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2007 Grand Canyon History Symposium
The Grand Canyon Historical Society produced the 2nd Grand Canyon History Symposium, a gathering of professional andavocational historians who made presentations about historical topics specific to Grand Canyon National Park. The goals of the symposium were to build on the highly successful 2002 Symposium orchestrated by Dr. Michael F. Anderson, and to introduce scholars, authors, National Park Service employees and interested members of the public to the Grand Canyon's rich history. Other activities
In addition to a pre-event TRAIN RIDE FROM WILLIAMS, the 2007 symposium included field trips, meal-time presentations and historic movies. FIELD TRIPS -- HISTORIC KOLB STUDIO AND RESIDENCE TOUR National Park Service Ranger Stew Fritts, in character as Grand Canyon pioneer photographer Ellsworth Kolb, will guide attendees on a tour of historic Kolb Studio's private residence. MUSEUM COLLECTION TOUR Surround yourself with historical artifacts that are part of the Park's museum collection, which are housed in the Archive Building on Albright Road. HISTORIC KOLB STUDIO AND RESIDENCE TOUR National Park Service Ranger Stew Fritts, in character as Grand Canyon pioneer photographer Ellsworth Kolb, will guide attendees on a tour of historic Kolb Studio's private residence. BOAT RENOVATION TOUR Join National Park Service staff for a tour of the park's historic boat collection, presently undergoing restoration. BUFFET LUNCH WITH KEYNOTE ADDRESS by SCOTT THYBON Keynote Speaker: SCOTT THYBONY, MOONEY'S FALL, A CROSS-BEDDED HISTORY. Scott Thybony is an author, former Colorado River guide, and archaeologist. His work has appeared in many major magazines and newspapers, and on National Public Radio. Thybony is the author of the award-winning Official Guide to Hiking Grand Canyon and several trail guides published by the Grand Canyon Association (GCA). He is presently at work on The Incredible Grand Canyon, a book on canyon historical events to be published by GCA in 2007. OPENING NIGHT BANQUET AND ADDRESS featuring MICHAEL KABOTIE MICHAEL KABOTIE: THE JOURNEY OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT. Michael Kabotie is a Hopi painter, poet, and silversmith whose work incorporates the traditions of his tribe and his mentors, including his father, Fred Kabotie, who was the painter of the murals in Desert View Watchtower at Grand Canyon. GROWING UP ON THE RIM: CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF SCHOOL DAYS, SOCIAL GROUPS, AND THE WAYS WE ENTERTAINED OURSELVES moderated by Steve Verkamp. Panel members: Mervin Wadsworth, Patrick Lauzon and Susan Verkamp. 2007 SYMPOSIUM BANQUET with MARSHALL TRIMBLE PAM FRAZIER: A COLLEGIAL CHALLENGE. Pam Frazier is Deputy Director, Grand Canyon Association and she oversees the association's publishing and exhibit programs. MARSHALL TRIMBLE: ARIZONA, LAND OF ANOMALIES AND TAMALES. As Arizona's Official State Historian and while enjoying the reputation of being one of America's most popular raconteurs of this nation's colorful folk history, Marshall Trimble is also considered the dean of Arizona historians. He is the author of nineteen books, including Arizona: A Cavalcade of History, A Roadside History of Arizona and Arizona: A Panoramic History of a Frontier State. In addition to being Arizona's Official State Historian, Trimble has taught Arizona and western history at the college level for more than 30 years. AN AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES -- Featuring multiple showings of the National Geographic Society’s film “In Search of Grand Canyon’s Past” and the movie “Ambrose Means and the 1917 Cougar Hunt.” • “IN SEARCH OF GRAND CANYON’S PAST” touches on Grand Canyon’s prehistory, including the archaeological excavations of symposium presenter Dr. Douglas W. Schwartz, who worked on the North Rim and in the inner canyon at Unkar Delta in the late sixties and early seventies. The movie is 30 minutes in length. • Linda Thompson, granddaughter of Ambrose Means, will discuss the life and times of her grandfather and show the movie “AMBROSE MEANS AND THE 1917 COUGAR HUNT.” The movie and comments by Linda are 30 minutes in length Symposium II Sponsorship
Cooperating organizations including the Grand Canyon Association, the Grand Canyon Field Institute, Xanterra South Rim, and Grand Canyon National Park have contributed staff, time, money, and services to make this conference as affordable as possible for attendees. The following companies, organizations, and individuals also made donations to support the Grand Canyon History Symposium 2007: Grand Canyon Railway, Verkamps Inc., Grand Canyon Hikers and Backpackers Association, Five Quail Books, American Legion John Ivens Post #42, Arizona Raft Adventures (AzRA), Lee and Shirley Albertson, Dan and Diane Cassidy, and Keith and Nancy Green. |
The resulting monograph of this symposium, Reflections of Grand Canyon Historians: Ideas, Arguments, and First-Person Accounts, edited by Todd R. Berger, published in September 2008 by the Grand Canyon Association. Out of print.
Presentations
LEGACY OF JOHN WESLEY POWELL with Selected Prose of John Wesley Powell by Todd Weber as John Wesley Powell
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