Now Open: Fort Valley Mercantile
Pioneer Museum, 2340 North Fort Valley Rd.
Flagstaff Arizona

Northern Arizona and Pioneer themed: toys, handcrafted gifts, novelties and books.
Monday - Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Please call (928) 774-6272 for more information.

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Playthings of the Past
November 21, 2009 - February
Pioneer Museum, 2340 N Ft. Valley Rd. Flagstaff, AZ.

The AHS Pioneer Museum presents the annual holiday exhibit Playthings of the Past.

A Northern Arizona holiday tradition -- view toys from the museum’s collections.

Opening on Saturday November 21, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Beverages and holiday treats are provided on opening day
Additional information and past toys click here.

Sandra Day O’Connor - A Citizen for All Seasons
Exhibit
AHS Museum at Papago Park, 1300 N. College Ave., Tempe Az.

For additional information contact (480) 929-0292;
and view some images of the opening of the exhibit.

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Dia de los Muertos Altar and Art Exhibit "Su Casita"
October 31, 2009 - March 01, 2010
AHS Museum at Papago Park, 1300 N. College Ave., Tempe Az.

This exhibit, organized in partnership with CALACA, The Latino Cultural Arts Collective, showcases the talent of our community. Every year Calaca brings to the public a different theme that incorporates current issues in our communities or personal lives.

This year, “Su Casita” is the theme--artists as well as members of the public have created casa type altars and artworks that express a feeling of being inside a home.

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AHS Member Discounted Tours from Affinity Group Tours.

January 22, 2010
Visit the Amerind Museum
Depart 7:30am - Return 5:30pm
Details of tour

Registration with Affinity Group Tours or call (480) 544-0144 or (888) 561-8976

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Annual Educator Workshop
Security vs, Freedom: What is America Willing to Give Up?

March 6, 2010
AHS Museum at Papago Park, 1300 N. College Ave., Tempe Az
8:00a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Please join the Japanese American Citizens League and the Arizona Historical Society for their annual educator workshop

Security vs, Freedom: What is America Wiling to Give Up? will focus on how America has dealt with terror during World War II and post 9/11. 

For Additional Information click here

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Historical Photographs Fair

March 20, 2010
AHS Museum at Papago Park, 1300 N. College Ave., Tempe Az

The AHS Museum at Papago Park is hosting the 3rd Annual Historic Photograph Fair

Please contact Jeannine Moyle at 480-585-4872 or the AHS Museum at Papago Park (480) 929-0292 x126.

For Additional Information click here

Spring 2010 Saturday Speaker Series
History in the Headlines

Arizona History Museum, 949 E. 2nd St. Tucson Az
10:00a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
$15 ($12 AHS members)
Free Parking in the garage at the northwest corner of N. Euclid Ave. and E. 2nd St. Use E. 2nd St. entrance.

• February 6, 2010
  African American Pioneers of Tucson
  Bernard J. Wilson, Author/Genealogist

Wilson uncovers how Arizona newspapers dealt with the complexities of race, profices African Americans who contributed to the Old Pueblo’s growth, and talks about their local clubs and organizations.

• March 6, 2010
  The Miners’ Story Project: Oral History from Underground
  Shipherd Reed, Filmmaker/Producer

Reed shares the stories of miners and mining communities documented through the Miners’ Story Project. The Miners’ Story Project preserves the Southwest’s rich mining history and heritage by collecting oral histories.

• April 17, 2010
  The New Deal: CCC in Arizona
  Robin L. Pinto, Cultural Landscape Historian

Immediately after his inauguration, President Roosevelt created back-to-work programs under the New Deal. Pinto discusses the Civilian Conservation Corps, one of the most significant and successful of these programs, providing opportunity for thousands of Arizona families.

• May 1, 2010
  The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd
  Jana Bommersbach, Author
  
  One hot Phoenix night in 1931, Winnie Ruth Judd allegedly murdered her two girlfriends, stuffed them into a trunk, and took them by train to Los Angeles. Jana Bommersbach reinvestigates the twisted, bizarre murder case, uncovers evidence long hidden, and encourages Judd to break her life-long silence.

For more information or to register, please contact Emily Spargo-Guererro at (520) 617-1153, email esg@azhs.gov or print the PDf Flyer.

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Rare Original of Declaration of Independence

February 21, 2010
Arizona History Museum, 949 E. 2nd St. Tucson Az
11:00a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

February 22, 2010
8:00a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The Declaration of Independence was rushed to the official printer on July 4, 1776, for production and rapid distribution of Broadsides to the American Colonies and their leaders.

This is one of twenty-five known Declaration of Independence 1776 Broadsides.

For Additional Information click here

Winter - Spring Desert Trips, Talks and Events

Talks are held in the gardens of the Sanguinetti House Museum.  No reservations are required.  Cost is $4 per person, free to volunteers & members.

Desert trips require a high clearance vehicle.  Reservations are required & can be made one month in advance.

For further info, call 782-1841

January 23, 2010
desert trip to Oatman Flat & Butterfield Stage sites of Teamsters Camp and Mohawk.

January 30, 2010
desert trip to Tinajas Altas (High Tanks)

February 3, 2010
talk, “William Douglas, the Man Who Refused to Leave the Territorial Prison”, by Don Swain, 10:30am

February 13, 2010
Yuma Crossing Day

February 17, 2010
talk, “A Yuma Valley Pioneer Woman”, by Helen Rossmiller, 10:30am

February 20, 2010
desert trip to Butterfield Stage sites in California Desert

February 28, 2010
desert trip and barbecue, to American Girl Mine

March 3, 2010
talk, “The Joy of Seeing a Horse Come to Life - How I Carve Carousel Horses”, by Harvey Rossmiller, 10:30am

March 13, 2010
Princess Tea Party, mother and daughter, Saturday

March 17, 2010
garden talk

March 26, 2010
A Taste of Yuma fundraiser

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Are You Related to Arizona Pioneers?

The Sanguinetti House Museum is searching for relatives of these people:

Al Merito Award

Call for Award Nomination for 2010
Nomination Form 2010

2009 Al Merito Award recipient

Tempe News

Arizona Centennial Commission announces first sanctioned Centennial event.

'HistoryMakers' Gala, February 11th

Currently no workshops scheduled

Southern Arizona Chapter Board

John Dillinger Online Exhibit

The museum store carries period toy replicas, unique period doll dress patterns, limited edition Beale Wagon Road T-shirts, and books about Flagstaff and northern Arizona history. There are previously owned books as well as local railroad history books sold only at this shop.
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The museum shop offers a marvelous assortment of books, AHS memorabilia, T-shirts, and scenic Arizona postcards.
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The Arizona Mercantile offers a wide variety of merchandise.
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• Navajo and Zuni jewelry
• Unique glass-bead jewelry
• Glassware creations of local artisans.
• A diverse selection of books
• High-quality replicas of the 19th and 20th century photographs exclusive to the museum collection.
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 Store hours:
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Mon. - Thurs.
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Fri. & Sat.

Please call (520) 617-1167 for more information.

The Adobe Annex Museum Shop maintains the same hours as the museum (10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday - Saturday) and is located at 248 S. Madison Avenue. Gifts reflect the early 1900's items, with an emphasis on local Indian crafts, prints and drawings. The shop carries the best selection of Arizona and Yuma history books in town. YCHS publications available for purchase include:

• Early Yuma: A Graphic History of Life on the American Nile by Rosalie Crowe and Sidney Brinkerhoff, 1995 ($19.95)
• Prison Centennial 1876-1976 by Clifford Trafzer and Steve George, 1978 ($4.00)
• Lost Mines and Prospector's Lore by Bill Keiser, adapted by Pauline Sandholt, 1978 ($8.00)
• A Wooden Road Through the Hollow of God's Hand by Johnny Rube, 1997 ($18.95)
• Yuma-Frontier Crossing of the Far Southwest by Clifford Trafzer, 1980 ($9.95)
• When the Colorado River Quit the Ocean by Alton Duke, 1980 ($14.95)
• The Yuma Crossing: A short History by Clifford Trafzer, ($5.00)
• San Ysidro Ranch Archaeological Project by Janus Associates, Inc., 1983 ($20.00), abridged copy ($15.00)
• Raymond Marshall Priest-The Yuma Project by Ramona Vorbeck, 1989 ($14.95)
• Growing Up on the Reclamation Grounds by Bellamy Priest Abbott and Raymona Priest Vorbeck, 1987 ($12.50)
• Prisoners in Petticoats-The Women of the Yuma Territorial Prison by Elizabeth Klungness, 1993 ($14.95)
• Yuma Crossing by Douglas Martin, 1995 ($9.95)
• Great Registers of Yuma County: 1898 ($7.00), 1902 ($8.00), 1910 ($12.50)
• Yuma Arizona: Sunshine Capitol of the United States by Yuma County Chamber of Commerce 1927, ($20.00)
• A Transcription of Major Samuel P. Heintzelman's Journal: January 1851-31 December 1853, Transcribed by Creola Blackwell, 1989 ($45.00)
• Yuma During the Era of the American Revolution by Cliff Trafzer, 1975 ($5.00)