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Mural by artist Marcela Lubian, located at 5 Maxfield Avenue. Photograph by Charlene Mitchell. Explore the new blog, “Public Art in Bisbee.” Created by Charlene Mitchell and Britt Hanson, the site features murals and other forms of public art in “Old Bisbee, Warren, and Surrounds.”  From pieces you drive by regularly to others tucked away from plain … Read more

As the Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum continues to bring history to its members, we have partnered with Gary Dillard to explore the fascinating information he provides on his website at bisbeehistory.com. Dillard is a Bisbee native and historian who is well known to many of us. He has worked as a journalist, editor, tour … Read more

As the Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum continues to bring history to its members, we have partnered with Gary Dillard to explore the fascinating information he provides on his website at https://bisbeehistory.com.   Dillard is a Bisbee native and historian who is well known to many of us. He has worked as a journalist, editor, tour … Read more

While organizing items from the Bisbee Unified School District collection, I came across a puzzling three-page record. The writing in an elegant fountain pen references 1885, but the condition of the document hints at a more recent creation. Notice the second-to-last line on the first page, “copied from Judge Peel’s Books,” and “warrants” on page … Read more

The Bisbee Unified School District (BUSD) records, circa 1885-1925, are full of interesting stories from the past. A line item in a financial record shows BUSD bought a Steinway grand piano in 1918 for $1350, equivalent to about $30,000 today. The final price BUSD paid for the piano was $1215. It is hard to imagine … Read more