Christmas In The Park
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Event Details
The event extends free admission to the museum as a holiday gift to residents and guests. During the day visitors will be treated to hot apple cider, holiday cookies and free entertainment and activities. A fire will burn in the native stone fireplace of the old Jordan house and the museum will be decorated in vintage holiday decor. A tumbleweed 'snowman' will greet all visitors.
Sedona old-timers and descendants of local pioneer families, including two of the Jordan children, Pat Schnebly Ceballos (Sedona’s granddaughter), and Patty Fox (ranch wife), will be in the Museum exhibit rooms telling stories about early Sedona. Guests are also invited to the activity room where volunteers will help them make a cornhusk doll ornament. There will be a free holiday music concert at 1:00 p.m. in the historic Fruit Packing Shed with a performance by Cactus Cats. The Packing Shed is now heated for concert-goers. Museum admission and all activities are free!
A special signing of dvds of “Sedona-the Movie” will take place with the film’s creator and director, Tommy Stovall and with an appearance by the youngest star, Trevor Stovall.
There will also be several simultaneous book-signings by local authors: Pat Naville will be signing his new western classic "Cripple Creek," an Amazon Top 100 Best Seller and his first book "Echo Whispers;" Julie McDonald will be signing her volume two of "Unbreakable Dolls-True Stories of Amazing Pioneer Women" which includes a chapter on Sedona’s own Ruth Jordan; Roger Naylor will be signing his "Arizona Kicks on Route 66" along with local photographer Larry Lindahl; and F. Ruth Jordan Van Epps will be signing her "Following their Westward Star" book about the family that built the Sedona Heritage Museum buildings.
Holiday shopping in the Museum's Gift Shop will be a "must do", as you can take advantage of the shop's annual sale. The Gift Shop carries many items made by local artists and craftpeople, along with many gifts for both kids and adults.
The Sedona Heritage Museum is located in the Walter and Ruth Jordan home and fruit packing sheds, which are on the National Register of Historic Places at 735 Jordan Rd. in the City of Sedona's Jordan Historical Park in Uptown Sedona. For more information, call the museum at 928-282-7038.
Christmas In The Park
Phone : 928-282-7038 (Always call and confirm events.)
Email Address : sedonamuseum@esedona.net
Web: www.sedonamuseum.org
Holidays
Jerome State Historic Park Famous Homes
The Douglas Mansion, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has been an eye-catching landmark in Jerome since 1916, when James S. Douglas built it on the hill just above his Little Daisy Mine.Douglas designed the house as a hotel for mining officials and investors as well as for his own family. It featured a wine cellar, billiard room, marble shower, steam heat, and, much ahead of its time, a central vacuum system. Douglas was most proud of the fact that the house was constructed of adobe bricks that were made on the site.
He also built the Little Daisy Hotel near the mine as a dormitory for the miners. The concrete structure still stands.
This former home is now a museum operated by the Arizona State Parks and is devoted to history of the Jerome area and the Douglas family. The museum features exhibits of photographs, artifacts, and minerals in addition to a video presentation and a 3-D model of the town with its underground mines. One room, the Douglas library, is restored as a period room. There are more displays outside along with a picnic area offering a beautiful panoramic view of the Verde Valley.