PROJECT


  • 2003-Grant funding from the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Colorado River Indian Tribe Education Department and private donations funded a Strategic Visioning Session.
  • 2004- The Colorado River Indian Tribal Council passed a resolution dedicating 40 acres for the historic preservation of the Poston confinement site. (Poston camp I site)
  • 2009- Grant funding from the U.S. National Park Service for collecting and digitizing oral histories, is now being completed.
  • 2010-Grant funding from the U.S. National Park Service for relocation and rehabilitation of a barrack obtained.
  • 2010-Grant funding from the National Trust for Historic Preservation for the barrack relocation project obtained.
  • 2011-Grant funding from the U.S. National Park Service for production of the documentary, “Poston’s Mothers and Babies: A Film on Domestic Life in Camp”
  • 5/20/2012 -Met our goal of $10,000 for the Poston Barrack Relocation Project. Thank you to 54 generous sponsors for helping us reach our total in preserving this important part of Poston's History.
  • 5/28/2012-Advisory Board of the National Park System voted to recommend "National Historic Landmark" designation for the Poston Elementary School, Unit 1
  •  6/28/2012-Tentative plans for the barrack relocation from Parker to Poston with a special blessing ceremony.
  • 7/18/2012-Barrack relocation from Parker to Poston. COMPLETED!
  • 10/17/2012 Received final approval  "NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK" (Poston 1 Elementary School)
  • Currently: Filming and interviewing for the documentary, “Poston’s Mothers and Babies: A Film on Domestic Life in Camp” 


NOW:Poston I Elementary School cornerstone

THEN: Poston 3 School auditorium 1944-1945
NOW: School Auditorium
NOW: School Auditorium
NOW: School buildings
NOW: School Buildings
NOW: School Building (inside)


 Donated barrack Parker, AZ 2/2008
  Barrack  2/2008

 Barrack   10/2011
 

Barrack   10/2011
 
 Barrack up on cement blocks  7/14/2012



Getting ready to relocate the barrack  7/14/2012
Barrack moved out of Parker and heading to Poston 7/18/2012
Barrack at Poston Restoration Project site 7/18/2012