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I highly appreciate Glenda Farley, Verde Heritage, she is the "go-to" for Verde Valley history.

Articles with references to Dickinson family members.

Moving West In 1875
Alta Mae Dickinson

1875: FIRST FAMILIES; Samuel C. Dickinson Family, August 23
Glenda Farley  Verde Heritage

1875: FIRST FAMILIES; Preston W. Burford Family, August 23
Glenda Farley  Verde Heritage

1875 Wagon Train from Missouri to the Verde Valley
Glenda Farley Aug 23, 2023

1875: VERDE RESERVATION OPEN TO SETTLEMENT; Wagon Trains Arrive.

Glenda Farley  Verde Heritage Aug 21, 2012

1875 sees beginning of ‘Old Tree’ meeting tradition in Verde Valley

Glenda Farley Oct 3, 2023

1960: Cottonwood Post Office Building Opened October 11

By Glenda Farley  The Verde Independent

PIONEER PICNIC TRADITION
Glenda Farley Sep 19, 2018

1929: PROHIBITION Raids and Risks

By Glenda Farley February 24, 2020

1865: U.S. Army troops come to the Verde Valley

By Glenda Farley  August 17, 2022 

1885 mail route adds Cottonwood
By Glenda Farley

Apache Maid Cabin
Steve Ayers Nov 1, 2008

Additional Articles by Glenda Farley, not necessarily referencing pioneer families

1887: Hulda, family settle in Valley
By Bennie Wolley 1982

Pioneer Picnic moves back to Montezuma Well
By Bill Helm Sep 18, 2018, Verde Independent