Steve Schumacher/The Phoenix Mayor’s Official Historian
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A visit to Pueblo Grande Museum shows the origins of the first settlers before Phoenix existed
The missing piece and under appreciated history of the Angelo population in the 1800’s
Tempe could have been Phoenix
Top tradition is great outdoor Christmas weather. You can’t shovel sunshine
Segment 2
Tradition History
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Zoo Lights at the Phoenix Zoo has become quite an event
Desert Botanical Gardens Luminaria walk
The Christmas City, Prescott Town Square
Segment 3
Even More Christmas Traditions
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The legend of ‘Scrubby’. A cedar tree between I-17 north of the Prescott exit anonymously decorated each Christmas for decades. Dolan Ellis wrote and performs a song about Scrubby
Christmas tree at the summit of Camelback Mountain carried by hiker ‘elves’
Tamales tradition evolved as a replacement for human sacrifice by Spanish Conquistadors
Prediction of future Arizona traditions
Steve describes a typical workday in his position
Segment 4
History Of Phoenix
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Steve explains the Mayor’s plans showing the history of Phoenix for Super Bowl LVII
Darrell Duppa is credited for naming Phoenix. Other names considered were Stonewall and Salina
Weekly Blog | Christmas traditions in Arizona are as varied as our state’s geography. These holiday traditions tend to be unique throughout the state. In the lower desert areas of the Phoenix Valley and Tucson, the holiday traditions tend to revolve around being outdoors. The weather this time of year affords the communities in this part of our state some serious bragging rights when compared to the more frigid parts of our country… READ MORE>>
Special Guest
Steve Schumacher, the Phoenix Mayor’s Office Official Historian joins us!
