Borderland Chronicles
Memorable stories of people and happenings written by Douglas historian Cindy Hayostek.
In 2022, I accepted the Al Merito Award given by the Arizona Historical Society. I like to think one reason I received the award is because I’ve published Borderland Chronicles for over 15 years.
People who’ve subscribed all those years tell me they like the easy-to-read yet meticulously-cited stories about Douglas, Agua Prieta and the borderlands surrounding both towns. A one-year subscription includes four issues.
A series begun in 2024 tells Douglas history stories by decade. The founding of Douglas is told in 1900-10, with the Mexican Revolution and WWI covered in 1911-20, with more to follow.
I think you’ll enjoy reading these stories in future issues of Borderland Chronicles.
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- Cindy Hayostek
No. 1— Alice Gatliff, Forgotten Woman of the Mexican Revolution
No. 2— Born in Douglas: Stan Jones and “Ghost Riders in the Sky”
No. 3 — Douglas Delegates to Arizona’s Constitutional Convention
No. 4 — Sandra Day O’Connor’s Douglas Ancestors
No. 5 — Medal of Honor Winner in Douglas, Julian Gaujot
No. 6 — Sonora’s Anthem and Rodolfo Campodónico
No. 7 — Simply Grand: Douglas’ Premier Theater and Irma D. Bond
No. 8 — The Douglas Men Who Founded Arizona’s Junior College System
No 9 — Douglas Boarding Houses & the Remarkable Folks Who Ran Them
No. 10 — Arizona’s State Song and Douglas Jews in the Entertainment World
No. 11 — Two Exceptional Men of the Borderlands and Electrical Power
No. 12 — From Out of the North: The Mexican Revolution
No. 13 — Douglas’ First Physicians
No. 14 — Arizona’s Longest Hard-Surfaced Highway and the Doan Family Tragedy
No. 15 — Rancho Mababi: A Bit of England on the Borderland
No. 16 — The Y.M.C.A. Building in Douglas
No. 17 — Pioneer Painter: Effie Anderson Smith
No. 18 — Arizona’s First Marriage, First Country Club, and Other Stories of 1912 Douglas
No. 19 — Building Douglas During The Great Depression
No. 20 — The First 20 Years Of Aviation History In Douglas, Arizona
No. 21 — Douglas Women of Great Renown
No. 22 — Douglas’ 660 G Ave. — Diversity and Consistency
No. 23 —Fairfax W. Burnside Fights Segregation in the Douglas Schools System
No. 24 — A Douglas Life Story — Louis A. McKay
No. 25 — Celebrating the Douglas Arts Association’s 60th Anniversary
No. 26 — Crime and Justice in Territorial Douglas, Arizona
No. 27 —The Cowbelles at 75
No. 28 — A Borderlands Life Story — William D. Gooch
No. 29 — Boom Days in Post WWII Douglas
No. 30 — A History of the Douglas Fire Department
No. 31 — The 1915 Battle of Agua Prieta
No. 32 — A Borderlands Life Story—Maria del Carmen Gutierrez
No. 33 — Douglas’ Boy Scouts
No. 34— Douglas Drug Stores
No. 35— Douglas Aviation History, Part II
No. 36 — Some Pirtleville History
No. 37 — World War I Comes to Douglas
No. 38 — Douglas’ Street Railway
No. 39 — Groceries And More
No. 40 — A Borderlands Life Story — James Krentz
No. 41 — The Douglas Post Office
No. 42 — Radio and Television in Douglas
No. 43 — Douglas Hotels and Motels
No. 44 — Jewish Pioneers In Douglas
No. 45 — A Douglas Life Story — Percy Bowden
No. 46 — Taking Care of Douglas’ Health
No. 47 — A Borderland Lifestory: Mary Robinson & Dichos
No. 48 — Railroads In Douglas
No.49 — Mining Engineers on the Borderlands
No. 50 — It Happened Every Spring
No. 51 —Some Dog and A Few Cat Stories
No. 52 — Douglas Houses of Worship
No. 53 – Douglasites In The State legislature
No. 54 - A Borderlands Story: Dr. Wilde at Camp Jones
No. 55 - Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Cochise County Fair
No. 56 - M. Eugene Durfee: Douglas Architect
No. 57 - A History of El Tigre, Sonora
No. 58 - The Story of Reay Transfer and Storage
No. 59 - Looking at some Douglas attorneys
No. 60 - Douglas Utilities
No. 61 - A Douglas Life Story By Marjorie U. Conder
No. 62 - Douglas Leads Fight Against Screwworms
No. 63 - Estuart! Borderlands Cattleman
No. 64 - Douglas Aviation History, Part III
No. 65 - A History of Douglas, Arizona, The First Decade, Boom Town, 1900-1910
No. 66 - A History of Douglas, Arizona, The Second Decade, Train Town, 1911-1920
No. 67 - A History of Douglas, Arizona, The Third Decade, Smelter Town, 1921-1930
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