By Diane (Tenney) Timothy

(As told by Boyd Tenney to Diane (Tenney) Timothy in August 2003)

My family, which consisted of my parents and their ten children, moved to Prescott in June 1925, just after I turned ten years old. We had been living on a ranch in the area of Sunset, in southern Arizona between Wilcox and Thatcher. My father bought a goat ranch on Senator Highway, just south of the Odd Fellows Cemetery. This is still my home. My parents' six youngest children attended Washington School: Opal, Nina Belle, Lyman, Eudora, Edythe, Pearl, and myself.

By Judy Stoycheff

(When last we left the story of the Sandretto property in northeast Prescott, we became acquainted with the history of the property prior to the Sandretto purchase and the family history of the Sandrettos.)

Dominic Sandretto purchased Section 10 in 1915, and with the assistance of Phillip Brito who had a herd of dairy cows, began a dairy and vegetable farm. Initially, they produced and sold butter (for ten cents a pound) as well as vegetables. This was not enough to support both families, so, according to Dominic's granddaughter, Catherine Miller (personal communication in 1996), Brito moved to Williamson Valley where he found "rum running" to be more profitable.

By Judy Stoycheff

(The author originally wrote this article in the late 1990s as a part of an archaeological report of an excavation done by the Yavapai Chapter of the Arizona Archeological Society in the previous two years. This is part one of a three-part series of Days Past articles on the history of Sandretto Hills.)

The 160 acres about which this history is written is the SW 1/4 of Section 10 Township 14, Range 2 West, located in Yavapai County, Arizona, five miles north of down town Prescott.

By Judy Stoycheff

Mary Sandretto Coates, one of the daughters of Dominic and Catherine Sandretto, describes her father as a big man, intelligent, and with a good memory who enjoyed card games of chance. When short of cash and payments were due, it was not unheard of for him to engage in a poker game in one of the establishments on Whiskey Row. Recollections are that he frequently beat the odds and thus made the payment.

By Ryan Flahive

On the 23rd of February, the Sharlot Hall Museum Archives opened a new photographic exhibit. This eclectic group of historic images is focused around the subject of early elementary schools of Prescott, and is entitled, "Good Morning Mr. Rogers: Early Prescott Schools." You might ask yourself, who is this Rogers fellow, and why is he, and not the other great pioneer teachers of Prescott, chosen for the title? In the following historical article, I would like to explain who Samuel Curtis Rogers was, and why the exhibit bears his name.

By Jody Drake

Two years ago, I was doing research for a play I was writing for the Riordan State Historic Park in Flagstaff. During that research, I discovered that the Riordan Mansion was a famous example of an Arts and Crafts home. Now, at best, I had a vague understanding of Arts and Crafts architecture. Since Blue Rose Theater is producing the play, "A Table in the Forest", I thought it would be a fine time to share this tidbit of interesting side research.

By Marjory J. Sente

The year was 1932. Prescott had a population of slightly more than 5500 (one of six cities in the state of Arizona with a population of 5 to 10 thousand people). The United States was in the depths of the Great Depression, but nothing was going to keep its citizenry from celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington (February 22, 1732), the nation's first president and the Father of Our Country. In fact, nearly 4.8 million programs were presented through out the country during the Washington Bicentennial year.

By John P. Langellier, Ph.D.

John Charles Frémont’s first view of the world occurred on January 21, 1813 in Savannah, Georgia.  He was the son of a young Southern belle married to a man far her senior, and who was not John’s father.  In fact, his father was a tutor for the young unhappily married woman. Their liaison would result in John’s birth out of wedlock. This fact proved a serious social handicap at that time, and made for a difficult upbringing.  His quick mind, however, aided him albeit he was less than a model student.

By Parker Anderson

(This article was originally published in the Prescott Courier on February 20, 2005)

Last week, we learned how the Prescott Elks Lodge #330 raised funds to construct the Elks Building with an added opera house.  This week the story continues.

By Parker Anderson

(This articles was originally published in the Prescott Courier on February 20, 2005)

Many long-term Prescottonians have fond memories of movies and events in the auditorium, and it has played an important role in local entertainment throughout its history. Those familiar with its history know that it has been rocky at times, but the Elks Theater has proven itself to be a survivor, and it is still with us when many other theater of its age around the country have long closed their doors and/or met with the wrecking ball.