Historic & Educational Programs

2022 History Programs

Wagon Master Memories
Norm Noftsier, Corral 14

Following the trail of Wlliam Manly
Deb Fox, Author

The Story of Death Valley Days
Followed by the showing an episode
Marv Jensen

The William Manly Story
Deb Fox, Author

Living the Wagon Train Life, The Story of Corral 14
Member of Corral 14 and '49er Director

Death Valley Natural History Association
An overview of the programs of the DVNHA and how they
support Death Valley National Park.
David Blacker, Asst. '49er Chairman, Executive Director of DVNHA

The Donner Party: How it Affected the Death Valley Wagon Train
David Woodruff Author and Historian

The Story of El Camino Sierra, the Original Highway 395
David Woodruff, Author and Historian

Status of the Death Valley Burro Rescue Program
Mark Meyer, Director of Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue

Death Valley Trails (Panel Discussion, Part II)
Includes an audience Q&A
Mike Donohue, Doug Shearer, Stan Paher, and Glen Shaw

Ghost Towns and Miners of Death Valley (Part III)
All new material from Stan’s vast collection
Stan Paher, Author and Historian

Educational Talks

The Death Valley National Park Superintendent and NPS Park Rangers present interesting and informative programs during the encampment. Come hear about all the good things happening in Death Valley National Park and learn more about the history and present day initiatives of the park.

The 2022 program includes:

Death Valley Flood Updates, 2015 and 2022