The Grand Canyon Historical Society produced the 2nd Grand Canyon History Symposium, a gathering of professional and avocational historians who made presentations about historical topics specific to Grand Canyon National Park. The goals of the symposium were to build on the highly successful 2002 Symposium orchestrated by Dr. Michael F. Anderson, and to introduce scholars, authors, National Park Service employees and interested members of the public to the Grand Canyon's rich history. The resulting monograph of this symposium, Reflections of Grand Canyon Historians: Ideas, Arguments, and First-Person Accounts, edited by Todd R. Berger is available from Grand Canyon Association.

Symposium II Sponsorship

Cooperating organizations including the Grand Canyon Association, the Grand Canyon Field Institute, Xanterra South Rim, and Grand Canyon National Park have contributed staff, time, money, and services to make this conference as affordable as possible for attendees. The following companies, organizations, and individuals also made donations to support the Grand Canyon History Symposium 2007: Grand Canyon Railway, Verkamps Inc., Grand Canyon Hikers and Backpackers Association, Five Quail Books, American Legion John Ivens Post #42, Arizona Raft Adventures (AzRA), Lee and Shirley Albertson, Dan and Diane Cassidy, and Keith and Nancy Green. 

Feedback from 2007 Attendees 

Presentations

LEGACY OF JOHN WESLEY POWELL with Selected Prose of John Wesley Powell  by Todd Weber as John Wesley Powell  
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 

GRAND CANYON AS A NATIONAL PARK -- 
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 Balsomand 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

THE HAVASUPAI OF GRAND CANYON -- 
Natural Disasters within Transitional Societies: The Havasupai Indians at Supai, Arizona by Michael F. Anderson, Ph.D. 
A Havasupai Homeland Becomes a National Park by Stephen Hirst 

COLORADO RIVER RUNNERS -- 
"'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

NATIVE AMERICANS AND GRAND CANYON -- 
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 

NATIONAL PARK PARTNERS -- 
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

COLORADO RIVER CONTROVERSIES -- 
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 

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC HISTORY -- 
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 by Richard F. Fleck, with commentary by J. Donald Hughes

NORTH RIM COUNTRY -- 
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 

THE PERSONAL CANYON -- 
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

EARLY GRAND CANYON -- 
The Elusive Louis Boucher by Dick Brown 
The Opening of Deer Creek and the History of the Thunder River Trail by Peter Huntoon 

GRAND CANYON ADVENTURES -- 
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

TAKING STOCK OF GRAND CANYON -- 
A Conclave of Curmudgeons: Authorities, Collectors, and Historians of the Colorado River, 1869–1969by 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. 

Other activities 
In addition to a pre-event TRAIN RIDE FROM WILLIAMS, the 2007 symposium included field trips, meal-time presentations and historic movies.

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

BUFFET LUNCH WITH KEYNOTE ADDRESS by SCOTT THYBON
Keynote 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. 

OPENING NIGHT BANQUET AND ADDRESS featuring MICHAEL KABOTIE
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.

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.

2007 SYMPOSIUM BANQUET with MARSHALL TRIMBLE
PAM FRAZIER: A COLLEGIAL CHALLENGE. Pam Frazier is Deputy Director, Grand Canyon Association and she oversees the association's publishing and exhibit programs.   
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.

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