Requirements for Tempe History Detective Program

You need to be registered with the Tempe History Detective Program and have your passbook initialed by a museum staff person for each activity you complete so you can be an official Tempe History Sleuth, Investigator or Detective!

To receive your final promotion and be recognized as a Tempe History Detective, you must have completed nine activities (3 per rank).  Include at least one each of the following in your nine activities:

  • scavenger hunt
  • museum site visit
  • writing in your own words
  • family tree

Sleuth Rank

Choose three (3) of the following activities for promotion:

  1. Complete the Mystery Artifact  Challenge I scavenger hunt (available at the front desk).

  2.  Attend a special event at the museum such as Wild Wednesday, Awesome Autumn Adventure, Holiday Fantasia or Spring Sensation. (Check our events page for details on upcoming events.)

  3. Create a crossword puzzle about Tempe or the museum.

  4. Pick a picture from our on-line photo archives and write a fictional story about it (1 page minimum). See /museum/Tempe_history/oslist.htm.

Investigator Rank

Complete three (3) of the following activities for promotion

  1. Complete the Step into History scavenger hunt (available at front desk).

  2. This is a two-part activity:
    a. Read selections from “Growing Up in Tempe” by William H. Windes (copies available from front desk). b. Write one page comparing your life with that of Mr. Windes.

  3. Pick a historic public property from the Tempe Historic Property Survey. Take a picture of yourself at the property, and bring it in for credit. See museum/Tempe_history/properties/ahpsfile.htm.

  4. Take a tour of the Petersen House Museum, 1414 W. Southern Avenue, Tempe, AZ. Take a picture of yourself outside of the Petersen House, and bring it in for credit.

Detective Rank

Choose three (3) of the following activities for promotion:

  1. Answer “A Story Untold”  discussion questions.

  2. Research and create your four-generation family tree, including dates and places of birth, death, and          marriage.

  3. Research a Tempe mayor of your choice and write a one-page biography. See              /museum/Tempe_history/h-mayors.htm.

  4. View the photos from Tempe’s Double Butte Cemetery, then go and take a picture of yourself at one of those sites. See Double_Butte_Cemetery.pdf  for photos; for the location of the cemetery, see  http://www.tempe.gov/cemetery/pdf/Cemetery%20Map_%20Broad%20View.pdf for map.

  5. Create your own scavenger hunt for one exhibit in the museum. It should include at least six items.

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