Course Catalog
China’s Terracotta Warriors
Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, presented new groundbreaking discoveries with World of the Terracotta Warriors: New Archaeological Discoveries in Shaanxi in the 21st Century! Explore China’s captivating early history through recent archaeological finds from Shaanxi Province, learning why it is hailed as a cradle of ancient Chinese Civilization. Traverse millennia, from Shimao around 2300 BCE – among the earliest walled cities in China – culminating in the iconic Terracotta Warriors commissioned by the Qin emperor and completed after his death in 210 BCE.
Pocatello Red Light District, The
A history of a rarely discussed aspect of early Pocatello, a frontier town like many others in the “Old West”. Prostitution was once an accepted (though ignored by polite society) institution …often regulated, sometimes licensed, occasionally taxed, and frequently a source of civic revenue for developing cities in the late 1800s and early1900s. This presentation covers the Pocatello “red-light” district from its beginnings through World War II and after…where it was, how it was regulated, mis-conceptions, and its place in city history.
The Shoshone Bannocks in Portneuf Valley
The Shoshone-Bannock tribes’ ancestral lands include the Portneuf Valley, also known as Pihaa-Kuyu Hunnu (Sweet Tobacco Root Valley, Shoshone). This talk, presented by members of the Tribes’ Office of Original Territories and Historical Research, will delve into the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes’ history in relation to the valley. The Portneuf River watershed is recognized by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes as a vital area rich in plant, animal, and other natural and cultural resources that deserve appreciation and protection.