Old Dominion Days - Gila County Historical Museum

Save the Date for the Fourth Annual Old Dominion Days
2021 September 9-11
“Experience Globe-Miami's Mining & Ranching Heritage”

Photo from https://www.hungryforever.com/recipe/cheese-boat-recipe/

- Cheese Boat Day -
Cheese Boat Grab & Go

Order them by the dozen or half-dozen, pick-up Thursday, September 9! Call 928-425-7385 to order!

- Mining Day -
Mining, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Enjoy celebrating Globe-Miami Mining with kids activities and an evening steak fry with music, Friday, September 11.

- Ranching Day -
with Patriot Remembrance Ceremony

Start off the day with a Patriot Remembrance Ceremony and Veterans and First Responders’ Breakfast followed by Ranching in Gila County Past and Present, Saturday, September 11.

2021 Schedule of Events

All events are held (or start) at the Museum Grounds unless otherwise noted. Most events are FREE to the public, donations welcome. Schedule subject to change.

Wednesday, September 8

5:30 – 7 p.m. - Joint Mixer with the Globe-Miami Chamber of Commerce to kick off OD Days

Thursday, September 9

10 a.m - Opening Ceremony – Globe Mayor Al Gameros

11 a.m - Old Dominion Photo Exhibit opens in the Freeport-McMoRan Room of the Museum

12 – 5 p.m. - Cheese Boat Grab & Go. Reserve your cheeseboats at the Museum call 928-425-7385 - $30/doz. or $15/half-doz.

5:30 – 7 p.m. - Tribute to Donna Anderson and Dorothy Tippett - Celebration of the lives of these two exceptional women with a concert by The Globe Centennial Band and reception to follow.

By Bob Zache, who worked nights at the Apache Drive In, his Junior and Senior years at Miami High School.

O.K. Leonard opened the Apache Drive In in 1952 between Miami and Globe, where Fry’s shopping center is located today.

The movies snack bar had the usual soft drink, popcorn, hot dogs, candy and other treats…. Including “Cheese Boats”.

Mr. Leonard was from Oklahoma and brought the recipe for cheese boats with him. They were easy to make: a long, crusty bun, hollowed out with the top cut off and filled with a cheese mix. And they were easy to eat as a hamburger.

They caught on and became a fixture in the community – even after the drive closed. They weren’t available anywhere else in the community, or anywhere else in Arizona a far as we know. They will be prepared, following the original recipe for this year’s Old Dominion Days. Cheese Boat Day is set for Thursday, September 12. You will be able to order them by the dozen or have a cheese boat lunch at the picnic grounds of the museum beginning at 11:30am

For ticket information, call the Museum at (928) 425-7385

- Thank You to Our -
Sponsors

Capstone Pinto Valley Mine

Carlota Copper Co.

Dominion Firearms

Fernando Shipley – State Farm Insurance

Pepsi Cola Bottling Company

McSpadden Ford

Sullivan Paving

RAM Specialists

Friday, September 10 - Mining Day

10 – 11 a.m. - Pearl Hart, “The Woman Who Robbed the Stagecoach,” featuring Lorraine Etchell- in the Globe-Miami Chamber Meeting Room.
10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. - Kids’ Activities include: Face Painting, Rock Painting, Hula Hoop Contest, Cupcake Walk, Candy Store, Fishing Pond.

Mining, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Chamber Meeting Room
Noon – 1 p.m. - History of the Globe Mining District 1869 – 1909
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. - Capstone Mining Corporation – Pinto Valley Operations
3 – 4 p.m. - Resolution Copper – Resolution in the Community
6 – 8 p.m. - Steak Fry with All the Trimmings with live music by Neto and Imagine. Reserve your tickets at the Museum, 928-425-7385, $25 per person.

Saturday, September 11 – Patriot’s Remembrance/ Ranching Day
8 – 8:30 a.m. - Patriot Remembrance Ceremony – Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard, Globe High School ROTC Honor Guard.
8:30 - 10 a.m. - Veterans and First Responders’ Breakfast no charge for Veterans and First Responders, all others $5.
10 – 11 a.m. - Pearl Hart, “The Woman Who Robbed the Stagecoach,” featuring Lorraine Etchell in the Globe-Miami Chamber Meeting Room.

Ranching in Gila County Past and Present Chamber Meeting Room
11 a.m. – noon - Kenneth Johnson – Brands of Gila County
noon – 1 p.m. - John Armer – Story of the Armer Ranch
1 – 2 p.m. - Linda Griffin Brost – Story of the Griffin Ranch
2:30 – 4 p.m. - Meet the Author - Dawn Newland author of A Dead Hard Country, of Men & Horses
6 – 8 p.m. - Chuck Wagon Grub Supper, Genuine Chuck Wagon Cooking with live Country & Western Music by Tumbleweeds. Reserve your tickets at the Museum 928-425-7385 $25 per person.