Graham County Historical Society and Museum

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Mon Feb 14th, 2011 Follow the Copper Star
Celebrate the Arizona Centennial with the Graham County Historical Society by visiting the new exhibits in our museum. Many of our exhibition rooms will feature new displays of what was going on in Graham County during the year of statehood, February 14, 1911 through February 14, 1912. Our Centennial Exhibits will be featured for the next 12 months, culminating in a state-wide celebration on February 14, 2012. We especially want to draw your attention to the display in our Court Room. For the first time ever, we have the petitions that removed the Graham County seat from Solomonville to Safford in 1912.

Fri Feb 4th, 2011 New Book Offered

More Info Exciting new book offered by Danny Haralson. After a year of tedious research and writing this new book chronicles all the murders, hangings, homicides, lynchings and other mayhem in Graham County, Arizona from 1877 to 2010. You should be anxious to examine it carefully, because, you never know, one of your ancestors just might be mentioned as a perpetrator or as a victim. Buy it on line in our shop. Just click on More Info to go directly to our shop.

Sat Jan 15th, 2011 Report from the Bureau of Land Management
The Safford office of the BLM has a new Property Manager, Ron Peru. We have submitted our application for land acquisition to Ron and will work on completing the process. However, Ron is required to attend the BLM Property Management Academy in Phoenix for 10 weeks starting in February. That means he will not be able to respond to our application needs until he returns to his office in Safford. We will keep you informed.

Mon Dec 13th, 2010 Autumn Pepper Recital
Autumn Pepper will be presenting her first violin class recital. Autumn is the first chair in the EAC Chamber Orchestra. She has been performing with the Chamber Orchestra for three years, since she was 14 years old. She is Gale Barney's student and, with the encouragement of Gale, Franklin Alvarez, and others, is preparing her first students for a recital at the Museum. For those who enjoy young people and take joy in helping to reward and advance their hard work, this should be an evening to enjoy. There will be additional performances on violin and viola by EAC students and faculty who are helping Autumn get started. Please join us for cookies, hot chocolate and an evening of music.

Tue Nov 23rd, 2010 Sweet Suites Chamber Orchestra performance
The EAC Chamber Orchestra will perform a medley of suites under the direction of Franklin Alvarez. The performance will be preceded by a short information and question period about the future of the Museum.

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Newsletters are sent out to all friends of the museum. We keep archives here in case you did not receive one. (The most recent is at the top of the list)

Wed Dec 8th, 2010 Graham County Historical Society Newsletter - December 2010
  Read it here Discussing possibilities of new locations for the museum as the Thatcher School District prepares to tear down the old high school in December of 2012. An announcement of two grants awarded to the museum. LDS Institute Clean-up day and a list of the new president and board of directors.

Tue Jan 19th, 2010 Graham County Historical Society Newsletter - January 2010
  Read it here A trip to Eagle Creek and the Double Circle Ranch, Gila River Heritage Roundup, The Hintons and the Mineral Strip, a free slide show and lecture, PastPerfect data entry continues, The U.S.—Mexican Boundary Controversy… 1849—1852, Research continues: Celebrating the Centennial of Scouting in America

Tue Jul 21st, 2009 Graham County Historical Society Newsletter - Summer 2009
  Read it here Hal Herbert Donates Collection of books and other items, Modern Woodmen plant grass, upcoming presentations by Hal Herbert, Herb Spencer and Bonnie Briscoe.

Mon Feb 14th, 2011	Follow the Copper Star
	Celebrate the Arizona Centennial with the Graham County Historical Society by visiting the new exhibits in our museum. Many of our exhibition rooms will feature new displays of what was going on in Graham County during the year of statehood, February 14, 1911 through February 14, 1912. Our Centennial Exhibits will be featured for the next 12 months, culminating in a state-wide celebration on February 14, 2012. We especially want to draw your attention to the display in our Court Room. For the first time ever, we have the petitions that removed the Graham County seat from Solomonville to Safford in 1912.

Fri Feb 4th, 2011	New Book Offered
More Info	Exciting new book offered by Danny Haralson. After a year of tedious research and writing this new book chronicles all the murders, hangings, homicides, lynchings and other mayhem in Graham County, Arizona from 1877 to 2010. You should be anxious to examine it carefully, because, you never know, one of your ancestors just might be mentioned as a perpetrator or as a victim. Buy it on line in our shop. Just click on More Info to go directly to our shop.

Sat Jan 15th, 2011	Report from the Bureau of Land Management
	The Safford office of the BLM has a new Property Manager, Ron Peru. We have submitted our application for land acquisition to Ron and will work on completing the process. However, Ron is required to attend the BLM Property Management Academy in Phoenix for 10 weeks starting in February. That means he will not be able to respond to our application needs until he returns to his office in Safford. We will keep you informed.

Mon Dec 13th, 2010	Autumn Pepper Recital
	Autumn Pepper will be presenting her first violin class recital. Autumn is the first chair in the EAC Chamber Orchestra. She has been performing with the Chamber Orchestra for three years, since she was 14 years old. She is Gale Barney's student and, with the encouragement of Gale, Franklin Alvarez, and others, is preparing her first students for a recital at the Museum. For those who enjoy young people and take joy in helping to reward and advance their hard work, this should be an evening to enjoy. There will be additional performances on violin and viola by EAC students and faculty who are helping Autumn get started. Please join us for cookies, hot chocolate and an evening of music.

Tue Nov 23rd, 2010	Sweet Suites Chamber Orchestra performance
	The EAC Chamber Orchestra will perform a medley of suites under the direction of Franklin Alvarez. The performance will be preceded by a short information and question period about the future of the Museum.

Wed Dec 8th, 2010	Graham County Historical Society Newsletter - December 2010
Read it here	Discussing possibilities of new locations for the museum as the Thatcher School District prepares to tear down the old high school in December of 2012. An announcement of two grants awarded to the museum. LDS Institute Clean-up day and a list of the new president and board of directors.

Tue Jan 19th, 2010	Graham County Historical Society Newsletter - January 2010
Read it here	A trip to Eagle Creek and the Double Circle Ranch, Gila River Heritage Roundup, The Hintons and the Mineral Strip, a free slide show and lecture, PastPerfect data entry continues, The U.S.—Mexican Boundary Controversy… 1849—1852, Research continues: Celebrating the Centennial of Scouting in America

Tue Jul 21st, 2009	Graham County Historical Society Newsletter - Summer 2009
Read it here	Hal Herbert Donates Collection of books and other items, Modern Woodmen plant grass, upcoming presentations by Hal Herbert, Herb Spencer and Bonnie Briscoe.

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