BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument Events X-WR-CALDESC:Upcoming events at Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:81932069-AF0E-ACA4-E123E33C58916503@nps-ical SUMMARY:What Have We Learned About Chinese Railroad Wokers? DTSTAMP:20260511T022955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Boise:20260515T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Boise:20260515T110000 DESCRIPTION:Chinese immigrants composed over 75 percent of the Transcontine ntal Railroad workforce between 1865 and 1869\, numbering more than 11\,00 0 by its completion. These Chinese laborers\, mostly young men ages 15-25\ , left their families and homes in China to seek new economic opportunitie s. The contributions of these Chinese railroad workers to Utah and the Uni ted States are slowly becoming better known. \n\nDuring construction of th e 1\,776-mile railroad\, about 500 people lived in Terrace\, Utah. Today\, a sign marking the spot where the town once stood and scattered bricks an d debris are almost all that’s left of it aboveground. The project at Terr ace\, Utah began in the Fall of 2020 and discovered\, according to Merritt \, “the first fully excavated Chinese home on the transcontinental railroa d regardless of state. A pretty exciting data point. It really helps us un derstand the technology they were using to build it with\, the materials a nd also the style.” \n\n \n\nVisit the Thousand Springs Visitor Center for a presentation by Dr. Chris Merritt as he shares his in-depth knowledge.\ n\nRegistration: Please email HAFO_Information@nps.gov to RSVP. Space is l imited.\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details. htm?id=81932069-AF0E-ACA4-E123E33C58916503\n\nAll events: https://www.nps. gov/hafo/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=81932069-AF0E-AC A4-E123E33C58916503 LOCATION:Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument CATEGORIES:Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8197A7DF-A3C5-4C60-8401BA43A92F2975@nps-ical SUMMARY:What Have We Learned About Chinese Railroad Wokers? DTSTAMP:20260511T022955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Boise:20260515T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Boise:20260515T140000 DESCRIPTION:Chinese immigrants composed over 75 percent of the Transcontine ntal Railroad workforce between 1865 and 1869\, numbering more than 11\,00 0 by its completion. These Chinese laborers\, mostly young men ages 15-25\ , left their families and homes in China to seek new economic opportunitie s. The contributions of these Chinese railroad workers to Utah and the Uni ted States are slowly becoming better known. \n\nDuring construction of th e 1\,776-mile railroad\, about 500 people lived in Terrace\, Utah. Today\, a sign marking the spot where the town once stood and scattered bricks an d debris are almost all that’s left of it aboveground. The project at Terr ace\, Utah began in the Fall of 2020 and discovered\, according to Merritt \, “the first fully excavated Chinese home on the transcontinental railroa d regardless of state. A pretty exciting data point. It really helps us un derstand the technology they were using to build it with\, the materials a nd also the style.” \n\n \n\nVisit the Thousand Springs Visitor Center for a presentation by Dr. Chris Merritt as he shares his in-depth knowledge.\ n\nRegistration: Please email HAFO_Information@nps.gov to RSVP. Space is l imited.\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details. htm?id=8197A7DF-A3C5-4C60-8401BA43A92F2975\n\nAll events: https://www.nps. gov/hafo/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=8197A7DF-A3C5-4C 60-8401BA43A92F2975 LOCATION:Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument CATEGORIES:Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:AB000734-BC2F-0AC8-770E40B1675C5E96@nps-ical SUMMARY:Horses and People in the Northern Rockies DTSTAMP:20260511T022955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Boise:20260626T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Boise:20260626T110000 DESCRIPTION:As America marks its 250th anniversary\, Hagerman Fossil Beds a nd the Northern Rockies reflect on a connection between people and horses that goes back much further than a quarter-millennium. From their first ev olution to the lifeways of ancient hunters of North America\, horses are d eeply embedded in the earliest chapters of the human story in Idaho and be yond. New discoveries point to an early and important role for the region in the early spread of domestic horses into the American West - after whic h they shaped the lives and dynamics of both Native nations and colonial s ettlers\, from warfare to mining\, railroads\, and city life. Today\, the role of horses continues to grow and shift along with a changing landscape - but horses are still at the heart of life for many in the northern Rock ies.\n\nVisit the Thousand Springs Visitor Center for a virtual presentati on by Dr. William Taylor as he shares his in-depth knowledge.\n\nRegistrat ion: Please email HAFO_Information@nps.gov to RSVP. Space is limited.\n\nE vent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=AB000 734-BC2F-0AC8-770E40B1675C5E96\n\nAll events: https://www.nps.gov/hafo/pla nyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=AB000734-BC2F-0A C8-770E40B1675C5E96 LOCATION:Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument CATEGORIES:Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:AB090A46-F7BC-81E0-F87747A45F991C31@nps-ical SUMMARY:Horses and People in the Northern Rockies DTSTAMP:20260511T022955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Boise:20260626T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Boise:20260626T140000 DESCRIPTION:As America marks its 250th anniversary\, Hagerman Fossil Beds a nd the Northern Rockies reflect on a connection between people and horses that goes back much further than a quarter-millennium. From their first ev olution to the lifeways of ancient hunters of North America\, horses are d eeply embedded in the earliest chapters of the human story in Idaho and be yond. New discoveries point to an early and important role for the region in the early spread of domestic horses into the American West - after whic h they shaped the lives and dynamics of both Native nations and colonial s ettlers\, from warfare to mining\, railroads\, and city life. Today\, the role of horses continues to grow and shift along with a changing landscape - but horses are still at the heart of life for many in the northern Rock ies.\n\nVisit the Thousand Springs Visitor Center for a virtual presentati on by Dr. William Taylor as he shares his in-depth knowledge.\n\nRegistrat ion: Please email HAFO_Information@nps.gov to RSVP. Space is limited.\n\nE vent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=AB090 A46-F7BC-81E0-F87747A45F991C31\n\nAll events: https://www.nps.gov/hafo/pla nyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=AB090A46-F7BC-81 E0-F87747A45F991C31 LOCATION:Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument CATEGORIES:Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:AB66E292-BACC-2426-48DBF726BEE3C07D@nps-ical SUMMARY:The Light of a Hundred Fires: Chinese Gold Mining Networks in Idaho 's Boise Basin\, 1860-1915 DTSTAMP:20260511T022955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Boise:20260717T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Boise:20260717T110000 DESCRIPTION:Chinese migrants were some of the first and most numerous parti cipants in Idaho’s nineteenth-century gold rushes. In mining communities a cross Idaho\, Chinese residents often made up more than half of the local population and an even higher percentage of gold seekers. This presentatio n will focus on one such community\, Southern Idaho’s Boise Basin\, where a rich archaeological and historical record allows us to reconstruct what daily life was like for some of the thousands of Chinese and Chinese Ameri can individuals who\, despite facing racial discrimination and an evolving array of exclusionary laws\, established diverse lives and livelihoods du ring Idaho’s gold rush era.\n\nVisit the Thousand Springs Visitor Center f or a presentation by Renae Campbell as she shares her in-depth knowledge.\ n\nRegistration: Please email HAFO_Information@nps.gov to RSVP. Space is l imited.\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details. htm?id=AB66E292-BACC-2426-48DBF726BEE3C07D\n\nAll events: https://www.nps. gov/hafo/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=AB66E292-BACC-24 26-48DBF726BEE3C07D LOCATION:Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument CATEGORIES:Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:AB6B7D65-0C58-46FE-04A95C28E031C5E4@nps-ical SUMMARY:The Light of a Hundred Fires: Chinese Gold Mining Networks in Idaho 's Boise Basin\, 1860-1915 DTSTAMP:20260511T022955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Boise:20260717T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Boise:20260717T140000 DESCRIPTION:Chinese migrants were some of the first and most numerous parti cipants in Idaho’s nineteenth-century gold rushes. In mining communities a cross Idaho\, Chinese residents often made up more than half of the local population and an even higher percentage of gold seekers. This presentatio n will focus on one such community\, Southern Idaho’s Boise Basin\, where a rich archaeological and historical record allows us to reconstruct what daily life was like for some of the thousands of Chinese and Chinese Ameri can individuals who\, despite facing racial discrimination and an evolving array of exclusionary laws\, established diverse lives and livelihoods du ring Idaho’s gold rush era.\n\nVisit the Thousand Springs Visitor Center f or a presentation by Renae Campbell as she shares her in-depth knowledge.\ n\nRegistration: Please email HAFO_Information@nps.gov to RSVP. Space is l imited.\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details. htm?id=AB6B7D65-0C58-46FE-04A95C28E031C5E4\n\nAll events: https://www.nps. gov/hafo/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=AB6B7D65-0C58-46 FE-04A95C28E031C5E4 LOCATION:Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument CATEGORIES:Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ABC31117-BF86-AF59-B509D5618DAA7D3E@nps-ical SUMMARY:An Archaeological Record of Chinese Mining in the Snake River Canyo n\, Idaho DTSTAMP:20260511T022955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Boise:20260821T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Boise:20260821T110000 DESCRIPTION:The discovery of gold near Shoshone Falls in 1869 provided newl y discharged Chinese workers from the Central Pacific Railroad with a new economic opportunity. Records indicate that at least one of those claims w as purchased by Ah Mon Mong and the Tung Toek Tong from Relf Bledsoe in No vember 1871. This transfer became possible following the repeal in the Aut umn of 1870 of the ban on “Chinese emigration" enacted the previous May\,  possibly indicating the waning returns from placer deposits. In 2024\, CHC initiated an intensive pedestrian inventory of the canyon\, focusing on t he area between the Hansen Bridge and the Perrine Bridge in Jerome and Twi n Falls Counties. Our more intensive survey of the area has revealed a lan dscape of mining activities that will support the nomination of the Canyon as a National Historic District. \n\nVisit the Thousand Springs Visitor C enter for a presentation by Dr. Ken Cannon as he shares his in-depth knowl edge.\n\nRegistration: Please email HAFO_Information@nps.gov to RSVP. Spac e is limited.\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-de tails.htm?id=ABC31117-BF86-AF59-B509D5618DAA7D3E\n\nAll events: https://ww w.nps.gov/hafo/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=ABC31117-BF86-AF 59-B509D5618DAA7D3E LOCATION:Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument CATEGORIES:Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ABC89169-A4F1-0CCD-5EB058EC264BEA30@nps-ical SUMMARY:An Archaeological Record of Chinese Mining in the Snake River Canyo n\, Idaho DTSTAMP:20260511T022955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Boise:20260821T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Boise:20260821T140000 DESCRIPTION:The discovery of gold near Shoshone Falls in 1869 provided newl y discharged Chinese workers from the Central Pacific Railroad with a new economic opportunity. Records indicate that at least one of those claims w as purchased by Ah Mon Mong and the Tung Toek Tong from Relf Bledsoe in No vember 1871. This transfer became possible following the repeal in the Aut umn of 1870 of the ban on “Chinese emigration" enacted the previous May\,  possibly indicating the waning returns from placer deposits. In 2024\, CHC initiated an intensive pedestrian inventory of the canyon\, focusing on t he area between the Hansen Bridge and the Perrine Bridge in Jerome and Twi n Falls Counties. Our more intensive survey of the area has revealed a lan dscape of mining activities that will support the nomination of the Canyon as a National Historic District. \n\nVisit the Thousand Springs Visitor C enter for a presentation by Dr. Ken Cannon as he shares his in-depth knowl edge.\n\nRegistration: Please email HAFO_Information@nps.gov to RSVP. Spac e is limited.\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-de tails.htm?id=ABC89169-A4F1-0CCD-5EB058EC264BEA30\n\nAll events: https://ww w.nps.gov/hafo/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=ABC89169-A4F1-0C CD-5EB058EC264BEA30 LOCATION:Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument CATEGORIES:Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7F6CE9C7-EA9F-27F8-E98220B88ADF699E@nps-ical SUMMARY:From the Pearl River Delta to the Snake River Canyon: Southern Idah o's Chinese Cultural Legacy DTSTAMP:20260511T022955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Boise:20260918T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Boise:20260918T110000 DESCRIPTION:Recent archaeological surveys have revealed new information abo ut the Snake River Canyon’s Chinese gold mining camps\, illuminating a par t of Idaho history overlooked by traditional historical accounts.  Ron Jam es's presentation reexamines the contributions made by Chinese immigrants to southern Idaho’s history and shares the new evidence indicating that th e Chinese gold mining sites ca. 1870-early 1880s were far more extensive a nd complex than previously understood. \n\nVisit the Thousand Springs Visi tor Center for a presentation by Ron James as he shares his in-depth knowl edge.\n\nRegistration: Please email HAFO_Information@nps.gov to RSVP. Spac e is limited.\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-de tails.htm?id=7F6CE9C7-EA9F-27F8-E98220B88ADF699E\n\nAll events: https://ww w.nps.gov/hafo/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=7F6CE9C7-EA9F-27 F8-E98220B88ADF699E LOCATION:Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument CATEGORIES:Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7F6F8D12-0F11-3DAD-E2E05A163084526A@nps-ical SUMMARY:From the Pearl River Delta to the Snake River Canyon: Southern Idah o's Chinese Cultural Legacy DTSTAMP:20260511T022955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Boise:20260918T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Boise:20260918T140000 DESCRIPTION:Recent archaeological surveys have revealed new information abo ut the Snake River Canyon’s Chinese gold mining camps\, illuminating a par t of Idaho history overlooked by traditional historical accounts.  Ron Jam es's presentation reexamines the contributions made by Chinese immigrants to southern Idaho’s history and shares the new evidence indicating that th e Chinese gold mining sites ca. 1870-early 1880s were far more extensive a nd complex than previously understood. \n\nVisit the Thousand Springs Visi tor Center for a presentation by Ron James as he shares his in-depth knowl edge.\n\nRegistration: Please email HAFO_Information@nps.gov to RSVP. Spac e is limited.\n\nEvent details: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-de tails.htm?id=7F6F8D12-0F11-3DAD-E2E05A163084526A\n\nAll events: https://ww w.nps.gov/hafo/planyourvisit/calendar.htm URL:https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=7F6F8D12-0F11-3D AD-E2E05A163084526A LOCATION:Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument CATEGORIES:Talk END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR