AWHT Centennial Project: Traveling Exhibition entitled
"How Splendid is Our Past"

This statewide centennial project illustrates the lives and stories of a representative group of amazing women who have helped to build Arizona. Planning grants from the Arizona Humanities Council and Arizona Public Service with the exhibition construction funded by the Arizona Office of Tourism, made this Centennial Project possible.

The exhibition has received positive responses from visitors to the first venue, the Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum. Comments included how informative and diverse the women and sites represent, and commended AWHT for having former US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor as Honorary Chair. Each venue has the exhibit for approximately three months and it is hoped that it will continue to travel through 2013, the Arizona Territorial Anniversary year.

Listed below are the next venues and approximate dates at each location. Please note that the museum or institutional administration will distribute announcements and news releases regarding the actual opening date and any plans for an opening event.

May 15- August 1, 2010	Safford Public Library (sponsored by the Safford BPW and other community groups)
September 1 - December 31, 2010	Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott (watch for actual opening dates announcements.)
January 10 - March 10, 2011	Casa Grande Historical Society (watch for actual opening date announcements)
March 15 - June 15, 2011	Arizona Historical Society Museum, Tucson (watch for actual opening date announcements)
More venues are currently being scheduled. This calendar will be updated periodically.

Central Regional Driving Tour

The first self guided driving tour of the state has just been completed with a brochure listing each woman and site that has been designated in Maricopa County and outer areas which are included in the Central Region. This driving tour was made possible by grants from the Arizona Humanities Council and the Yavapai-Prescott Tribe. There are 30 women/sites and maps of the site locations in the brochures.

We are hopeful of announcing an opening event, a bus tour with two AWHT historians in the early fall of 2010. Press announcements, date, time and initial departure location will be distributed in late August and in early September. Final arrangements will also be announced on this AWHT website.

The Central Regional Driving Tour Brochure will be available through this website soon. It may then be downloaded or you may email AWHT and request a hard copy.

North and North Central Regional Tours

Research is well underway in these two regions for women/sites to be included in this combined regional driving tour. The AWHT Scholars and Researchers Board designated additional women/sites in this region at their June, 2010 meeting. It has been determined that a walking tour in Prescott can also be developed with enough women/sites within walking distance n the community.

The Yavapai-Prescott Tribe provided the initial funding for research and planning. A grant proposal with the Arizona Humanities Council is now pending for the remaining necessary funding. We are also hopeful of a third grant to cover research and the printing of a brochure, for a walking tour in Flagstaff. This tour will be completed, based upon available funding, and if initial study indicates that a walking tour is feasible.

We will keep you informed as to progress and when the brochures for these northern regions are available.

Southern Regional Driving Tour

This Southern Region, consists of Tucson and the southern area of the state. We have completed some of the necessary research in this region and have or will have soon, added women and sites to our website. A Tucson Walking Tour in the historic district was completed and is quite popular. This walking tour was made possible by a grant from the Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona.

We are aggressively seeking funding for the completion of the driving tour and will report on our progress periodically.

West Coast Regional Tours

Following the completion of the North and North Central Tour and the Southern Regional Tour, AWHT will initiate the necessary research for a driving tour and walking tours if warranted in this final state region. Possible funding sources and other suggestions will be happily received!

AWHT Official Opening Event: Statehood Centennial Year, 2012

Tentative plans are underway for an official AWHT opening event in November of 2012. Stay tuned for further details!

AWHT Futures Committee

Spearheaded by the AWHT Executive Committee, plans are now underway for determining a permanent home, organizational structure, and strategic plan for this developing organization. It is hoped that this major task will be completed by the end of 2012 with the transition taking place in 2013. We will report regarding developments as we progress.