Newsletter of Arizona Pathfinders, Inc.A VOLUNTEER SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OF THE ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

April 2014

Pathfinders annual Meeting

& PotluckTucson historian and journalist Dave Devine entertained Pathfinders with the story of Tucson’s sexy, submersible Stone Avenue subway at the annual meeting and potluck on March 20, 2014.

Dave used the city’s futile efforts to correct the subway’s flooding problems for almost 100 years to illustrate the community’s inability to efficiently solve its dilemmas. Roars of laughter greeted quotes from local officials who assured citizens that a solution to “Lake Elmira” stood just a short time away.

Photos of its namesake in her swimsuit, a man standing atop a submerged vehicle, and a motorboat crossing the “lake” sparked further chuckles. Look for Dave’s book during August 2015.

Following the program members elected Roberta “Bobbie” Crawford, Barbara Myers and Armando Vargas to the Board of Directors. The Board then elected officers for the coming year: Bill Kalt, president; Bobbie Crawford, vice-president; John Flynn, treasurer; Charity Everitt, secretary and Tommy Friedmann, member-at-large.

table of contentsPathfinder Tour in So. NM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Ft. Apache Tour Registration Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Photo Preservation Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Membership Renewal for 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Your Pathfinder Press. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42014-2015 Board of Directors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Bill Kalt, President pathfindersAHS@live.com

brown bag PicnicFor our Annual picnic on May 8, 2014 we will be entertained by Tucsonan Peter McGlaughlin, a National Champion Guitar Flatpick champion. This event is free and open to the public. 

Peter has composed several songs about Arizona history, mining camps, the Colorado Plateau, and the Colorado River. Should be wonderful!

We meet from 5:45PM-7:00PM at Ramada #2 in Ft. Lowell Park, 2900 N Craycroft Road.

Pathfinders’ annual

Newsletter design and layout – Kamper & Kamper LLC

Join Pathfinders in a triP to fort aPache, May 9 and 10On May 10 we will be visiting Fort Apache, where the Apache Tribe is holding the annual Great Fort Apache Heritage Celebration. This is one of the few Apache events open to the public.

The event includes a pretty remarkable Apache song and dance competition that draws more than 500 community members each year, plus arts and crafts and other cultural demonstrations, crafts and food vendors and some other activities.

Pathfinders will leave Tucson on Friday May 9 on a motor coach. We will visit Besh Ba Gowah Archeological Park near Globe. We will tour Fort Apache and visit the Cultural Center and Museum, observe the festival and have been offered a “behind the scenes tour” of the fort.

We will stay at Hon-Dah Resort and Casino where we will have dinner and breakfast. All meals are included except lunch at Fort Apache, where we will be on our own to buy lunch from the numerous vendors. 

Time to register is running short. We have to advise our vendors so please register promptly. For your convenience the Registration Form is on page 3. For more information please contact Mary Flynn at 579-7508 or Dale Sloan at 743-3553.

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Past and future in so. new Mexico

five day Pathfinder tour, March 2014From beautiful collections of ancient fossils and slices of petrified wood to the future of sub-orbital space travel, we packed a great deal about past and present southern New Mexico into five days.

The well-planned and -organized tour included five historic sites, five museums and two venues devoted to New Mexico’s place in modern military and aviation technology. Our tour guides were always excellent, well-informed and entertaining.

We visited several historic mission sites near El Paso: a farm and ranch museum complete with milking demonstration, the White Sands Missile Museum, and the reborn ghost town of Shakespeare. Several of the small museums were real gems. the Zuhl Museum on the New Mexico State University campus is filled with marvelous specimens of fossils and petrified wood.

Exhibits in the Geronimo Springs museum in Truth or Consequences showcased the Native American, 

Hispanic, ranching, mining and military histories of the area, as well as its national notoriety thanks to Ralph Edwards’ TV show. The Luna-Mimbres Museum in Deming has a first class collection of Mimbres pottery, as well as large donated collections of geodes, dolls, vintage trucks and automobiles, Victoriana and much more.

Both the White Sands Missile Museum and Spaceport America highlight New Mexico’s ongoing contribution to the U.S.’s technological innovation. The latter, even though in early stages of development, is quite an experience.  Every day ended with a superb meal and good conversation.

Kudos and many thanks to the travel committee who worked so hard to make this happen.  These tours are Pathfinders’ primary fund raising events, so please consider taking part in future trips – you will not be disappointed. 

Interior, Socorro mission

Spaceport America Ops building

Our guide at Shakespeare

Socorro mission

V-2 at White Sands Missile Museum

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PATHFINDERS DUES RENEWAL FORM (January 1 – December 31)Note: Pathfinders does not share, sell or otherwise misuse your personal information.

The only time it is used outside of Pathfinders’ business is for an Arizona Historical Society (AHS) event.

NAME(S): _____________________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________________________

TELEPHONE: ________________________ E-MAIL ADDRESS: ___________________________________

We request you notify Pathfinders when your address, telephone or e-mail address changes. Thanks.

❏ “Regular Membership” for those who are also members of the AHS: $10/person or $15/couple.

❏ “Associate Membership” for those who are not AHS members; $15/person or $25/couple.

Please complete and mail with your check, made out to Arizona Pathfinders, to:

PATHFINDERS, c/o ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 949 EAST SECOND STREET, TUCSON AZ 85719

Photo Preservation workshoPOn Saturday, February 22, 2014, registrants attended an interesting and informative two-hour educational workshop at the Arizona Historical Society regarding preservation of photos.  Mr. Fred Hood, a Fine Arts Photographer, and a twenty-year employee at Jones Photo in Tucson delivered the enlightening information.

Mr. Hood said three things that ruin photographs are heat, light and humidity. He reminded us that given proper care, black and white film photos are longer lasting than their counterparts, color film photos as well as digital photos. We also learned that flash drives, digital camera cards and cell phones are merely transfer devices, and not to be used for storage.

Wilhelm Research is a long-time independent and reliable testing company for determining the reliability and stability for the preservation of photo paper and traditional color photos.

To preserve photos it is best that they be stored in archival boxes where it is dark or in a photo album using acid-free plastic sleeves. Digital photos should be kept in two copies, on external hard drives or Fuji white coated CD or DVD disks. (Real gold coated is best.)

Have your photos printed professionally on archival paper. Home inkjet or dye-based printers are not good quality. Keep all important photos in two copies: one for display and one in a dark dry place.

4 — Pathfinders Press

your Pathfinder PressThe Pathfinder Press was published and printed by Margaret and Kenn Schultz for many years. Mailing costs were high so in 2009 we looked for someone who would convert the Press to an electronic format. We still mail copies of the Press to people who don’t have a computer or who request us to do so.

We posted our request on a forum. Donna Kamper of Kamper & Kamper offered to help us and the result has been a very positive one. Donna and John became members of Pathfinders. We thought it would be interesting for the members to know more about them, so we asked Donna to tell us about Kamper & Kamper.

Five years ago, in December 2009, the Pathfinders board called on Kamper & Kamper to produce the Pathfinder Press. It has been our pleasure to work with Pathfinders since then and we are very gratified you have been pleased with the result.

Kamper & Kamper offers multiple services. We help businesses reinforce their visual presence by designing a consistent “look” for their newsletters, brochures, websites, etc. We have converted several newsletters such as the Press from print to e-mail distribution (in part or completely), realizing a considerable savings for the entity involved.

We also retouch/restore photos by bringing original colors back, removing unwanted details, adding a 

new member to a family shot, colorizing a black and white photo – or whatever you need.Would you like to “work smarter” when using your computer? Whether it’s a single task you need help with (how do I make folders?) or a complex workflow (assemble a newsletter), John and Donna specialize in making it simple and straight-forward for you. Instead of teaching keystrokes, we relate the topic to your needs. Our motto “...making the complex simple” drives us.We teach Microsoft Office,  Adobe and Corel products either one-on-one or to groups. We present in person or via video, always with accompanying written step-by-step instructions.First you see the goal, and how to accomplish it. After the visual demonstration you have the PDF handout to follow to duplicate the result. We are always available for follow-up support by phone.Of course, there are times when you just need the work done, and we’re here for you then. We provide reasonable rates, fast turn-around, done to your specs. Whether it’s the written word, photographs or the web, call us at 520/751-0061.Smiles, Donna KamperKamper & Kamper LLC   ...making the complex simple

Please Pay your duesRemember Pathfinders support the Arizona Historical Society. Our dues are small but an important source of funds for the monetary support we offer AHS.

Our dues cover a calendar year. Too many people are still behind with their dues. If you have doubts if you are paid please check with our membership chair, Mary Flynn at 579-7508 or kc7fqh@gmail.com.

Your Dues Renewal form is on page 3.

Pathfinders Board of DirectorsPresident: Bill KaltVice President: Roberta “Bobbie” CrawfordSecretary: Charity EverittTreasurer: John FlynnMember-at-Large: Tommy Friedmann

Mary BellTallia CahoonBob EsseMary FlynnJerry FreundMargot FriedmannKen Karrels

local MeMbers – arizona Pathfinders board of directors

Lois MervynBarbara MyersBeck NeyDale SloanBob StuartArmando VargasHenry Yanez

Additional Elected Board Members

Always nice to be recognized...