FamilySearch International, the genealogical arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), is dedicated to helping people preserve their family history. LDS supports 6580 FamilySearch centers worldwide and a database with over 19 billion searchable names. “It’s valuable to know who you are and where you came …
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Being part of Arizona’s “Copper Triangle,” most people only think of copper when they think of mining in Gila County. But there was another mineral that was heavily mined here—the notoriously white, fibrous mineral known as chrysotile, the most commonly used form of asbestos. Before major health concerns, there was …
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“The dean of Arizona travel writers” is making a stop in Globe-Miami, coinciding with this year’s AZ Poppy Fest, a celebration of spring and its flowers throughout the entire month of April in Globe-Miami. Roger Naylor—an Arizona-based writer and hiker who has written about his travels throughout the state for …
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Wes Sukosky maintained Central Field for 12 years before he was offered part-time pay. “This was all dirt. Weeds. Trees – not the beautiful kind,” says his son, Jonathan Sukosky, surveying the pristine field and practice area at 529 Mayss Street in Globe. Today he is Head Groundskeeper for the …
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Big plans are in the works for Miami’s historic 155-step Keystone Stairs, as the first phase of extensive renovation plans takes shape. It is a project intended to draw more visitors to the area and illuminate the town’s mining history. The initial phase of the Historic Keystone Stairs Project will …
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Swing into the Past: Share Your Family’s Globe-Miami Baseball Memories (1900–1950) Globe Miami Times and the Cobre Valley Arts Center are excited to host a gallery exhibit of local baseball legends in conjunction with the Old Dominion Cup Tournament featuring the Arizona Territorial Baseball League April 26 and 27. The …
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The closure of a small-town radio station may not come as a surprise to young generations or those living in large cities, but for a small community like Globe-Miami, the end of local radio station KIKO in recent months comes as a huge blow. The community enjoyed what the station’s …
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Local attorney and longtime Globe resident Tom Thompson estimates he has owned upward of 40 buildings in Globe and Miami over the course of his half-century in the community. Some of them more than once. Thompson has been “collecting” buildings in Globe-Miami since he moved to the area in 1973, …
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This October, the Chamber will host the 41st Annual Apache Jii in downtown Globe, celebrating the San Carlos Apache culture and contributions to the region and representing a broad array of Native American artisans and performers who come from all over a tri-state area. While the event has been associated …
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Arizona native Thomas Lopez was going about his business fixing municipal pools when he noticed a two-story building—Gramma’s House Antiques and Treasures—beside one of Miami’s five historic bridges. “I fell in love with that particular building because it was next to one of the Luten Arches, which are cool-looking, and …
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