January/February 2014 • Sharlot Hall Museum Messenger Page 1

Vol. 41, No. 7 ● January/February 2014

www.sharlot.org

Celebrating the Sesquicentennial

☞ Director's Notebook - Page 2☞ 2014 Events - Page 3☞ A Day in the Life - Page 4

In this issue☞ Donors Rise to the Occasion - Page 5☞ Museum Wish List - Page 6☞ Museum Store News - Page 8

What an amazing time for Arizona! Beginning with the signing of the Organic Act by President Abraham Lincoln in February 1863 and other important events which took place throughout 1864, Arizona Territory was heralded as America’s newest frontier. It was a time during which pioneers, prospectors, politicians and others recognized the Territory for its wealth of rich mineral deposits, vast lands and opportunities during the great westward expansion.

Now, 150 years later, Arizona is celebrating that most important time in American history. Yavapai County especially is revered as the first locale populated by miners, surveyors and military regiments who established mining camps, Fort Whipple and the city of Prescott. The city was officially named on May 30, 1864 in honor of William Hickling Prescott, heralded as America’s first scientific historian.

The heart of Prescott was of course the Territorial Governor’s Mansion, constructed in July 1864 by Samuel Blair at a cost of $6,000. The building is not just significant as the home of Arizona governors John Goodwin and Richard McCormick; the Arizona state seal was designed here and the house also was the site of the first Masonic meeting in the Territory.

Today, this grand log structure survives as the centerpiece of Sharlot Hall Museum. Founded in 1928 by Miss Sharlot Mabridth Hall as a means to save the historic building, the Governor's Mansion was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. The building remains in its original footprint as one of the only surviving structures from the state’s territorial period.

As stewards of the Mansion, and in keeping with the many sesquicentennial celebrations that will take place in Prescott

and the rest of Arizona throughout 2014, the Museum has a host of special events and programs in store. The festivities not only include such longtime annual traditions as the Folk Arts Fair and the Prescott Indian Art Market, but also a reprise of last year’s popular Prescott Crush: 99 Bottles of Wine at the Hall.

Also, look for a new series of lectures, programs and book signings coordinated by Educational Program Manager Dr. Mary Melcher and Librarian/Archivist Brenda Taylor. The theme, “Soldiers, Immigrants and Families: Stories of Frontier Life in Early Arizona”, focuses on the lives of early day settlers in Arizona Territory. Chief Curator Mick Woodcock also will continue hosting the popular “Arizona History Adventure” and “Frontier Arizona Experience”. These monthly programs on the Museum grounds

and at Ft. Whipple will focus on “A Day in the Life” of both pioneers and soldiers. Details are in this and forthcoming issues of the Messenger.

This year’s programs will be complimented nicely by a series of new exhibits. Greg Brown’s magnificent “Views From the Flying Carpet” will remain on exhibit until April 27; in May, the Museum will revisit the popular “Behind Whiskey Row” with interpretations of Prescott’s shadier side of life during the 1800’s. Also in May, look for "Beasts of the Pleistocene", the second phase of our planned exhibits in the Lawler Building..

The Governor’s Mansion as it appeared in Sharlot Mabridth Hall’s time, and how it appears to

visitors today.

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Director’s NotebookThe year 2013 was a

memorable one for Sharlot Hall Museum.

Among our many accomplishments were the completion of the construction of the Trades Building and the opening of our first major permanent exhibit in 13 years––The Peopling of the Americas––in the Lawler Building. Further, as the year came to a close, we began construction of Sharlot’s Depot, the new entry to the Museum, which we expect to complete within the next few months. These developments will all contribute to our mission of providing a first-class educational and cultural experience for our members and guests.

The close of the year also brought about a change in the leadership of the Museum. Dr. John Langellier, who has so ably directed the Museum for the past seven years, has departed for a position with the Arizona Historical Society in Tempe. His energy, creativity and leadership will be sorely missed. The Board of Trustees is in the process of conducting a search for his replacement. Meanwhile, I have been appointed to serve as the Museum’s Executive Director until such time as this process is completed and a new director is on board.

I am not a stranger to the Museum. Soon after my wife Sally and I moved to Prescott following my retirement in 2000

Yavapai County’s humble beginnings started with Ft. Whipple, originally built near Chino Valley in December 1863 (Sharlot Hall Museum Archives 163pb)

from a career as a legal and human r e s o u r c e s e x e c u t i v e for several e a s t e r n corporations, we both began to volunteer at the Museum and have done so continuously in one form or another. In February of last year I was appointed to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees. Since my appointment as Executive Director, I have, of course, taken a leave of absence from the Board.

Every year presents new challenges and 2014 will be no exception. In April we will open a new, permanent exhibit in the Lawler Building––"Beasts of the Pleistocene"––which will be based on the fossil remains of extinct creatures found in Yavapai County. The Museum will also be an important participant in the city’s three-day sesquicentennial celebration of its founding on May 30, 1864 as the first capital of the Arizona Territory. We also will continue to hold our normal educational programs and festivals in

accordance with their usual schedules.Since my appointment, I have had the

opportunity to visit with many of you in the buildings and on the grounds of the Museum. These visits have served to reinforce my appreciation of the many members who volunteer their time and talents to staff our historic buildings, collections, library and grounds, work our festivals and other events, and perform a myriad of other duties that are far too numerous to mention here. As the weeks and months unfold I hope to have the opportunity to express that gratitude to each of you personally. The new year promises to be an interesting one, and with your help we can make it memorable in the best of ways.

- Fred Veil, Executive Director

• February24,1863—President Abraham Lincoln signs the Organic Act

• May10,1863— The Walker Party forms the Pioneer Mining District

• September19,1863—Surveyor General John A. Clark reports on the new diggings in Arizona

• December23,1863—Fort Whipple is founded in Chino Valley

• December29,1863—Governor John N. Goodwin issues an official Proclamation at Navajo Springs

• January22,1864—Governor Goodwin’s party arrives at Ft. Whipple in Chino Valley

• January27,1864—Battle of Bloody Tanks

• February18,1864—Governor Goodwin’s territorial tour begins

• March9,1864—First edition of the Prescott Miner is published as predecessor to today’s Courier

• April-May,1864—A special census is taken

• May18,1864—Ft. Whipple is established along Granite Creek as headquarters of the District of Arizona. The former site is renamed Camp Clark in honor of Surveyor General Clark

• May24,1864— Governor Goodwin calls for territorial elections

• May30,1864—The City of Prescott is named

• July4,1864—The first Arizona Territory Independence Day is celebrated at Prescott

• July18,1864—Territorial elections occur

• August24,1864—The results of the election of first delegate to Congress is announced

• September26,1864—The first legislature meets

• October4,1864—The Howell Code is adopted

• November8,1864—The Territorial legislature creates four counties (Mohave, Pima, Yavapai, and Yuma)

Arizona Territory Sesquicentennial Dates, 1863-64

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Soldiers, Immigrants and Families:

Stories of Frontier Life in Early Arizona

The Museum Education and Archives Departments are collaborating to celebrate Prescott’s Sesquicentennial with a series of lectures, workshops and book signings. These programs share a common theme, titled “Soldiers, Immigrants and Families: Stories of Frontier Life in Early Arizona”, which will accent the varied lives of those living in the central highlands of Arizona.

The series will kick off in January with a number of interesting presentations and book signings. First in the line up is “StageStruck Soldiers: Military Theatre inTerritorialArizona(1867-1880)”. In a lively Readers Theater presentation on Saturday,January 11, Museum volunteer and author Tom Collins and his wife Wendy will tell the story of the rise of amateur military theatre at Camp Lincoln, Fort Whipple, and elsewhere in Territorial Arizona. Brief dialogues from melodramas, comedies, and a minstrel show will give us a glimpse of the kind of diversions enjoyed by the settlers of northern Arizona.The half-hour presentation begins promptly at 10:30 a.m., followed by the author signing his 2007 book, Stage-Struck Settlers in the Sun-Kissed Land: The Amateur Theatre in Territorial Prescott (1868-1903).

OnSaturday,February8, join Museum volunteer Debra Matthews for a most interesting lecture, “TheHistory of HairJewelry and Weaving”. Matthews, an antique jewelry collector with a passion for the Victorian, will illustrate the history and mystery behind the age old art of human hair work with her fine collection of mourning wreaths, broaches, necklaces and watch chains made from human hair. The presentation begins at 1 p.m.

Another book signing will occur on Saturday,February22. Author Jan MacKell Collins will be autographing her newest work, TheHashKnifeAroundHolbrook, from

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Collins, whose grandfather and great-grandfather were amongst the last cowboys to work for the legendary Hashknife brand under the Aztec Land and Cattle Company, used over 100 family and never-before-published images to document the brand’s history in the central highlands south of Holbrook and east of Prescott.

Also, join us on Saturday, March 22, when University of Arizona Professor Judy Nolte Temple presents “An Immigrant’sStruggles:TheDiaryof Irish/American‘Mim’Walsh”. This illustrated presentation will introduce audiences to the lively “voice” of diarist Mim Walsh, who wrote a 50-year-long journal that reveals her heartfelt experiences as an immigrant. This program, which is sponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council, starts at 2 p.m.

All programs will take place at the Museum Library & Archives at 115 S. McCormick Street, and admission is free. For more information on these and other upcoming events, call 928-445-3122 Ext. 14, email archivesrequest@sharlot.org, or consult our website at www.sharlot.org.

Volunteer Debra Matthews, left, will present “The History of Hair Jewelry and Weaving” on

February 8.

2014 EventsWednesday,January1-Museumclosed.Happy New Year!

Saturday, January 11 - Stage-Struck Soldiers:MilitaryTheatre inTerritorialArizona (1867-1880), 10:30 a.m. - Noon, Library & Archives. Author Tom Collins teams with his wife Wendy to tell the story of the rise of amateur military theatre in Arizona, followed by a signing of Mr. Collins’ book, Stage-Struck Settlers in the Sun-Kissed Land: The Amateur Theatre in Territorial Prescott (1869-1903).

Monday,January13-VolunteerRecruiting, Ft. Whipple Museum, 10 a.m. Meet fellow volunteers, enjoy snacks and coffee and see living history in action.

Saturday,February8-Historyof HairJewelryand Weaving, 1 - 2 p.m., Library & Archives. Presented by Museum volunteer Debra Matthews.

Saturday, February 22 - The Hash KnifeAroundHolbrook, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Library & Archives. Booksigning by author Jan MacKell Collins.

Saturday,March22,AnImmigrant’sStruggles:TheDiaryof Irish/American‘Mim’Walsh, 2 p.m., Museum Library & Archives. An illustrated presentation by University of Arizona Professor Judy Nolte Temple.

Thursday, May 1 - Museum expands tosummer hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.

Saturday,May3-Beastsof thePleistocene.An all new premier of an exciting permanent exhibit in the Lawler Building.

Saturday,May 24 - BehindWhiskey Row.A new revolving exhibit premiering in the Museum Theater.

Friday,May30-Officialkickoff of Prescottand Yavapai County sesquicentennialcelebrations. Further details to be announced!

Saturday&Sunday,June7&8-41stAnnualFolkArtsFair, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday, June 11 - Sharlot Hall MuseumDay

Saturday,June28-PrescottCrush:99Bottlesof WineattheHall wine tasting and fundraiser

Saturday & Sunday, July 12 & 13 - PrescottIndianArtsMarket

Saturday & Sunday, October 4 & 5 - 36thAnnualFolkMusicFestival

Thursday, November 27 - Museum closed. Happy Thanksgiving!

Saturday,December6-FrontierChristmas

Thursday, December 25 - Museum closed. Merry Christmas!

Staytunedformorefunandexcitingeventsandprograms!

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What was it like to live in frontier Arizona? Long before automobiles, automatic heat, computers, televisions, shopping malls and cell phones, pioneers faced a raw and barren land devoid of such modern conveniences. The struggle to survive was at the top of everyone’s daily list, where a lack of water, food or shelter could mean the difference between life and death. This year’s history programs, the ArizonaHistory Adventure and FrontierArizona Experience, will present “A Day in the Life” which will seek to explore and explain how the hardy pioneers worked daily to survive in the leanest of times.

The Arizona History Adventure on the Museum grounds will use living history interpreters and demonstrations to illustrate how people managed their days to make time for procuring and processing milk for cheese and butter, harvest their gardens, make and

bake their food from scratch, sew their own clothes and linens, and practice medicine during times of illness or injury.

At Fort Whipple Museum, which

celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, the Frontier Arizona Experience will focus on the daily lives of soldiers while they were stationed at the historic post. Details of what it was like to work as an enlisted cavalryman and infantryman will be the focus, as well as those working on Fatigue Detail. Programs will also feature how and what soldiers ate and how the sick or injured were cared for.

The Arizona History Adventure will take place the second Saturday of each month and is included with admission to the Museum. The Frontier Arizona Experience at Ft. Whipple will be

featured the third Saturday of each month and is free to the public, but donations are always welcome. Both programs will take place from May to October. For more information, check our website at www.sharlot.org.

ArizonA History Adventure And Frontier ArizonA experience:

A Day in the Life

Medicinal practices will be amongst the many interesting programs during the Arizona History

Adventure in 2014.

The Museum was fortunate to be the recent recipient of a large piece of Prescott history in the form of a roll top desk. This was a gift of Bruce and Risa Mallin of Phoenix and had been in their family for about seventy years. It was formerly owned by Bruce’s father and uncles who used it in Prescott.

The brothers—Sam, Solomon and Max—started in 1939 as Mal-lin Brothers Iron and Metal Company, with a salvage yard on White Spar Road where Prescott Fire Department’s Station 71 is now located. They were later joined in business by their sister Rose and her husband Arthur Lewis. The company later acquired a small foundry on Sheldon Street near the Santa Fe Railway depot. At that time the business name was changed to Mallin Brothers Iron and Metal Foundry. The company moved to Phoenix in 1956, taking the desk with them.

It is not known when the Mallin brothers acquired the desk, but the piece was a fixture in their office for years and well taken care of by them, as well as the person they acquired it from. The desk was manu-factured by M. L. Himmel and Son in Baltimore, Maryland, a company that built office furniture around 1900. It is made of quarter-sawn golden oak, measures six feet across, and is one of the larger desks of its size built for office use.

We are not sure when this beautiful piece of furniture will be on ex-hibit, but thanks to the generosity and forward thinking of Bruce and Risa Mallin, it will be here when we need it.

From the Collections: Mallin Brothers Roll Top Desk

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Donors Rise to the Occasion to Assist MuseumAs Sharlot Hall Museum sallies forth with

its many projects, a number of generous donors have come forth to help pave the way to completion.

At the forefront has been Sharlot’s Depot, now under construction with an estimated completion date of March, 2014. Several people and organizations have come forward to give their financial support for the new building. When completed, the Depot will provide a new gateway to the Museum grounds while preserving the historic Porter Steam Engine from the Congress Mine which was formerly located in the west parking area. The Museum is deeply indebted to the generosity of EugeneandAliciaScott, the

MarleyFoundation, FreeportMcMoRanFoundation, the PrescottPinesQuesters, the Prescott Corral of Westerners, the ThumbButteQuestersand the Museum's own HeritageQuiltStudyGroup for their donations!

The Museum would also like to thank the PrescottRegulators who recently donated a check from the proceeds of Western Heritage Days in September. Museum Volunteer BiSallomialso deserves a special thank you for hosting special fundraising teas, with proceeds going to assist in the painting and restoration of the Bashford House.

There are so many others, from individuals

to groups such as the Monday Club of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, plus numerous businesses who have given their time, services and products towards various events and fundraisers. The Museum also extends a heartfelt thanks to our many Museum members, without whom we would be unable to carry on with our mission.

Such forward vision has enabled the Museum to proceed with many needed projects. Your support, whether it be renewing your membership this year, attending our exciting events or donating your time or money, will assure our continued success through 2014 and beyond!

Prescott Regulators Lois Cyr, Neil Thomas and John Larkin presented a check to Director John Langellier in November.

Mannings Painting Company did a great job on the Bashford House, including applying the home's original colors.

Groundbreaking began in November on Sharlot’s Depot, with an estimated completion date of March, 2014.

In December, Kevin Corrigan of the Marley Foundation presented Executive Director Fred Veil with a most generous donation towards

Sharlot’s Depot.

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With the end of the year soon approaching, now is the time to make your last minute tax-deductible donations! Our current “Wish List” appears below. Your donation, either monetary or tangible, will be much appreciated and help us continue our mission. Just give us a call at 928-445-3122.

Curatorial ServicesCuratorial Services needs funding for archival storage items to protect our many artifacts. These include museum-grade padded hangers, large textile storage boxes for historic clothing, acid-free tissue and boxes and pallets, clear archival Mylar sheeting, a pallet jack and 100% cotton sheets for storing quilts.

ExhibitsItems needed for our Printing Office include a pot-bellied stove, spittoon, wood nail keg, a pearl clamshell printing press and wood for cabinets and shelving. We also are trying to find a copy of Printing on the Iron Handpress. Monetary donations are needed towards a new sound system for the Basket Exhibit and an NIX media player for the Yavapai exhibit in the Sharlot Hall Building, also museum-grade forms for a man’s hat and suit, updates to our security system, and a custom-cast tempered glass case top to protect the mastodon skull in Gallery A.

Library & ArchivesThe Museum Library & Archives would like to thank those who have donated copies of Arizona Highways Magazine! However, they are still looking for certain copies of the magazine as follows:

• 1925 - All volumes except #4 • 1926 - Volumes 1, 2 & 7• 1927 - Volumes 6—9• 1928 - Volumes 2—5, 6, 7, 11, 12

• 1929 - Volumes 1, 2, 11• 1931 - Volumes 2 - 4, 6-9, 11, 12• 1934 - Volumes 1-3, 5 & 6• 1935 - Volumes 4, 5, 9 & 10• 1936 - Volumes 5, 7 & 10• 1937 - Volumes 4-12• 1939 - Volumes 4-12

The Library & Archives are also seeking missing volumes of local yearbooks, specifically:

• Bradshaw Mountain High School, any year except 1990-91, 1998-99, 2001 or 2006

• Chino Valley High School, any year• Mayer High School, any years except 1950, 1958-61 and 1984• Yavapai College, any years except 1970-1972

Living History ItemsThe Museum is seeking such living history items as a tin funnel, 1860’s or earlier crocks, early canning jars, a hand-cranked grist mill for grinding corn, hand-knit wool scarves, and a reproduction tin gold pan (reproductions are welcome). We also need monetary donations for leather care supplies, material to restore a coffee grinder and wood to rebuild a corn sheller. Fort Whipple Museum is seeking a wool trouser kit, military wool shirts, military coats and a set of reproduction infantry arms and ammo equipment.

MaintenanceItems and tools for our Maintenance Department help us with repair projects and our events! Maintenance is looking for a 10’ X 10’ Caravan Classic Canopy, a DeWalt 20-volt cordless drill, a stationary air compressor with piping and reels and a Craftsman wood router.

Museum Wish List

Archival boxes and other supplies assist the Museum to properly store and preserve important artifacts from the region, including these items which were recently liberated from the storage bins in the west parking lot. Special thanks goes to members of Prescott Fire Department who assisted Chief Curator Mick Woodcock, above, in the effort.

Building maintenance staff members Tim Yungman and Cody Bennett work in the Museum Shop in the newly constructed Trades Building. Items donated to their department assist them in numerous construction, repair, renovation and restoration projects throughout the Museum grounds.

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Corporate MeMbers Thank You for Your SupportLEGACYCIRCLEJeri Smith-Fornara

SHARLOT’SCIRCLEBill and Annabelle PedersenJames Van Zeyl

DIRECTOR’SCIRCLENorman and Maureen DobieszBryan and Pearl GrapentineEarlene Hunt and Agnes FranzPatricia McKlemEugene and Alicia ScottLois Smith and Nancy MarksPeter and Betty SmithEdward and Vera Williams

CuRATOR’SCIRCLEHarry and Debbie AllenDavid Alec Babbitt and Karen SpearColleen and Joe BabcockBarbara BurtonThomas and Wendy CollinsBob and Kay CornettLawrence and Beverly DandurandRalph and Christy DinsmanWilliam EhrigAllan Englekirk and Catherine MountEloise EsserBob and Cathy GessnerKenneth JacksonKenson ConstructionRobert KoktavyRobert and Nancy KravetzOrme and Elizabeth LewisRichard and Lois LongfieldRobert and Barbara MarianoWilliam and Carol MillerPaul and Jean NebelTimothy and Martha RooneyJames Swenson and Ann HansenJanet TravisNaomi and John VanDomelenAndrew and Bernice WallaceJohn and Martha Wolff

HERITAGECIRCLEAAS, Yavapai ChapterCatherine AsimakisShirley Avery and Amy HurstRichard and Diane BelvealJerry and Dorothy BengtsonLarry and Carol BesselJoan BigleyDewey and Ida Born

Eugene and Marilyn ChessonThomas and Katherine CorneliusNorman and Barbara DelucchiBrigitte DickinsonKenneth EdwardsMarion ElliottJames FouchDavid and Eleanor FrederiksenSteven Gaber and Patricia Bruneau-GaberRobert and Jean GaeddertRobert and Helen GaskoRobert and Diane GreningerPhilip and Helene GrossJ. Robert Grossenbacher and Ted PattersonCharles and Christina HastingsMichael and Mariela HastingsJim and Judi HeidkampKaren and Robert HodgesWilliam HustonPhilip and Sharon JamesEdward and Mary KofronWilliam and Jane KowalewskiDamon and Susan LambJohn and Nancy LambertJohn LangellierDick and Lynne LewisLauren LooneyMelissa LopezDavid and Kathleen MeccaMike Milroy and Zerilda BrowningPamela MundyJill Pfister and Gordon WingardTastebuds PizzaJames and Doris PoolMike and Sharon PopowniakP.C. and Pat PotterBeryl RaeMelodie Merino and Benjamin RamirezJim and Leann RodkeyHardy and Katie RoseRichard and Bi SallomiEdward and Virginia SeaverWilliam and Jeanne SellersMark SmithStanley and Janice SteinerDave Stoller and Janet LincolnFred and Sally VeilKathryn VinesRobert ViscountAndrew and Vivian WilliamsFulton and Nancy WrightLarry and Priscilla WrightJohn and Tamara ZivicTodd Zuercher

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Museum Store

NEWSWinter time is reading time, and the Museum Store is the perfect

place to shop for your new favorite history book! Local, regional and statewide books can be found here with

the best of western history titles, plus numerous travel and site-seeing books. Our inventory includes long-time favorites by local authors, as well as such well known writers as Arizona historian Marshall Trimble, Chris Enss, Jay Moynahan, Michael Rutter and former Executive Director Dr. John Langellier. Plus, we keep a great revolving stock of new books as fast as we can order them.

A sampling of what’s new on the shelves:

• And We Danced, Mona McCroskey’s equally intriguing sequel to Chasing Cattle and the Cure. This pleasingly large volume continues McCroskey’s ongoing project of publishing hundreds of oral histories gleaned from old-timers of Yavapai County.

• Fremont: Explorer for a Restless Nation by Ferol Egan. This 1985 book is worth a revisit, chronicling John Charles Fremont’s adventures from early in his career as an explorer in Colorado and other places, then his term as Governor of Arizona and up to his untimely death in 1902.

• King Cowboy: Tom Mix and the Movies. If you missed seeing Mix’s fabulous Cord Phaeton and other memorabilia at last year’s Western Heritage Days, fear not. Robert Birchard’s 1993 book is nearly as colorful as its subject, with plenty of illustrations about the famed actor who spent much time in Arizona and met his end near Florence.

• Arizona Sanctuaries, Retreats and Sacred Places. Forget standing in line at the same old local tourist attractions! Kelly Ettenborough's 2003 tome takes readers to the even more remote places Arizona has to offer, with an easy writing style that makes for a relaxing read

• Views from the Flying Carpet 2014 Calendar. Author and photographer Greg Brown’s exceptional aerial views (on display in the Museum Theater through April 2014) can now be yours to hang on your wall with this classy and stylish calendar. Brown’s fascinating book of the same title is also available.

In December, the Museum participated in the Gingerbread Village at Prescott Resort with this edible rendering of our the Governor’s Mansion. The Museum waspleasedtobeafirst-timecontributortothisevent,whichwasenjoyedbymany.

Ourvisitorsloveus!ClickheretoviewashortfilmabouttheMuseum,madebyoneof ourvisitorslastsummer!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv6m6Ah90i0

The Museum Store has hundreds of history book titles to choose from! Looking for something special? Let us know and we will try to get it in stock for you.

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