In-Person Outings
Members 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
- Summer GCHS Board Meeting and Annual PicnicJuly 29, 2025GCHS Summer Board Meeting & Annual Picnic On Saturday, July 12, 2025, more than thirty GCHS members gathered for the...READ MORE
- Dr. Emily Dale, “Field Trip to Apex: A Vanishing Lumbering Town”June 30, 2025Dr. Emily Dale, "Field Trip to Apex: A Vanishing Lumbering Town" Sunday, June 16, 2024A Great Archeological Experience for the...READ MORE
- Interactive Stargazing Live from Grand Canyon National Park Grand Canyon Conservancy Event with GCHS Board Member Kevin SchindlerJuly 10, 2025Interactive Stargazing Live from Grand Canyon National Park Grand Canyon Conservancy Event with GCHS Board Member Kevin Schindler May 16,...READ MORE
- Tours of the Apex Archaeology ProjectJuly 14, 2025Tours of the Apex Archaeology Project June 7 and June 17, 10 AMEmily Dale, an historical archaeologist at Northern Arizona...READ MORE
- Guest Event, “Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon” with Dr. Yolonda YoungsJuly 10, 2025Guest Event, "Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon" with Dr. Yolonda Youngs May 16,...READ MORE
- Shane Murphy, “John Hance’s South Rim Places”July 10, 2025Shane Murphy, "John Hance's South Rim Places" April 19, 2024Shane Murphy led Grand Canyon river trips for twenty years, was...READ MORE
Vitual Outings
Grand Canyon Historical Society Virtual Outings are where the past meets 21st century technology as we stream talks about Grand Canyon history from our YouTube channel and lead guided virtual tours.
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- Tuesday, December 9 – Robert Lauzon will present “Romance on the Rim: Three Generations of the Bass & Lauzon Pioneer Family”October 26, 2025Tuesday, December 9, 2025 Robert Lauzon will present "Romance on the Rim: Three Generations of the Bass & Lauzon Pioneer...READ MORE
- Tuesday, February 10 – Davy Crockett will present “Early Development of Grand Canyon’s North Rim, Including the Historic Lodge”November 15, 2025Tuesday, February 10 – Davy Crockett will Present “Early Development of Grand Canyon’s North Rim, Including the Historic Lodge” View...READ MORE
- Tuesday, March 10: Keaton Vanderploeg will present “Pete Berry – Looking for Grandview”November 25, 2025Tuesday, March 11, 2026 Keaton Vanderploeg will present "Pete Berry - Looking for Grandview" View ChannelREAD MORE
- Tuesday, April 14 – Mike McComb will present “Grand Canyon 1956 Midair Collision – What Aviation Archaeology Reveals”November 25, 2025Tuesday, April 8: Mike McComb will Present "Grand Canyon 1956 Midair Collision - What Aviation Archaeology Reveals" View ChannelREAD MORE
- Tuesday, May 12: Alan Petersen will present: “John Wesley Powell’s use of Art and Photography”November 25, 2025Tuesday, May 12 – Alan Petersen will present: "John Wesley Powell's use of Art and Photography" View ChannelFollowing his river...READ MORE
- Beginnings: 1956 – 1975, From Government Camp to Becoming the City of Page, ArizonaSeptember 11, 2025Beginnings: 1956 – 1975, From Government Camp to Becoming the City of Page, Arizona November 11, 2025, Presented by Cindy...READ MORE
- “The Noble Peaks…” C. Hart Merriam, Florence Merriam, and Vernon Bailey at Flagstaff, San Francisco Mountain, and the Grand CanyonAugust 29, 2025“The Noble Peaks…” C. Hart Merriam, Florence Merriam, and Vernon Bailey at Flagstaff, San Francisco Mountain, and the Grand Canyon...READ MORE
- The Grandest TrekJuly 11, 2025The Grandest Trek Tuesday, September 9, 2025, Presented by Tom MyersView YouTube ChannelBy 1976, a dozen people had walked on...READ MORE
- The Wilson Ranch HideoutJuly 11, 2025The Wilson Ranch Hideout Tuesday August 5, 2025, Presented by Kern NutallView the programSid Wilson of Lee’s Ferry was known...READ MORE
- The Story of Brighty the Grand Canyon Burro.July 11, 2025The Story of Brighty the Grand Canyon Burro. Tuesday, June 10, 2025, Kevin Schindler presentedView ChannelREAD MORE
- The Walcott Journal: Deciphering the Grand Canyon Expedition of 1882-1883, An Extended Look.July 11, 2025The Walcott Journal: Deciphering the Grand Canyon Expedition of 1882-1883, An Extended Look. Tuesday, May 13, 2025, Dennis Foster presentedView...READ MORE
- We Are Going In: The Story of the 1956 Grand Canyon Midair Collision – Part 3July 11, 2025We Are Going In: The Story of the 1956 Grand Canyon Midair Collision - Part 3 April 8, 2025, Mike...READ MORE
- Gunnar Widforss: Inner Canyon MasterJuly 11, 2025Gunnar Widforss: Inner Canyon Master March 11, 2025, Alan Petersen presentedView channelREAD MORE
- Gunnar Widforss: Painter of the National Parks – Grand CanyonJuly 11, 2025Gunnar Widforss: Painter of the National Parks – Grand Canyon January 9, 2024, Alan Petersen presentedView channelREAD MORE
- A Virtual Tour Collection By Tom MartinJuly 11, 2025A Virtual Tour Collection By Tom Martin Grand Canyon Historical Society and Tom Martin put together a series of virtual...READ MORE
- “I’ll Take Credit For That”; A Mary Colter Presentation.July 11, 2025"I'll Take Credit For That"; A Mary Colter Presentation. January 28, 2021 Haley Johnson presentedhttps://youtu.be/VHTQk82QPysREAD MORE
- John Hance: The Life, Lies, and Legend of Grand Canyon’s Greatest StorytellerJuly 11, 2025John Hance: The Life, Lies, and Legend of Grand Canyon's Greatest Storyteller May 11, 2021 Author Shane Murphy presentedhttps://vimeo.com/676127481Shane Murphy...READ MORE
- From the Canyon to the Moon: Apollo Astronaut Training at the Grand CanyonJuly 11, 2025From the Canyon to the Moon: Apollo Astronaut Training at the Grand Canyon June 8, 2021 Author Kevin Schindler presentedhttps://vimeo.com/650701508READ MORE
- Enlarging A Park; The 1975 Grand Canyon National Park Enlargement ActJuly 11, 2025Enlarging A Park; The 1975 Grand Canyon National Park Enlargement Act July 13, 2021 Author Jeff Ingram presentedhttps://vimeo.com/656725702READ MORE
- Stealing The Colorado RiverJuly 11, 2025Stealing The Colorado River August 10, 2021 Harris Abernathy presentedhttps://vimeo.com/675951476READ MORE
- Collaborative Archaeology of Apex, Arizona and the Grand Canyon RailroadJuly 11, 2025Collaborative Archaeology of Apex, Arizona and the Grand Canyon Railroad September 14, 2021 Margaret Hangan and Emily Dale presentedhttps://vimeo.com/675520673READ MORE
- A Disney Life: 43 years working with WaltJuly 11, 2025A Disney Life: 43 years working with Walt October 5, 2021 Laurie Algar presentedhttps://vimeo.com/675534839READ MORE
- The South Rim Cemetery at Grand Canyon: The Pandemic and the Early DaysJuly 11, 2025The South Rim Cemetery at Grand Canyon: The Pandemic and the Early Days November 9, 2021 Kern Nuttall presentedhttps://vimeo.com/675611099READ MORE
- The Powell Women: Out of the ShadowsJuly 11, 2025The Powell Women: Out of the Shadows December 14, 2021 Cindy Stafford presentedhttps://vimeo.com/656846319READ MORE
- Being There: An eclectic mix of matched historic Grand Canyon photosJuly 11, 2025Being There: An eclectic mix of matched historic Grand Canyon photos January 11, 2022 Dennis Foster presentedhttps://vimeo.com/665059890READ MORE
- Submerged Memories: Dick Sprang Recalls Hite FerryJuly 11, 2025Submerged Memories: Dick Sprang Recalls Hite Ferry February 8, 2022 Cindy Stafford presentedhttps://vimeo.com/675480832READ MORE
- A Screening of the 1960 film Grand Canyon Uprun: Jet Boats Conquer The ColoradoJuly 11, 2025A Screening of the 1960 film Grand Canyon Uprun: Jet Boats Conquer The Colorado March 8, 2022 Tom Martin presentedView...READ MORE
- Life and Work Along the Colorado; Hydrographer Dean Tidball’s River Basin StoryJuly 11, 2025Life and Work Along the Colorado; Hydrographer Dean Tidball's River Basin Story April 12, 2022 Traci Wyrick and Craig Schellbach...READ MORE
- Medical Care, Chapels, and Challenges: Growing up at the Grand CanyonJuly 11, 2025Medical Care, Chapels, and Challenges: Growing up at the Grand Canyon May 10, 2022 Dr. Paul Schnur and Sally Forster...READ MORE
- Lees Ferry Cemetery ConnectionsJuly 11, 2025Lees Ferry Cemetery Connections June 14, 2022 Dr Kern Nuttall presented on theView channelREAD MORE
- Mountain Meadows MassacreJuly 11, 2025Mountain Meadows Massacre July 12, 2022 Butch Farabee presented on theJust the film: https://vimeo.com/729445283READ MORE
- In The BeginningJuly 11, 2025In The Beginning August 9, 2022 Tom Martin presented Louis Schellbach's filmPresentation: View channelJust the film: https://vimeo.com/719369107READ MORE
- Indigenous Astronomers in Grand CanyonJuly 11, 2025Indigenous Astronomers in Grand Canyon September 13, 2022 Bryan Bates presentedView channelREAD MORE
- The First US Mail Route (1858) Through What Became Northern ArizonaJuly 11, 2025The First US Mail Route (1858) Through What Became Northern Arizona October 11, 2022 Jerry Snow presentedView channelREAD MORE
- The Johnson Point Stock Trail at Lee’s FerryJuly 11, 2025The Johnson Point Stock Trail at Lee's Ferry November 8, 2022 Kern Nuttall presentedView channelREAD MORE
- Along The Moqui TrailJuly 11, 2025Along The Moqui Trail December 13, 2022 Scott Thybony presentedView channelREAD MORE
- The Connections Indigenous People Have Had and Continue to Have to Grand CanyonJuly 11, 2025The Connections Indigenous People Have Had and Continue to Have to Grand Canyon January 10, 2023 Kelkiyana Yazzie presentedView channelREAD MORE
- Falling in Love with the Desert: Retracing the Bernheimer Expeditions in Glen CanyonJuly 11, 2025Falling in Love with the Desert: Retracing the Bernheimer Expeditions in Glen Canyon February 14, 2023 Morgen Sjogren presentedView channelREAD MORE
- Frank Hurley’s Endurance PhotographsJuly 11, 2025Frank Hurley’s Endurance Photographs March 14, 2023 Shane Murphy presentedView channelREAD MORE
- The Role of the FBI in the Identification of the Victims of the 1956 Midair Collision over the Grand CanyonJuly 11, 2025The Role of the FBI in the Identification of the Victims of the 1956 Midair Collision over the Grand Canyon...READ MORE
- An Unexpected [Research] Journey: From O’Neill Spring to the Wash Henry TrailJuly 11, 2025An Unexpected [Research] Journey: From O’Neill Spring to the Wash Henry Trail May 9, 2023 Dennis Foster presentedView channelREAD MORE
- Buckey ONeill’s Grand CanyonJuly 11, 2025Buckey ONeill's Grand Canyon May 24, 2023 Kevin Schindler presentedView channelREAD MORE
- Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon.July 11, 2025Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon. June 13,...READ MORE
- On Nora’s TrailJuly 11, 2025On Nora's Trail July 11, 2023 Cindy Stafford presentedView channelREAD MORE
- Grand Canyon’s Spring and Groundwater GeoheritageJuly 11, 2025Grand Canyon's Spring and Groundwater Geoheritage August 8, 2023 Karl Karlstrom and Laura Crossey presentedView channelREAD MORE
- Carl Gorman, Philip Johnston, and the Navajo Code TalkersJuly 11, 2025Carl Gorman, Philip Johnston, and the Navajo Code Talkers September 12, 2023 Jerry Snow presentedView channelREAD MORE
- Reconstructing the Quaternary Fauna of Grand CanyonJuly 11, 2025Reconstructing the Quaternary Fauna of Grand Canyon October 10, 2023, Nancy Muleady-Mecham presentedView channelREAD MORE
- The Anthropology of Paleontology: A Brief Look at Indigenous Depictions of the Fossil Record in the Greater Grand Canyon RegionJuly 11, 2025The Anthropology of Paleontology: A Brief Look at Indigenous Depictions of the Fossil Record in the Greater Grand Canyon Region...READ MORE
- The Capitol Reef ReaderJuly 11, 2025The Capitol Reef Reader December 12, 2023 Stephen Trimble presentedView channelREAD MORE
- From Sea to Shining Sea: A Daily Journal of Theodore Roosevelt’s Train Travels Across America in 1903July 11, 2025From Sea to Shining Sea: A Daily Journal of Theodore Roosevelt's Train Travels Across America in 1903 March 12, 2024,...READ MORE
- An Experiment in Education: The Early History of the Yavapai Observation StationJuly 11, 2025An Experiment in Education: The Early History of the Yavapai Observation Station April 9, 2024, Erik Berg presentedThere is no...READ MORE
- 1923 Birdseye Expedition in Grand CanyonJuly 11, 20251923 Birdseye Expedition in Grand Canyon May 7, 2024, Wayne Ranney presentedView channelREAD MORE
- Dominguez Pass ConnectionsJuly 11, 2025Dominguez Pass Connections June 11, 2024, Kern Nuttall presentedView channelREAD MORE
- Grand Canyon Then & Now: An Online Photo ExhibitJuly 11, 2025Grand Canyon Then & Now: An Online Photo Exhibit July 9, 2024, Ted Barone presentedView channelREAD MORE
- Leo Weaver, Grand Canyon and the 1940 Coronado Cuarto CentennialJuly 11, 2025Leo Weaver, Grand Canyon and the 1940 Coronado Cuarto Centennial August 13, 2024, Cindy Stafford presentedView channelREAD MORE
- The 15 Technologists and the 3 Aviator Crew Members of United Flight 718July 11, 2025The 15 Technologists and the 3 Aviator Crew Members of United Flight 718 September 17, 2024, Tom Sulpizio presentedSome of...READ MORE
- We Are Going In: The Story of the 1956 Grand Canyon Midair Collision – Part 1July 11, 2025We Are Going In: The Story of the 1956 Grand Canyon Midair Collision - Part 1 October 15, 2024, Mike...READ MORE
- Names from the Earth: Where did they come from?July 11, 2025Names from the Earth: Where did they come from? November 12, 2024, Carl Bowman presentedView channelCarl has also made available...READ MORE
- We Are Going In: The Story of the 1956 Grand Canyon Midair Collision – Part 2July 11, 2025We Are Going In: The Story of the 1956 Grand Canyon Midair Collision - Part 2 December 10, 2024, Mike...READ MORE
- Early Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim GuidesJuly 11, 2025Early Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim Guides January 14, 2025, Davy Crockett presentedView channelREAD MORE
- Quentin Roosevelt’s Grand Canyon AdventuresJuly 11, 2025Quentin Roosevelt's Grand Canyon Adventures February 11, 2025, Harvey Leake presented View channelREAD MORE