December 21, 2011 – 6:02 pm
Need a last-minute Christmas present? Give the gift of hometown history with OTM’s 2012 calendar, Territorial Town: Winslow, Arizona, from 1880 to Statehood. OTM’s hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, though we’ll be closed this Saturday for Christmas Eve. Calendars are also available at On the Corner Gifts, the Scoop, Winslow Dental, and the Hubbell Visitors Center.
December 14, 2011 – 12:57 am
OTM’s “Winter Hours,” from January 1 through March 31, 2012, are Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 AM to 3 PM. We will return to our regular schedule of Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 AM to 4 PM on April 1, 2012.
December 2, 2011 – 2:29 am
Join us for the Paths in the Sky Open House in the beautifully restored lobby of the Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport on December 10, 2011. View a photo exhibit of the many exciting airplanes that have visited through the years, including the “Flying Wing” in 1949. In addition, Guardian Air’s medical transport will be on display; Winslow resident George Kalisz will exhibit a model of the experimental plane he built; and Flagstaff Experimental Aircraft Association will have planes on display and, possibly, rides for Winslow students.
November 11, 2011 – 11:07 pm
The Winslow Historical Society hosts its Annual Meeting this Wednesday, November 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. All are invited to this free event at the Winslow Visitors Center/Hubbell Trading Post. Whether you’re currently a WHS member or would simply like to find out more about membership benefits and museum activities, join us for refreshments and socializing; the Annual Meeting, with a brief update on museum plans and activities; and chances to win door prizes, to join or renew your WHS membership for 2012, and to purchase the new 2012 historical calendar, Territorial Town: Winslow, Arizona, from 1880 to Statehood.
November 11, 2011 – 10:48 pm
For November’s Second Saturdays in Winslow, former employees Jim and Marilee Ervien, Nick Paul, and John Smith will explore the histories of Winslow’s lumber companies in their presentation, “Logs to Lumber,” at the Winslow Visitors Center/Hubbell Trading Post on Saturday, November 11, from 2 to 3 p.m. Second Saturdays are the Winslow Historical Society/Old Trails Museum’s year-long series of programs that explore Winslow’s diverse history in celebration of the Arizona State Centennial on February 14, 2012.
October 20, 2011 – 12:37 am
OTM’s 2012 historical calendar, “Territorial Town: Winslow, Arizona, from 1880 to Statehood,” is now available! In honor of Arizona’s State Centennial on February 14, 2012, this edition explores Winslow’s history prior to statehood, giving a visual sense of what it was like for the city’s earliest residents. An ongoing photography exhibit of the same name continues at La Posada Hotel from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, and will be on display through early 2012.
October 5, 2011 – 11:06 pm
Winslow Historical Society members Barb Larremore and Vel Marcotte present “The Sawbones and Stethoscopes that Kept ‘em Standin’ on the Corner,” an exploration of the amazing feats performed by Winslow’s medical practitioners of yesteryear. Come to the Winslow Visitors Center/Hubbell Trading Post on Saturday, October 8, from 2 to 3 p.m. for this engaging presentation, part of the Winslow Historical Society/Old Trails Museum’s year-long series “Second Saturdays in Winslow,” which explore Winslow’s diverse history in celebration of the Arizona State Centennial on February 14, 2012.
September 9, 2011 – 9:55 pm
OTM and the Winslow Arts Trust unveil a new photography exhibit, “Territorial Town: Winslow, Arizona, from 1880 to Statehood,” on Saturday, September 10, at La Posada Hotel. Both the exhibit and the museum’s upcoming 2012 historical calendar of the same name explore Winslow’s Territorial history, giving a visual sense of what it was like for the city’s earliest residents. The exhibit is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, and will be on display through early 2012.
The museum’s exhibit Women of Winslow, previously at La Posada, will re-open the same Saturday at the Winslow Visitors Center/Hubbell Trading Post, where it will also be on view through early 2012. Both exhibit openings are part of Second Saturdays in Winslow, the Winslow Historical Society’s year-long series of programs that explore Winslow’s diverse history in celebration of the Arizona State Centennial on February 14, 2012.
August 9, 2011 – 10:45 pm
The Old Trails Museum and Winslow Arts Trust present, “Ahead of Her Time: Architect Mary E.J. Colter in the Southwest,” from 2 to 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, August 13, at La Posada Hotel. Museum Director Ann-Mary Lutzick’s visual presentation is free and open to the public, and features images from Colter’s work in Arizona and New Mexico, including La Posada. Continuing in the Hotel’s lobby are the Arizona Women’s Heritage Trail and Women of Winslow exhibits.
The Old Trails Museum and Winslow Arts Trust present the Winslow Harvey Girls’ popular Harvey House Trunk Show at La Posada Hotel from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, 2011. This Second Saturdays in Winslow presentation is free and open to the general public, and features original china used in the dining cars and hotels along the Santa Fe Railroad. Continuing at La Posada are the Arizona Women’s Heritage Trail and Women of Winslow exhibits.
