Grand
Canyon
Historical
Society

2007 Grand Canyon
History Symposium

January 25-28, 2007

Symposium Detailed Schedule


Below is the detailed schedule of activities for the 2007 Symposium. For a printable version, click here.


THURSDAY - January 25

9:00 AM TRAIN RIDE FROM WILLIAMS -- Tickets available from Grand Canyon Railway
• Symposium attendees with Grand Canyon Railway train reservations meet at the Williams Depot to check in with Al Richmond and see the Wild West Shootout before boarding the train.
• 9:45: Symposium attendees will board and be seated together.
• 10:00: Train departs Williams. Grand Canyon Railway historian Al Richmond will discuss the history of the railroad en route to Grand Canyon Village.
• 12:15: Train arrives at Grand Canyon Village.

Noon to
6:00 PM		 CHECK-IN AND RECEPTION
• Pick up conference registration and welcome packets at the table in the Shrine of the Ages lobby.
• Visit the Field Trips table at the Shrine to sign up for tours of Kolb Studio, the Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection, the park’s collection of historic boats, and the Grand Canyon Historic District Walking Tour. These free tours take place Thursday afternoon and Sunday morning.
• Complimentary refreshments

3:00 and
4:00		 FIELD TRIPS: Reservations are required. Please visit the Field Trips table at the Shrine to sign up for tours. Tour group size is limited to 15 people. Cost is included in the symposium fee. Meeting places and directions will be provided during check-in.
• 3:00 -- 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.
• 3:00 -- 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.
• 4:00 -- 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.
• 4:00 -- BOAT RENOVATION TOUR
Join National Park Service staff for a tour of the park's historic boat collection, presently undergoing restoration.

3:00 to
5:00		 AN AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES – ROOM B
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.

Thursday dinner is on your own. For restaurants, National park Service interpretive programs and other activities and information, please refer to The Guide, Grand Canyon National Park's newspaper. The Guide is available at Grand Canyon's South Entrance and East Entrance, in your welcome packet and at outlets through Grand Canyon Village.


FRIDAY - January 26

7:00 to
8:30 AM		 • Breakfast is on your own. The Canyon Café at Yavapai Lodge will be open.
• Check-in continues. 		  7:00 AM to 6:00 PM:
BOOK BOOTH
• Browse and purchase Grand Canyon titles available from the Grand Canyon Association and Five Quail Books.

8:30 to
9:45		 SYMPOSIUM INTRODUCTION, SUPERINTENDENT'S WELCOME, AND ORIENTATION
Symposium Introduction by Michael F. Anderson, Ph.D.
Superintendent's Welcome by Supt. Joe Alston, Grand Canyon National Park
Conference Orientation by Lee Albertson

9:45 to 10:00 BREAK

10:00 to 11:45 ROOM A
LEGACY OF JOHN WESLEY POWELL with Selected Prose of John Wesley Powell during all three of the following presentations by Todd Weber as John Wesley Powell -- Session Monitor: John Azar
John Wesley Powell: White Water to White City by Marcia L. Thomas
John Wesley Powell's Cartography of the Colorado River System by Richard D. Quartaroli
John Wesley Powell: A Colorado River Dream Unrealized by David L. Wegner

ROOM B
GRAND CANYON AS A NATIONAL PARK -- Session Monitor: Dan Cassidy
Tracing the Management Footprint in Grand Canyon National Park's Backcountry by Kirstin Heins
From Courtyard to Conservation: The Grand Canyon Historic Boat Conservation Project by Janet Balsom and Brynn Bender
Enlarging Grand Canyon National Park: A Participant's View of the History, Foundations, and Aftermath of the 1975 Grand Canyon Enlargement Act by Jeff Ingram

Noon to
1:15 PM		 YAVAPAI LODGE CANYON CAFÉ -- Pre-registration required: $18.00
BUFFET LUNCH WITH KEYNOTE ADDRESS by SCOTT THYBONY -- Master of Ceremonies: Todd R. Berger
Menu:   Ham, turkey and roast beef deli-sliced meats; assorted sliced cheeses; tossed salad; assorted breads; assorted big cookies, coffee and iced tea.
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. more->

1:30 to
3:15		 ROOM A
THE HAVASUPAI OF GRAND CANYON -- Session Monitor: Nancy Green
Natural Disasters within Transitional Societies: The Havasupai Indians at Supai, Arizona (45-minute presentation) by Michael F. Anderson, Ph.D.
A Havasupai Homeland Becomes a National Park (45-minute presentation) by Stephen Hirst

ROOM B
COLORADO RIVER RUNNERS -- Session Monitor: Richard Quartaroli
"'Than" the Man: The Life and Times of Nathaniel T. Galloway by Gaylord Staveley
Rock Hounds and River Rats: The 1937 Carnegie-Cal Tech Colorado River Expedition by Erik Berg
The Mysterious Hum Woolley by Brad Dimock

3:15 to 3:30 BREAK

3:30 to
5:15		 ROOM A
NATIVE AMERICANS AND GRAND CANYON -- Session Monitor: Nancy Green
Native American Women at the Grand Canyon by Betty L. Leavengood
Architectural Documentation and Preservation of Havasupai and Navajo Wooden Pole Structures by Ian Hough
Öngtupqa: The Enduring Association of the Hopi People and the Grand Canyon by Leigh J. Kuwanwisiwa, T. J. Ferguson and Michael Yeatts

ROOM B
NATIONAL PARK PARTNERS -- Session Monitor: Richard Quartaroli
American Legion John Ivens Post No. 42: Eighty-Four Years of Service to Community by Al Richmond
Science and Education, Birdseed and Power Tools: A History of the Grand Canyon Association by Todd R. Berger
A Mule's-Eye View of Grand Canyon: The Photograph Collection of Trail Guide Ray Tankersley by Mona Lange McCroskey

7:00 to
8:30 PM		 YAVAPAI LODGE CANYON CAFÉ -- Pre-registration required: $22.00
OPENING NIGHT BANQUET AND ADDRESS featuring MICHAEL KABOTIE -- Master of Ceremonies: Steve Verkamp
Menu:   Chef's choice of beef, chicken, and fish entrée; pasta du jour, tossed green salad; assorted cold salads; soup of the day; chef's choice of potato and rice dishes; vegetable of the day; assorted cakes; and coffee, hot or iced tea, lemonade and soft drinks. Cash Bar.
Speaker:  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. more->


SATURDAY - January 27

7:00 to
8:30 AM		 • Breakfast is on your own. The Canyon Café at Yavapai Lodge will be open.
• Check-in continues. 		  8:00 AM to 6:00 PM:
BOOK BOOTH
• Browse and purchase Grand Canyon titles available from Grand Canyon Association and Five Quail Books.

8:30 to
10:15		 ROOM A
COLORADO RIVER CONTROVERSIES -- Session Monitor: Al Richmond
New Evidence on the Origins and Disintegration of the Powell Expedition by Don Lago
Why James White's 1867 Raft Trip Doesn't Float by Tom Myers
James White Did Float through Grand Canyon in 1867 by Brad Dimock

ROOM B
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC HISTORY -- Session Monitor: Keith Green
The History and Future of Biological Inventory and Research in the Grand Canyon Region by Larry Stevens
John Muir's Historic Visits to Grand Canyon (1-hour program) by Richard F. Fleck, with commentary by J. Donald Hughes

10:15 to 10:30 BREAK

10:30 to
11:45		 ROOM A
NORTH RIM COUNTRY -- Session Monitor: Al Richmond
Al Wetherill on the Brink: The 1897 Wetherill/Prudden Expedition by Marietta Eaton and Fred Blackburn
Stories among the Aspen: Running Cattle on the North Rim and North Kaibab by Amy Horn
Winter Cowboy Camps of the Esplanade by Dave Mortenson

ROOM B
THE PERSONAL CANYON -- Session Monitor: Keith Green
Medical Care, Chapels and Challenges: Growing Up at Grand Canyon by Paul Leo Schnur, M.D.
The Miller Family at Grand Canyon: A Personal History by Douglas K. Miller
Encounters with Grand Canyon, 1940–2006 by Elisabeth F. Ruffner

Noon to
1:15 PM		 YAVAPAI LODGE CANYON CAFÉ -- Pre-registration required: $18.00
LUNCH AND CANYON STORIES -- Master of Ceremonies: John S. Azar
Menu:   Baked penne with broccoli and ricotta; stuffed shells marinara; meatballs; tossed green salad; garden vegetables tossed in olive oil; sliced Italian bread, assorted cakes; coffee, hot and iced tea, lemonade and soft drinks.
Panel:  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.

1:30 to
3:15		 ROOM A
EARLY GRAND CANYON -- Session Monitor: Sally Underwood
The Elusive Louis Boucher by Dick Brown
The Opening of Deer Creek and the History of the Thunder River Trail by Peter Huntoon

ROOM B
GRAND CANYON ADVENTURES -- Session Monitor: George Billingsley
The 1891 Nordenskiöld Expedition to the Grand Canyon by Harvey Leake
The Summits Within: Stories of Grand Canyon Climbing by Mathieu F. Brown
Saving the Army Fliers: The Story of the 1944 Grand Canyon Parachutists by John S. Azar

3:15 to 3:30 BREAK

3:30 to
5:15		 ROOM A
TAKING STOCK OF GRAND CANYON -- Session Monitor: Sally Underwood
A Conclave of Curmudgeons: Authorities, Collectors, and Historians of the Colorado River, 1869–1969 by Alfred E. Holland Jr.
In Search of Dam Sites: The U.S. Geological Survey in Grand Canyon, 1923 by Diane E. Boyer
Archaeology of the Grand Canyon: A Personal Look Back by Douglas W. Schwartz, Ph.D.

ROOM B
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.

7:00 to
8:30 PM		 YAVAPAI LODGE CANYON CAFÉ -- Pre-registration required: $22.00
2007 SYMPOSIUM BANQUET with MARSHALL TRIMBLE -- Master of Ceremonies: Lee Albertson
Menu:   Choice of entrée (picante beef tips, herbed chicken or chef's choice of vegetarian); tossed green salad; rice and vegetable du jour; assorted cakes; and coffee, hot or iced tea, lemonade and soft drinks. Cash Bar.
Speakers:  PAM FRAZIER: A COLLEGIAL CHALLENGE. Pam Frazier is Deputy Director, Grand Canyon Association and she oversees the association's publishing and exhibit programs. more->
                  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. more->


SUNDAY - January 28

7:00 to 8:30 AM • Breakfast is on your own. The Canyon Café at Yavapai Lodge will be open.

8:30 to 9:30 • Orientation for the day's Field Trips.
FIELD TRIPS: Reservations are required. Please visit the Field Trips table at the Shrine to sign up for tours. Tour group size is limited to 15 people. Cost is included in the symposium fee. Meeting places and directions will be provided during check-in.

10:00 HISTORIC DISTRICT WALKING TOUR
National Park Service cultural resource specialist and historian Mike Anderson will lead a walking tour of Grand Canyon Village’s Historic District from Kolb Studio to Verkamp’s.

10:00 BOAT RENOVATION TOUR
Join National Park Service staff for a tour of the park's historic boat collection, presently undergoing restoration.

10:00 and
11:00		 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.

11:00 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.

3:00 PM • Train departs Grand Canyon Village; arrives Williams at 5:45 PM


Note: Coffee and other snacks or refreshments may be purchased throughout the day at the nearby Yavapai Lodge Canyon Café or Babbitt's Store.

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