OutingsMembers meet up for programs or visits to historic sites. The Grand Canyon Historical Society is an informal and congenial group that has fun while learning!
Have an idea for an Outing? Send your suggestion to our Outings Coordinator at Outings@GrandCanyonHistory.org 2024 Outings
Photo compliments of former GCHS Officer Haley Johnson
Dr. Emily Dale, "Field Trip to Apex: A Vanishing Lumbering Town"
Sunday, June 16, 2024 A Great Archeological Experience for the Group Attending! In 1928, the Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Co, established the town of Apex along the Grand Canyon Railway. Located near present day Tusayan, Apex was sited where ponderosa pine timber was harvested for railroad ties and building materials. Scattered artifacts remain today to show that Apex once hosted a railroad siding, logging spurs, maintenance buildings, homes, and a schoolhouse. An archaeology field school run by NAU conducts surveys and excavations at the site each summer. Our guide on this field trip will be NAU professor and archaeologist Dr. Emily Dale. Please Join Us! To learn more about the Apex Project, there was a Virtual Outing in 2022 at: https://vimeo.com/675520673 and presentation at the November 2023 GC History Symposium which can be viewed at: vimeo.com/891885832 or visit the project website at https://nau.edu/anthropology/apex-arizona-archaeology-project/ ___________________________________________________ Interactive Stargazing Live from Grand Canyon National Park Grand Canyon Conservancy Event with GCHS Board Member Kevin Schindler May 16, 2024 Kevin Schindler, Historian and Public Information Officer at Lowell Observatory hosted a livestream with Dark Skies Program Manager and Ranger Rader Lane live from Grand Canyon National Park. This extraordinary event took place on May 16th and provided viewers with a rare opportunity to view the stars from home. Rader shared a preview of what’s planned for the upcoming Grand Canyon Star Party, including featured speakers and astronomersIt's stargazing, reimagined! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCb3gSLDVOo ___________________________________________________ Guest Event, "Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon" with Dr. Yolonda Youngs May 16, 2024 The 2024 Arizona Author Series hosted a presentation by Dr. Yolonda Youngs about her book Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon. About Framing Nature: Since the mid-19th century, the Grand Canyon has evolved into an exceptionally popular culture icon. By interpreting and analyzing over 1,400 visual artifacts of the Grand Canyon, Dr. Youngs shows readers how these visuals have impacted the way we understand and interact with nature, as well as how our national parks and the American West became, and continue to be, symbols of American culture. Available on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@stateofarizonaresearchlibr2662 
Shane Murphy, "John Hance's South Rim Places"
April 19, 2024 Shane Murphy led Grand Canyon river trips for twenty years, was an early president of Grand Canyon River Guides, and wrote Ammo Can Interp, an interpretive guidebook to Grand Canyon boating. His other books include Shackleton’s Photographer and South With Endurance. Murphy is best known for his definitive work, John Hance: The Life, Lies and Legend of Grand Canyon’s Greatest Storyteller recently published by the University of Utah Press. He lives in Rimrock, Arizona. |