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Dear Friends,
Happy Birthday Arizona! As every third grader enrolled in Arizona History learns, our state was the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted into the United States. President Taft signed the bill on February 14, 1912, making Arizona the unofficial Valentine State.
Before we blow out the candles we want to take a moment to acknowledge the love and commitment from our members, volunteers, and community friends for their years of support. You may not have originally known what you “signed” on for but your continued support allows our museum to add our chapter into the story of Arizona. The future of our museum is in your hands.
We are so excited to announce our Collections Storage Wing Campaign met its goal! Our much needed and long-awaited on-site facility is expected to break ground early February. Don Fredricks, is the contractor for this structure and has done all of the other additions to CCM building which include the office, volunteer room and south storage room. Buildings by Don Fredricks also did the repairs on the Historic Church and T. B. Cabin, and came up with a special process for both buildings which was approved by the State Historical Preservation Office. We are so fortunate Don took on this latest project for us as he is almost retired!
On the volunteer front, Volunteer Chair, Debbie Clement, created new opportunities for our dedicated team to get together for some good times and camaraderie with a fun “pop can” flower workshop and a field trip to our partners in archaeology - Deer Valley Petroglyph Center. Volunteering has its benefits!
The Board of Directors has set the Nominating Committee for the 2026-2027 board nominating process.
Please contact me (director@cavecreekmuseum.com) with any potential movers and shakers with an interest in moving CCM into a solid and sustainable future.
Once again, our own resident rockhound, Stephanie Bradley’s program, “The Boulders at The Boulders Aren’t Really Boulders?” was a sellout. In addition to being one of our most requested speakers Stephanie is our long-time Nuggets’ editor. She certainly juggles a lot of rocks around our museum!
Our annual Miners Dinner fundraiser is set for Tuesday, March 10, at Harold’s Cave Creek Corral. This is the first time that our annual fundraiser will be held off-site and we look forward to making some history! Tickets are available on our website or in person at our museum. Cave Creek’s own western history buff and teller of tall tales, Bob Boze Bell is our special guest. Stay tuned as other special details are panned out. Be sure to mark your calendars for what is sure to be A Blast of an Evening!
In honor of those curious third graders - crack open a book, search the web, and most importantly visit your local history museum to keep learning about your community and the wider world. What’s not to love?
Jo Ann Stuckey
Executive Director
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