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Tag Archives: Documentary Films
Aloha Wanderwell – A Well-Wandered Woman
To commemorate March as Women’s History Month, the AHC would like to feature the life of adventurer Idris Galcia Hall (1906-1996) who christened herself “Aloha Wanderwell.” In 1922 at age 16, she answered an ad calling for “a good-looking brainy … Continue reading
Posted in aviation history, Explorers, popular culture, Uncategorized, women's history, World exploration
Tagged Aloha Wanderwell, Captain Walter Wanderwell, Desert Dust, Documentary Films, Explorers of the Purple Sage, Idris Galcia Hall, Walter Nicholas Baker, Wild horse roundup, Women's History Month
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Sky High in Wyoming
In a press release written to accompany the release of her film, Sky High in Wyoming, the documentary filmmaker Mildred Capron (whose papers reside at the American Heritage Center) states: An easterner by birth and background, 14 years in China … Continue reading