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Fright Night at the River of Time in Fountain Hills

10/19/2023
Little ghosts and goblins are invited to search for treats and treasures throughout the haunted halls at The River of Time Museum and Exploration Center. This scavenger hunt experience is being …

Oct. 24 is Fright Night at the museum

10/5/2023
The River of Time joins the Fountain Hills Library for a night of family fright with a haunted museum, spooky games, treats and crafts. The Tuesday, Oct. 24, event is free and perfect for …

Santa and Mrs. Claus visit museum Saturday

11/28/2019
Santa and Mrs. Claus will pose for photos from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 30, at the L. Alan Cruikshank River of Time Museum. While the youngsters can shop in the museum store, children can …

Museum exhibit links Mayo Clinic and Yavapai Nation

11/21/2019
“History is important. It informs us not only of what we did in years gone by, but who we are today and why we’re here.” With those remarks, Dr. Jan Stepanek, director of aerospace medicine …

Territorial medicine exhibit to open

11/3/2019
The L. Alan Cruikshank River of Time Museum moves into a busy schedule of activities in November. A new “territorial medicine” exhibit featuring the relationship between Fort McDowell Yavapai …

Hall of Fame dinner deadline is March 9

3/6/2018
The deadline to make reservations for the Lower Verde River Valley Hall of Fame dinner is Friday, March 9. The dinner is set for Wednesday, March 28. A response card was enclosed with the …

Have a chuck wagon meal, name the horse

11/18/2014
A new horse has a new home at the River of Time Museum, but like the song says, he’s a horse with no name… In fact, the horse seems quite content to have his nose petted every day by visitors …

Saying goodbye to Judy

10/21/2014
I took my last vacation of the year last week, but I’ll tell you about that next week. We left for Newport Beach on Saturday morning with news that we had lost a really dear friend, Judy Confer, …

Retiring Judy Confer best known for Fort relationship

8/13/2013
Judy Starr Confer has been the face of the River of Time Museum for 10 years. As the first paid museum executive director, Confer molded the fledging concept into a regional accredited …

End of my series on the museum

4/3/2013
This is the final installment of my series of columns on the history of the River of Time Museum. With sufficient funds on hand for building the displays, the contract was awarded to Sunbelt …

The Fort: Scale model of Fort McDowell at museum

4/3/2013
What remains of the original Fort McDowell military outpost amounts to little more than a couple of crumbled stone structures located near the current Recreation Center. During the 10th …

River of Time Museum marks 10 years

3/8/2013
The L. Alan Cruikshank River of Time Museum celebrates its 10th anniversary in March. The Fountain Hills and Lower Verde River Valley Museum and Historical Society has a number of activities …