GRAHAM COUNTY — History comes alive this Saturday, twice at the same time.
The Graham County Historical Society will conduct its annual meeting Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Ranch House on Eastern Arizona College’s Discovery Park Campus.
Attendance is free and this year there will be two recipients of the Heritage Award — Ray Luster and Eldon Angle.
“The Heritage Award is to honor individuals that have provided substantial time for the community,” said Harvey John, Historical Society president.
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Attendees will also be able to register for the Graham County Historical Society’s annual Spring Trek, which is a tour of the Coolidge Dam in Peridot on Feb. 1, with a second tour set for Feb. 8 if more than the tour limit of 30 register.
Also at 10 a.m., the Gila Valley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will unveil a historical marker at the home of Gila Valley pioneers Ebenezer and Mary Ann Bryce.
In 1882, Ebenezer moved his family from Utah — where Bryce Canyon National Park is named for him — first to Pima for Mary Ann’s health.
“He eventually moved his family over to Bryce — the community is named after him — and built a lumber home first while he built this red-brick home for wife,” said Gayle Bryce, with the Ebenezer Bryce Foundation.
After the marker’s unveiling, there will be tours of the home from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The historical Ebenezer Bryce home is located at 6384 Bryce-Eden Road.
