The Vanishing Trading Posts by Chris Glenn and Sandy Sunseri, Historians and AZ Humanities Speakers

Come learn about “The Vanishing Trade Posts” with Chris and Sandy’s entertaining personalities. The stories of trading posts in the Southwest are a unique snapshot of life almost one hundred years ago. In the early 1900’s, trading posts in the Four corners flourished. There were over one hundred trading posts on the plateau, but today only five remain. Why did they vanish? The challenges and unexpected gifts of cross-cultural exchange are factors, as well as the social and economic changes on the reservation and across the country. Chris and Sandy have been speaking about the land and people of the Colorado Plateau since 2012, after completing docent training at the Museum of Northern Arizona. Their presentations are very informative, sometimes in costumes or with props related to the topic and in every case with a thorough exploration of the events and personalities of the time from multiple points of view.