The Sharlot Hall Museum sponsors three major events each year, the Folk Arts Fair, Prescott Indian Art Market, and the Folk Music Festival. In addition, the Museum offers lectures, plays by the Blue Rose Theater, and other special events.
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Volunteer Training
Tue, October 14, 2008, 8-8:30 coffee, 8:30-11 program
Tue, October 21, 2008, 8-8:30 coffee, 8:30-11 program
Tue, October 28, 2008, 8-8:30 coffee, 8:30-11 program
Tue, November 4, 2008, 8-8:30 coffee, 8:30-11 program
Tue, November 11, 2008, 8-8:30 coffee, 8:30-11 program
Introduction to www.sharlot.org and Digital Archives/Archives and Research Methods Open to current and new volunteers.
Location: Lawler Exhibit Center Gallery/Archives
Cost: Free
For information, contact Karen Churchill
Tue, October 14, 2008, 8-8:30 coffee, 8:30-11 program
Tue, October 21, 2008, 8-8:30 coffee, 8:30-11 program
Tue, October 28, 2008, 8-8:30 coffee, 8:30-11 program
Tue, November 4, 2008, 8-8:30 coffee, 8:30-11 program
Tue, November 11, 2008, 8-8:30 coffee, 8:30-11 program
Introduction to www.sharlot.org and Digital Archives/Archives and Research Methods Open to current and new volunteers.
Location: Lawler Exhibit Center Gallery/Archives
Cost: Free
For information, contact Karen Churchill
The Signal Service: Flashing Mirrors and Singing Wires - Living History
Sat, October 18, 2008, 10:00 AM to 3 PM
Come visit with living history interpreters as they relive Arizona's military past. This month will be featuring "The Signal Service: Flashing Mirrors and Singing Wires". The Fort Whipple Museum is located in Building 11 on the Veteran's Administration Hospital campus off of Arizona Highway 89. For further information contact Mick Woodcock at the Sharlot Hall Museum 928-445-3122 ext. 17.
Location: Fort Whipple Museum
Cost: Donation
For information, contact Mick Woodcock
Sat, October 18, 2008, 10:00 AM to 3 PM
Come visit with living history interpreters as they relive Arizona's military past. This month will be featuring "The Signal Service: Flashing Mirrors and Singing Wires". The Fort Whipple Museum is located in Building 11 on the Veteran's Administration Hospital campus off of Arizona Highway 89. For further information contact Mick Woodcock at the Sharlot Hall Museum 928-445-3122 ext. 17.
Location: Fort Whipple Museum
Cost: Donation
For information, contact Mick Woodcock
Fifth Annual Western History Symposium
Sat, October 18, 2008, 10:00 am - 4:00pm
Making the past come alive is the mission of the speakers who will present stories of the Old West, including historic Prescott and the Arizona Territory at the Fifth Annual Western History Symposium.
The symposium is open to the public by donation. Information may be obtained by calling Fred Veil at 443-5580 or Gretchen Guice at Sharlot Hall Museum, 445-3122 ext 19.
This popular event is co-sponsored by the Prescott Corral of the Westerners and Sharlot Hall Museum with the participation of the Skull Valley Historical Society, the Arizona Rough Riders Historical Association, and the Prescott Valley Historical Society.
Location: Museum Center Gallery and Research Center
Cost: Donation requested
For information, contact Gretchen Guice
Sat, October 18, 2008, 10:00 am - 4:00pm
Making the past come alive is the mission of the speakers who will present stories of the Old West, including historic Prescott and the Arizona Territory at the Fifth Annual Western History Symposium.
The symposium is open to the public by donation. Information may be obtained by calling Fred Veil at 443-5580 or Gretchen Guice at Sharlot Hall Museum, 445-3122 ext 19.
This popular event is co-sponsored by the Prescott Corral of the Westerners and Sharlot Hall Museum with the participation of the Skull Valley Historical Society, the Arizona Rough Riders Historical Association, and the Prescott Valley Historical Society.
Location: Museum Center Gallery and Research Center
Cost: Donation requested
For information, contact Gretchen Guice
Grand Canyon Lecture: " Ain't it Purty": Tourist Impressions at the Grand Canyon
Sun, October 19, 2008, 1:00 pm
Presented by Paul Hirt and Yolonda Youngs Paul is a professor of History at ASU. Yolonda is currently working toward her PHD.
Sunday Lecture Series
Over the years, Grand Canyon was publicized to tourists and the general public through popular images: from penny postcards to magazines like Arizona Highways to motion pictures. These visual depictions of America's grandest spectacle affected the placement of visitor facilities, the development of park policies and the evolving cultural meaning of the Grand Canyon itself as seen through the eyes of tourists. Join Arizona State University Professor of History Paul Hirt and Arizona State University Geographical Sciences Ph.D. candidate Yolonda Youngs, as they explore how visual images of the canyon helped make it a monumental national playground and iconic American landscape.
This talk is cosponsored by the Grand Canyon Association and is open free of charge. Attendance 85: RSVP strongly suggested
Location: Museum Center
Cost: Donation requested
For information, contact Gretchen Guice
More about the Grand Canyon Association
Sun, October 19, 2008, 1:00 pm
Presented by Paul Hirt and Yolonda Youngs Paul is a professor of History at ASU. Yolonda is currently working toward her PHD.
Sunday Lecture Series
Over the years, Grand Canyon was publicized to tourists and the general public through popular images: from penny postcards to magazines like Arizona Highways to motion pictures. These visual depictions of America's grandest spectacle affected the placement of visitor facilities, the development of park policies and the evolving cultural meaning of the Grand Canyon itself as seen through the eyes of tourists. Join Arizona State University Professor of History Paul Hirt and Arizona State University Geographical Sciences Ph.D. candidate Yolonda Youngs, as they explore how visual images of the canyon helped make it a monumental national playground and iconic American landscape.
This talk is cosponsored by the Grand Canyon Association and is open free of charge. Attendance 85: RSVP strongly suggested
Location: Museum Center
Cost: Donation requested
For information, contact Gretchen Guice
More about the Grand Canyon Association
"Diamonds in the Desert: Arizona, Baseball and America in 1928"
Sat, October 25, 2008, 1 p.m.
In conjunction with the Arizona Vintage Baseball Classic, to be held at 1 p.m. Oct 26, 2008 at Ken Lindley Field, J. Stuart Rosebrook, Ph.D will present "Diamonds in the Desert: Arizona, Baseball and America in 1928," a lecture on the 1928 D-Class Arizona State League, one of the first professional leagues in our young state. Rosebrook will discuss the teams, structure, and historical significance of the league as well as the importance of baseball to the civic pride of the communities of Arizona.
J. Stuart Rosebrook, Ph.D. is a writer, researcher and historian who lives in Tempe with his wife Dr. Julie E. Rosebrook and two children. His dissertation was "Diamonds in the Desert: Professional Baseball in Arizona and the Desert Southwest, 1915 to 1958."
Location: Musem Center Gallery
Cost: Free
For information, contact Ryan Flahive
Sat, October 25, 2008, 1 p.m.
In conjunction with the Arizona Vintage Baseball Classic, to be held at 1 p.m. Oct 26, 2008 at Ken Lindley Field, J. Stuart Rosebrook, Ph.D will present "Diamonds in the Desert: Arizona, Baseball and America in 1928," a lecture on the 1928 D-Class Arizona State League, one of the first professional leagues in our young state. Rosebrook will discuss the teams, structure, and historical significance of the league as well as the importance of baseball to the civic pride of the communities of Arizona.
J. Stuart Rosebrook, Ph.D. is a writer, researcher and historian who lives in Tempe with his wife Dr. Julie E. Rosebrook and two children. His dissertation was "Diamonds in the Desert: Professional Baseball in Arizona and the Desert Southwest, 1915 to 1958."
Location: Musem Center Gallery
Cost: Free
For information, contact Ryan Flahive
Water Ways: Water, Human Nature and Human Culture
Sun, October 26, 2008, 1:00 pm
Dr. Eugene Anderson, author of Ecologies of the Heart, discusses water, human evolution and water symbolism in diverse cultures.
Location: Museum Center Gallery
Cost: Free; donations appreciated
Sun, October 26, 2008, 1:00 pm
Dr. Eugene Anderson, author of Ecologies of the Heart, discusses water, human evolution and water symbolism in diverse cultures.
Location: Museum Center Gallery
Cost: Free; donations appreciated
The Day of the Dead
Sat, November 1, 2008, 11:00 am
On November 1, Sharlot Hall Museum will host our first Day of the Dead celebration. "El Dia de los Muertos" is a holiday celebrated mainly in Mexico and by people of Mexican heritage. Family and friends gather to honor and remember friends and relatives who have died.
The celebration gets underway at 11:00 am. Sr. Carlos Flores Vizcarra, the Consul General of Mexico in Phoenix, is our guest of honor. He will deliver an opening speech at the Courthouse Plaza and lead a public procession to the Museum, where we'll present a program of mariachi music and folklorico dancing. Visitors can view "altares", hear family oral histories, and learn about the traditions of this colorful holiday that originated with indigenous Mexican people in pre-Hispanic times. The Museum will present this fiesta in conjunction with the Prescott Downtown Partnership, the Sister City Association of Prescott and local schools.
Cost: There is no admission charge to enjoy this special exhibit and take part in the festivities.
Sat, November 1, 2008, 11:00 am
On November 1, Sharlot Hall Museum will host our first Day of the Dead celebration. "El Dia de los Muertos" is a holiday celebrated mainly in Mexico and by people of Mexican heritage. Family and friends gather to honor and remember friends and relatives who have died.
The celebration gets underway at 11:00 am. Sr. Carlos Flores Vizcarra, the Consul General of Mexico in Phoenix, is our guest of honor. He will deliver an opening speech at the Courthouse Plaza and lead a public procession to the Museum, where we'll present a program of mariachi music and folklorico dancing. Visitors can view "altares", hear family oral histories, and learn about the traditions of this colorful holiday that originated with indigenous Mexican people in pre-Hispanic times. The Museum will present this fiesta in conjunction with the Prescott Downtown Partnership, the Sister City Association of Prescott and local schools.
Cost: There is no admission charge to enjoy this special exhibit and take part in the festivities.
Arsenic in Drinking Water: Toxicity, Testing & Treatment
Sun, November 2, 2008, 1:00 pm
Retired Water Quality Specialist John Zambrano explains the sources of arsenic contamination in groundwater, its health effects and successful treatment technologies.
Location: Museum Center Gallery
Cost: Free
Sun, November 2, 2008, 1:00 pm
Retired Water Quality Specialist John Zambrano explains the sources of arsenic contamination in groundwater, its health effects and successful treatment technologies.
Location: Museum Center Gallery
Cost: Free
Scrub Board and Press Board: Doing the Family Laundry in the Nineteenth Century - Living History
Sat, November 8, 2008, 10:00 AM to 3 PM
Join us for The Arizona History Adventure. Enjoy stepping back in time with living history characters in the John C. Fremont House and the Territorial Governor's Mansion. Visit with living history interpreters in the Pioneer Living Area and the Frontier Trades Building. This month's theme is "Scrub Board and Press Board: Doing the Family Laundry in the Nineteenth Century".For further information contact Mick Woodcock at the Sharlot Hall Museum 928-445-3122 ext. 17. The Arizona History Adventure is sponsored in part by a We The People grant from the Arizona Humanities Council.
Cost: Museum Admission
For information, contact Mick Woodcock
Sat, November 8, 2008, 10:00 AM to 3 PM
Join us for The Arizona History Adventure. Enjoy stepping back in time with living history characters in the John C. Fremont House and the Territorial Governor's Mansion. Visit with living history interpreters in the Pioneer Living Area and the Frontier Trades Building. This month's theme is "Scrub Board and Press Board: Doing the Family Laundry in the Nineteenth Century".For further information contact Mick Woodcock at the Sharlot Hall Museum 928-445-3122 ext. 17. The Arizona History Adventure is sponsored in part by a We The People grant from the Arizona Humanities Council.
Cost: Museum Admission
For information, contact Mick Woodcock