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2012 Grand Canyon History Symposium
The Grand Canyon Historical Society is pleased to have produced the 3rd Grand Canyon History Symposium, a gathering of professional and avocational historians who will speak about historical topics specific to Grand Canyon National Park. The goals of the symposium were to increase the knowledge and understanding of the history pertaining to the Grand Canyon and adjacent areas, and to promote communication and sharing among canyon historians, writers and enthusiasts. The third symposium builds on the success of the immensely popular symposiums held in 2002 and 2007. Presentations were at the Shrine of the Ages and at the Community Building. Participation was limited to the first 200 registrants. This event sold out in 6 weeks. Please note that attendance at the symposium was available only to those who had pre-registered. We could not accommodate any walk-in registrations at the event. Due to our obligations to Xanterra, we could not refund registrations or meals. Other Activities Author Table An Author Table located in a corner of the Yavapai Café. Symposium presenters who have authored books were available on Friday and Saturday noon (12:00 to 1:00) and Friday and Saturday evening (6:00 to 7:00). Grand Canyon Association sold books authored by many of the presenters on Friday (8:30 to 5:30) and Saturday (8:00 to noon) in the Shrine of Ages, Room A. The Symposium Committee requested that symposium authors be available at the Author Table during one or more of the above time periods. Additional Activities In addition to a free TRAIN RIDE FROM/TO WILLIAMS (pre-registration required) for those who want to leave their vehicle in Williams, the 2012 symposium included field trips, dinner-time presentations and a historic movie. Thursday Evening at the Movies Featuring the film “Sights and Sounds: Fox Movietone Visits Grand Canyon, June 1929" monitored by Dr. Jennifer Jenkins, University of Arizona Professor. Friday Night Banquet and Address featuring Wayne Ranney Master of Ceremonies: Erik Berg Speaker: Wayne Ranney presents GEOLOGISTS THROUGH TIME IN THE GRAND CANYON: FROM NEWBERRY TO A NEW CENTURY. Saturday Night 2012 Symposium Dinner with Brad Dimock GCHS President Lee Albertson Introduces Mike Anderson. Master of Ceremonies Introduction by Mike Anderson (2005 GCHS Pioneer Award recipient) Intro by: Jim Babbitt, one of the Babbitt Brothers of Flagstaff and the 2002 Grand Canyon History Symposium banquet speaker. Speaker: Brad Dimock presents BOATS, BOATMEN, AND TECHNIQUES OF THE COLORADO RIVER: A MEDITATION ON THE KOLB EXPEDITION CENTENNIAL. Field Trips THE TRAIL OF TIME Led by geologist and author Wayne Ranney, from Yavapai Point to Verkamp's Store on the path that chronicles the geologic features of the Canyon. HISTORIC KOLB STUDIO AND RESIDENCE TOUR Mike Buchheit, Director of Grand Canyon Field Institute, guides attendees on a tour of historic Kolb's studio and private residence. GRAND CANYON CEMETERY Tour of the cemetery led by John Azar (2011 GCHS Pioneer Award recipient). HISTORIC BOAT TOUR Brad Dimock walks you through a tour of the park's historic boat collection. Symposium III Sponsorship & Committees
The Grand Canyon Historical Society, in partnership with Grand Canyon Association, Xanterra South Rim, Xanterra Grand Canyon Railway, Grand Canyon National Park and Northern Arizona University Cline Library Special Collections, produced the 2012 Grand Canyon History Symposium. Steering Committee Erik Berg, GCHS; Helen Ranney, GCA; Jon Streit, Xanterra; Judy Hellmich-Bryan, GCNPS; and Richard Quartaroli, NAU Planning Committee Lee Albertson, Mike Anderson, John Azar, Erik Berg, Diane Cassidy, Renee Cisneros, Keith Green, Nancy Green, Karen Greig, Kirstin Heins, Tom Martin, Mona McCroskey, Diane Murdock, Tom Myers, Richard Quartaroli, Helen Ranney, Al Richmond, Carole Voss, Traci Wyrick and Judy Hellmich-Bryan. Presenters Selection Committee Mike Anderson, Erik Berg (Chairman), Nancy Green, Tom Martin, Mona McCroskey, and Richard Quartaroli (and Diane Cassidy, Technical Support). Speakers Committee Lee Albertson (Chairman), Mike Anderson, Erik Berg, Nancy Green, Tom Martin, Mona McCroskey, Richard Quartaroli and Carole Voss. Promotion Committee Erik Berg, Diane Cassidy, Karen Greig, Amy Horn, Tom Martin, and Helen Ranney. Finance Committee Keith Green and Carole Voss. Program Committee Chairman Erik Berg, Diane Cassidy, Karen Greig, Amy Horn, Tom Martin, Richard Quartaroli and Helen Ranney. Publication Committee Nancy Green, Tom Martin, Mona McCroskey, and Carole Voss. |
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Presentations
Friday January 27 First Morning session -Ethnobotany of the Hualapai Tribe by Carrie Calisay Cannon -Time Walkers: Four Decades Of Archaeological Research Along The Corridor Trails Of The Grand Canyon by Jim H. Collette and Charles Webber. -Otis "Dock" Marston: Dean of Colorado River Historians and Fastwater Boatmen by Richard Quartaroli Friday January 27 Second Morning session -Facing Your Danger: The History of the Cataract Boat by Roy Webb -Highest Water Ever Run by Dave Mortenson -The GEM: Grand Canyon's First Dory by Tom Martin -Audacity, Logistics, and Skill: The 1960 Jet Boat Trip in Grand Canyon by Phil Smith & Buzz Belknap Friday January 27 First Afternoon session -2012 Centennial of the Hermit Road: 100 Years of History by Jon Upchurch -Exploring the John Hance Toll Road by Doug Nering -Down the Gorge with Uncle George: Hiking the Length of Grand Canyon Below the Rim by Tom Myers Friday January 27 Second Afternoon session -Life Among the Havasupai, 1945-1962 by Mona Lange McCroskey -The Other Spectacle: Navajo Weavers at Grand Canyon National Park by Jennifer McLerran -No Fries ’Til Mail—How tourism brought mail service to the Grand Canyon by Marjory Sente Friday January 27 Third Afternoon session -The Blue-Eyed Indian, The Story of Johnny Walapai Nelson by John Azar. -Ghost Rock by Frank Barrios -The Creation of "In the House of Stone and Light: A Human History of the Grand Canyon" by J. Donald Hughes. Saturday January 28 First Morning Session -Pioneer Trails “to” Grand Canyon by Dick Brown -The MONTE VIDEO Inscription – Why It's Likely From the Bass Tourist Era by Jonathan Upchurch -Thoughts on the Origin and Age of the Mysterious "MONTEVIDEO" Inscription and the Route the 16th Century Spanish Explorers May Have Used to Descend into Grand Canyon by Ray Kenny The MONTE VIDEO Debate between Upchurch and Kenny Saturday January 28 Second Morning Session -What They Were Searching For: The Wetherills and their Explorations of the Colorado Plateau by Harvey Leake -In the Steps of my Fathers – Bass by Robert Lauzon -The Trails of An Early Canyon Kid by Barbara Odderstol -Peggy Verkamp: A Canyon Life Well-Lived by Susie Verkamp Saturday January 28 First Afternoon Session -Getting History Right: The Ives Expedition of 1857-58 by Jerry Snow -Baron Friedrich von Egloffstein, Balduin Möllhausen, and the First Published Images of Grand Canyon by David Miller -The Walcott Journal: Deciphering the Grand Canyon Expedition of 1882-1883 by Dennis Foster Saturday January 28 Second Afternoon Session -Harvey Girls at the Grand Canyon by Pam Knight Stevenson -Business Women Tourists at the Grand Canyon by Janolyn LoVecchio -Phantom Ranch: A Junction and a Crucible by Bob Audretsch Saturday January 28 Third Afternoon Session -Picking Up the Pieces: Park Service Management of the Grand Canyon Disaster Crash Sites, 1956-2006 by Benjamin Carver The 1956 Grand Canyon Aviation Accident: Impacts on the Local Community and Recent Site Management by Ian Hough -Falling Into the Canyon: The 1944 Airmen’s Surprise Visit to the Grand Canyon by Roy Webb -Glen Canyon Dam - Construction 1963 & Reconstruction 1983 by Gary Ladd Sunday January 29 First Morning Session -Nicholas Roosevelt's 1913 Travels on the Colorado Plateau by Wally Wedel -Follow the Trail Over Ledge and Shale: The Grand Canyon Photographs and Poems of Mai Richie Reed by Erik Berg -Zane Grey on the North Rim by Alan Pratt -Gunnar Widforss – The Artist and the Myths by Alan Petersen Sunday January 29 Second Morning Session -Natural Quiet Resource Mismanagement (overflights noise) at Grand Canyon National Park: The Reagan Torpedo, 1986-87 by Dickson Hingson -The View from the Top: How Stephen Mather and the National Park Service Took Over Management of the Grand Canyon by Cathryn Dippo -Vignettes of America at the Grand Canyon by Thomas Patin |