THE CONVENTION PROGRAM

THURSDAY, April 26

3:00 P.M.--5:00 P.M. - Registration.
Location: Conference Center Lobby.

Booksellers set up
Location: Conference Center Lobby.

6:00 P.M. No Host Bar.
Location: Mount Baldy Room.

6:30 P.M. Welcoming Dinner.
Location: Mount Baldy Room.

Hosts: Dallas Massey, Sr., White Mountain Apache Tribal chairman & Ginny Handorf, Pinetop mayor.

Program: Pinetop, Show Low, Springerville, Snowflake, and Fort Apache local history presentations.

FRIDAY, April 27

8:00 A.M. --5:00 P.M. - Registration.
Location: Conference Center Lobby.

Book Displays.
Location: Conference Center Lobby.

8:30 A.M.--9:45 A.M.

Session lA: - Evanly Days: The Short and Turbulent Term of Arizona Governor Evan Mecham, 1987-1988.
Location: Whiteriver Room.

Chair: Brad Melton, Northland Publishing

• Jack L. August, Jr., “Upset of the Century: Evan Mecham and the Gubernatorial Campaign of 1986”
• Steve Benson, Arizona Republic, “Evanly Days: Interpreting Governor Mecham in Political Cartoons”
• Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, ‘The Short Turbulent Term of Governor Evan Mecham”

Session 1B: - Dynamic Tension: Army Relationships during the Apache Wars.
Location: Fort Apache Room.

Chair:Carol Hawkins Wood, Scottsdale

• Cynthia A. Wood, “Halo of Tradition’: Social and Military Conflict in the Frontier Army”
• Victoria A. Smith, “The Evolution of Scouting in Arizona, 1860s-1870s”
• T. Michael Fink, “General Ewell’s Fort Buchanan Affliction”

Session 1C: - Cross-Cultural Themes in Arizona History.
Location: McNary Room.

Chair: Jean Reynolds, Arizona Historical Society

• Patricia Roche Herring, “Life and Society in the Presidio of San Agustin del Tucson, 1775-1856"
• Al Bates, “The Story of Bessie Brooks”
• Jim Turner, “Multi-Cultural Marriages in Tucson, 1856-1880: Opportunism or Amour?”

10:00 A.M.--11:15 A.M.

Session 2A; Women’s Voices.
Location. Fort Apache Room

Chair: Mona McCroskey, Cuba, New Mexico

• Judy Coiner-Schultz, “‘My Children, First I Liked the Whites’: The Unpublished Photographs of Marion Palfi”
• Mary Melcher, “Fighting Infant Mortality: The Medical Career of Dr. Pearl Tang”
• Catherine H. Ellis, “A Woman’s Voice from World War II: The Pearl Hunt Letters”

Session 2B: - Top of the Mountain.
Location: Whiteriver Room.

Chair: Arthur Guenther, Pinetop

• Richard Lynch, “A Place on the Mountain: Pinetop-Lakeside-Show Low: From Mountain Hamlets to Rim Country Metropolis”
• Joan Baeza, “Forces That Shaped the Land”
• Arthur Cooley, “C. E. Cooley and How Show Low Wasn’t Named”

Session 2C: - Resources and Challenges in Historical Research.
Location: McNary Room.

Chair: Marc Campbell, Arizona State University

• Gordon Dudley, “Looking for Our Past in the Future: Finding Historical Resources on the Internet”
• Peter Iverson and Monty Roessel. “Navajo History: Challenges and Opportunities”
• P. Malone, “The Role of Arizona Historians in Relation to Arizona University Libraries”

Noon--1:00 P.M. - Arizona Historical Society Al Merito Luncheon.
Location: Mount Baldy Room.

2:00 P.M.--3:15 P.M.

Session 3A: - Apache Spirituality and History.
Location: Whiteriver Room

Chair: Ramon Riley, Fort Apache Museum

Roundtable: Jerry Glosahy, Sr. Bernadette Adley and Millie Riley

Session 3B: - Gender Matters in Natural Resource Use and Conservation.
Location: Fort Apache Room.

Chair: Jerry Kyle, Arizona Historical Society.

• Michelle Berry, “Woman in the Woods: Portrayals of Arizona Women’s Relationship to the Natural World in Special Interest Media”
• Penny Waterstone, “Gleaning the Archives for Stories of Women in the Lands of the Pimeria Alta"
• Fran Leeper Buss, “Rose Augustine and Her Fight for Environmental Responsibility in Minority Communities”

Session 3C: - Still Hopeful After All These Years: Problems and Progress at Arizona’s State Archives.
Location: McNary Room

Moderator: Cindy Myers, Museum Consultant, Phoenix

• GladysAnn Wells, Arizona State Library director, “Progress Isn’t a Given”
• Catherine May, archivist and Friends of Arizona Archives director. “Partners in Progress: Citizens and the State Archives”
• Marjory West, Pioneers’ Cemetery Association, “Perusing the Records: Users of the State Archives”

3:30 P.M.--4:45 P.M.

Session 4A: - Cowboy Songs & Poetry from the Colorado Plateau.
Location: Whiteriver Room.

Chair: Warren Miller, Sharlot Hall Museum.

• Presenters: Marshall Trimble, Royce Hodge, Dee (“Buckshot Dot”) Strickland Johnston.

Session 4B: - The Colorado River Through Grand Canyon: Three Select Historical Topics.
Location: Fort Apache Room.

Chair: Jim Babbitt, Flagstaff.

• Alfred E. Holland, Jr., “Trapper, Guide, and Tour Operator: Than Galloway and Dave Rust Invent the River Running Business, 1891-1930”
• Brad Dimock, “Glen and Bessie Hyde: The Evolution of a Modern Myth”
• Richard D. Quartaroli, “Boys Left Us: From the Powell Memorial to the Plaques at Separation”

Session 4C: - Courts and Criminals.
Location: McNary Room.

Chair: John Lacy, Tucson.

• Paul T. Heitter, “The Judge’s Brother Who Got Away with Murder”
• Earl Zarbin, “Slater’s Revenge: A Colossal Blunder”
• Jerry D. Thompson. “A Daring and Brazen Incident: “The Robbery of the Golden State Limited at Apache, Cochise County, on September 6, 1916”

Session 4D: - Coordinating Committee for History in Arizona (CCHA) -

Preserving the Past: Collecting and Caring for Family and Community Records.

Location: Sunrise Room.

This session is intended for family researchers, community historians, and anyone who is interested in documenting the history of individuals, families, and community events. It will focus on why family/community histories are important and what types of documentary materials to collect. Attendees will also learn basic preservation tips and techniques.

5:30 P.M.--7:00 p.m. Reception.
Location: Mount Baldy Room. No Host Cocktails.

Cibicue Crown Dancers.

SATURDAY, April 28 8:00 A.M.--noon. Registration.
Location: Conference Center Lobby

Book Displays. Location: Conference Center Lobby

8:30 A.M.--9:45 A.M.

Session 5A: - Indian School Experiences.
Location: Whiteriver Room.

Chair: Myrna Hillyard, Cornville.

• Roundtable: Including Peterson Zah and Michael Lacapa

Session 5B: - Commerce and Resource Management in Rural Arizona.
Location: Fort Apache Room.

Chair: Stan Brown. Payson.

• Lou Anne Kirby, “Freighting from Willcox to Globe”
• Leah Glaser, “Power Through Diversity: Rural Electrification to Arizona’s White Mountains”
• Steve Amerman, “Keepers of the Elk: The White Mountain Apache and Elk Management, 1974-1981”

Session 5C: - Exploration.
Location: - McNary Room.

Chair: Andrew Wallace, Northern Arizona University.

• Shelly C. Dudley, “The Sitgreaves Expedition”
• Frank M. Barrios, “ An Appointment with Death: The Howland-Dunn Tragedy Revisited”
• Mary B. Magoffin, “Soldiers Hole"

10:00 A.M.--1l:15 A.M.

Session 6A: - Historic Places: Promotion and Preservation.
Location: McNary Room.

Chair: Mark Pry, Tempe.

• Emma Talen, “Constructing a Sense of Place in Snob Hollow: A Case Study”
• Lydia Otero, “The Sosa-Carillo-Fremont House: What Does It Commemorate?”
• Bob Ring and Al Ring. “Warren, Arizona: The City Beautiful”

Session 6B: - Arizona Highways Magazine: Tourism, Good Roads, and the Mythic West.
Location: Whiteriver Room.

Chair: Jack L. August, Jr., Prescott.

• Brad Melton, “The Romantic Southwest: Seventy-five Years of Magazine and Book Publishing by Arizona Highways, 1925-2000”
• Pete Ensenberger, “Arizona Highways: From Land Scrapers to Landscapes”

Session 6C: - Stories of Settlers and Storekeepers.
Location: Fort Apache Room.

Chair: William H. Lyon, Northern Arizona University.

• Melissa Ruffner, “Harry Summerhayes"
• Vance Wampler, “Bill Kirkland: The Settler Who Couldn’t Settle Down”
• Jerry Brisco, “The Early Department Stores of Phoenix”

Noon--1:00 A.M. - Luncheon.
Location: Mount Baldy Room.

2:00 P.M.--5:30 P.M. - Field Trips.B.

• Fort Apache Tour. Buses will leave the Hon-Dah Conference Center at 1:45 P.M. and return at 5:30 P.M
• Snowflake Historic Homes Tour.Bus will leave the Hon-Dah Conference Center at 2:00 P.M. and return at 5:00 P.M. Seating for field trips is limited. Please register early.

6:30 P.M. - No-host cocktails. Location: Mount Baldy Room.

7:00 P.M. - Awards Banquet.

SUNDAY, April 29 - Casa Malpai Tour.
Convention attendees who wish to stay over on Sunday are invited to board the bus for a tour of Casa Malpai Indian Ruins (Springerville) and the Little House Museum. Sack lunches will be provided. The bus leaves the Hon-Dah Conference Center at 9:00 A.M. and will return at 3:00 P.M. Cost is $25.00 per person.

Accommodations: Hon-Dah Conference Center, P.O. Box 3250, 777 Hwy. 260, Pinetop, Arizona 85935. $69.00 (no tax) single or double. Make reservations by April 12.

(520) 369-7620, or (520) 369-0382 (fax).

Please identify yourself as attending the Arizona History Convention.
For information call Nancy Stonehouse or Bruce Dinges at (520) 628-5774.

Or, visit our website: www.arizonahistory.org