Southern Trails Chapter

Covering Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas


Identifying and Preserving the Southern Trails to California.

Overview

The Southern Trails Chapter of OCTA is dedicated to studying and preserving a network of early migration and trade routes that led through the southwestern states to California. One of the major trail systems in this area is known as the Southern Trail. Its variants originate in Oklahoma and Texas and pass through New Mexico and Arizona, terminating in Southern California. The Southern Trails Chapter is working toward gaining National Historic Trail status for this route. Won’t you join us?


Leadership

Officers:

President:  Mark Howe

Vice President:  Cecilia Bell

Treasurer:  Melissa Shaw

Secretary:  Christopher Shaw Jones

Board Members:

NAMES EMAILS STATE
Ahnert, Gerald and Elizabeth nobottomgulch@yahoo.com NY
Bell, Cecilia and John cecilialjb@aol.com NM
Francell, Beth and Larry larry.francell@sbcglobal.net TX
Howe, Mark mlhowe1@hotmail.com TX
Jones, Christopher christrains4449@gmail.com CA
Judkins, Dan djudkins1950@gmail.com AZ
Loucks, Susan sloucks@comcast.net CA
Shaw, Melissa melissa@jonesfinancial.com CA