Fort Huachuca’s Black Officers’ Club Named to National Trust’s 11 Most Endangered Places

Fort Huachuca’s Black Officers’ Club Named to National Trust’s 11 Most Endangered Places
The fate of a Fort Huachuca building that preservationists say is significant to honoring the contributions of African-American military personnel during World War II is still uncertain despite attempts to preserve it and add it to the National Register of Historic Places. On Wednesday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation named the Mountain View Officers’ Club, built in 1942 for black officers, as one of America’s 11 Most Endangered Places. Others on the national list include the Houston Astrodome, the old Pan Am Worldport Terminal at Kennedy Airport in New York and Montana’s one-room schoolhouses. http://bit.ly/19ikZoT – Azstarnet.com

Lidar’s Impact in Archaeological Research
Lidar, also known as Laser Imaging, Detection, and Ranging, works by illuminating a target zone with lasers affixed to an aircraft. The light is reflected off target objects — whether foliage, buildings or even clouds — and captured by a receiver that measures the duration of each pulse’s trip to the target. The data is then used in conjunction with GPS to create a digital, 3D map. Lidar technology was initially developed in the 1960s and used for atmospheric research, meteorology and geological surveys by government agencies like the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) and US Geological Survey (USGS). And NASA has since 1994 been experimenting with orbital lidar systems to help scientists better understand climate patterns. More recently, New York City used lidar to create a 3D map of Manhattan that served as the framework for updated flood plans. http://bit.ly/11AVW7S – The Verge

Excavating the “Ten Commandments”
Archaeologists continue to dig up decades of movie history under Central Coast sand dunes. In its latest excavation, the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center unveiled its latest artifacts from the Lost City of DeMille from Cecil B. DeMille’s 1923 film The Ten Commandments. It’s the only surviving movie set from that era. http://bit.ly/15wyz0c – KSBY.com

Lecture Opportunity – Santa Fe
Southwest Seminars Presents Ron Harvey, Jr., Lead Interpretive Ranger, Fort Union National Monument and Recipient, 2007 Regional Freeman Tilden Award, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior; and Author, ‘ Buried in History’ who will give a lecture July 8 on Ft. Union: Life and Death on the New Mexico Military Frontier at Hotel Santa Fe as part of the annual Voices From the Past Lecture Series which is given annually to honor and acknowledge the New Mexico History Museum. Admission is by subscription or $12 at the door. No reservations are necessary and refreshments are served. Contact Alan Osborne, tel: 505 466-2775, email:southwestseminar@aol.com website:http://bit.ly/YhJddr – Southwest Seminars