Arizona Mineral and Mining Museum Foundation News

Volume 16 Number 3                       In Memory of A. L. Flagg                                                Summer 2006

The Arizona Mineral and Mining Museum Foundation was formed to support the Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum.

Darrel Dodd - 2006 A.L. Flagg
Distinguished Service Award Winner         

      Darrel is quite a salesman. He used to sell me a lot of weird rocks at his shop, Arrow Gems and Minerals. His salesmanship is what got me to come to my first Foundation meeting.  I had been looking forward to the Flagg Show, and Darrel told me that

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Doug Duffy Earns Art Bloyd Award

Art Bloyd was the last curator of the Arizona Mineral Museum to serve his whole term at the Mineral Building at the Fairgrounds.  The Arizona Mineral and Mining Museum Foundation commissioned this award to honor him. -ed.

     After his "retirement" from the Museum in 2002, Doug taught lapidary at the Mesa Arts Center for three semesters.
     He has taught silversmithing for the City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation on Wednesday afternoon for four years.
      About a year ago, he gave up Museum

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