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Grand Canyon Historical Society |
Outings/Programs Members meet monthly for a program or to visit a historic site. The Grand Canyon Historical Society is an informal and congenial group who has fun and learns about the area at the same time. Additionally, members from all over the country converge on the Grand Canyon in June for the annual picnic at Shoshone Point. It is at the picnic when presentations are made for the Grand Canyon Pioneer Award and the Grand Canyon Hall of Fame Award. |
GCHS Programs/Outings
Below are the outings/programs at which members of the Grand Canyon Historical Society will gather in 2009, coordinated by the GCHS Outings Team.
Non-members are welcome to attend to learn about the Society. Also, please check the Grand Canyon Association calendar for other events that may be of interest to the GCHS membership.
OUTINGS FOR 2010:
Refer to the most recent issue of The Bulletin for meeting times and places for these outings.
SCHEDULE COMING SOON...
JANUARY --
No outing
FEBRUARY --
No outing
MARCH --
No outing
MARCH 26 to 28 --
Grand Canyon River Guides' Guide Training Seminar (GTS, Land Session) .
Hatch Warehouse, Marble Canyon:
Registration is $40/person. Bring: a small camp chair, a mug, dress warmly and in layers. Dinner will be available on Friday the 26th for anyone who arrives early. For more details, go to: GCRG.
If interested, contact John Azar: Tontowalk@gmail.com
No outing
MAY --
No outing
JUNE --
No outing
JULY 17 --
ANNUAL SHOSHONE POINT PICNIC.
11:00 AM at Shoshone Point, Grand Canyon South Rim (gate open at 10 AM): Members from across the country converge at the Canyon's edge for a potluck of good food, friendly faces and lively conversation. The Grand Canyon Historical Society will be holding its annual pot luck picnic at Shoshone Point, South Rim, located a few miles east of the Visitors Center along the Highway to Desert View.
Everyone should bring a dish to share (casserole, dessert, etc.), drinks and something to barbeque (along with paper plate, napkins, utensils and cup).
(There may be fire restrictions that could nix the barbeque part. Check back here for updates.) We will be presenting the Pioneer award and other service awards. Shoshone Point parking area is extremely limited. We ask that you walk the half mile or so to the point. But there will be volunteer vehicles will help ferry supplies and people as needed. Come see the Canyon and visit with everyone.
AUGUST 28 -- CANCELLED due to lack of response
GRAND CANYON STAGE AND RAILROAD LINES
Hart Prairie Preserve (Fern Mountain Ranch), north of Flagstaff:
Presentations by Neil Weintraub (GC Stagecoach Line) and Al Richmond (RR to South Rim). This was the first stop on the stagecoach run from Flagstaff to South Rim.
RSVP: Tontowalk@gmail.com
SEPTEMBER --
No outing
OCTOBER 23-24 --
HISTORY OF HOUSE ROCK VALLEY AND KANE RANCH
Kane Ranch, House Rock Valley off the Buffalo Ranch Road (west of Marble Canyon).
Thanks to the Grand Canyon Trust for making this outing available for our members.
RSVP: Tontowalk@gmail.com
NOVEMBER 6 --
ANNUAL BOARD MEETING.
9AM to noon - Community Meeting Room, East Flagstaff Public Library, 3000 N. Fourth Street, (near the junction with Cedar Ave), Flagstaff, Arizona.
DECEMBER
No outing
* * MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR FUTURE OUTINGS:
At the October 2007 GCHS Board Meeting, the board agreed to pursue support for a 3rd Grand Canyon History Symposium. Watch for details as the date draws near.
Send questions or comments about outings to:
John Azar at TontoWalk@gmail.com