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Anna Durkee was one of US's most prosperous women miners

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By Jan Cleere Verified
| Arizona Daily Star Verified
Born in Harmony, New York, in 1869, Anna Ploss never knew her birth mother. She was eventually sent to live with George and Julie Durkee on their New York farm. It was George’s younger brother, Eugene, who founded Durkee Spices and Durkee Famous Foods, but Anna would surpass Eugene’s business acumen by becoming one of the most prosperous women miners in the country. The Durkees supposedly adopted Anna when she was about 6 years old, although no adoption records have been found.
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1868 diary entry on Tucson: 'Goods are much cheaper than I expected'

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By Jan Cleere Verified
| Arizona Daily Star Verified
In the spring of 1868, Harriet “Hattie” Bunyard, along with her parents and five of her siblings, headed out of Texas, across New Mexico and Arizona Territories on their way to California. It was a six-month journey. Hattie kept a diary of their travels, which, for the most part, she thoroughly enjoyed. Hattie’s father worked as a schoolteacher in McKinney, Texas, about 30 miles north of Dallas (now a suburb of Dallas), before purchasing and running a cotton gin for a number of years.
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Mary Riley helped White Mountain Apaches become entrepreneurial force

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By Jan Cleere Verified
| Arizona Daily Star Verified
In December 1965, Mary Velasquez Riley stood alongside a contingent of White Mountain Apaches in Washington, D.C., as the official national Christmas tree was lit, the first time a Native American tribe had donated a tree for the seasonal event. Mary rightfully belonged among the delegation as her work among her people had brought them prosperity and recognition as one of the most progressive tribes in the country. Christmas had always held a special place with Mary since she was born on Dec.
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