Sandi Newberry The November 2020 meeting of the Catalina Timewalkers chapter of The Questers was held in the home of Sandi Newberry with Kathy Turner as co-host. Sandi presented a program on the “History of French Furniture” and showed her antique French furnishings, which were influenced from the periods of Louis XIV, Louis XV, Regence,…
Harriet Shemer The Catalina Timewalkers SaddleBrooke chapter of the Questers held its opening meeting of the 2019-20 sessions on Oct. 18. The program “History of Pharmaceuticals, Its Tools and Marketing” was presented by Harriet Shemer. She talked about simple ailment remedies from 3500 B.C. to the complex compounds of today. During the presentation, Harriet displayed…
Mary Ann White Sonoran Searchers is a group of Questers with twenty members. They met at Pat Tygselski’s home January 13, 2016, for their first meeting of the year. Pat was assisted by Chris Shepard. Pat gave the program about Llado figurines. She showed her beautiful collection and then gave the history of the Spanish…
Questers Sonoran Searchers invited Questers Catalina Time Walkers, Questers from Tucson, Thimble Peak and Arizona State President Betty Hartnitt and Arizona State Treasurer Gene Serbus to a joint luncheon March 11 at SaddleBrooke. This luncheon gave all three chapters the opportunity to visit and learn from one another and the Arizona State President Betty Hartnitt…
Members and guests dined in the historic Arizona Inn Dining Room. Following lunch, the general manager of the Inn, Patrick Cray, conducted a tour of the property, grounds and a guest room. He highlighted the history of the Inn and the role of the Inn’s owners in Arizona history. He emphasized the challenges of managing…
Gerry Burnside The Quester chapter of the Catalina Timewalkers has had an interesting, informative and varied year. Our year began with an October meeting when Nancy Harling, presenter and member, gave us the historic background of the Orphan Trains which began in the 1850s and ended in 1929. The children were sent from New York…
Do you watch Antiques Roadshow? Do you have a special collection? Do you like historical landmarks? If you answered yes to any of the above, Questers may be for you. The Questers is an international organization with its headquarters in Philadelphia. The purpose is to stimulate the appreciation of antiques through study and to encourage…
Sonoran Searchers held their monthly meeting at the home of member Cynthia Kaplan’s home with Christine Sowards co-hosting. Nancy Hysong conducted the meeting installing the new officers: President Mary Ann White, Vice President Christine Sowards, Secretary Susan DeLaGarza and Treasurer Myran Kutchera. Christine Sowards handed out the program schedule for the 2014-2015 year starting in…