FORT VERDE ARIZONA STATE PARK LIVING HISTORY PROGRAM 2022
Fort Verde State Historic Park

May at the Fort

This month, May 21st 2022 the Fort Verde Interpretive Association will be continuing its spring programming entitled, INFANTRY BLUE. This program will discuss the Infantrymen and their dependents stationed at Fort Verde. The branch color for the infantry from 1851 until 1881 was Prussian blue, the first ten years of the Fort's existence on its current location, thus the title of the program. Interpreters will discuss uniform, weapons, accoutrements and more as they explore life at the post. Volunteers need to arrive by 9:00 am in order to be ready for the Fort's opening at 10:00 am.

We will finish the initial round of garden planting at this time. This will include reseeding of some of the earlier crops as well as plant the squash, pumpkins and melons that will take up the east end of the garden. Our hope is that some of this produce will be used in foodways programming later this summer. We are having major success with weeds and not so much with produce, but Park Staff have solved some of the watering problems so that we are hoping for a good summer and fall.

Later in the month, May 30th is Memorial Day, known originally as Decoration Day. Proposed by General John Logan in 1866 as a day to honor the dead from the late war, he based it on a pre-war Southern custom of decorating family member's graves as a form of remembrance. The first national celebration of Decoration Day took place May 30, 1868 at Arlington National Cemetery. As time has gone on it has become a day to remember the fallen of all of the country's wars. A presentation of original Grand Army of the Republic memorabilia and guest speakers, will be on hand at the Fort that day.

If you would like to come out and do some interpretation, your presence would be most welcome. Please let us know in advance for planning purposes.

MESA MILITARY & COLLECTIBLE SHOW
*****Mesa Military Collectible Show*****


Historical militaria and collectibles of all types and eras.

Saturday, May 14th 2022, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Holiday Inn & Suites, 1600 South Country Club Drive, Mesa Arizona. At the US 60 Exit at Country Club Drive. (For room reservations, please call 480-964-7000).

Admission $8.00

Sales/show tables $80.00 each; Maximum 4 per dealer. For table reservations and Exhibitor set-up times: Tony Casale 602-380-1424

General Information: Larry & Terri Stewart 928-641-4313, George & Ko Notarpole 480-898-3878.

Always a fun show, come see some old friends, and make some new ones!

Arizona Orders & Medals Research Society Meeting Invitation
Interested parties are invited to attend the next meeting of the Arizona Chapter of the Orders & Research Society. This is an organization dedicated to the scholarly research of World Orders and Medals and the men and women who earned them.

Our next meeting will be Saturday May 21st, 2022, and held at Rosie McCaffrey's Irish Pub (back room), 906 East Camelback Road, Phoenix Az. 85014.. Our meetings begin at 1:00 pm, ending around 3:00 pm, always with a guest speaker, and a collector display and trade session prior, 12:00 pm till meeting time.

The Arizona Chapter OMRS, is at present, the only US chapter, having received our charter in 2015. The courtesy of an RSVP is encouraged, which can be accomplished by contacting our office at 928-641-4313. All with an interest in history, who enjoy the study of past campaigns and historical events via the collecting of orders and medals, are very welcome to attend.

New Inventory at Stewart's Military Antiques
The Yanks Are Coming!!!
Greetings All
Terri and I recently purchased a nice old collection of WWI US Army uniforms, including an Identified grouping to a USMC 5th Regiment Marine who served in combat in France in 1918. We will begin listing these this Friday the 4th of September, with 20 uniforms and the remainder scattered through our daily updates next week.
Lafayette, We Are Here!!!
Larry & Terri