Alice Johnson-McKinney stays on independent path
Alice Kulbeth Johnson-McKinney first traveled from Arkansas to Arizona in 1955 at age 15. “My dad had a heart condition, and the doctor said, ‘If...
A 1949 photo from atop the water tower was taken after a flood. The Maricopa dirt road heading north runs along the bed for...
IF YOU GO What: Masik Tas Where: Ak-Chin Circle Field & Arena, 16000 N. Maricopa Road When: Dec. 5-15 Dec. 5-8: Basketball tournaments Dec. 7, 7 p.m.: Light Parade...
After a 1931 fire destroyed Art Deal’s hotel and the railroad station, Jack and Clara Burkett decided to build another hotel. It was located...
Three members of the Buffalo Soldiers of America, led by Arizona chapter President Chaz Jackson spoke to two sessions of students at Maricopa High...
Maricopa Veterans Day planned for Saturday
At War: Fresh-faced WAVES recruit did her part After the United States declared war on Japan in 1941, Mary Francis Holmes Abrahams was just 16....
Within hours of the California Zephyr train’s Silver Horizon railcar being placed at its new home in January, there was speculation it might be...
Some history stories, a silent auction, and catered meal and more drew a crowd to Maricopa Historical Society's first Tales & Treasures supper at...
IF YOU GO What: Tales & Treasures Who: Maricopa Historical Society When: Oct. 26, 3-6 p.m. Where: Leading Edge Academy, 18700 N. Porter Road How much: Advance tickets $40/member...
Millar Airfield, housing the Vietnam Aviation Veterans of Arizona museum, hosted its annual fall fly-in Saturday with a pancake breakfast, rides and, of course,...
Now with the confidence of having future storage and display space for their many items of historical significance to the community, Maricopa Historical Society...
To understand Arizona history, you have to learn about Italian explorer Eusebio Kino.IF YOU GO What: Maricopa Historical Society Speaker Series When: First Mondays, October-April, 5:30...
Union Pacific’s historic Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 is touring the Union Pacific system throughout 2019 to commemorate the transcontinental railroad's 150th anniversary.Tips from...
Every Sept. 11, we remember those we lost in one of history’s greatest tragedies in 2001. Mountain Pointe High School graduate Raul Ontiveros is...
Some parts of Maricopa have not changed much in 60 years as evidenced by before-and-after photographs. The first photo was taken in the 1950s...
Believed to have been taken between 1900 and 1920, this photo of a train at the pumping station with the iconic water tower nearby...
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another,...
In the history of Maricopa, a man named Perry Williams is noted three ways. An entrepreneur, he built Hotel Williams in 1884 on the...
They often say one must think small to make it big, but for Ernie Adams it’s better to think big to make it small.“I...
The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, is coming to Pinal County for the first time in March. It...
In 1930, Electrical District No. 3 brought electrical power to homes in western Pinal County, including Maricopa. Powerlines were installed to serve Maricopa and...
This week about 180 Maricopa 14- to 18-year-olds are re-creating the handcart trek of western pioneers across the country. The re-creation, called a Youth Trek,...
Born in 1946 in Ak-Chin, Armida Mattia learned the art of O’odham basketweaving from her grandmother. Her baskets have been presented to governors, senators...
By Michelle ChanceHave you experienced paranormal activity in Maricopa? Tell us about it at Facebook.com/InMaricopa. Maricopa’s history is chronicled well into the mid-19th century, when...
By Patricia Brock, Maricopa Historical Society Three trains were in daily operation from Phoenix to Maricopa in the early 1900s, and Maricopa was quite a...
His story begins less than a month after Black Tuesday, America’s economic disaster that incited the Great Depression.“He’s always served without fanfare, under the...
Decades before Maricopa incorporated, the center point of the community was the school. Some of these fresh faces may still be familiar to long-time...
During a long, hot summer, finding ways to keep cool has always been a priority in Maricopa. Swimming is a big temptation, but in...
By Patricia Brock and the Maricopa Historical Society Bertha Anderson Easley and her husband Jay Easley came to Maricopa in 1947. “We lived on Porter Ranch,...
For decades, cotton was a staple crop in Arizona. Pima cotton in particular, with its extra-long staple (ELS) fibers, revolutionized the industry in 1910....
