AZ and NM thru the Ages
An eclectic, whirlwind tour of natural and historic sites in the American Southwest, with historian Neil Mangum. Phoenix, March 28-April 2, 2023 Walk the Wilderness & Spotsylvania
Gordon Rhea, the preeminent chronicler of the 1864 Overland Campaign, will conduct a walking tour of every foot (or very nearly so) of designated Park Service trails on the Wilderness and Spotsylvania battlefields. May 16-20, 2023 Jeb Stuart — Brandy Station to Gettysburg
Follow the route of J.E.B. Stuart's Confederate cavalry from the Battle of Brandy Station, to the fighting at Gettysburg's East Cavalry Field. Bus tour with Licensed Battlefield Guide Chris Army. Leesburg, Virginia. July 19-23, 2023. The Modoc War of 1872-73
150th Anniversary. We'll visit key sites in the Modoc War, including Fort Klamath, where Kientpoos (Captain Jack) was executed and is buried, extant Lost River sites, and the many Modoc War locales found inside the Lava Beds National Monument (Captain Jack's Stronghold, the Canby Site, and the Thomas-Wright Battlefield, among others). Klamath Falls, Oregon. August 11-14, 2023. |
Little Bighorn Symposium and Tours
The Battle of the Little Bighorn Symposium will bring together many of the leading authors and historians working on the battle today for a series of talks highlighting updated scholarship on the Little Bighorn—from new perspectives advancing our understanding of that consequential event, to fresh analysis that reinforces time-tested interpretations. Billings, Montana. September 28-October 1, 2023 Bad to the Bone: Outlaws & Gunmen
Beginning and ending in El Paso, retired National Park Service historian Neil Mangum will lead an adventure in the tracks of John Wesley Hardin, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Elfego Baca, Pancho Villa, Johnny Ringo, and the legends of Tombstone. El Paso, Texas. October 11-17, 2023. The Campaign for Vicksburg
Terry Winschel, former Chief Historian of Vicksburg National Military Park, will guide us on a comprehensive tour of the complicated campaign culminating in the fall of Vicksburg, the "Gibraltar of the Confederacy. Vicksburg, Mississippi. November 2-5, 2023. |
1864: The Tide Turns
Hotel Conference on the pivotal year 1864, with Gary Gallagher, Harold Holzer, Gorden Rhea, Richard McMurry, Joan Waugh. Headquartered in Monterey, on the beautiful California Central Coast of California. February 16-18, 2024. |
The Battle of the Little Bighorn
A custom, small-group van tour with historian Jim Hessler. Visit rarely-visited sites, including Deer Medicine Rocks and the Crow's Nest, before making a comprehensive exploration of the battlefield. Billings, Montana. August 2-4, 2024. |
McClellan and Lee
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Grant and Lee
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Billy the Kid and
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"From where the sun now stands,
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two hundred and one years on
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Ride along with the former Southwest Regional Historian for the National Park Service as we commemorate 201 years of history on the Santa Fe Trail. We'll visit museums, extant wagon ruts, forts, Pueblos, battlefields and more on the Great Prairie Highway. Registration and Full Itinerary
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