The old Yuma Cemetary was renamed 'Yuma Pioneer Cemetary' just in time for the Arizona Centennial. Speakers on Yuma pioneers included Monsignor Richard O'Keeffe, Lenore Stuart, and Carol Brooks.
Carol Brooks with the Yuma Historical Society shares short stories of some of the people buried in the Yuma Pioneer Cemetery, including some of Yuma's founders and most colorful characters.
Submitted by Artnut from Yuma:
The Play Same Time, Next Year presented by Yuma Community Theatre will be shown Thursday July 15, - Saturday July 17, at 7pm. For tickets and info call 373-5202
Yuma at the turn of the century was a hot place with no air conditioning, so how did the residents sleep in the heat of the summer? Betsy Gottsponer explains how they did it in her great-grandmother's time.