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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
Hello, Bisbee history fans! My name is Gina, and I am the summer archives intern at the Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum. I look forward to sharing Bisbee stories I’ve found in the archives. As a graduate student in Library and Information Science with a focus on Archives, I am passionate about preserving history for … Read more