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Winter Letter from the President1
January 27, 2026
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Winter Letter from the President
October 26, 2025
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Mike Quinn Retires From DIstinguished Career with the National Park Service
December 15, 2025
Mike Quinn Retires after Distinguished Career with the National Park Service After thirty-two years working for the National Park Service...
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Geology of the Colorado Plateau by Board Member Wayne Ranney in September Arizona Highways
August 29, 2025
Geology of the Colorado Plateau by Board Member Wayne Ranney in September Arizona HIghways https://www.arizonahighways.com/archive/issues/chapter/Doc.1494.Chapter.7
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GCHS Media Appearances Re: The Dragon Bravo Fire
August 22, 2025
GCHS Media Appearances, July–September 2025
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Brighty the Burro
August 1, 2025
Brighty the Burro The destruction of the North Rim Lodge has raised widespread concern for the bronze sculpture of Brighty...
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Help the North Rim Recover
July 29, 2025
Help the North Rim Recover Grand Canyon Conservancy is raising funds to assist with recovery efforts on the North Rim. You...
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Proceedings of the 2023 History Symposium now Available!
September 30, 2025
Proceedings of the 2023 History Symposium now Available! And New Books by GCHS MembersCanyon and Cosmos: Searching for Human Identity...
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GCHS Receives Grant from the Arizona Historical Society
October 23, 2025
The Grand Canyon Historical Society has received a grant for $1000 from the Arizona Historical Society for support for the...
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Dragon Bravo Fire and Historic North Rim Lodge
July 18, 2025
Dragon Bravo Fire As of September 29th, 2025, the Dragon Bravo Fire is considered to be 100% contained.By September 1,...
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New “Grand Canyon History” YouTube Channel!
June 30, 2025
New "Grand Canyon History" YouTube Channel! The Grand Canyon Historical Society has launched its own YouTube channel named "Grand Canyon...
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1956 Grand Canyon Midair Collision 69th Anniversary Flower Laying Commemoration at the South Rim and in Flagstaff
June 30, 2025
1956 Grand Canyon Midair Collision 69th Anniversary Flower Laying Commemoration at the South Rim and in Flagstaff Monday, June 30,...
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Tuesday, February 10 – Davy Crockett will present “Early Development of Grand Canyon’s North Rim, Including the Historic Lodge”
Tuesday, February 10 – Davy Crockett will Present “Early Development of Grand Canyon’s North Rim, Including the Historic Lodge” View...
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Tuesday, March 10: Keaton Vanderploeg will present “Pete Berry – Looking for Grandview”
Tuesday, March 11, 2026 Keaton Vanderploeg will present "Pete Berry - Looking for Grandview" View Channel
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Tuesday, April 14 – Mike McComb will present “Grand Canyon 1956 Midair Collision – What Aviation Archaeology Reveals”
Tuesday, April 8: Mike McComb will Present "Grand Canyon 1956 Midair Collision - What Aviation Archaeology Reveals" View Channel
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Tuesday, May 12: Alan Petersen will present: “John Wesley Powell’s use of Art and Photography”
Tuesday, May 12 – Alan Petersen will present: "John Wesley Powell's use of Art and Photography" View ChannelFollowing his river...
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Tuesday, June 9 – William Holly, PhD will present “From Marble Canyon to the San Francisco Peaks – Native Americans’ Cultures and Rights”
Tuesday, June 9 – William Holly PhD will present “From Marble Canyon to the San Francisco Peaks - Native Americans’...
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Tuesday, August 11 – Chris and Richard Thomson, PhD will Present “Early 20th Century Convergence of Opportunity and Technology Result in Historic Grand Canyon Photographs”
Tuesday, August 11 – Chris and Richard Thomson PhD will Present “Early 20th Century Convergence of Opportunity and Technology Result in...
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Tuesday September 8 – GCHS Member Ted Barone, Ed.D will present “Grand Canyon Then and Now – The North Rim Revisited”
Tuesday, September 8 – Ted Barone, Ed.D will present “Grand Canyon Then and Now - The North Rim Revisited” View...
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Tuesday, October 13 – Linda Reeder will present “Building History – Mary E. J. Colter at Grand Canyon”
Tuesday, October 13 – Linda Reeder will present “Building History - Mary E. J. Colter at Grand Canyon” View Channel
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Tuesday, November 10 – Yolonda Young, PhD will present “Framing Nature at Grand Canyon: The Surprising Story of How Nature Is Edited in Historic Imagery of America’s Iconic National Park”
Tuesday, November 10 – Yolonda Young, PhD will present “Framing Nature at Grand Canyon: The Surprising Story of How Nature...
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Tuesday, December 8 – Shane Murphy will present “John Hance’s South Rim Places and Trail”
Tuesday, December 8 – Shane Murphy will present “John Hance’s South Rim Places and Trail” View Channel
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Francisco Garcés: The Missionary-Explorer
Francisco Garcés: The Missionary-Explorer Tuesday, January 13, 2026, Presented by Jeremy BeerView ChannelDescription: The explorations of Francisco Garcés, an intrepid Franciscan...
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Romance on the Rim: Three Generations of the Bass & Lauzon Pioneer Family
Romance on the Rim: Three Generations of the Bass & Lauzon Pioneer Family Tuesday, December 9, 2025, Presented by Robert...
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Beginnings: 1956 – 1975, From Government Camp to Becoming the City of Page, Arizona
Beginnings: 1956 – 1975, From Government Camp to Becoming the City of Page, Arizona November 11, 2025, Presented by Cindy...
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“The Noble Peaks…” C. Hart Merriam, Florence Merriam, and Vernon Bailey at Flagstaff, San Francisco Mountain, and the Grand Canyon
“The Noble Peaks…” C. Hart Merriam, Florence Merriam, and Vernon Bailey at Flagstaff, San Francisco Mountain, and the Grand Canyon...
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The Grandest Trek
The Grandest Trek Tuesday, September 9, 2025, Presented by Tom MyersView YouTube ChannelBy 1976, a dozen people had walked on...
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The Wilson Ranch Hideout
The Wilson Ranch Hideout Tuesday August 5, 2025, Presented by Kern NutallView the programSid Wilson of Lee’s Ferry was known...
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The Story of Brighty the Grand Canyon Burro.
The Story of Brighty the Grand Canyon Burro. Tuesday, June 10, 2025, Kevin Schindler presentedView Channel
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The Walcott Journal: Deciphering the Grand Canyon Expedition of 1882-1883, An Extended Look.
The Walcott Journal: Deciphering the Grand Canyon Expedition of 1882-1883, An Extended Look. Tuesday, May 13, 2025, Dennis Foster presentedView...
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We Are Going In: The Story of the 1956 Grand Canyon Midair Collision – Part 3
We Are Going In: The Story of the 1956 Grand Canyon Midair Collision - Part 3 April 8, 2025, Mike...
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Gunnar Widforss: Inner Canyon Master
Gunnar Widforss: Inner Canyon Master March 11, 2025, Alan Petersen presentedView channel
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Gunnar Widforss: Painter of the National Parks – Grand Canyon
Gunnar Widforss: Painter of the National Parks – Grand Canyon January 9, 2024, Alan Petersen presentedView channel
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A Virtual Tour Collection By Tom Martin
A Virtual Tour Collection By Tom Martin Grand Canyon Historical Society and Tom Martin put together a series of virtual...
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“I’ll Take Credit For That”; A Mary Colter Presentation.
"I'll Take Credit For That"; A Mary Colter Presentation. January 28, 2021 Haley Johnson presentedhttps://youtu.be/VHTQk82QPys
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John Hance: The Life, Lies, and Legend of Grand Canyon’s Greatest Storyteller
John Hance: The Life, Lies, and Legend of Grand Canyon's Greatest Storyteller May 11, 2021 Author Shane Murphy presentedhttps://vimeo.com/676127481Shane Murphy...
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From the Canyon to the Moon: Apollo Astronaut Training at the Grand Canyon
From the Canyon to the Moon: Apollo Astronaut Training at the Grand Canyon June 8, 2021 Author Kevin Schindler presentedhttps://vimeo.com/650701508
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Enlarging A Park; The 1975 Grand Canyon National Park Enlargement Act
Enlarging A Park; The 1975 Grand Canyon National Park Enlargement Act July 13, 2021 Author Jeff Ingram presentedhttps://vimeo.com/656725702
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Stealing The Colorado River
Stealing The Colorado River August 10, 2021 Harris Abernathy presentedhttps://vimeo.com/675951476
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Collaborative Archaeology of Apex, Arizona and the Grand Canyon Railroad
Collaborative Archaeology of Apex, Arizona and the Grand Canyon Railroad September 14, 2021 Margaret Hangan and Emily Dale presentedhttps://vimeo.com/675520673
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A Disney Life: 43 years working with Walt
A Disney Life: 43 years working with Walt October 5, 2021 Laurie Algar presentedhttps://vimeo.com/675534839
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The South Rim Cemetery at Grand Canyon: The Pandemic and the Early Days
The South Rim Cemetery at Grand Canyon: The Pandemic and the Early Days November 9, 2021 Kern Nuttall presentedhttps://vimeo.com/675611099
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The Powell Women: Out of the Shadows
The Powell Women: Out of the Shadows December 14, 2021 Cindy Stafford presentedhttps://vimeo.com/656846319
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Being There: An eclectic mix of matched historic Grand Canyon photos
Being There: An eclectic mix of matched historic Grand Canyon photos January 11, 2022 Dennis Foster presentedhttps://vimeo.com/665059890
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Submerged Memories: Dick Sprang Recalls Hite Ferry
Submerged Memories: Dick Sprang Recalls Hite Ferry February 8, 2022 Cindy Stafford presentedhttps://vimeo.com/675480832
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A Screening of the 1960 film Grand Canyon Uprun: Jet Boats Conquer The Colorado
A Screening of the 1960 film Grand Canyon Uprun: Jet Boats Conquer The Colorado March 8, 2022 Tom Martin presentedView...
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Life and Work Along the Colorado; Hydrographer Dean Tidball’s River Basin Story
Life and Work Along the Colorado; Hydrographer Dean Tidball's River Basin Story April 12, 2022 Traci Wyrick and Craig Schellbach...
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Medical Care, Chapels, and Challenges: Growing up at the Grand Canyon
Medical Care, Chapels, and Challenges: Growing up at the Grand Canyon May 10, 2022 Dr. Paul Schnur and Sally Forster...
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Lees Ferry Cemetery Connections
Lees Ferry Cemetery Connections June 14, 2022 Dr Kern Nuttall presented on theView channel
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Mountain Meadows Massacre
Mountain Meadows Massacre July 12, 2022 Butch Farabee presented on theJust the film: https://vimeo.com/729445283
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In The Beginning
In The Beginning August 9, 2022 Tom Martin presented Louis Schellbach's filmPresentation: View channelJust the film: https://vimeo.com/719369107
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Indigenous Astronomers in Grand Canyon
Indigenous Astronomers in Grand Canyon September 13, 2022 Bryan Bates presentedView channel
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The First US Mail Route (1858) Through What Became Northern Arizona
The First US Mail Route (1858) Through What Became Northern Arizona October 11, 2022 Jerry Snow presentedView channel
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The Johnson Point Stock Trail at Lee’s Ferry
The Johnson Point Stock Trail at Lee's Ferry November 8, 2022 Kern Nuttall presentedView channel
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Along The Moqui Trail
Along The Moqui Trail December 13, 2022 Scott Thybony presentedView channel
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The Connections Indigenous People Have Had and Continue to Have to Grand Canyon
The Connections Indigenous People Have Had and Continue to Have to Grand Canyon January 10, 2023 Kelkiyana Yazzie presentedView channel
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Falling in Love with the Desert: Retracing the Bernheimer Expeditions in Glen Canyon
Falling in Love with the Desert: Retracing the Bernheimer Expeditions in Glen Canyon February 14, 2023 Morgen Sjogren presentedView channel
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Frank Hurley’s Endurance Photographs
Frank Hurley’s Endurance Photographs March 14, 2023 Shane Murphy presentedView channel
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The Role of the FBI in the Identification of the Victims of the 1956 Midair Collision over the Grand Canyon
The Role of the FBI in the Identification of the Victims of the 1956 Midair Collision over the Grand Canyon...
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An Unexpected [Research] Journey: From O’Neill Spring to the Wash Henry Trail
An Unexpected [Research] Journey: From O’Neill Spring to the Wash Henry Trail May 9, 2023 Dennis Foster presentedView channel
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Buckey ONeill’s Grand Canyon
Buckey ONeill's Grand Canyon May 24, 2023 Kevin Schindler presentedView channel
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Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon.
Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon. June 13,...
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On Nora’s Trail
On Nora's Trail July 11, 2023 Cindy Stafford presentedView channel
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Grand Canyon’s Spring and Groundwater Geoheritage
Grand Canyon's Spring and Groundwater Geoheritage August 8, 2023 Karl Karlstrom and Laura Crossey presentedView channel
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Carl Gorman, Philip Johnston, and the Navajo Code Talkers
Carl Gorman, Philip Johnston, and the Navajo Code Talkers September 12, 2023 Jerry Snow presentedView channel
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Reconstructing the Quaternary Fauna of Grand Canyon
Reconstructing the Quaternary Fauna of Grand Canyon October 10, 2023, Nancy Muleady-Mecham presentedView channel
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The Anthropology of Paleontology: A Brief Look at Indigenous Depictions of the Fossil Record in the Greater Grand Canyon Region
The Anthropology of Paleontology: A Brief Look at Indigenous Depictions of the Fossil Record in the Greater Grand Canyon Region...
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The Capitol Reef Reader
The Capitol Reef Reader December 12, 2023 Stephen Trimble presentedView channel
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From Sea to Shining Sea: A Daily Journal of Theodore Roosevelt’s Train Travels Across America in 1903
From Sea to Shining Sea: A Daily Journal of Theodore Roosevelt's Train Travels Across America in 1903 March 12, 2024,...
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An Experiment in Education: The Early History of the Yavapai Observation Station
An Experiment in Education: The Early History of the Yavapai Observation Station April 9, 2024, Erik Berg presentedThere is no...
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1923 Birdseye Expedition in Grand Canyon
1923 Birdseye Expedition in Grand Canyon May 7, 2024, Wayne Ranney presentedView channel
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Dominguez Pass Connections
Dominguez Pass Connections June 11, 2024, Kern Nuttall presentedView channel
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Grand Canyon Then & Now: An Online Photo Exhibit
Grand Canyon Then & Now: An Online Photo Exhibit July 9, 2024, Ted Barone presentedView channel
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Leo Weaver, Grand Canyon and the 1940 Coronado Cuarto Centennial
Leo Weaver, Grand Canyon and the 1940 Coronado Cuarto Centennial August 13, 2024, Cindy Stafford presentedView channel
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The 15 Technologists and the 3 Aviator Crew Members of United Flight 718
The 15 Technologists and the 3 Aviator Crew Members of United Flight 718 September 17, 2024, Tom Sulpizio presentedSome of...
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We Are Going In: The Story of the 1956 Grand Canyon Midair Collision – Part 1
We Are Going In: The Story of the 1956 Grand Canyon Midair Collision - Part 1 October 15, 2024, Mike...
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Names from the Earth: Where did they come from?
Names from the Earth: Where did they come from? November 12, 2024, Carl Bowman presentedView channelCarl has also made available...
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We Are Going In: The Story of the 1956 Grand Canyon Midair Collision – Part 2
We Are Going In: The Story of the 1956 Grand Canyon Midair Collision - Part 2 December 10, 2024, Mike...
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Early Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim Guides
Early Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim Guides January 14, 2025, Davy Crockett presentedView channel
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Quentin Roosevelt’s Grand Canyon Adventures
Quentin Roosevelt's Grand Canyon Adventures February 11, 2025, Harvey Leake presented View channel
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