Old Spanish Trail Music Festival - Monte Vista, Colorado
Date: Saturday June 13th, 2009 Time: 11:00 am - 8:00 pm Mountain Daylight Time Place: Chapman Park in Monte Vista, Colorado
ADMISSION FREE!
Description: The Old Spanish Trail Music Festival will be held Saturday June 13th, 2009 at Chapman Park in Monte Vista. It is conceived of as a Festival of Music representing the cultures of people, past and present, living along the "Old Spanish National Historic Trail".
Performing will be:
Indian Nickel Band
Gabbrielle Louise
Fritz Davis
San Luis Valley Student Performers
Attendants are encouraged to bring chairs to sit on in the Park. There is an ALCO and Jack's Market across the street from the park should you forget anything-like sunscreen! There will be food, drink and beer for sale at the event.
Annual OSTA National Conference in Ignacio, Co. - June 5-7, 2009
Date: June 5-7, 2009 Time: TBD Place: Sky Ute Resort, Ignacio, Colorado Description: Join us for our annual conference. Agenda will include lectures, field trips and banquet dinner.
SUMMARY
Friday June 5: National Board and Committee Meetings
Saturday June 6: Conference Registration, Symposium Lectures and Presentations, Annual Membership Business Meeting, and Banquet.
Sunday, June 7: Field trips 1) Ute Mountain Tribal Park and segment of Armijo Route; 2) Southern Ute Trail and guided tour of Chimney Rock
Monday, June 8: Optional visits on your own (Mesa Verde, Anasazi Heritage Center, San Juan Skyway, Aztec Ruins NM, Farmington Museum and Nature Centure, Toadlena/Two Grey Hills Trading Posts.
Lodging: Sky Ute Resort - Special OSTA rate of $70, discounted from $150.
Click here for the full conference schedule and registration. Register by April 20th for early bird discount.
Anasazi Heritage Center hosts
Old Spanish Trail Exhibit (Nov 2008-Oct 2009)
Date: November 2008 through October 31, 2009 Time: HOURS: 9-5 March-October; 10-4 November-February Place: Anasazi Heritage Center, 27501 Highway 184, Dolores, Colorado USA 81323 Description: The Old Spanish Trail exhibit moved to the BLM Anasazi Heritage Center in Dolores, Colorado in November 2008. The exhibit will be featured at the AHC through November 2009.
The Anasazi Heritage Center is a museum of the Ancestral Puebloan (or Anasazi) culture and other Native cultures in the Four Corners region. It is also the starting point for visits to Canyons of the Ancients National Monument .
PHONE: (970) 882-5600 | FAX: (970) 882-7035
ADMISSION: $3 adults March-October; free November-February
17 & under free. School groups free.
We honor Federal Recreational Lands Passes
Field Trip to England - Sponsored by the William Workman Chapter
Date: May 18-23, 2009 Time: See attached itinerary Place: Travel to England - Hosted by the
William Workman Chapter Description: Sign up for a fantastic opportunity! A trip to England guided by professional guide David Fallowfield - an OSTA member whose family has lived in the area for 600 years and an active member of the William Workman Chapter –
will donate his time and expertise to us.
The itinerary includes walking the villages, moors and public paths of this
beautiful landscape and driving through the colorful springtime among 16 lakes, many
tarns and fells. David will show us areas of historical significance, such as:
Beatrix Potter’s countryside, still hopping with descendants of Peter Rabbit.
William Wordsworth’s homes and landscapes.
The village where George Washington’s ancestors lived.
Hadrian’s Wall, built by early Roman occupiers to contain the Scots and a foray into nearby Scotland.
Surely, he will also arrange a glimpse of the home area of William Workman.
INFORMATION NOTES: Manchester Airport is the best gateway
International Airport for the North of England. American Airlines have
flights daily to Manchester from Chicago, as do Continental from
Newark, Delta from Atlanta, and BMI out of Las Vegas.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to travel England with professional services not available to the normal traveler. Click here to see the full itinerary.
To reserve your spot contact Douglas Knudson (douglasfir@gojade.org) (719-873-5239).
Public Library Speaker Series: “Native American Origins of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail” Taos and Abiquiu, New Mexico
Date: March 2009 to early May, 2009 Time: Weekly on Saturdays, time TBD Place: Public Libraries in Taos, New Mexico and Abiquiu, New Mexico Description: Public Library Speaker Series: “Native American Origins of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail”
Taos and Abiquiu, New Mexico.
The Salida del Sol Chapter of the Old Spanish Trail Association has been awarded a $5000 grant to support a 10-week speaker series in the Spring of 2009 on the Native American origins of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail. The focus will be on the "Abiquiu Genizaro Trail Guides." Grant funds will also be used for artists' fees related to the illustration and production of flyers and posters that announce and celebrate the history and cultural diversity within the trail corridor.
Spring 2009 - OSTA National Board Meeting
Date: March 14, 2009 Time: TBD Place: Mesquite, Nevada Description: The National OSTA Board Meetings are open to the public.
Zion Canyon Field Institute Lecture
"Romance of the Old Spanish Trail"
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009 Time: 7:30 pm Place: Springdale, Utah - Canyon Community Center, 126 Zion Park Boulevard Description: Zion Canyon Field Institute's lecture series continues Jan. 10 with Paul Ostapuk's lecture entitled "Romance of the Old Spanish Trail." The lecture will take place at the Canyon Community Center in Springdale at 7:30 p.m. The center is at 126 Lion Blvd.
Ostapuk is a board member of Glen Canyon Natural History Association and Arizona Director of the Old Spanish Trail Association. The lecture will give an overview of the Old Spanish Trail before moving on to specifics of the trail with regards to Southern Utah and the Zion National Park area.
As with all field institute lectures, this event is free and open to the public.
Old Spanish Trail Park Dedication
Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008 Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Place: Las Vegas, Nevada Description: The Old Spanish Trail Park is a 10 acre Clark County park located along Cimarron Road and Tara Avenue in Las Vegas. The park is located on an original section of the Old Spanish Trail historic route through the Las Vegas area.
The park contains a walking path with with 10 interpretive signs. Speakers at the dedication ceremony will include District Commissioner Chip Maxfield and Mr. Nick Saines, OSTA State Director for Nevada.
For more info, contact Kim Bush Phone: (702) 455-3548
Cell: (702) 378-897
E-mail: KBUSH@co.clark.nv.us
“Kit Carson on the Old Spanish Trail”
Date: Saturday, July 12, 2008 Time: 6:30 pm (Arizona time) Place: Paria Outpost Restaurant - Highway 89 between Page, AZ and Kanab, UT (Milepost 21 near the Paria River and on the Armijo Route of the Old Spanish Trail Description: Free lecture sponsored by the Paria River Natural History Association. The legend of Kit Carson involves hardship, adventure and cultural tragedy.
What became of this dime novel western personality? And what was his link to the Old Spanish Trail? There will also be a discussion on
Old Spanish Trail foods.
Free Lecture - Mark Winter, "Southwest Textiles and the Old Spanish Trail"
Date: Friday,
July 11, 2008 Time: 5:45 pm (New Mexico Daylight Time) Place: Palace of the Governors, 105 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM Description: Meet in the Museum courtyard for a discussion on southwestern textiles, an important trade commodity on the Old Spanish Trail.
Date: Second Wednesday of each month Time: 7 pm (Utah Mountain Daylight Time) Place: Enoch City Office Building, 900 East Midvalley Road Description: Chapter meetings and discussions of upcoming field trips
Spanish Trail Suite - World Premier Video and Music Event
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2008 Time: 97:30 PM – Utah Time Place: Heritage Center - Cedar City, Utah Description: The rich history of the Old Spanish Trail will come alive thanks to a remarkable film by Video Ideas Production of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the Orchestra of Southern Utah. Stunning time-lapse video of storms, moon rises, sunsets and re-creations of trail scenes will serve as a backdrop to a live orchestra performance the Spanish Trail Suite. Tickets are $10. Contact: Laurel Kay Dodgion, (435) 865-1492
Trail Preservation Workshop (Free)
Date: Friday and Saturday, March 14-15, 2008 Time: TBD (Arizona Mountain Daylight Time) Place: Phoenix, Arizona, Friday - BLM Training Center, Saturday - Maricopa Pass, Sonoran Desert National Monument Description: The Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA), Arizona State Parks, Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service are partnering to provide this Trails Preservation Workshop. This two-day training focuses on three main components of trails preservation: monitoring, mapping, and marking trails.
The first day is a classroom session and limited to 48, the second day is a field trip to Maricopa Pass (part of the Sonoran Desert National Monument) to better understand the concepts – this area has several identifiable historic routes (Anza, Mormon Battalion, Butterfield) and has the current realities of urban encroachment and OHV use. While this workshop is designed for historic trails, many of the methods can pertain to other trails striving for preservation.
Friday, March 14th – Classroom session at the Bureau of Land Management National Training Center
Saturday, March 15th – Field session – Maricopa Pass, Sonoran Desert National Monument.
See the website for more specific information on the workshop – www.azstateparks.com/something www.azstateparks.com/something
Center of Southwest Studies - Old Spanish Trail Exhibit and Reception
Date: Sunday, January 27, 2008 Time: 1:00 pm to 4 pm Place: Ft. Lewis College in Durango, Colorado Description: The Museum at the Center of Southwest Studies is acknowledging the Old Spanish Trail and its historic significance with a major new exhibit that will be on display January 27, 2008 through May 2008.
An opening exhibit reception is planned for January 27th with two guest speakers.
The exhibit will travel to Santa Fe's Palace of the Governors museum in June 2008.
In The Footsteps of Don Juan de Oñate
Motorcoach Tour from El Paso to Zacatecas, Mexico along
Historic Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.
Date: February 14 through Feb 25, 2008 Place: Travel through Mexico on Historic Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Description: The Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (“The Royal Road from the Interior”) is North America’s longest (1550 miles) and oldest (1598) route. It stretches from Mexico City to San Juan Pueblo north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The tour led by author Dr. Hal Jackson and noted Chihuahua historian Maestro Luis Urías, will begin in El Paso on February 14, 2008 and pass through the colonial cities of Chihuahua, Parral, Durango, and Zacatecas. Travel is by a modern forty-passenger motor coach and lodging is at four-star hotels. Cost: The 12 day tour is $1400 for double occupancy, $300 additional for single. Most meals are included in this price. For More Information and Reservations: This tour is sponsored by El Camino Real Education. Visit tourelcaminoreal.com to make your reservation.
Glen Canyon Lecture Series
Old Spanish Trail: Romance, Recreation, and Research
Date: Tuesday, January 8, 2008 Time: Doors open at 6:45 pm, Lecture at 7:00 pm MST Place: Page, Arizona. Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Highway 89. Description: Join Paul Ostapuk of the Old Spanish Trail Association for a discussion of this new National Historic Trail and its important role in preserving western heritage.
Spanish Trails of the Old West Symposium -Southern Utah University
Date: Thurs. Fri. and Sat. - October 11-13, 2007 Place: Southern Utah University, Adams Auditorium, 30 South Center Street in Cedar City, Utah. Description: Symposium and trail activities Registration— Special Price of $40
($20 for OSTA members and free to students)
Thursday, October 11 - Chuck Wagon trail dinner and Dutch-oven cooking - 6:00 PM
Friday, October 12 - Spanish Trails of the Old West Symposium - 8 AM - Adams Auditorium. Friday evening - Banquet, key note speaker and orchestral presentation by Marshall McDonald and Steve Nelson, composers and arrangers of the “Old Spanish Trail Suite.” The concert and banquet will be held in the Great Hall of Southern Utah University at 7:00 PM. Saturday, October 13 - Meet at the Great Hall of the Hunter Conference Center at 9:00 AM. Attendees can choose between a no-host equestrian trail ride to historic trail sites, or one of two hosted vehicle treks along Spanish trails.
Free Lecture - Unbridled: The Last of the Spanish Barbs
Date: Thursday, August 9, 2007 Time: 6:30 am - 7:30 pm (Utah Mountain Daylight Time) Place: Kanab, Utah Grand Staircase-Escalante Visitor Center, Highway 89 Description: Romantic myth or reality? Rumors exist of a lost herd of Spanish mustangs that escaped from the Old Spanish Trail and survive to this day. Paul Ostapuk, OSTA Arizona Director will discuss Old Spanish Trail horse trades and thievery and rumors of a lost herd of Spanish Barb mustangs.
14th Annual Old Spanish Trail Conference and Symposium
Date: June 7-10, 2007 Place: Barstow, California
Description: Join us and meet new friends at our annual conference and symposium. Activities include reception, lectures, field trips, and banquet dinner.
Presentations include:
“Indian Slave Trade along the OST”—Clifford J. Walker, Author, Historian
“Banking and Financing in the 1820-40s”—Ramon Vasconcellos, Instructor, Barstow Community College
Updates on the
BLM/NPS Public Scoping Meetings and Comprehensive Management Plan process.
“Relationships Between Native Americans Residing in the Western Half of the Old Spanish Trail and Anglo-American Users of that Trail , 1825-1856: A Study in Contrasts, by Leo Lyman, Western Historian, Author.
Canadian Trapper Patrick Murphy “Why it was the Hudson Bay Company that should have credit for opening the OST”
“We’re not Extinct,” John Valensuela, Chair, and Donna Yocum, descendants of the Vanyume of the Mojave Desert
“Native American Settlement and Travel in the Mojave Desert and The Old Spanish Trail,” David Earle, Author, Anthropologist, Antelope Valley College
Main Street Mural: The Old Spanish Trail, David and Jane Loreman Brockhurst, Directors of Children Capturing the Past with Murals. Meet the Kids, then caravan to Old Spanish Trail Mural on Main Street.
Nevada Chapter - Virgin River, Muddy River, St. Thomas Field Trip and Annual Meeting
Date: Saturday, May 12, 2007 Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm (Nevada Daylight Time) Place: Muddy River/Virgin River confluence near Lake Mead. Email your reservation and you will be notified concerning the exact meeting location Description: We will be following part of the path-breaking Antonio Armijo path of 1829-1830.
This portion of the trail has been covered by Lake Mead for the last 40 years - but the drought that plagues Las Vegas Valley brings with it a bonus for us - a chance to see this historic junction. Another drought bonus is that the historic Mormon town of St. Thomas also has emerged from the lake, and we will be visiting that site as well.
Our leader will be Eva Jensen, Archaeologist with the Lost City Museum in Overton. She will take us on a 3-mile walking tour of St. Thomas. Please bring water, snacks, sunscreen and dress appropriately (boots, hats, long sleeves, etc.) for hiking through the tamarisk to St. Thomas. Due to the river and the tamarisk, it will be humid, as well as hot.
From St. Thomas we’ll drive to Overton Beach Marina, which has closed due to drought conditions affecting Lake Mead. But, there are still picnic tables and restrooms and a beautiful view of the junction of the Virgin and Muddy Rivers. Here we’ll have lunch and take a few minutes to conduct a short business meeting, including elections to the positions required to operate a non-profit organization in Nevada AND to remain a viable chapter of the national Old Spanish Trail Association.
Utah Enoch Chapter Field Trip to Petroglyphs near Buckhorn City
Date: Saturday, May 5, 2007 Time: 9:00 am (Utah Daylight Time) Place: CEDAR SECOND
WARD PARKING LOT, (200 South 200 West, cedar City) Description: HEADING TO BUCKHORN
CITY, PETROGLYPHS, BEAR VALLEY AND LITTLE CREEK. PARAGONAH, RETURN (in the
early afternoon).
Lunches are available if reserved in advance, $10 per person or $7.50 per
couple or more. Contact the Enoch Chapter for details.
Along the Old Spanish Trail - Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Walk and Talk Interpretive Program - FREE EVENT
Date: Friday, July 21, 2006 Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (Utah Mountain Daylight Time) Place: Paria Movie Set, Off Highway 89 between Page, AZ and Kanab, UT Description: Follow in the footsteps of the Old Spanish Trail along the Paria River as it cuts a narrow pass through the Cockscomb formation. Join Paul Ostapuk of the Old Spanish Trail Association for a discussion of this new National Historic Trail and its important role in preserving western heritage. Bring: Water to drink, wear sunscreen, hat, and footwear suitable for water and mud
Powell Symposium: River Crossings by Boots, Boats and Bridges. Three days of Learning and Adventure
Date: Friday, July 21, 2006 Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (Utah Mountain Daylight Time) Place: Paria Movie Set, Off Highway 89 between Page, AZ and Kanab, UT Description: Follow in the footsteps of the Old Spanish Trail along the Paria River as it cuts a narrow pass through the Cockscomb formation. Join Paul Ostapuk of the Old Spanish Trail Association for a discussion of this new National Historic Trail and its important role in preserving western heritage.
Powell Symposium: River Crossings by Boots, Boats and Bridges. Three days of Learning and Adventure
Date: Friday, July 21, 2006 Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (Utah Mountain Daylight Time) Place: Paria Movie Set, Off Highway 89 between Page, AZ and Kanab, UT Description: Follow in the footsteps of the Old Spanish Trail along the Paria River as it cuts a narrow pass through the Cockscomb formation. Join Paul Ostapuk of the Old Spanish Trail Association for a discussion of this new National Historic Trail and its important role in preserving western heritage.
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