Higley Elementary 8th Grade Class 1956

Thank you Larry Power for this great photo of Higley's 8th grade graduating class from Higley Elementary in 1956. All but one person is accounted for but maybe another friendly historian can help fill in the blank...........

Have a great day and thanks again for your interest in making Higley historic!

What's Your Higley Story?

As mentioned in Gilbert's 1/10/09 East Valley Tribune - without government, Higley has moved along for the last 100 years as a "people's place." Commerce, education, communication and most importantly community has made Higley what it is and Higley wants your story! Your Friendly Higley Historians invite anyone who wants to share a glimmer of the past, present and future of Higley to comment to this post. Since we're chugging along with the past, here are some historical topics of interest that we're digging up, and feel free to add to the list. And don't be shy, we invite all to help us out with the present and future!

Prehistoric Higley
Homesteaders in Higley
Higley School District
Civic Duties in Higley (clubs and business associations)
Higley Gets Electrified (in 1917!)
Higley in Wartime
Agricultural Life
Aviation in Higley - Williams Air Force Base/Gateway
Religion in Higley
Higley's African-American Community
Higley Recreation
Military Life in Higley
Mid-Westerners Attack!
Higley’s Hispanic Community
Higley Commerce

Share as little or as much information as you like; dates, sources and just random memories are all appreciated too. And remember, EVERYONE will be reading this so we ask authors to be mindful/respectful of the wide audience the Internet affords us. We thank you all again kindly for your interest in making Higley's historic value known and look forward to some great stories!

Higley Strives to Hold on to Heritage

Check out Blake Herzog's article in today's Gilbert East Valley Tribune. You may have caught the paper version with the big lovely pictures but be sure to read the online version for the full text. Have a lovely day and thanks again for your help in making Higley historic!

Driving Chandler's Streets

Happy New Year!!!

Attached is a link to a website offering histories on the roads that run through the southeast valley as assembled by the staff and students of Chandler Gilbert Community College. This collection was sponsored by the City of Chandler who has partnered with CGCC in Community History Projects, which focuses on oral histories and community based research in an effort to preserve the past.

Higley isn't a featured road on the page, but ours is a history that is shared with southerly horizontal streets, so this site was definitely worth sharing with you all!

Driving Chandler's Streets: The History of Chandler's Streets as told by CGCC Students

Chandler History Community History Projects