From Harpers Weekly, Dec. 1870 “The mountains back of Prescott contain many wild turkeys,” the Weekly Arizona Miner crowed just after Thanks...

Iron King Mine Despite being isolated in the wilderness of Arizona, mining camps still enjoyed wondrous and touching Christmas celebrations ...

November 25, 1925, was a disastrous day in Yavapai County. Four banks suddenly and permanently closed their doors, and people’s deposits wer...

People living in the Bumble Bee district were concerned when Thomas Glasgow, a 60-year-old prospector, missed some appointments.  “Glasgow…w...

“The object of the organizers [of the Yavapai Club] was to induce a healthful mingling of recreation, pleasure, and business, and the object...

Before 1914, the December Prescott newspapers would be heavily sprinkled with short blurbs describing various Christmas activities around to...

Christmas 1921 in Prescott would see several dances, children’s events, charitable acts, and a new set of street lights for downtown. It wou...

Pioneers' Home, Christmas Dinner As Christmas 1934 approached, the Great Depression was hanging on doggedly. Yet by this time, people we...

(Courtesy Tim Gronek) Originally, the Plaza “gazebo” (as many call it today) was the Prescott Bandstand. It was constructed in 1895 and has ...

The Christmas of 1897 was a bright one for Prescott. “It is only two days until Christmas, yet the very air breathes of the coming event,” t...

As winter approached in 1950, anxiety about the Korean conflict and the effect it might have on America’s booming economy was palpable. H...

The Christmas of 1920 was both old-fashioned and heartwarming.

As December 25th, 1909, approached, citizens of Prescott were optimistic about the local economy. Ore prices had revived, and it was anno...

Above all other Christmases, 1918 was the biggest “stay-at-home” Christmas in the 20th century. This was due to the practicalities of de...

For over a century, Goldwater's general merchandise store not only offered the staples of life but also brought first-class merchandis...

It was 1903 when the first automobile drove into Prescott, and before the year was over, the city fell in love with the new contraption! ...

A trip to downtown Prescott in the 19th century often included a gander into the store windows. Generally, merchants would display the ver...

Winter began early in 1864, "and by the middle of December the trails were mostly snowed under and lost--all but those often traveled...

"Ten years before the tents of Ft. Whipple were pitched in Chino Valley in 1864, the man for whom that post was named, with a small...

The Cold War had an effect on Christmas in 1966. With "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.," James Bond, and even "Get Smart...