[meteorite-list] Museum of Northern Arizona 75th Anniversary (Winona Meteorite)

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:29:52 2004
Message-ID: <200309080141.SAA09765_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://www.azdailysun.com/non_sec/nav_includes/story.cfm?storyID=72660

By COLIN HOTCHKISS
The Daily Sun (Arizona)
September 7, 2003

[snip]

     
The Museum of Northern Arizona is celebrating its 75th anniversary.

[snip]

Many people were seemingly drawn from the
other lectures to listen to the overwhelming,
ambiance-inducing music.

Eventually, though, a majority of the attendees
found their way to one of the other presentations.

The first was a presentation the Winona
Meteorite by Jerry Snow, who was in character as
Major Lionel F. Brady, one of the museum's
founders.

Brady was also one of the first people contacted
after the discovery of the meteorite.

The meteorite was found near a more ancient site
and had been buried very deliberately.

"They (archaeologists) think that the Indians
probably saw this fall from the sky," said Snow
"and were so impressed that they gave it a
special burial in their cemetery."

The meteorite was so fragile that it shattered into
several pieces upon closer inspection. A part of it
has been on display since it was found 75 years ago
in September 1928.

[snip]
Received on Sun 07 Sep 2003 09:41:15 PM PDT