| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Arizona History Adventure: A Trip to TownPresented by Sharlot Hall Museum at Sharlot Hall Museum March 10, 2012 A Trip to Town is the theme for this month's educational adventure. Even though frontier settlers were mostly self-sufficient, they still needed an occasional trip to town to buy what they considered the necessities of life.
| Sharlot Hall Museum | 03/10/12 | Prescott |
Living History Presentations and Guided ToursPresented by Arizona State Parks at Fort Verde State Historic Park March 10, 2012 Take a stroll along Officer's Row with a docent as they lead guided tours through the historic homes!
| Arizona State Parks | 03/10/12 | Camp Verde |
From the Long Walk to the Skywalk: A Brief History of the Hualapai People Presented by Grand Canyon Association at Prescott Public Library March 11, 2012 Join Jeffrey Shepherd, author of We Are an Indian Nation: A History of the Hualapai People, for an enthralling discussion of Hualapai history that includes periods of war, disease, the trauma of relocation from ancestral lands, the creation of their reservation and many subsequent struggles. At the dawn of the 21st century, their population and economy are rebounding, but the community faces challenges such as diabetes, crime and a continuing controversy over the Skywalk.
| Grand Canyon Association | 03/11/12 | Prescott |
Living History Presentations and Guided ToursPresented by Arizona State Parks at Fort Verde State Historic Park March 24, 2012 Take a stroll along Officer's Row with a docent as they lead guided tours through the historic homes!
| Arizona State Parks | 03/24/12 | Camp Verde |
Arizona History Adventure: Spring CleaningPresented by Sharlot Hall Museum at Sharlot Hall Museum April 14, 2012 Spring Cleaning is the theme for this month's educational adventure. After having the house closed up all winter, there was a desire by the frontier house wife to air things out and get the home ready for summer.
| Sharlot Hall Museum | 04/14/12 | Prescott |
Glen Canyon Dam: Monumental Construction and 1983 Repairs Presented by Grand Canyon Association at Prescott Public Library April 15, 2012 The lecture will trace the construction of Glen Canyon Dam from 1956 through 1963, repairs made to the spillway tunnels after the floods of 1983 and the dam today. After combing the archives at the Bureau of Reclamation at Glen Canyon Dam, Ladd found a treasure trove of photography taken during both the construction of the dam, and from the tunnel repair following the extreme floods of 1983. Ladd, a free-lance photographer specializing in the wilderness interior of Grand Canyon, will show many... | Grand Canyon Association | 04/15/12 | Prescott |
Cultural Connections: Cowboys and Indians in SculpturePresented by Smoki Museum at Smoki Museum January 14-April 28, 2012 The Smoki debuts a new exhibition on January 14, continuing through April. Featured sculptors of Indiana and Cowboy themes include Bill Nebeker of California and Doug Hyde of Nez Perce.
| Smoki Museum | 01/14/12-
04/28/12 | Prescott |
Mountain Bike BasicsPresented by Arizona State Parks at Dead Horse Ranch State Park March 24-May 5, 2012 These will be beginner trail rides on the dirt, with some instruction on the pavement. Victory, a certified cycling instructor, will offer everything from basic riding techniques to trail etiquette.
| Arizona State Parks | 03/24/12-
05/05/12 | Cottonwood |
Nature WalkPresented by Arizona State Parks at Dead Horse Ranch State Park March 25-May 6, 2012 Nature Walks will start on Sunday mornings and last for 1-2 hours. The guided hikes will meander along riparian areas or stroll through the high desert trails within the park.
| Arizona State Parks | 03/25/12-
05/06/12 | Cottonwood |
Last Great Chase: Harvey Butchart's Summit List and Grand Canyon's Indelible ClimbersPresented by Grand Canyon Association at Prescott Public Library May 13, 2012 In September 1958, two climbers embarked on a five-day journey, reaching the summit of Zoroaster Temple and pioneering what would become Grand Canyon's classic climb. The Zoroaster ascent was part of a series of climbs by various parties, all of whom were bound together by a sense of adventure and exploration. These climbs and a summit list, compiled by record keeper and renowned hiker Harvey Butchart, drew a small cadre of desert rats into the depths of the canyon. Join Mathieu Brown,... | Grand Canyon Association | 05/13/12 | Prescott |
Living History PresentationPresented by Sharlot Hall Museum at Sharlot Hall Museum May 19, 2012 Fort Whipple Museum on the Veteran's Administration Hospital campus on Highway 89 in Prescott. "Armed Forces Day: Honoring Those Who Have Served and Those Who Now Serve" presented by the museum's Living History interpreters continuously throughout the day.
| Sharlot Hall Museum | 05/19/12 | Prescott |
Arizona History Adventure: Gardening in GranitePresented by Sharlot Hall Museum at Sharlot Hall Museum June 9, 2012 Gardening in Granite is the theme for this month's educational adventure. Most families found it necessary to put in a garden plot to help feed everyone. Central Arizona did, and still does, pose its own set of problems for raising crops.
| Sharlot Hall Museum | 06/09/12 | Prescott |
Arizona History Adventure: Sewing for the FamilyPresented by Sharlot Hall Museum at Sharlot Hall Museum July 14, 2012 Sewing for the Family is the theme for this month's educational adventure. While there was ready to wear clothing available on the frontier, most families bought only what they absolutely had to, such as shoes, socks and some men's clothing, and made the rest at home either by hand or with a sewing machine if they were fortunate.
| Sharlot Hall Museum | 07/14/12 | Prescott |
Prescott Indian Art MarketPresented by Sharlot Hall Museum at Sharlot Hall Museum July 14-July 15, 2012 Outstanding Native American painters, potters, weavers and jewelers will display their wares on the beautiful museum grounds for one of the premier Native American art markets in the southwest. Enjoy cultural presentations arts and craft demonstrations, musical performances and delicious fry bread.
| Sharlot Hall Museum | 07/14/12-
07/15/12 | Prescott |
7th Annual Fall GatheringPresented by The Phippen Museum at The Phippen Museum July 15, 2012 Come enjoy live cowboy music, an authentic western barbeque, and other fun activities at this annual event that celebrates the Museum's original grand opening ceremony in 1984.
| The Phippen Museum | 07/15/12 | Prescott |
| Arizona History Adventure: Too Hot to Cook Indoors | Sharlot Hall Museum | 08/11/12 | Prescott |
| Living History Presentation: The Ordnance Department: More than Guns and Bullets | Sharlot Hall Museum | 08/18/12 | Prescott |
Centennial Canvas: Paintings by Prescott ArtistsPresented by Sharlot Hall Museum at Sharlot Hall Museum February 11-September 3, 2012 Prescott's beauty and culture as captured by 10 prominent area artists will be on display at Sharlot Hall Museum in Centennial Canvas: Paintings by Prescott Artists.
The exhibition features works by the artists created for this exhibition. The show is being presented in conjunction with Arizona's centennial celebration. Many of the works will be available for sale, with part of the sale proceeds supporting the Sharlot Hall Museum. The artists whose works will be... | Sharlot Hall Museum | 02/11/12-
09/03/12 | Prescott |
Arizona History Adventure: Putting up The Bounty of The GardenPresented by Sharlot Hall Museum at Sharlot Hall Museum September 8, 2012 Putting up The Bounty of The Garden is the theme for this month's educational adventure. If you had a successful garden, then there was extra to be preserved for the winter ahead. With anything canned costing a whole dollar at the mercantile, keeping what you grew was very important.
| Sharlot Hall Museum | 09/08/12 | Prescott |
Fort Verde DaysPresented by Camp Verde Promotions at Fort Verde State Historic Park October 7, 2011-September 9, 2012 The theme of this year's event is Honoring the Military - and the Grand Marshall will be the Calvary.
Live music, food vendors, arts and crafts vendors, carnival, Kiwanis pancake breakfast, parade., vintage ball games, Blackhawk Helicopter (yes, a real one) landing at the Fort, art show, beer garden - lots of family fun! See the website for events timeline.
| Camp Verde Promotions | 10/07/11-
09/09/12 | Camp Verde |
Arizona Orphan TrainPresented by Sharlot Hall Museum at Sharlot Hall Museum September 7-September 15, 2012 Sharlot Hall Museum's Blue Rose Theater presents a topical historical play that tells of the conflict that flared in 1904 when New York nuns brought 40 Irish orphans to a remote Arizona mining camp to be placed with Catholic families.
| Sharlot Hall Museum | 09/07/12-
09/15/12 | Prescott |
Arizona History Adventure: Laundry Tubs and Scrub BoardsPresented by Sharlot Hall Museum at Sharlot Hall Museum October 13, 2012 Laundry Tubs and Scrub Boards is the theme for this month's educational adventure. A chore that had to be done on a weekly basis, soaking, boiling and scrubbing clothes was a never-ending job.
| Sharlot Hall Museum | 10/13/12 | Prescott |
Arizona History Adventure: Preparing for WinterPresented by Sharlot Hall Museum at Sharlot Hall Museum November 10, 2012 Preparing for Winter is the theme for this month's educational adventure. Making sure that you had enough of everything was important before winter set in. Once the winter rain and snow started, it could be weeks before roads were passable to go to town or even perform meaningful work about the home.
| Sharlot Hall Museum | 11/10/12 | Prescott |
Living History Presentation: The Commissary Department: Hard Tack and Salt PorkPresented by Sharlot Hall Museum at Sharlot Hall Museum November 17, 2012 The Commissary Department: Hard Tack and Salt Pork. Living History interpreters illuminate Arizona's military past throughout the day.
| Sharlot Hall Museum | 11/17/12 | Prescott |
Frontier ChristmasPresented by Sharlot Hall Museum at Sharlot Hall Museum December 1, 2012 Sharlot Hall Museum's Living History interpreters revive the spirit of Christmas past at this annual celebration at Sharlot Hall.
| Sharlot Hall Museum | 12/01/12 | Prescott |
Arizona History Adventure: Frontier CelebrationPresented by Sharlot Hall Museum at Sharlot Hall Museum December 8, 2012 Frontier Celebration is the theme for this month's educational adventure. Frontier families varied widely in the holidays that they celebrated and the manner in which they did so. With a tradition of Christmas going back to the first celebration in Prescott in 1864, local inhabitants had their own thoughts on the matter.
| Sharlot Hall Museum | 12/08/12 | Prescott |
| Arizona History Adventure: Laundry Tubs and Scrub Boards | Sharlot Hall Museum | 10/13/13 | Prescott |
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