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1. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Sharlot Hall Museum

   Arizona History: How Arizona’s territorial children played before the electronic age (opens the original)

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   What was life like for a child in early Arizona? There were no televisions, computers, cellphones or other types of electronics available for their entertainment, unlike today’s counterparts. Dolls repeatedly appear in family histories. Ina Muzik Brinkmeyer, who settled in Prescott in 1890 and raised children there during the territorial period (1863 to 1912), made hats, shoes and clothing for her daughters’ dolls. This shows that commercially obtained dolls could be supplemented with homema

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2. Article · Jul 31, 2026 · Sharlot Hall Museum/Courtesy

   Arizona History: Diaries describe 19th-century life for Arizona women (opens the original)

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   Women's diaries, journals and letters provide a fascinating glimpse into the lives of Arizona's pioneer women, their families and communities. From reading diaries like these, we learn of Arizona women's experiences, as well as territorial and state history. These writings also help us understand the history of our own region. Margaret Hunt Mc-Cormick, the young bride of Territorial Secretary Richard McCormick, kept a journal describing her trip from New York to Arizona in 1865. After moving int

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