EVENTS
 

The South County Historical Society presents Second Saturdays!

Second Saturdays will feature a wide range of speakers and presenters who have a love of history as their common ground.  Authors will read and discuss their works based in local history.   Experts on a variety of subjects from historic photography to researching your genealogy, to writing your own history will all take part in this program.

Our programs kick off with Wanda Snow Porter on March 10th.  Wanda grew up in Arroyo Grande riding horseback on land that was once part of an old Mexican rancho.   She learned the vaquero way of riding and training horses. Author/illustrator of the DANA Burro Picture Book Series and docent for Dana Adobe, she helps children experience what it was like to brand and roundup cattle on an early California rancho. Her knowledge of horses and history inspired her write a young adult novel, Spurs for José.

On Christmas Eve in 1846, a terrible rainstorm almost devastates Fremont’s battalion as they march over the Santa Ynez Mountains during the Mexican-American War. Spurs for José brims with action and excitement as a young vaquero follows Fremont on this unforgettable adventure. It is a coming-of-age story, not just for one young Indian vaquero, but also for California, as it becomes the thirty-first state of the United States.
 
Second Saturdays begins this March and will run through October, with a 3 month hiatus (June, July & August) when the Society will present its second season of Summer Historic Theatre.

2012 Calendar for "SECOND SATURDAYS"

ALL PROGRAMS take place at 3PM at the IOOF HALL - 128 Bridge St, across from McLintocks

All are welcome (voluntary donation requested of non Society members)

March 10 - 3PM   -  Wanda Snow Porter, member & author, answering questions and reading from her new young adult novel, Spurs for Jose. 

April 14 -3PM   -  Mark Zammitt, local photographer, detailing his Centennial Photo project, "The Shopkeepers of Arroyo Grande."  The photos will be on exhibit for your enjoyment.

May (date to be determined) - 3PM   -  Ella Thorp Ellis will speak to us and read from her new book, Dune Child.   Ella was the only child to live permanently with Dunites in the 1930's.  You won't want to miss this fascinating woman.  (We'll keep you posted on the date, it may not happen on Saturday, depending on her travel schedule.