Oregon-California Trails Symposium

• Stephen Madsen – Old Spanish Trail Into Utah by the Southern Branch (from Monticello to Green River), Including the Macomb Military Reconnaisance
• David Miller – Early Anglo-American Travelers On and Near the Old Spanish Trail in East-Central Utah
• Wade Allinson – Salina Canyon to Eld Mountain (Moab), Including First Wagon Travel from Anglo-American Travelers, 1849 to 1858

Afternoon speakers:

• Robert Leonard – Fish Lake Cutoff of the Old Spanish Trail, Including Verification of the Route and Uses
• David Ogden – Jedidiah Smith Through Utah, 1826-27, Including the Mystery of a Disappeared Paiute Village in St. George Area
• Edward Leo Lyman – The Western Third of the Trail Through Utah: The Old Spanish Trail from Salina Southward Along the Sevier River, Over Bear Valley Summit, and Through Southwest Utah into Arizona

Keynote speaker (Saturday dinner):

• T. Michael Smith – The Mountain Meadows Massacre

Sunday, March 20

• Tour One: Mountain Meadows
• Tour Two: Leaving Utah to Virgin Hill in Nevada

The hotel is located at 1129 South Bluff Street in St. George, Utah and OCTA has negotiated a room rate of $118/night (normal rate is $210). Please make your room reservation no later than February 17, 2016 to ensure you get the OCTA rate. Call (435) 652-1234 to reserve your room now. We have set aside both Queen and King suites.

All the rooms have free WiFi and 42-inch TVs, as well as microwaves, fridges and coffeemakers. Upgraded rooms add whirlpool tubs and fireplaces; 1 suite features Hollywood-themed decor.

Freebies include hot breakfast and an area shuttle. There’s also a heated outdoor pool, kids pool and hot tub, plus meeting rooms and on-site laundry. An electric car-charging station is also available.