The Ol' Pioneer

A magazine, The Ol' Pioneer, containing stories of old time happenings at Grand Canyon written by members giving tales of Grand Canyon never found in history books. The Ol' Pioneer is a member benefit. Not a member? Join now. Have an article to submit for consideration? Please e-mail articles@grandcanyonhistory.org

2021

Vol 32 No. 1
George Dock’s 1916 Trip to Zion and the Kaibab Plateau
John Hance’s Visitors’ Book(s)

Vol 32 No. 2
Theodore Roosevelt at Grand Canyon in 1911
Jason Nez Oral History from 2019 Symposium
Before Powell? Tule Reed Raft Descent through Grand Canyon

Vol 32 No. 3
Harvey and Me. And Roomie
George Dock's 1921 Trip to the Kaibab
Regarding Tom Horn
Rob Arnberger 2019 Oral History

Vol 32 No. 4
Understanding Mary Colter’s Contributions in the Context of Architectural Practice
Elvira Arnberger 2019 Oral History
Charles Gebler

2020

Vol 31 No. 1
Why is a Japanese Name on the American Legion Memorial?
George Dock's 1905 and 1910 trips to Grand Canyon
The Bulletin

Vol 31 No. 2
What I learned About Grand Canyon at Creation Museums
Nikki Cooley
Aunt Eva Visits Ganado & Getting Even
David Schaller
The Bulletin

Vol 31 No. 3
Corrections to "Aunt Eva Visits Ganado"
Mary Dean Powell at Grand Canyon
Setting the Record Straight
Kristen Luetkemeier
Frances Allison, Grand Canyon Heiress
GCHS Archive Digitization Process
Rich Turner

Vol 31 No. 4
Suff's Campaign Gains Steam at El Tovar
The Saga of Louis D. Boucher
Helen Ranney
The Bulletin

2019

Vol. 30 No. 1
Nooner Cave
Why Not
History Timeline
Raven's Song
The Bulletin
Trails of A Canyon Kid

Vol 30 No. 2
Corrections & Omissions
Famous Figures
The Bulletin
The Genuine Genesis of Hopi House

Vol 30 No. 3
Wanda Nevada
The Bulletin
1540 Encounter With Grand Canyon
Dock's Letter to Marshall

Vol 30 No. 4
Supai Mary
The Bulletin
Henry Fountain Ashurst Tells A Story
Trails of an Early Canyon Kid

2018

Vol. 29 No. 1
Ralph Cameron's Early Years
Interview with Dave Mortenson
Louis Schellbach's Log Books #14
The Bulletin

Vol. 29 No. 2
Grand Canyon's 1924 Whodunnit
The Bulletin

Vol. 29 No. 3
John Hance and the Dovetailed Joints
Celebrating 100 Years of the National Park Service
The Arizona Pioneer
Collections Update
The Bulletin

Vol. 29 No. 4
Demons at Farlee Hotel
Where Are Harvey Meadow and Uncle Jim's Shelter?
The Bulletin

2017

Vol. 28 No. 1
Louis Schellbach's Log Books XIII
The Arizona Pioneer
Dick Brown
GC Mystery Redux

Vol. 28 No. 2
Uncle Jim Owens - Grand Old Man of the North Rim
Board Member Slim Woodruff
The Night the Kolb House Burned Down

2016

Vol. 27 No. 1
The Grand Canyon Like We've Never Seen It
And Then There Was Time
Swimming in Bright Angel Creek

Vol. 27 No. 2
The Men from Bass Station Again
Introducing William Dunn
Grand Canyon Mystery

Vol. 27 No. 3
Recollections
A Few Words from Cap'n Hance
The Voyage of the Driftwood
60th Anniversary Air Disaster

Vol. 27 No. 4
Louis Hinchliffe
Louis Schellbach's Log Books XII
Old Pipe Creek Cabin
Old Hance Trail
Vintage Harvey Car
Oral History Program

2015

Vol. 26 No.1
Recollections
The Men from Bass Station vs. Glen Canyon Dam

Vol. 26 No. 2
The 1919 Trans-Canyon Aerial Tramway Survey

Vol. 26, No. 3
Horse Feathers
Louis Schellbach's Log Books XI
Bil Vandergraff Retires
Annual Picnic
About that Dinosaur in Havasu Canyon

Vol. 26, No. 4
Eighty Pounds of Bronze
The Court-Martial of William Hawkins
Where in the World is the Grand Canyon

2014

Vol. 25 No.4
Trapping the Midwest’s Deadly Bandits
Louis Schellbach’s Log Books X
Steam Car Replica run

Vol. 25 No.3
A Record
Louis Schellbach's Log Books IX
Spot Fire
58th Anniversary
National Historic Landmark Dedication

Vol. 25 No.2
Some Things Change
Sam W. Stockton
Haunted By Time

Vol. 25 No.1
Louis Schellbach’s Log Books VIII
Le Conte Plateau
No Time for the River

2013

Vol. 24 No.4
Schellbach’s Log books VII
Panda Tracks in the Grand Canyon: Tales of the Ancient Chinese

Vol. 24 No.3
Extirpation of the Havasupai from Indian Garden
Schellbach’s Log books VI
Schoolhouse at 100

Vol. 24 No.2
Bright Angel Tavern?
Who Named the Grand Canyon?

Vol. 24 No.1
Citizen Kane-yon (Part Two)

2012

Vol. 23 No. 4
Citizen Kane-yon (Part One)

Vol. 23 No. 3
Devoted Member of the Grand Canyon Historical Society Passes On
The Life, Death, and Afterlife of Brighty

Vol. 23 No. 2
That's One Small Step…in the Grand Canyon
Park Naturalist Louis Schellbach's Log Books, Part 5

Vol. 23 No. 1
Pop Go the Egyptians
The Impeachment of John Wesley Powell

2011

Vol. 22 No. 4
Hopi Indian Dances circa 1947-1956: A Boyhood Recollection
Lost in the Grand Canyon
Book Review: Shadows of the Canyon
Park Naturalist Louis Schellbach's Log Books, Part 4

Vol. 22 No. 3
The Great Grand Canyon Pigeon Races
Park Naturalist Louis Schellbach's Log Books, Part 3
These Infinities of Beauty and Terror: Poets and Writers Discover the Grand Canyon, Park 2

Vol. 22 No. 2
Book Review: The Butterflies of Grand Canyon
These Infinities of Beauty and Terror: Poets and Writers Discover the Grand Canyon, Park 1
Park Naturalist Louis Schellbach's Log Books

Vol. 22 No. 1
An Anecdote: Shorty Yarborough
The Tail That Wagged The President

2010

Vol. 21 No. 4
The First Fiberglass Kayak Run Through Grand Canyon, 1960
"There will never come an end to the good that he has done:" Stephen Mather Memorial Plaques
The Demise of The Lost Orphan Mine
Roger Miller Update

Vol. 21 No. 3
Park Naturalist Louis Schellbach's Log Books, Part 2
Tall Cliffs and Tall Tales: The Origins of John Hance

Vol. 21 No. 2
Mules: A Dying Species at Grand Canyon
The Yellow Brick Road

Vol. 21 No. 1
School Days: The Race is On!
Park Naturalist Louis Schellbach's Log Books, Part 1
The Visible Boundary Between the Forests of Kaibab National Forest and Grand Canyon National Park
With God and Teddy at El Tovar

2009

Vol. 20 No. 3
Archaeological Expedition on the Second Scientific Expedition to Shiva Temple, 1972
GCHS Presentation
On the Rim of Creation

Vol. 20 No. 2
"Looks Like a Mulhatton Story:" The Origins of the Grand Canyon Egyptian Cave Myth

Vol. 20 No. 1
Letters
Tropic of Canyon
Grand Canyon Book Club

2008

Vol. 19 No. 2
Five Generations Down the Bass
King of the Road
Dave Rust: A Life in the Canyon
A Hardy Welcome
Historic Boats Tour
It Happened at Grand Canyon

Vol. 19 No. 1
Through the Grand Canyon…
John H. Riffey
Last Words Before the Launch
Grand Canyon Celebrates CCC Anniversary

2007

(Please note that in 2007, there were only two OP's, and the second "should have" been Vol. 18 No.2 but was mislabeled No. 3.)

Vol. 18 No. 3
Cowboys, Indians and the Grand Canyon
The 1864 Explorations of Octavius D. Gass and Company
A Note About William Chesley Richmond
Hats Off to Bishop Leithead
Harvey and Tom
Feedback from the 2007 Grand Canyon History Symposium

Vol. 18 No. 1
Life at River Mile Zero by Traci Wyrick
2007 History Symposium Abstracts

2006

Vol. 17 No. 4
Ruth Stephens Baker by Betty Leavengood
Grand Canyon Entertainment Circa 1931 by Beverly Brown Wilson

Vol. 17 No. 3
Witch Pool by John S. Azar
Memories of Dad at the Canyon in 1941-1946 by Barbara Stephens Odderstol
Centennial Celeration a Tribute to a Family's Strength by Jacie Brown

Vol. 17 No. 2
Early Arizona Camerons by Alex W. and Burton W. Cameron
The Grand Canyon Bridge by Harriet Chalmers Adams
This Day in History;
The Painted Canyon by Todd R. Berger
Grand Canyon Association Opening Event at Book Festival

Vol. 17 No. 1
Red Wolf by Dove Menkes
After 33 Years, Aiken To Retire by Jackie Brown
A Gathering Of Historians by GCA
A Grand Canyon Christmas by Dama Margaret Smith

2005

Vol. 16 No. 4
Hopi Turtle Dance by Nancy Green
"In Our Opinion" Visits The Grand Canyon Of The Colorado River by Tracy Wyrick
Lillian Wilhelm Smith by Nancy Green
On Arizona's San Francisco Peaks by Gale Burak

Vol. 16 No. 3
Bert Lauzon Gets His Man by Jeanne Schick
The Family Next Door by Gale Burak
A Historic Landmark or an Eyesore?
Orphan Mine by Nancy Green

Vol. 16 No. 2
A Dream Realized by Two Brothers (Kolbs) by Bill Suran
The Other El Tovar by Al Richmond
That Rim Connection by Traci Wyrick
Toll Roads & Trails by Mike Anderson

Vol. 16 No. 1
Greenlaw Photo Collection
How Pipe Creek Received its Name by Ranger Naturalist Hugh H. Waesche
Big Events Remembered by Gale Burak
The Old Geezer Hike by John S. Azar;
A 75th Birthday Celebration by Lee Albertson;
Padre Garces' "Puerto de Bucareli" by Jim Knipmeyer

2004

Vol. 15 No. 4
Family Treasurers
A Pioneer in the Canyon by Merrel Clubb
Georgie -- As A Climber by Bob Cates and John Ripley

Vol. 15 No. 3
Cheyava Falls by Emery Kolb
Great-Granddaughter Proud of Kolb Legacy by Jackie Brown
Ross Wheeler Update by Richard Quartaroli
No Boat Left Behind? by Grand Canyon Historic Boat Project Advisory Committee;
Move the Boats;
The Future of the Canyon's Boats by Brad Dimock & Tom Moody;
American History with Fire in its Eye Presentation by Dr. Stephen Pyne by Nancy Green;
Writing Down the River: Into the Heart of the Grand Canyon by Nancy Green

Vol. 15 No. 2
A Time to Live in Grand Canyon by Traci Wyrick
The Westering Star of Jack Sumner by Don Lago
Back in the Early Days by Bill Suran
Excerpts from "Personal Impressions of the Grand Canyon" submitted by Gale Burak

Vol. 15 No. 1
Kolb Studio: Images of the Past
First View by John Oesdean
Andy Hall by Michael Ghiglieri;
Ode to the Canyon by Sibyl Suran

1996

Vol. 07 No. 10
Footprints, Hooray for the Red White and Blue by Gale Burak
Scrapbook of Memories
Around and About
A Walk Through Flagstaff
Dear Editor
Memo on Monte Video
Santa Is Just Around the Corner
The Ol'Pioneer Goes Hi-tech
Special Program for October 19th

Vol. 07 No. 07
Around and About
On Being a Hermit Ranger by Gale Burak
A Wild and Woolly Town
Pioneer Footprints, A Brave Adventuresome Woman
Dear Editor
Something Special
Can Anyone Help? (Monte Video) by Gene Wendt
It Happened Again
1996 Meetings