Elizabeth Oldaker was appointed by the Daughters of the American Revolution to preserve Arizona’s history and treasures from prehistoric to modern times. There was no museum for her to put her collection, so she shared space with the Phoenix Public Library and schools. Elizabeth corresponded with museum officials until she got the help she needed and was able to establish the Arizona Museum (now the Phoenix Museum of History). After the museum was finished, Elizabeth continued to launch initiatives preserving Arizona’s history of pioneers, homesteads, and the cemetery in Phoenix.
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