public. The…
Ah Boothill, the most famous of Arizona’s “Wild West Cemeteries.” Boothill claims that title for various reasons, including its proximity to Tombstone, arguably Arizona’s most famous “Wild West Town”, as well as the fact that many well known individuals are buried within the confines of Boothill Graveyard itself. My family (and by family this time…
Over the Christmas 2020 weekend, I hit the road once again, this time with my mom, dad, and brother with me. Okay, to be fair, my dad drove while he and my brother took my mom and I out to the Historic Pinal Cemetery. This graveyard is located about forty miles from our house, just…
Mary on Her Wedding Day 990: Mary Page Handy Her Husband is Remembered for Being the First Chancellor of the University of Arizona—Even Though He Also Horrifically Abused Her and Tried to Ruin Her Life Born: c.1860-1861, Tucson, New Mexico Territory, (Present-day Tucson, Arizona, United States of America)* Died: 1893, Tucson, Arizona Territory (Present-day Tucson,…
950: Mother (Mary) Fidelia McMahon Helped Expand St. Mary’s Hospital in Tucson, Arizona Born: 1850, Cohoes, New York, United States of America Died: 6 February 1923, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Original Name: Bridget McMahon Mother Fidelia, as she was known, entered the convent of St. Joseph of Carondelet in 1872. The sisters…
715: Sandra Day O’Connor First Female Supreme Court Justice in United States History Born: 26 March 1930, El Paso, Texas, United States of America Died: 1 December 2023, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America Sandra graduated high school two years early and was admitted to Stanford when she was sixteen; earning a bachelor’s degree in…
482: Jan Brewer Former Governor of Arizona Born: 26 September 1944, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Jan is the fourth woman to serve in that capacity in the state of Arizona and was actually the third consecutive woman governor when she took over the post in 2009. Jan served as governor until 2015….
481: Rose Mofford The First Female Governor of Arizona Born: 10 June 1922, Globe, Arizona, United States of America Died: 15 September 2016, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America Rose previously served as the First Female Secretary of the State of Arizona. Her role as “first” in anything started in high school, when she was…
175) John Lorenzo Hubbell Trader who was a Friend to the Navajo Born: 27 November 1853, Pajarito, New Mexico Territory (Today State), United States of America Died: 12 November 1930, Ganado, Arizona, United States of America Don Lorenzo, as he was called, opened his trading post in 1878. His family continually operated it until 1967,…
174) Pete Kitchen His Ranch Located South of Tucson was the Only Safe Place to Stay Between Tucson and Magdalena, Mexico for Many Years Born: c. 1822, Covington, Kentucky, United States of America Died: 5 August 1895, Tucson, Arizona Territory, United States of America (Present-day Tucson, Arizona, United States of America) Pete served with the…