Preserving the Pioneer Heritage of Snowflake, Arizona
The Snowflake Heritage Foundation stewards the oldest homes and stories of our community — since the days of the first settlers.
“Our mission is to preserve, protect, and promote the historic homes, artifacts, and stories that define Snowflake’s pioneering past.”
Museum Hours
Monday – Saturday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Closed Sunday
Tours by appointment: call the Chamber at (928) 536-4331
Adopt a Grave
Stories Among the Headstones
Join us on October 31 at 7:30 PM at the Snowflake Cemetery for a storytelling tour. Local storytellers share the lives of Snowflake’s early residents at their graves. Admission is $5 per person and includes spooky donuts and hallowed hot chocolate.
The evening supports our Adopt a Grave program. Many of the oldest markers in the cemetery have become unreadable, and the Foundation has prepared new, durable headstones to stand beside them so every name can be read again. A $75 sponsorship sets one headstone.
Questions about the event? Text Sarah Brimhall at 928-243-0545.
A Story That Starts in the 1870s
Snowflake was settled in the 1870s by James Stinson, who supplied cattle to Western military outposts. In 1878, he sold his ranch to William J. Flake — the town’s name is a tribute to both Erastus Snow and William Flake, the Mormon pioneers who established the community.
Today, more than 100 historic homes remain in Snowflake, with 45 listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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