2023 Grand Canyon History Symposium
Focusing on: People Who Have Made a Difference
It Was A Rousing Success!!
Click this link for the Symposium Video Library, which includes all 39 recorded presentations
vimeo.com/user/158559100/folder/18749169
The Grand Canyon Historical Society sponsored the 6th Grand Canyon History Symposium from
November 1 to 4, 2023 at the South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park.
Background
Since January 2002, there have been five previous Grand Canyon History Symposia, bringing together historians, witnesses to history, park employees, and others with a passion for Grand Canyon history. The presentations from each symposium were assembled into a collection of essays called Proceedings. It is the Grand Canyon Historical Society’s intent to publish the Proceedings from this symposium as it has in the past. Also, we will record each presentation at the symposium for future viewing on Vimeo. Watch this page for updates.
6th History Symposium Theme:
Grand Canyon Focus on People Who Have Made a Difference
The 2023 Symposium had 26, presentations focused on people who have impacted Grand Canyon history in a multitude of ways. Presentations concerning the history of the greater Grand Canyon region and its adjacent areas - the Kaibab and Coconino plateaus, Lees Ferry area, southern Utah and other Southwest and Colorado Plateau topics were covered. The dates of the 2023 History Symposium was
November 2 through November 4th.
Below you can see the schedule of events, which will also be included in the Proceedings once published.
Focusing on: People Who Have Made a Difference
It Was A Rousing Success!!
Click this link for the Symposium Video Library, which includes all 39 recorded presentations
vimeo.com/user/158559100/folder/18749169
The Grand Canyon Historical Society sponsored the 6th Grand Canyon History Symposium from
November 1 to 4, 2023 at the South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park.
Background
Since January 2002, there have been five previous Grand Canyon History Symposia, bringing together historians, witnesses to history, park employees, and others with a passion for Grand Canyon history. The presentations from each symposium were assembled into a collection of essays called Proceedings. It is the Grand Canyon Historical Society’s intent to publish the Proceedings from this symposium as it has in the past. Also, we will record each presentation at the symposium for future viewing on Vimeo. Watch this page for updates.
6th History Symposium Theme:
Grand Canyon Focus on People Who Have Made a Difference
The 2023 Symposium had 26, presentations focused on people who have impacted Grand Canyon history in a multitude of ways. Presentations concerning the history of the greater Grand Canyon region and its adjacent areas - the Kaibab and Coconino plateaus, Lees Ferry area, southern Utah and other Southwest and Colorado Plateau topics were covered. The dates of the 2023 History Symposium was
November 2 through November 4th.
Below you can see the schedule of events, which will also be included in the Proceedings once published.
Wednesday November 1, 2023
5:30 -7:30 PM Evening Reception & Registration Check-In
In the Lobby of the South Rim Headquarters Building, 100 yards east of the Shrine of the Ages.
5:30 -7:30 PM Evening Reception & Registration Check-In
In the Lobby of the South Rim Headquarters Building, 100 yards east of the Shrine of the Ages.
Thursday November 2, 2023
Morning Shrine of the Ages Events:
8:00 AM Announcements and Welcome
8:30 AM Tom Martin: The Navajo Bridge; Ralph Hoffman, Jerry Cannon, and Two Bridges Named as One
8:50 AM Richard Quartaroli: In the Campsites of John Wesley Powell
9:10 AM Morning Break
9:30 AM Linda Reeder: Building History: Mary E. J. Colter at Grand Canyon
9:50 AM Alan Petersen: Gunnar Widforss: Painter of the Inner Canyon
10:10 AM Late Morning Break
10:30 AM Jerry Dickey: The Rancho Verde: Homesteading on the Arizona Strip
10:50 AM Cindy Stafford: Eloise Fain Turner: "I'll Honeymoon at the Grand Canyon"
11:10 AM Wayne Ranney: The 1923 Birdseye Expedition in Grand Canyon - A Centennial Remembrance
11:30 PM Lunch Break
Afternoon Tours and Shrine of the Ages Events:
Shrine of the Ages Events 1:30-3:15
1:30 PM Mike Nelson: We Are Going In. The 1956 Airliner Crash over the Grand Canyon
2:15 PM Early Afternoon Break
2:30 PM Carolyn O'Bagy Davis: English Artist Nora Cundell and Marble Canyon in the 1930s
3:15 PM Mid Afternoon Break
Tours This Day
Kolb Studio & Residence – An intimate tour of the Kolb Studio
Join Grand Canyon historians for an intimate tour of Kolb Studio, home of the famous Kolb brother’s photography studio and residence. During this tour participants will go “behind the scenes” to experience the living spaces of the Kolb family and the darkroom where they worked their magic. Location: This tour starts at the Kolb Studio.
Powerhouse- Reclaimed Water Tour
Join National Park Service Cultural Resources Program Managers for a tour of the South Rim Powerhouse and its relationship to the 1926 Water Recycling Plant. Carpooling will be required to visit the Water Treatment Plant. This tour is limited to 15 participants. This tour was cancelled due to an archaeological emergency within the canyon.
Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery – Hidden history of lesser-known grave sites.
Join Grand Canyon historians for a walk through the Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery where you will learn about some of the fascinating individuals buried at the Grand Canyon. Most of those interred were people who lived and worked at the Grand Canyon for the railroad, National Park Service, or Fred Harvey. Many were military veterans. This tour is limited to 20 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Pioneer Cemetery Main Gate adjacent to the Shrine of the Ages.
Grand Canyon Historical Boats and Their History.
Learn about the history of early river running through the Grand Canyon with close up views of the park’s collection of 19 historic boats. This tour is limited to 20 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Museum Collection located at 2C Albright Avenue, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 (Located across Albright Avenue from the Albright Training Center).
3:15 PM Mid Afternoon Break
Shrine of the Ages Events 3:30 - 5:15:
3:30 PM Cecelia Mortenson: Big Water Runners of the Colorado River – A Granddaughter’s Perspective
4:15 PM Late Afternoon Break
4:30 PM Oral History Interview #1 Todd Seliga: Tuweep Ranger at the end of the road
Tours This Day
Fire & the Cultural Environment
Join Grand Canyon Wildland Fire Archeologists and Resource Advisors for a look at fire management practices used before 1776. Location to be determined. This tour is limited to 15 participants.
Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection Tour
Museum Collection staff will offer a peek into Grand Canyon's past. The Grand Canyon Museum Collection houses more than a million objects, including paleontological specimens, ancient split-twig figurines, prehistoric pottery, historic artifacts, photos and memorabilia, and more. See a sampling of the objects that tell some of Grand Canyon's many stories. This tour starts at the Museum Collection located at 2C Albright Avenue, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 (Located across Albright Avenue from the Albright Training Center). This tour is limited to 12 participants. Location: This tour starts at Museum Collection Building, 2C Albright Avenue.
Kolb Studio & Residence – An intimate tour of the Kolb Studio
Join Grand Canyon historians for an intimate tour of Kolb Studio, home of the famous Kolb brother’s photography studio and residence. During this tour participants will go “behind the scenes” to experience the living spaces of the Kolb family and the darkroom where they worked their magic. Location: This tour starts at the Kolb Studio.
Powerhouse- Reclaimed Water Tour
Join National Park Service Cultural Resources Program Managers for a tour of the South Rim Powerhouse and its relationship to the 1926 Water Recycling Plant. Carpooling will be required to visit the Water Treatment Plant. This tour is limited to 15 participants. This tour was cancelled due to an archaeological emergency within the canyon.
5:15 PM Evening Dinner Break (All meals are responsibility of attendees)
Shrine of the Ages Evening Keynote Presentation:
7:00 PM Tom Myers: Lessons from Life and Death, and Doctoring at Grand Canyon
8:00 AM Announcements and Welcome
8:30 AM Tom Martin: The Navajo Bridge; Ralph Hoffman, Jerry Cannon, and Two Bridges Named as One
8:50 AM Richard Quartaroli: In the Campsites of John Wesley Powell
9:10 AM Morning Break
9:30 AM Linda Reeder: Building History: Mary E. J. Colter at Grand Canyon
9:50 AM Alan Petersen: Gunnar Widforss: Painter of the Inner Canyon
10:10 AM Late Morning Break
10:30 AM Jerry Dickey: The Rancho Verde: Homesteading on the Arizona Strip
10:50 AM Cindy Stafford: Eloise Fain Turner: "I'll Honeymoon at the Grand Canyon"
11:10 AM Wayne Ranney: The 1923 Birdseye Expedition in Grand Canyon - A Centennial Remembrance
11:30 PM Lunch Break
Afternoon Tours and Shrine of the Ages Events:
Shrine of the Ages Events 1:30-3:15
1:30 PM Mike Nelson: We Are Going In. The 1956 Airliner Crash over the Grand Canyon
2:15 PM Early Afternoon Break
2:30 PM Carolyn O'Bagy Davis: English Artist Nora Cundell and Marble Canyon in the 1930s
3:15 PM Mid Afternoon Break
Tours This Day
Kolb Studio & Residence – An intimate tour of the Kolb Studio
Join Grand Canyon historians for an intimate tour of Kolb Studio, home of the famous Kolb brother’s photography studio and residence. During this tour participants will go “behind the scenes” to experience the living spaces of the Kolb family and the darkroom where they worked their magic. Location: This tour starts at the Kolb Studio.
Powerhouse- Reclaimed Water Tour
Join National Park Service Cultural Resources Program Managers for a tour of the South Rim Powerhouse and its relationship to the 1926 Water Recycling Plant. Carpooling will be required to visit the Water Treatment Plant. This tour is limited to 15 participants. This tour was cancelled due to an archaeological emergency within the canyon.
Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery – Hidden history of lesser-known grave sites.
Join Grand Canyon historians for a walk through the Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery where you will learn about some of the fascinating individuals buried at the Grand Canyon. Most of those interred were people who lived and worked at the Grand Canyon for the railroad, National Park Service, or Fred Harvey. Many were military veterans. This tour is limited to 20 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Pioneer Cemetery Main Gate adjacent to the Shrine of the Ages.
Grand Canyon Historical Boats and Their History.
Learn about the history of early river running through the Grand Canyon with close up views of the park’s collection of 19 historic boats. This tour is limited to 20 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Museum Collection located at 2C Albright Avenue, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 (Located across Albright Avenue from the Albright Training Center).
3:15 PM Mid Afternoon Break
Shrine of the Ages Events 3:30 - 5:15:
3:30 PM Cecelia Mortenson: Big Water Runners of the Colorado River – A Granddaughter’s Perspective
4:15 PM Late Afternoon Break
4:30 PM Oral History Interview #1 Todd Seliga: Tuweep Ranger at the end of the road
Tours This Day
Fire & the Cultural Environment
Join Grand Canyon Wildland Fire Archeologists and Resource Advisors for a look at fire management practices used before 1776. Location to be determined. This tour is limited to 15 participants.
Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection Tour
Museum Collection staff will offer a peek into Grand Canyon's past. The Grand Canyon Museum Collection houses more than a million objects, including paleontological specimens, ancient split-twig figurines, prehistoric pottery, historic artifacts, photos and memorabilia, and more. See a sampling of the objects that tell some of Grand Canyon's many stories. This tour starts at the Museum Collection located at 2C Albright Avenue, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 (Located across Albright Avenue from the Albright Training Center). This tour is limited to 12 participants. Location: This tour starts at Museum Collection Building, 2C Albright Avenue.
Kolb Studio & Residence – An intimate tour of the Kolb Studio
Join Grand Canyon historians for an intimate tour of Kolb Studio, home of the famous Kolb brother’s photography studio and residence. During this tour participants will go “behind the scenes” to experience the living spaces of the Kolb family and the darkroom where they worked their magic. Location: This tour starts at the Kolb Studio.
Powerhouse- Reclaimed Water Tour
Join National Park Service Cultural Resources Program Managers for a tour of the South Rim Powerhouse and its relationship to the 1926 Water Recycling Plant. Carpooling will be required to visit the Water Treatment Plant. This tour is limited to 15 participants. This tour was cancelled due to an archaeological emergency within the canyon.
5:15 PM Evening Dinner Break (All meals are responsibility of attendees)
Shrine of the Ages Evening Keynote Presentation:
7:00 PM Tom Myers: Lessons from Life and Death, and Doctoring at Grand Canyon
Friday November 3, 2023
Morning Shrine of the Ages Events:
8:10 AM Ted Barone: Grand Canyon Then & Now: An Online Photo Exhibit
8:30 AM Harvey Leake: Quentin Roosevelt’s Grand Canyon Adventures
8:50 AM Emily Dale: Two Years of Public Archaeology at Apex
9:10 AM Morning Break
9:35 AM Tom Sulpizio: The 15 Technologists of United Flight 718
9:55 AM Tim Wilson: "Someone Call For A Doctor?" 1890-1940 Grand Canyon Physicians & Nurses
10:15 AM ***Arnie Richards: The Separation Party - Which Way Did They Go? ***This presentation was ultimately given the Lee Albertson Award for Best Paper!
10:30 AM Late Morning Break
10:55 AM Kern Nutall: Tillotson at Dominguez Pass
11:15 AM Keaton Vanderploeg: Pete Berry: Looking for Grandview
11:45 AM Jonathan Upchurch: A Man Who Made A Difference: Dr. Harvey Butchart
12:05 PM Lunch Break
Afternoon Tours and Shrine of the Ages Events:
Shrine of the Ages Events 1:30-3:15
1:30 PM Melissa Sevigny - Brave the Wild River: Untold story of two women who mapped GC botany
2:15 PM Early Afternoon Break
2:30 PM Tom Martin: Ten Years of Interviewing Some Amazing People
3:15 PM Mid Afternoon Break
Tours This Day
Powerhouse- Reclaimed Water Tour
Join National Park Service Cultural Resources Program Managers for a tour of the South Rim Powerhouse and its relationship to the 1926 Water Recycling Plant. Carpooling will be required to visit the Water Treatment Plant. This tour is limited to 15 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Powerhouse south east side of the building near the mule barn. Parking is by the Community Center and Victor Hall.
Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery – Hidden history of lesser-known grave sites.
Join Grand Canyon historians for a walk through the Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery where you will learn about some of the fascinating individuals buried at the Grand Canyon. Most of those interred were people who lived and worked at the Grand Canyon for the railroad, National Park Service, or Fred Harvey. Many were military veterans. This tour is limited to 20 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Pioneer Cemetery Main Gate adjacent to the Shrine of the Ages.
Grand Canyon Historical Boats and Their History.
Learn about the history of early river running through the Grand Canyon with close up views of the park’s collection of 19 historic boats This tour is limited to 20 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Museum Collection located at 2C Albright Avenue, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 (Located across Albright Avenue from the Albright Training Center).
Trail of Time Tour
Walk The Trail of Time with those who created it! The Trail is a relatively flat 4.56 km (2.83 mile) long paved walk and geologic timeline. Each meter walked on the timeline trail signifies one million years of Grand Canyon's geologic history. Placed along the timeline trail are a series of rocks and exhibits that explain how Grand Canyon and its rock formed. This tour is limited to 20 participants and walking at 7,000 feet above sea level is required. Location: This tour starts outside the Shrine of the Ages on the parking lot side of the Building
Tours 1:30 - 5:00
Please note: Tours are reserved in the online symposium reservation and may be full, hence unavailable on the actual day of the Tour.
TWA United Desert View National Historic Landmark Tour* (1:30-5pm FRIDAY ONLY)
Join historians at Desert View for a tour of the National Historic Landmark commemorating the June 30, 1956 midair collision between TWA and United transcontinental flights. The full afternoon program includes several interpretative talks from experts about the midair collision and the two crash sites.This tour is limited to 20 participants. Note: THIS TOUR RUNS THE FULL AFTERNOON FROM 1:30-5:00PM. Location: This tour starts from the Yavapai Lodge Main lobby doors facing the Market Plaza Parking Lot. Participants will carpool from there.
3:15 PM Mid Afternoon Break
Shrine of the Ages Events 3:30 - 5:15:
3:30 PM Al Richmond & Wayne Ranney: A Look Back at the Grand Canyon Historical Society Awards
4:15 PM Late Afternoon Break
4:30 PM Ronan King: The Public Health Service and GCNP- “The Invisible Corps."
Tours This Day
Fire & the Cultural Environment
Join Grand Canyon Wildland Fire Archeologists and Resource Advisors for a look at fire management practices used before 1776. Location to be determined. This tour is limited to 15 participants.
Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection Tour
Museum Collection staff will offer a peek into Grand Canyon's past. The Grand Canyon Museum Collection houses more than a million objects, including paleontological specimens, ancient split-twig figurines, prehistoric pottery, historic artifacts, photos and memorabilia, and more. See a sampling of the objects that tell some of Grand Canyon's many stories. This tour starts at the Museum Collection located at 2C Albright Avenue, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 (Located across Albright Avenue from the Albright Training Center). This tour is limited to 12 participants. Location: This tour starts at Museum Collection Building, 2C Albright Avenue.
Kolb Studio & Residence – An intimate tour of the Kolb Studio
Join Grand Canyon historians for an intimate tour of Kolb Studio, home of the famous Kolb brother’s photography studio and residence. During this tour participants will go “behind the scenes” to experience the living spaces of the Kolb family and the darkroom where they worked their magic. Location: This tour starts at the Kolb Studio.
Powerhouse- Reclaimed Water Tour
Join National Park Service Cultural Resources Program Managers for a tour of the South Rim Powerhouse and its relationship to the 1926 Water Recycling Plant. Carpooling will be required to visit the Water Treatment Plant. This tour is limited to 15 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Powerhouse south east side of the building near the mule barn. Parking is by the Community Center and Victor Hall.
Grand Canyon Historical Boats and Their History.
Learn about the history of early river running through the Grand Canyon with close up views of some of the park’s collection of 19 historic boats This tour is limited to 20 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Museum Collection located at 2C Albright Avenue, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 (Located across Albright Avenue from the Albright Training Center).
Trail of Time Tour
Walk The Trail of Time with those who created it! The Trail is a relatively flat 4.56 km (2.83 mile) long paved walk and geologic timeline. Each meter walked on the timeline trail signifies one million years of Grand Canyon's geologic history. Placed along the timeline trail are a series of rocks and exhibits that explain how Grand Canyon and its rock formed. This tour is limited to 20 participants and walking at 7,000 feet above sea level is required. Location: This tour starts outside the Shrine of the Ages on the parking lot side of the Building.
5:15 PM Evening Dinner Break (All meals are responsibility of attendees)
Shrine of the Ages Evening Keynote Presentation:
7:00 PM Brad Dimock: Martin Litton and the Grand Canyon
8:10 AM Ted Barone: Grand Canyon Then & Now: An Online Photo Exhibit
8:30 AM Harvey Leake: Quentin Roosevelt’s Grand Canyon Adventures
8:50 AM Emily Dale: Two Years of Public Archaeology at Apex
9:10 AM Morning Break
9:35 AM Tom Sulpizio: The 15 Technologists of United Flight 718
9:55 AM Tim Wilson: "Someone Call For A Doctor?" 1890-1940 Grand Canyon Physicians & Nurses
10:15 AM ***Arnie Richards: The Separation Party - Which Way Did They Go? ***This presentation was ultimately given the Lee Albertson Award for Best Paper!
10:30 AM Late Morning Break
10:55 AM Kern Nutall: Tillotson at Dominguez Pass
11:15 AM Keaton Vanderploeg: Pete Berry: Looking for Grandview
11:45 AM Jonathan Upchurch: A Man Who Made A Difference: Dr. Harvey Butchart
12:05 PM Lunch Break
Afternoon Tours and Shrine of the Ages Events:
Shrine of the Ages Events 1:30-3:15
1:30 PM Melissa Sevigny - Brave the Wild River: Untold story of two women who mapped GC botany
2:15 PM Early Afternoon Break
2:30 PM Tom Martin: Ten Years of Interviewing Some Amazing People
3:15 PM Mid Afternoon Break
Tours This Day
Powerhouse- Reclaimed Water Tour
Join National Park Service Cultural Resources Program Managers for a tour of the South Rim Powerhouse and its relationship to the 1926 Water Recycling Plant. Carpooling will be required to visit the Water Treatment Plant. This tour is limited to 15 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Powerhouse south east side of the building near the mule barn. Parking is by the Community Center and Victor Hall.
Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery – Hidden history of lesser-known grave sites.
Join Grand Canyon historians for a walk through the Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery where you will learn about some of the fascinating individuals buried at the Grand Canyon. Most of those interred were people who lived and worked at the Grand Canyon for the railroad, National Park Service, or Fred Harvey. Many were military veterans. This tour is limited to 20 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Pioneer Cemetery Main Gate adjacent to the Shrine of the Ages.
Grand Canyon Historical Boats and Their History.
Learn about the history of early river running through the Grand Canyon with close up views of the park’s collection of 19 historic boats This tour is limited to 20 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Museum Collection located at 2C Albright Avenue, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 (Located across Albright Avenue from the Albright Training Center).
Trail of Time Tour
Walk The Trail of Time with those who created it! The Trail is a relatively flat 4.56 km (2.83 mile) long paved walk and geologic timeline. Each meter walked on the timeline trail signifies one million years of Grand Canyon's geologic history. Placed along the timeline trail are a series of rocks and exhibits that explain how Grand Canyon and its rock formed. This tour is limited to 20 participants and walking at 7,000 feet above sea level is required. Location: This tour starts outside the Shrine of the Ages on the parking lot side of the Building
Tours 1:30 - 5:00
Please note: Tours are reserved in the online symposium reservation and may be full, hence unavailable on the actual day of the Tour.
TWA United Desert View National Historic Landmark Tour* (1:30-5pm FRIDAY ONLY)
Join historians at Desert View for a tour of the National Historic Landmark commemorating the June 30, 1956 midair collision between TWA and United transcontinental flights. The full afternoon program includes several interpretative talks from experts about the midair collision and the two crash sites.This tour is limited to 20 participants. Note: THIS TOUR RUNS THE FULL AFTERNOON FROM 1:30-5:00PM. Location: This tour starts from the Yavapai Lodge Main lobby doors facing the Market Plaza Parking Lot. Participants will carpool from there.
3:15 PM Mid Afternoon Break
Shrine of the Ages Events 3:30 - 5:15:
3:30 PM Al Richmond & Wayne Ranney: A Look Back at the Grand Canyon Historical Society Awards
4:15 PM Late Afternoon Break
4:30 PM Ronan King: The Public Health Service and GCNP- “The Invisible Corps."
Tours This Day
Fire & the Cultural Environment
Join Grand Canyon Wildland Fire Archeologists and Resource Advisors for a look at fire management practices used before 1776. Location to be determined. This tour is limited to 15 participants.
Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection Tour
Museum Collection staff will offer a peek into Grand Canyon's past. The Grand Canyon Museum Collection houses more than a million objects, including paleontological specimens, ancient split-twig figurines, prehistoric pottery, historic artifacts, photos and memorabilia, and more. See a sampling of the objects that tell some of Grand Canyon's many stories. This tour starts at the Museum Collection located at 2C Albright Avenue, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 (Located across Albright Avenue from the Albright Training Center). This tour is limited to 12 participants. Location: This tour starts at Museum Collection Building, 2C Albright Avenue.
Kolb Studio & Residence – An intimate tour of the Kolb Studio
Join Grand Canyon historians for an intimate tour of Kolb Studio, home of the famous Kolb brother’s photography studio and residence. During this tour participants will go “behind the scenes” to experience the living spaces of the Kolb family and the darkroom where they worked their magic. Location: This tour starts at the Kolb Studio.
Powerhouse- Reclaimed Water Tour
Join National Park Service Cultural Resources Program Managers for a tour of the South Rim Powerhouse and its relationship to the 1926 Water Recycling Plant. Carpooling will be required to visit the Water Treatment Plant. This tour is limited to 15 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Powerhouse south east side of the building near the mule barn. Parking is by the Community Center and Victor Hall.
Grand Canyon Historical Boats and Their History.
Learn about the history of early river running through the Grand Canyon with close up views of some of the park’s collection of 19 historic boats This tour is limited to 20 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Museum Collection located at 2C Albright Avenue, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 (Located across Albright Avenue from the Albright Training Center).
Trail of Time Tour
Walk The Trail of Time with those who created it! The Trail is a relatively flat 4.56 km (2.83 mile) long paved walk and geologic timeline. Each meter walked on the timeline trail signifies one million years of Grand Canyon's geologic history. Placed along the timeline trail are a series of rocks and exhibits that explain how Grand Canyon and its rock formed. This tour is limited to 20 participants and walking at 7,000 feet above sea level is required. Location: This tour starts outside the Shrine of the Ages on the parking lot side of the Building.
5:15 PM Evening Dinner Break (All meals are responsibility of attendees)
Shrine of the Ages Evening Keynote Presentation:
7:00 PM Brad Dimock: Martin Litton and the Grand Canyon
Saturday November 4, 2023
Morning Shrine of the Ages Events:
8:10 AM Kelkiyana Yazzie: Connections Indigenous People Have Had and Continue to Have at Grand Canyon
8:30 AM Erik Berg: An Experiment in Education: John Merriam and the Yavapai Geology Museum
8:50 AM Davy Crockett: Early Grand Canyon Rim to Rim Guides
9:10 AM Morning Break
9:35 AM Kevin Schindler: Buckey O’Neill and Grand Canyon
9:55 AM Robert Lauzon: Romance on the Rim
10:15 AM Mike McComb: The 1956 Grand Canyon Midair Collision - History revealed through Aviation Archaeology
10:30 AM Late Morning Break
10:55 AM Tom Thomson: Opportunity and Technology... Photography
11:15 AM William Holly: From Marble Canyon to the San Francisco Peaks
11:45 AM Silent Auction Update with Kevin Schindler
12:05 PM Lunch Break
Afternoon Tours and Shrine of the Ages Events:
Shrine of the Ages Events 1:30-3:15
1:10 PM Marge Ullmann: Quenching Your Thirst at Grand Canyon
2:10 PM Early Afternoon Break
2:30 PM Oral History Interview #2 Wayne Ranney (interviewed by Bryan Brown): Fifty Years In and Around Grand Canyon
3:15 PM Mid Afternoon Break
3:30 PM Oral History Interview #3 Elyssa Shalla & Matt Jenkins (interviewed by Wayne Ranney): Through the Grand Canyon on Foot
4:15 PM Mid Afternoon Break
4:30 PM Oral History Interview #4 Dave Mortenson (interviewed by Cece Mortenson): 68 Years of Grand Canyon
5:15 PM Mid Afternoon Break
Tours This Day
Kolb Studio & Residence – An intimate tour of the Kolb Studio
Join Grand Canyon historians for an intimate tour of Kolb Studio, home of the famous Kolb brother’s photography studio and residence. During this tour participants will go “behind the scenes” to experience the living spaces of the Kolb family and the darkroom where they worked their magic. Location: This tour starts at the Kolb Studio.
Powerhouse- Reclaimed Water Tour
Join National Park Service Cultural Resources Program Managers for a tour of the South Rim Powerhouse and its relationship to the 1926 Water Recycling Plant. Carpooling will be required to visit the Water Treatment Plant. This tour is limited to 15 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Powerhouse south east side of the building near the mule barn. Parking is by the Community Center and Victor Hall.
Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery – Hidden history of lesser-known grave sites.
Join Grand Canyon historians for a walk through the Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery where you will learn about some of the fascinating individuals buried at the Grand Canyon. Most of those interred were people who lived and worked at the Grand Canyon for the railroad, National Park Service, or Fred Harvey. Many were military veterans. This tour is limited to 20 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Pioneer Cemetery Main Gate adjacent to the Shrine of the Ages.
Grand Canyon Historical Boats and Their History.
Learn about the history of early river running through the Grand Canyon with close up views of some of the park’s collection of 19 historic boats. This tour is limited to 20 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Museum Collection located at 2C Albright Avenue, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 (Located across Albright Avenue from the Albright Training Center).
Trail of Time Tour
Walk The Trail of Time with those who created it! The Trail is a relatively flat 4.56 km (2.83 mile) long paved walk and geologic timeline. Each meter walked on the timeline trail signifies one million years of Grand Canyon's geologic history. Placed along the timeline trail are a series of rocks and exhibits that explain how Grand Canyon and its rock formed. This tour is limited to 20 participants and walking at 7,000 feet above sea level is required. Location: This tour starts outside the Shrine of the Ages on the parking lot side of the Building
3:15 PM Mid Afternoon Break
Shrine of the Ages Events 3:30 - 5:15:
3:30 PM GCC: TBD
4:15 PM Late Afternoon Break
4:30 PM Oral History Interview #3 Dave Mortenson: 68 Years of Grand Canyon
Tours 3:30-5:15
Please note: Tours are reserved in the online symposium reservation and may be full, hence unavailable on the actual day of the Tour.
Fire & the Cultural Environment
Join Grand Canyon Wildland Fire Archeologists and Resource Advisors for a look at fire management practices used before 1776. Location to be determined. This tour is limited to 15 participants.
Kolb Studio & Residence – An intimate tour of the Kolb Studio
Join Grand Canyon historians for an intimate tour of Kolb Studio, home of the famous Kolb brother’s photography studio and residence. During this tour participants will go “behind the scenes” to experience the living spaces of the Kolb family and the darkroom where they worked their magic. Location: This tour starts at the Kolb Studio.
Powerhouse- Reclaimed Water Tour
Join National Park Service Cultural Resources Program Managers for a tour of the South Rim Powerhouse and its relationship to the 1926 Water Recycling Plant. Carpooling will be required to visit the Water Treatment Plant. This tour is limited to 15 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Powerhouse south east side of the building near the mule barn. Parking is by the Community Center and Victor Hall.
Grand Canyon Historical Boats and Their History.
Learn about the history of early river running through the Grand Canyon with close up views of the park’s collection of 19 historic boats This tour is limited to 20 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Museum Collection located at 2C Albright Avenue, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 (Located across Albright Avenue from the Albright Training Center).
Trail of Time Tour
Walk The Trail of Time with those who created it! The Trail is a relatively flat 4.56 km (2.83 mile) long paved walk and geologic timeline. Each meter walked on the timeline trail signifies one million years of Grand Canyon's geologic history. Placed along the timeline trail are a series of rocks and exhibits that explain how Grand Canyon and its rock formed. This tour is limited to 20 participants and walking at 7,000 feet above sea level is required. Location: This tour starts outside the Shrine of the Ages on the parking lot side of the Building.
5:15 PM Evening Dinner Break (All meals are responsibility of attendees)
Shrine of the Ages Evening Keynote Presentations:
7:00 PM Tim Hauck: California Condor Returns to the Grand Canyon
7:45 PM Bryan Brown & Gary Cascio: Presenting the Lee Albertson Award
8:00 PM Silent Auction Ends and Closing Remarks
8:10 AM Kelkiyana Yazzie: Connections Indigenous People Have Had and Continue to Have at Grand Canyon
8:30 AM Erik Berg: An Experiment in Education: John Merriam and the Yavapai Geology Museum
8:50 AM Davy Crockett: Early Grand Canyon Rim to Rim Guides
9:10 AM Morning Break
9:35 AM Kevin Schindler: Buckey O’Neill and Grand Canyon
9:55 AM Robert Lauzon: Romance on the Rim
10:15 AM Mike McComb: The 1956 Grand Canyon Midair Collision - History revealed through Aviation Archaeology
10:30 AM Late Morning Break
10:55 AM Tom Thomson: Opportunity and Technology... Photography
11:15 AM William Holly: From Marble Canyon to the San Francisco Peaks
11:45 AM Silent Auction Update with Kevin Schindler
12:05 PM Lunch Break
Afternoon Tours and Shrine of the Ages Events:
Shrine of the Ages Events 1:30-3:15
1:10 PM Marge Ullmann: Quenching Your Thirst at Grand Canyon
2:10 PM Early Afternoon Break
2:30 PM Oral History Interview #2 Wayne Ranney (interviewed by Bryan Brown): Fifty Years In and Around Grand Canyon
3:15 PM Mid Afternoon Break
3:30 PM Oral History Interview #3 Elyssa Shalla & Matt Jenkins (interviewed by Wayne Ranney): Through the Grand Canyon on Foot
4:15 PM Mid Afternoon Break
4:30 PM Oral History Interview #4 Dave Mortenson (interviewed by Cece Mortenson): 68 Years of Grand Canyon
5:15 PM Mid Afternoon Break
Tours This Day
Kolb Studio & Residence – An intimate tour of the Kolb Studio
Join Grand Canyon historians for an intimate tour of Kolb Studio, home of the famous Kolb brother’s photography studio and residence. During this tour participants will go “behind the scenes” to experience the living spaces of the Kolb family and the darkroom where they worked their magic. Location: This tour starts at the Kolb Studio.
Powerhouse- Reclaimed Water Tour
Join National Park Service Cultural Resources Program Managers for a tour of the South Rim Powerhouse and its relationship to the 1926 Water Recycling Plant. Carpooling will be required to visit the Water Treatment Plant. This tour is limited to 15 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Powerhouse south east side of the building near the mule barn. Parking is by the Community Center and Victor Hall.
Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery – Hidden history of lesser-known grave sites.
Join Grand Canyon historians for a walk through the Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery where you will learn about some of the fascinating individuals buried at the Grand Canyon. Most of those interred were people who lived and worked at the Grand Canyon for the railroad, National Park Service, or Fred Harvey. Many were military veterans. This tour is limited to 20 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Pioneer Cemetery Main Gate adjacent to the Shrine of the Ages.
Grand Canyon Historical Boats and Their History.
Learn about the history of early river running through the Grand Canyon with close up views of some of the park’s collection of 19 historic boats. This tour is limited to 20 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Museum Collection located at 2C Albright Avenue, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 (Located across Albright Avenue from the Albright Training Center).
Trail of Time Tour
Walk The Trail of Time with those who created it! The Trail is a relatively flat 4.56 km (2.83 mile) long paved walk and geologic timeline. Each meter walked on the timeline trail signifies one million years of Grand Canyon's geologic history. Placed along the timeline trail are a series of rocks and exhibits that explain how Grand Canyon and its rock formed. This tour is limited to 20 participants and walking at 7,000 feet above sea level is required. Location: This tour starts outside the Shrine of the Ages on the parking lot side of the Building
3:15 PM Mid Afternoon Break
Shrine of the Ages Events 3:30 - 5:15:
3:30 PM GCC: TBD
4:15 PM Late Afternoon Break
4:30 PM Oral History Interview #3 Dave Mortenson: 68 Years of Grand Canyon
Tours 3:30-5:15
Please note: Tours are reserved in the online symposium reservation and may be full, hence unavailable on the actual day of the Tour.
Fire & the Cultural Environment
Join Grand Canyon Wildland Fire Archeologists and Resource Advisors for a look at fire management practices used before 1776. Location to be determined. This tour is limited to 15 participants.
Kolb Studio & Residence – An intimate tour of the Kolb Studio
Join Grand Canyon historians for an intimate tour of Kolb Studio, home of the famous Kolb brother’s photography studio and residence. During this tour participants will go “behind the scenes” to experience the living spaces of the Kolb family and the darkroom where they worked their magic. Location: This tour starts at the Kolb Studio.
Powerhouse- Reclaimed Water Tour
Join National Park Service Cultural Resources Program Managers for a tour of the South Rim Powerhouse and its relationship to the 1926 Water Recycling Plant. Carpooling will be required to visit the Water Treatment Plant. This tour is limited to 15 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Powerhouse south east side of the building near the mule barn. Parking is by the Community Center and Victor Hall.
Grand Canyon Historical Boats and Their History.
Learn about the history of early river running through the Grand Canyon with close up views of the park’s collection of 19 historic boats This tour is limited to 20 participants. Location: This tour starts at the Museum Collection located at 2C Albright Avenue, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 (Located across Albright Avenue from the Albright Training Center).
Trail of Time Tour
Walk The Trail of Time with those who created it! The Trail is a relatively flat 4.56 km (2.83 mile) long paved walk and geologic timeline. Each meter walked on the timeline trail signifies one million years of Grand Canyon's geologic history. Placed along the timeline trail are a series of rocks and exhibits that explain how Grand Canyon and its rock formed. This tour is limited to 20 participants and walking at 7,000 feet above sea level is required. Location: This tour starts outside the Shrine of the Ages on the parking lot side of the Building.
5:15 PM Evening Dinner Break (All meals are responsibility of attendees)
Shrine of the Ages Evening Keynote Presentations:
7:00 PM Tim Hauck: California Condor Returns to the Grand Canyon
7:45 PM Bryan Brown & Gary Cascio: Presenting the Lee Albertson Award
8:00 PM Silent Auction Ends and Closing Remarks
You can download an earlier version (pdf) of the Symposium Schedule here.
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