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Learning about Bisbee’s heritage and statehood

Saturday, June 20, 2009
By garydillard
Learning about Bisbee’s heritage and statehood

As the centennial of Arizona statehood approaches (Feb. 14, 2012), it’s time to take a look at one of the communities that played a major role in that achievement. Not only did Bisbee produce much of that copper that drove the state’s economy in the early decades, it also was home to many of the... »

Finally, it’s getting under way!

Saturday, June 20, 2009
By garydillard

I wrote a booklet titled “A Brief History of Bisbee” in the mid-1990s and sold about 4,000 copies.  Problem was that it cost about 40 cents to print and I wholesaled it for 60 cents, leaving me a pretty narrow margin.  So I wasn’t... »