2019 Summer History Highlight: Arizona Highways
The Old Trails Museum offers its 2019 Summer History Highlight on Saturday, August 10, at 2 pm at the Winslow Arts Trust Museum, 333 East Second Street. Former publisher Win Holden will share the fascinating story of how a highway department newsletter evolved into one of the world’s most revered travel publications in the free presentation of On the Road Since 1925: The Colorful History of Arizona Highways Magazine. First published in 1921 by the Arizona Highway Department (now the Arizona Department of Transportation) as a newsletter, Arizona Highways first appeared in black-and-white magazine format in April 1925. Though it primarily provided engineers and contractors with information on road-construction projects, the publication also included travel stories and scenic photographs. In 1937, new editor Raymond Carlson expanded the magazine’s audience to include the general public. He introduced color photography and featured the work of acclaimed landscape photographers who showcased the beauty and diversity of Arizona’s terrain, wildlife, and people. Subsequent editors – including Holden – maintained these traditions while also acting as industry innovators. With over 125,000 subscribers in every state and over one hundred countries, Arizona Highways is now recognized as one of the world’s finest and most popular travel magazines. With a unique publishing model not dependent on advertising, the publication has unearthed new sources of revenue to sustain its operations. Learn how this remarkable publication beat the odds and thrives in a competitive environment that has seen other respected national magazines fall by the wayside. Named the sixth publisher of Arizona Highways in 2000, Holden headed a diverse group of businesses that included book publishing, product development and marketing, and retailing. A Valley resident since 1980, he is on the board of the Greater Phoenix Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, and he was inducted into the Arizona Tourism Hall of Fame in 2007. He has also received Lifetime Achievement Awards from both the Arizona Office of Tourism and the Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association. The 2019 Summer History Highlight is made possible in part by Arizona Humanities, a non-profit organization and the Arizona affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For the latest updates on all of the Old Trails Museum’s exhibits and programs, go to our website or “like” the museum on...
Read More2019 Winslow Antiques Appraisal Fair
If you’ve ever wondered about that old family heirloom, find out about it at the Winslow Antiques Appraisal Fair! The Old Trails Museum will host the fourth annual fair on Saturday, July 20, from 10 am to 4 pm at the Winslow Visitors Center/Hubbell Trading Post, 523 West 2nd Street. Sean Morton of Morton Appraisals in Scottsdale is bringing his expertise back to Winslow to offer verbal appraisals (not in writing) of objects including (but not limited to): paintings, prints, and sculpture from the 17th century to the modern; silver, porcelain, crystal, art glass, and pottery; antique furniture, clocks, and jewelry; manuscripts and signatures; and Asian art and Native American arts and crafts. (No guns, coins, or stamps will be appraised.) Attendance is limited, so schedule your one-on-one appointment with Morton by calling the Old Trails Museum at 928-289-5861 by Thursday, July 18. The charge for the first item is $15 and the second is $5 – an excellent value versus the cost of a private appraisal. Born in Phoenix and raised around antiques, Morton formed Morton Appraisals in Scottsdale in 1993. As a certified and licensed appraiser, he provides advice and fair market appraisals to individuals, estates, companies, and public institutions. He regularly appears on PBS’s Arizona Collectables, which airs on Channel 8 on Thursdays at 7:30 pm and Saturdays at 11 am. The Old Trails Museum presents the Winslow Antiques Appraisal Fair as a service to the community; the event is not a fundraiser and the charge is only to cover the museum’s costs. For the latest updates on all of the Old Trails Museum’s exhibits and programs, subscribe to our “News” feed or “like” the museum on...
Read More2019 Spring History Highlight: AZ Women
The Old Trails Museum offers its 2019 Spring History Highlight on Saturday, May 4, at 2 pm at the Winslow Arts Trust Museum, 333 East Second Street. Author Jan Cleere celebrates the lives of remarkable women who helped shape the territory and state in Legacies of the Past: Arizona Women Who Made History. Cleere will introduce us to artists and healers, to teachers and entrepreneurs, to those who plowed the land and others who helped establish laws in the new Arizona Territory. These women became known for their adventuresome spirits, their confrontation of extraordinary situations, their fortitude in the face of adversity, and their dedication to improving the lives of others. Some gained a degree of celebrity across the state, within their communities, and throughout their tribal regions, while others remained relatively unknown. Some faced and fought discrimination, and some laid down their lives. Meet an array of women who endured troubles and hardships but also achieved amazing feats and triumphs during the territory’s early days, bringing a unique perspective into a harsh, strange country. Learn about Native women warriors and peacemakers as well as women who rode into the territory to discover a completely different way of life. These are women who persisted and persevered in their quest to explore, discover, and conquer new lands and new beginnings. Cleere is an award-winning author, historian, and lecturer who lives in Oro Valley. An American Studies graduate of Arizona State University, she has authored five historical nonfiction books about the people who settled the desert Southwest. Her freelance work appears in publications such as Arizona Highways, and she writes a monthly column for the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson – “Western Women” – that details the amazing lives our state’s early female residents. Cleere serves on the Arizona Women’s Heritage Trail’s Coordinating Council and is a member of multiple professional organizations including the Western Writers of America, National Federation of Press Women, and Women Writing the West. The 2019 Spring History Highlight is made possible in part by Arizona Humanities, a non-profit organization and the Arizona affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For the latest updates on all of the Old Trails Museum’s exhibits and programs, subscribe to our “News” feed or “like” the museum on Facebook....
Read More2019 Historical Calendar on Sale
The Old Trails Museum’s 2019 historical calendar, Winslow: Then and Now, is on sale now! The 2019 edition — still priced at $10 — is available at the museum, Arizona 66 Trading Company, On the Corner Gifts, La Posada Hotel, and the Winslow Chamber of Commerce. Your OTM Store purchases are sales-tax-free, support the museum, and keep your shopping dollars local! This 2019 edition offers a popular approach for illustrating a locality’s historic preservation efforts: a historic photograph alongside a contemporary image of the same property. The calendar features rehabilitated buildings that are still in use for their original purposes or as new businesses or public institutions. The large historic photographs have not previously been published in an OTM calendar or in our Images of America title, Winslow. Text for these photographs was adapted from OTM publications and exhibits, National Register of Historic Places nominations, and Winslow Mail articles by Janice Henling and others. (Cover Image: Winslow’s Hubbell Trading Post in 1948, now the Winslow Visitor’s Center/Chamber of Commerce. Herb & Dorothy McLaughlin Collection, ASU Library) For the small contemporary images, much of the information was provided by people who currently work in – and lovingly maintain – these historic structures. The 2019 edition includes a bonus insert: A self-guided driving tour of the featured properties as they appear in the calendar: driving east on 2nd Street, then west on 3rd Street, an d then to a few other locations elsewhere in town. Further, the museum has compiled a list of additional properties that we hope to include in another Then and Now edition. If you have a historic photograph of any of them that we have never published, we would love to include it and acknowledge your loan. OTM Director Ann-Mary Lutzick developed this calendar, and International Minute Press of Flagstaff did the graphic design and printing. Most photographs are from the OTM Collections, with many thanks to Renee James at Arizona State University Library for her help with the Herb and Dorothy McLaughlin Collection. Lutzick also thanks Melanie Tobin of the Wells Fargo Community Mural Program, Sandra Harvey of Dominique’s On the Corner, Marshall Losey with the Winslow Senior Center, Frank Guzman with Bank of the West, Corey Mincevich and Jason Davis with the USPS-Winslow, Melissa Robertson Olson of Stuart Eye Center, Arianna Huerta with Washington Elementary School, Sondra Purcell of the Haven/Sanctuary, Terry Nagel with Four Corners Realty, and Kim Gould, Curtis Hardy, and Dan Lutzick for their invaluable feedback. OTM’s annual historical calendar is a fundraiser for the museum thanks to our generous advertisers: Arizona 66 Trading Company, Bojo’s Grill & Sports Club, Casey’s Hardware, Cross U Management Company, On the Corner Gifts, Harley Hendricks Realty, Kenna Properties, La Posada Hotel, the Leavitt Group, Mojo Coffee Company, the Palace Projects, Robert & Clint Cox Automotive Service, Snowdrift Art Space, and the Winslow Chamber of...
Read More2019 Winter History Highlight: Hi Jolly in Arizona
The Old Trails Museum offers its 2019 Winter History Highlight on Saturday, February 9, at 2 pm at the Winslow Visitors Center/Hubbell Trading Post, 523 West Second Street. Educator Casey Davis will explore the US Army’s failed experiment using camels in the Southwest in his free presentation of Hi Jolly and Mystery of the US Army Camel Corps. In 1857, Lieutenant Edward F. Beale established the Beale Wagon Road, a popular pioneer trail during the 1860s and 1870s that passed through the future town site of Winslow. Beale famously used camels during his expeditions in the newly-acquired and semiarid southwestern territory. Haj Ali – better known in the region as Hi Jolly – relocated from the Middle East along with the camels in order to teach the soldiers how to mind them. Hi Jolly trekked across the Southwest with the Beale Expedition from Camp Verde in present-day Indianola, Texas, to the Drum Barracks in San Pedro, California. His courage and tenacity not only helped with the camel patrols but also with opening up the region to Middle Eastern immigrants during the latter part of the 19th century. This grand experiment also added to Beale’s military record, especially when some of the camels were used in the only tactical charge led by the Camel Corps. The camels ate indigenous grasses and were faster and stronger than horses in the desert. Even though US Secretary of War Jefferson Davis desperately wanted the Camel Corps to be successful, the experiment was a failure. This presentation will look at the exploits of Hi Jolly within the larger context of the West, and at how the camel experiment added to the region’s unique history and continuing mystique. A storyteller at heart, Davis enjoys sharing with all types of audiences. He has been an educator for fifteen years and a writer for much longer. He is currently an Instructional Designer for Arizona State University University Technology Office. Davis has published curricula and textbooks in both the sciences and humanities, and his research interests include American history, religion, science, instructional design,gifted and talented students, and second-language learners. The 2019 Winter History Highlight is made possible in part by Arizona Humanities, anon-profit organization and the Arizona affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For the latest updates on all of the Old Trails Museum’s exhibits and programs, subscribe to our “News” feed or “like” the museum on...
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