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OSTA 2004 Annual Conference Report – Page AZ, on the Armijo Route Volume 10 Fall 2004 No. 3 OSTA 2004 Annual Conference Report – Inside this Issue . Page AZ, on the Armijo Route Page Conf. Summary 1 Theme: Memorial to Dale Querfeld 2 Founders and Forerunners Governing Board addresses 2 President’s Corner 3 of the Old Spanish Trail OST Pathways, Sanchez 4 This year’s conference dates June 5–6 Page Conf. Door Prizes 8 very appropriately coincided with Planning to Plan for OSNHT 9 National Trails Day, and we were one of Forerunners on the OST? Cutter 10 900 registered celebrations around At Page AZ photo by KnL Carpenter Board & Annual Meeting Summary 15 the USA. OSTA made the centerfold Armijo Along 37th Parallel, Heath 16 of a special tabloid issue of American So. NV Cultural Hist Fair, Corbett 20 Hiker magazine. Our two-day event Welcome by Driggs Collection Acquired at SUU 20 in Page and a second OSTA celebration Steve Heath, Arizona Chapter News, Ostapuk 21 in southern Colorado got special Pres. OSTA Western Writers Conf, Steiner 22 treatment as two of the 41 sample Treasurer’s Report 22 events described on the centerfold. NPS & OSTA Sign Agreement 13 OSTA at BLM Trails Workshop, Pat Richmond The weekend of activities started with Mastin 25 gave a wonderful the Board Meeting on Friday, June 4, Ode to Cajon Pass, Hockaday 28 review of OSTA followed by an evening social at the Poetry, Fallowfield, Halburian 30 history in her John Wesley Powell Museum. At the Wagon Train on OST, Knudson 31 after-dinner talk. symposium on Saturday, June 5, we Chapter Notes 8 & 32 were again fortunate this year to have Update on OSNHT Logo 32 outstanding speakers, and their complete Chapter Contacts 32 papers are in this issue. And the field Salida del Sol Field Trip, Najdowski 33 trips on Sunday–they were outstanding! Page Conf Field Trips 34 For many of us this was a first-time Crossing of the Fathers 35 exposure to the “Crossing of the Workman-Rowland Descendents 36 Fathers” and to the real difficulties that Armijo faced in his route finding; our trip leaders were well prepared photo by Ron Archibald and extremely knowledgeable. Dinner at the Marriott Fall 2004 1 Governing Board of Dale Wade Querfeld Officers and Directors: 2004–2005 1905–2004 PRESIDENT: Reba Wells Grandrud Dale Wade Querfeld, a life member of 2322 E. Cholla St. the OSTA, died peacefully on June 23, Phoenix, AZ 85028 602-992-0339 2004 at the Hospice Care Center in [email protected] Louisville, Colorado. Dale was born in PAST PRESIDENT: Clinton, Illinois on September 6, 1905. Steve Heath 207 S 500 W He was 98, trying gamely to make 100. Cedar City, UT 84720 435-586-9334 Throughout his long life Dale gave VICE-PRESIDENT: Wayne Hinton generously of his time, energy and 308 East 200 South money to a variety of non-profit Cedar City, UT 84720 435-586-1021 organizations. In his later years he [email protected] became interested in the Old Spanish SECRETARY: Trail and the OSTA. He proofed Spanish Judy Knudson 0089 Fir Drive Traces articles from 1998 to 2001 and South Fork, CO 81154-9504 719-873-5239 was one of several major contributors to the plaque placed by the [email protected] OSTA in the Los Angeles Plaza. He also provided the OSTA with the TREASURER: association’s marker fund. He had hoped to see markers comparable Ron Archibald to that in Los Angeles placed in Santa Fe, Abiquiu and San Gabriel. PO Box 420160 Kanarraville, UT 84742 The OSTA has lost a good friend; he will be greatly missed. 435-865-7566 [email protected] DIRECTORS: — You Visit the OSTA Website — Paul Ostapuk – AZ MUST PO Box 3532 Page, AZ 86040 http://www.oldspanishtrail.org 928-645-6577 [email protected] The upgrade is now on-line and you will see some marvelous changes, Joanne Hinchliff – CA thanks to our new webmaster, Claude Warren. There is still more to PO Box 685 come, but even so we will appreciate your comments and suggestions San Jacinto, CA 92581-0685 909-925-7068 toward further refinements, and especially about what else you want [email protected] included. S-mail or e-mail to website manager Carol Corbett whose Doug Knudson – CO addresses are in the side-bar at the right. 0089 Fir Drive South Fork, CO 81154-9504 • Also take a look at “www.nps.gov/olsp”. 719-873-5239 [email protected] All matters relating to Spanish Traces should be The OST, one of America’s great long distance Pablo Vigil – NM directed to the Co-Editors and Publisher: trade routes, is now our country’s most recent PO Box 3223 Kenn and Lorraine Carpenter National Historic Trail. We encourage you to join Las Vegas, NM 87701 PO Box 7 OSTA and help in its preservation, and increase 505-425-9785 [email protected] Marysville, WA 98270 appreciation of our SW’s multicultural heritage. E-mail: [email protected] Carol Corbett – NV Membership Dues: Telephone: 360-653-5330 5036 N. Cimarron Rd. Regular (single or couple) $20/year Las Vegas, NV 89149 Spanish Traces is the official publication of Student (under 18) $12/year 702-658-0725 the Old Spanish Trail Association, a nonprofit Institutional $25/year [email protected] 501(c)(3) organization, incorporated under the Sustaining (single or couple) $30/year Walter Hayward – UT laws of the State of Colorado. ST welcomes Life (single or couple) $250 PO Box 420159 submission of letters, articles, book reviews, and Corporate $100 min/year Kanarraville, UT 84742-0159 OST related news. Inquire for guidelines. The Mail your check to: OSTA 435-867-1498 next deadline for submissions is Dec. 6, 2004. PO Box 7 [email protected] Marysville, WA 98270 2 Fall 2004 President’s Corner In June, the Western Writers of America held its annual meeting in by Reba Wells Grandrud Mesquite, Nevada, and the OSTA leadership was invited to participate Greetings from Arizona to the them, is a diverse in a panel to inform WWA members friends of the Old Spanish National audience that about the Old Spanish Trail. What Historic Trail everywhere! Isn’t it needs to know, an opportunity! great to have such a fine product, and wants to Spanish Traces, that links us all know, more The audience was from all over the together and helps us keep in touch? about the rich heritage that marks country, published writers of fiction I hope you agree with me that this our American West. and non-fiction, interested in the publication is a “keeper.” It looks history and stories of the Trail that good; it has well-researched and Of course, much work lies ahead. our group presented. Colonel Hal well-written articles, interesting OSTA has a real partnership role Steiner of Las Vegas (a former maps and photographs, and timely with the National Park Service and president of OSTA) led the session, information. This next year, would the Bureau of Land Management, joined by the current Past President, you not only read and enjoy it, but, the two federal agencies that share Steve Heath of Cedar City, Dr. Liz also, consider sending in appropriate responsibility for the Old Spanish Warren of Las Vegas (also a former articles, photos, and news items, and Trail. Working with the Trails Office president), Joanne Hinchliff, retired encourage others to do so, as well? in Santa Fe, we have signed a professor from Riverside, California, Let’s make it even better. Cooperative Agreement with the and myself. Several of us were also National Park Service, and we will able to join in a field trip to Mountain Now, a word of thanks – I appreciate keep you informed as details are Meadows, a well-known stopping the opportunity you have given me worked out. The Comprehensive place when the Trail was in constant to serve as president. I am pleased to Management Plan will be written use. Its always interesting to be able join the fine group who has led OSTA over the next months and OSTA to step back in history. through its first decade: Ron, Charles, members will have a vital role in each Hal, Willard, Liz, and Steve. Each state: sharing knowledge of routes Your next opportunity to be a part of had a vision, each brought a special and sites, offering varied skills as the happenings will be the first talent, and each is still working to volunteers, attending public meetings, weekend in November when the assure the Old Spanish Trail’s proper and publicizing the Trail. We should Board will meet at NPS’ beautiful place in national history. The basic get to know our NPS and BLM building in Santa Fe. Board meetings organizational structure is in place, colleagues in each region. There are are always open to the public, and and we have a full complement of many excellent volunteer programs – members are encouraged to attend directors and officers. But, a handful find out how you can help. If there is when possible. The agenda will of good people is not enough; we must an OSTA chapter in your area, join allow time to enjoy each other’s maintain and build the membership. as an active member. If no chapter company in Santa Fe’s inimitable I wonder – could the membership of exists, how about helping put one spaces, eat some great New Mexican OSTA double, or even triple in the together? Check into getting the Old food, visit Abiquiu, and, perhaps, next year or so? From 365, the Spanish Trail written up in local, other Trail sites, and, oh, yes, take number reported at the membership regional, or state periodicals; find care of OSTA business! We’d love meeting in Page, to 750, to 1200 – out if you can join a speakers’ bureau to see you there.
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