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These are the oral histories for individuals whose last name begins with B.
These are the oral histories for individuals whose last name begins with B.
Baker, Ruth Stephens
Ruth Stephens Baker was interviewed by Karen Underhill in 1994. Thanks to the Baker family who provided this transcript. Ruth climbed Shiva Temple with Emery Kolb in the 1920s and lived at the South Rim during this time.
This May 29, 1994 interview transcript can be downloaded Here.
Ruth Stephens Baker was interviewed by Karen Underhill in 1994. Thanks to the Baker family who provided this transcript. Ruth climbed Shiva Temple with Emery Kolb in the 1920s and lived at the South Rim during this time.
This May 29, 1994 interview transcript can be downloaded Here.
Burgess, Martha "Muffin" Ames
Nicknamed Muffin by her older sister, Muffin grew up in Alexandria, Virginia. Interested in geology and earth sciences in grade school, Muffin went to Brown University and graduated in 1967 with a degree in Geosciences. A summer internship with the Museum of Northern Arizona that year led to further studies at the University of Arizona. In September of 1970, Muffin joined Dr. Robert Euler and others in an excavation in Stantons Cave on the Colorado River in Marble Canyon.
Nicknamed Muffin by her older sister, Muffin grew up in Alexandria, Virginia. Interested in geology and earth sciences in grade school, Muffin went to Brown University and graduated in 1967 with a degree in Geosciences. A summer internship with the Museum of Northern Arizona that year led to further studies at the University of Arizona. In September of 1970, Muffin joined Dr. Robert Euler and others in an excavation in Stantons Cave on the Colorado River in Marble Canyon.
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The Burnham-Marusich Family
In July, 2024 and accompanied by close friends, Amanda Burnham-Marusich, her husband Macy Burnham, and their two children, Azalea and Wylie, and were on a do-it-yourself river trip that went the full 280 miles through the Grand Canyon from Lees Ferry, AZ to Pearce Ferry, AZ. Ten-year-old Azalea and eight-year-old Wylie set a new record as the youngest girl and boy to kayak this entire distance.
In July, 2024 and accompanied by close friends, Amanda Burnham-Marusich, her husband Macy Burnham, and their two children, Azalea and Wylie, and were on a do-it-yourself river trip that went the full 280 miles through the Grand Canyon from Lees Ferry, AZ to Pearce Ferry, AZ. Ten-year-old Azalea and eight-year-old Wylie set a new record as the youngest girl and boy to kayak this entire distance.
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