Past Events
This is a list of past Researchers Anonymous meetings, beginning with its inception in 1993. Descriptions for some of the early meetings could not be located. If you have them, please let us know.
1993
October 1993 First Meeting
November 6, 1993 Ron Powell shared his research on Martina Castro and her land grants.
December 4, 1993 Betty Lewis on Watsonville history
1994
February 5, 1994 Alzora Snyder and Jane Borg on history and collections at the William H. Volk Memorial Museum in Watsonville
March 5, 1994 Phil Reader on African American history in Santa Cruz County
April 2, 1994 Round Table Discussion
June 4, 1994 Steve Lawton of Otter B Books on publishing local history books
June 25, 1994 Tour of Rancho del Oso by Hulda Hoover McLean
August 4, 1994 Dart Keech on the Wilders and the Burrells
September 1994 Round Table Discussion
October 1, 1994 Round Table Discussion
November 5, 1994 Round Table Discussion
December 3, 1994 Lecture on railroads and cement plants by Alverda Orlando
1995
February 4, 1995 Local African American history with Phil Reader
March 4, 1995 Group discussion on researching women in history
April 1, 1995 Odd Fellows Cemetery Tour by Phil Reader
May 6, 1995 Round Table Discussion
June 3, 1995 Round Table Discussion
November 11, 1995 Pajaro Valley Historical Assn Tour/Volck Museum
December 9, 1995 Genealogy Room of the Santa Cruz Library Tour
1996
February 10, 1996 Kraft House Tour
March 9, 1996 Lillian Rouse House Tour
April 13, 1996 Lisa Brewer House Tour
May 11, 1996 Santa Cruz Aviation by Esther Rice
June 8, 1996 Pajaro Valley Cemetery Tour
July 13, 1996 Martinelli Plant Tour, Watsonville
September 14, 1996 Santa Cruz Family History Center Tour
November 9, 1996 Joint RA and History Docent Training
December 7, 1996 Laguna Creek Lime Kilns Tour with Bob Piwarzyk
1997
January 10, 1997 Awards presentation for Esther Rice and Starr Gurcke
February 8, 1997 Santa Cruz Public Library Tour
March 8, 1997 Capitola Museum Tour
April 12, 1997 Porter Implement Shed at the Watsonville Fairgrounds
May 10, 1997 Round Table Discussion
June 14, 1997 Old Holy Cross Cemetery Tour with Phil Reader and Marion Pokriots
July 12, 1997 Pigeon Point Lighthouse Tour with Frank Perry
August 9, 1997 Polo at Pogonip by Colleen Meagher
September 13, 1997 Marie Holmes Grave Dedication at Evergreen
October 11, 1997 Pre-Statehood Documents with Edna Kimbro & Carol Champion
November 8, 1997 Round Table Discussion
1998
January 10, 1998 Proclamations honoring Stan Stevens and David & Winnie Heron
February 14, 1998 "Birth of a Nation" film with Phil Reader and Pat Clark
April 11, 1998 Annick Foucrier, guest
May 9, 1998 Round Table Discussion
June 13, 1998 Barbecue at the Krafts home
July 11, 1998 Bockius-Orr House Tour & Snyder Archives
August 8, 1998 GAR Database by Bob Nelson
September 12, 1998 Point Pinos Lighthouse with Frank Perry
October 10, 1998 Book Signing for History Journal #4, Rosemary Brogan
November 14, 1998 Proclamations Honoring Sara Bunnett & Indexers
1999
January 9, 1999 Round Table Discussion
February 13, 1999 Civil War in Santa Cruz by Bob Nelson
March 21, 1999 San Jose Historical Society Tour
April 10, 1999 Round Table Discussion
May 15, 1999 Old City Cemetery, Sacramento Tour
June 12, 1999 Davenport Talk by Alverda Orlando and Peter McGettigan
July 10. 1999 Santa Cruz Surfing with Harry Mayo and Tom Hickenbottom
August 14, 1999 Joint meeting with Docents
September 11, 1999 E Clampus Vitus by Keith Kraft
October 16, 1999 Commemoration of Frederick A. Hihn by Stan Stevens
November 13, 1999 Round Table Discussion
2000
January 8, 2000 California Historical Society Tour, San Francisco
February 12, 2000 Stars of Lick Observatory by Dorothy Schaumberg
March 11, 2000 Capitola Historical Museum with Carolyn Swift and Judy Steen
April 8, 2000 Round Table Discussion
May 13, 2000 Proclamations Honoring Jane Borg and Lillian McPherson Rouse
June 3, 2000 Round Table Discussion
July 8, 2000 Whose Water is it Anyway? by Bruce VanAllen
August 12, 2000 Downtown Walking Tour with Harriet Talen
September 9, 2000 Porter Memorial Library Tour with Richard Nutter
October 14, 2000 Ag History & Gizdich Ranch Tour, Watsonville
November 11, 2000 Evergreen Cemetery & Veteran's Day Tour
2001
January 13, 2001 Round Table Discussion
February 10, 2001 Oral Histories Talk by Nikki Silva
March 10, 2001 Santa Cruz Breweries by Brian Weatherman
April 14, 2001 Round Table Discussion
May 12, 2001 Paradise Park Tour with Joanne Nelson
June 2, 2001 Williams Family Reunion
July 14, 2001 Proclamation Honoring Harold VanGorder on his 100th Birthday
August 11, 2001 San Lorenzo Valley Museum Tour, Boulder Creek
September 8, 2001 Big Basin Redwoods State Park tour by Ranger Kim Baker
October 13, 2001 Round Table Discussion
November 10, 2001 UCSC McHenry Library, Computer Talk
2002
January 19, 2002 Hollins House & Pasatiempo History by Bob Beck
February 9, 2002 Bouchard, the Pirate by Peter Uhrowczik
March 9, 2002 Round Table Discussion
April 6, 2002 Postcard Club Show about Live Oak, Live Oak Grange
May 11, 2002 Crossing the Bar by Allan Molho
June 8, 2002 Round Table Discussion
July 13, 2002 Lighthouse Point Tour with Frank Perry
August 10, 2002 Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor Tour with Ed Larson
September 14, 2002 Round Table Discussion
October 12, 2002 Celebrating our 9th Anniversary
November 16, 2002 The Joaquin Castro Adobe by Suzanne Paizis
2003
January 11, 2003 Round Table Discussion
February 1, 2003 Round Table Discussion
March 8, 2003 South Texas Family History by Ronaldo Ramirez
May 10, 2003 Scott House Tour – Scotts Valley
June 14, 2003 Round Table Discussion
July 9, 2003 Elkhorn Slough Tour with Colleen Meagher
August 2, 2003 Davenport Cement Plant Tour & Environs wtih Alverda Orlando
September 13, 2003 Round Table Discussion
October 11, 2003 10th Anniversary of RA Talks with Christine Bunting, Bob Kerr, Stan Stevens, Cynthia Mathews
November 8, 2003 Railroads in Santa Cruz County talk by Bruce MacGregor
2004
January 10, 2004 Farewell for Rachel McKay & Round Table Discussion
February 14, 2004 Monterey Revival in the 1920s with Julianne Burton-Carvajal, Jo Mora and J.C. Anthony
March 13, 2004 Lighthouse Postcards with Frank Perry
April 17, 2004 Whaler's Cove at Pt. Lobos State Reservation
May 8, 2004 Agricultural Museum and Rodger House at Watsonville Fairgrounds
June 12, 2004 Salz Tannery Tour with Jeremy Lezin & Tom Nordyke. Ansel Adams Exhibit with Kathleen Moodie
July 10, 2004 Tres Ojos de Agua Tour with Dean Silvers
August 14, 2003 Round Table Discussion; Recognition of transcribers; Hihn Exhibit at the Capitola Museum with Stan Stevens and Carolyn Swift
September 11, 2004 Branciforte Ave, Santa Cruz's First Main Street by Ross Gibson
October 9, 2004 Campfire Tales of the Civil War by Robert Nelson
November 13, 2004 Round Table Discussion
2005
January 8, 2005 Round Table Discussion
February 12, 2005 Live Oak History Project; Panel discussion
March 12, 2005 Boom Town: The Life and Times of the California Powder Works by Barry Brown
April 9, 2005 Round Table Discussion
May 14, 2005 Pescadero Walking Tour by Greg and Ann Timm
June 11, 2005 Chitactac-Adams Heritage Park, docent led tour
July 9, 2005 Round Table Discussion
August 13, 2005 Natural History Museum Centennial
September 10, 2005 Under the Boardwalk with Bonnie Minford
October 8, 2005 Round Table Discussion
November 12, 2005 Santa Cruz Home Movies featuring “A Home Movie Scrapbook” by Geoffrey Dunn
2006
January 14, 2006 Round Table Discussion
February 11, 2006 Harlots & Whorehouses by Phil Reader
March 11, 2006 Round Table Discussion
April 15, 2006 Rowland Website and Index by Stan Stevens and Joan Gilbert Martin
May 13, 2006 Round Table Discussion
June 10, 2006 History of Spirituality by Paul Tutwiler
July 8, 2006 Round Table Discussion
August 12, 2006 Beach Hill Walking Tour by Ross Gibson
September 9, 2006 Round Table Discussion
October 14, 2006 California Powder Works Walking Tour by Barry Brown
November 11, 2006 Round Table Discussion
2007
January 13, 2007 Round Table Discussion
February 10, 2007 The Bad Guys of Santa Cruz County by Phil Reader
March 10, 2007 Round Table Discussion
April 14, 2007 New Resources at MAH and UCSC with Amy Dunning and Gretchen Dempewolf. Tutorial for new online Research Forum.
May 10, 2007 Round Table Discussion
June 9, 2007 Lime Kiln Tour at UCSC with authors of Lime Kiln Legacies
July 14, 2007 Round Table Discussion
August 11, 2007 Mission Hill Tour led by Ross Gibson
September 8, 2007 Round Table Discussion
October 13, 2007 Research Workshop: House History with Sarah Harbison, Judy Steen, Joe Michalak, and Stan Stevens
November 10, 2007 Round Table Discussion
2008
January 12, 2008 Round Table Discussion
February 9, 2008 Unbuttoning Women’s History with Judy Steen and Carolyn Swift
March 8, 2008 Round Table Discussion
April 12, 2008 Pigeon Point Shipwrecks with author JoAnn Semones
May 10, 2008 Round Table Discussion
June 14, 2008 Pogonip Tour with Joan Gilbert Martin & Colleen McInerney-Meager
July 12, 2008 Round Table Discussion
August 9, 2008 Capitola Walking Tour with Carolyn Swift
September 13, 2008 Round Table Discussion
October 11, 2008 History of the North Coast by Ivano Comelli
November 8, 2008 Round Table Discussion
2009
January 10, 2009 Round Table Discussion
February 14, 2009 History Resources in Santa Cruz County, led by Amy Dunning, MAH archivist, with representatives from PVHA, Ag History, SLVM, SCPL, and the Capitola Historical Museum
March 14, 2009 Round Table Discussion
April 11, 2009 Preservation—Keeping History Safe by Amy Dunning
May 9, 2009 Round Table Discussion
June 13, 2009 Evergreen Cemetery Tour with Joan Nelson and members of Researchers Anonymous
July 11, 2009 Round Table Discussion
August 8, 2009 Soquel Walking Tour with Carolyn Swift
September 12, 2009 Round Table Discussion
October 10, 2009 Sweet 16, Anniversary of Researchers Anonymous with founders Stan Stevens and Rachel McKay
November 14, 2009 Round Table Discussion
2010
January 9, 2010 Round Table Discussion
February 13, 2010 Silent Movie Queens, local talent and locations with Randy Brown
March 13, 2010 Round Table Discussion
April 10, 2010 Remembering our Own, Santa Cruz County war dead with Robert Nelson
May 8, 2010 Round Table Discussion
June 12, 2010 Seabright Beach Area Walking Tour with Traci Bliss and Judy Steen
July 10, 2010 Round Table Discussion
August 14, 2010 Arana Gulch Walking Tour with Norm Poitevin
September 11, 2010 Round Table Discussion
October 9, 2010 Seabright Beach Area Walking Tour Part II with Traci Bliss and Judy Steen
November 13, 2010 Round Table Discussion
2011
January 8, 2011 Round Table Discussion
February 12, 2011 Tales of Old Felton, 1868-1890s with Randy Brown
March 12, 2011 Round Table Discussion
April 9, 2011 Watsonville Fire Museum with Gene Friend
May 14, 2011 Round Table Discussion
June 11, 2011 Holy Cross Cemetery Tour; Early Statehood Years with Norm Poitevin
July 9, 2011 Round Table Discussion
August 13, 2011 The San Lorenzo Valley Flume, author talk with Lisa Robinson
September 10, 2011 Round Table Discussion
October 8, 2011 Mary Jo Ignoffo on her book, Captive of the Labyrinth: Sarah L. Winchester, Heiress to the Rifle Fortune
November 12, 2012 Round Table Discussion
2012
January 14, 2012 Round Table Discussion
February 11, 2012 Tour of Monterey Library California Room
March 10, 2012 Round Table Discussion
April 14, 2012 Stan Stevens & Joan Martin: Rowland Files. Deborah Osterberg: 1940 census.
May 12, 2012 Round Table Discussion
June 9, 2012 Tour of the Aptos Museum
July 14, 2012 Round Table Discussion
August 11, 2012 Tour of the historic Star Creek Ranch
September 8, 2012 Round Table Discussion
October 8, 2012 Tour of Davenport with Alverda Orlando
November 11, 2012. Kate Meads: How to write historical fiction
December 8, 2012. Louisa Haddad: Tour of Special Collections, UCSC
2013
January 12, 2013 Round Table Discussion
February 9, 2013 Randy Brown: bio. of Josephine McCrackin. Marla Novo: MAH archives
March 9, 2013 Round Table Discussion
April 13, 2013 Round Table Discussion
May 11, 2013 Pogonip Tour
June 8, 2013 Lecture on Santa Cruz Historic Building Survey by Judy Steen
July 13, 2013 Lecture on pop-up museums by Nora Grant. Explanation of the new Online History Journal by Traci Bliss and Derek Whaley.
August 10, 2013 Lectures by Stacie Marie Garcia on 3rd Friday history events, Greg Gardner on the Johnston photo collection, and Justin Collins on remodeling the main history exhibit at MAH.
September 14, 2013 Evergreen Cemetery tour
October 12, 2013 20th birthday celebration with speakers Rachel McKay, Stan Stevens, and Frank Perry. Members brought items for show and tell.
November 9, 2013 Scanning family photos by the Public Library
December 14, 2013 Tour of the Castro Adobe, Watsonville
2014
January 11, 2014 Round Table Discussion
February 8, 2014 Tour of Museum library and archives
March 8, 2014 Round Table Discussion
April 12, 2014 Tour of Santa Cruz Public Library
May 10, 2014 Behind-the-scenes tour of the Boardwalk
June 14, 2014 Talks by several RA members
July 12, 2014 Lecture by Derek Whaley on local railroad history
August 9, 2014 Round Table Discussion
September 13, 2014 Evergreen Cemetery tour
October 11, 2014 Carey Casey and Peter Nurkse on historic aerial images of Santa Cruz
November 8, 2014 Round Table Discussion
December 13, 2014 Lecture by Santa Cruz Heritage Food Project
2015
January 10, 2015 Round Table Discussion
February 14, 2015 Robin Chapman on the history of apricot growing in Silicon Valley
March 14, 2015 Round Table Discussion
April 11, 2015 Tour of New Almaden Quicksilver Mines
May 9, 2015 Round Table Discussion
June 13, 2015 Lisa Robinson: Tour of San Lorenzo Valley Museum & Boulder Creek
July 11, 2015 How to preserve your research files.
August 8, 2015 Field trip cancelled
September 12, 2015 Round Table Discussion. Theme: Getting your book published.
October 10, 2015 Walking tours with Mobile Ranger
November 14, 2015. Melanie Mayer: History of the Santa Cruz Water System
December 13, 2015. Round Table Discussion.
2016
January 9, 2016. Martin Rizzo: Lecture on life at Mission Santa Cruz.
February 13, 2016. Field trip to see Santa's Village, Frontier Village, and Lost World exhibit at museum in Los Gatos.
March 12, 2016. Author John Boessenecker, Outlaws and Lawmen of Frontier Santa Cruz County.
April 9, 2016. Round Table Discussion
May 16, 2016. Field trip to Harden Foundation, Salinas.
June 13, 2016. Round Table Discussion
July 9, 2016. Auto Tree Exhibit at SLV Museum and Big Basin Tour
August 13, 2016. East Morrissey tour with Dan Model
September 10, 2016. Round Table Discussion
October 8, 2016. Members attended the Santa Cruz County History Fair
November 12, 2016. Ronnie Trubek, Deborah Osterberg, and Marla Novo gave talks on collections
December 10, 2016. Field trip to Monterey County Historical Society
2017
January 14, 2017. Round Table Discussion
February 11, 2017. Case Studies: four examples by local researchers---Tom Ninkovich, Dana Bagshaw, Elizabeth Schilling, and Frank Perry
March 11, 2017. Round Table Discussion
April 8, 2017. History of women in Seabright and of the natural history museum.—Traci Bliss, Randall Brown, and Heather Moffat
May 13, 2017. Blue Plaque Awards
June 10, 2017. Round Table Discussiion
July 8, 2017. Lecture and tour at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park by docent Ken Land
August 12, 2017. East Santa Cruz tour with Dan Model
September 9, 2017. Round Table Discussion
October 14, 2017. Gilroy Historical Museum (cancelled)
November 11, 2017. Round Table Discussion
December 9, 2017. Optional tour of Monterey adobes at Christmas
January 14, 2017. Round Table Discussion
February 11, 2017. Case Studies: four examples by local researchers---Tom Ninkovich, Dana Bagshaw, Elizabeth Schilling, and Frank Perry
March 11, 2017. Round Table Discussion
April 8, 2017. History of women in Seabright and of the natural history museum.—Traci Bliss, Randall Brown, and Heather Moffat
May 13, 2017. Blue Plaque Awards
June 10, 2017. Round Table Discussiion
July 8, 2017. Lecture and tour at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park by docent Ken Land
August 12, 2017. East Santa Cruz tour with Dan Model
September 9, 2017. Round Table Discussion
October 14, 2017. Gilroy Historical Museum (cancelled)
November 11, 2017. Round Table Discussion
December 9, 2017. Optional tour of Monterey adobes at Christmas
2018
January 13, 2018. Round Table Discussion
February 10, 2018. Author Ralph Abraham on his book, Hip Santa Cruz
March 10, 2018. Round Table Discussion
April 14, 2018 Inside a Hippie Commune, Holly Harman
May 12, 2018 Blue Plaque Awards
June 9, 2018 Round Table Discussion
July 14, 2018 Capitola Village walking tour with Frank Perry
August 11, 2018 Round Table Discussion
September 8, 2018 Round Table Discussion
October 13, 2018 Four authors from History Journal 9: Landscapes
November 10, 2018 Round Table Discussion
December 8, 2018 Our sister organizations and planning for the future of RA
January 13, 2018. Round Table Discussion
February 10, 2018. Author Ralph Abraham on his book, Hip Santa Cruz
March 10, 2018. Round Table Discussion
April 14, 2018 Inside a Hippie Commune, Holly Harman
May 12, 2018 Blue Plaque Awards
June 9, 2018 Round Table Discussion
July 14, 2018 Capitola Village walking tour with Frank Perry
August 11, 2018 Round Table Discussion
September 8, 2018 Round Table Discussion
October 13, 2018 Four authors from History Journal 9: Landscapes
November 10, 2018 Round Table Discussion
December 8, 2018 Our sister organizations and planning for the future of RA
2019
January 12, 2019. Frank Zwart on the founding of UCSC
February 9, 2019. Lecture by Martha Vallejo McGettigan and tribute to Peter McGettigan
March 9, 2019. Tour of Boardwalk archives with Jessie Durant and Ted Whiting
April 13, 2019. Round Table Discussion
May 11, 2019. Blue Plaque Awards
June 8, 2019 Tour of "Guided By Ghosts" exhibit at MAH
July 13, 2019 Tour of DigiBarn musueum in Boulder Creek
Aug. 10, 2019 Round Table Discussion
Sept. 14, 2019 Visto to "Ohlone Day" at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Oct. 12, 2019 No meeting
Nov. 9, 2019 Round Table Discussion
Dec. 14, 2019 Melanie Mayer: Book on Santa Cruz Mission
2020
January 11, 2020. Round Table Discussion
February 8, 2020. Lecture: "Wharf Wars and Big Cement" by Alverda Orlando
March 14, 2020. Cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak
April 11, 2020. Round Table Discussion via "Zoom"
May 9, 2020. Online presentation by Irene Reti on the book Seeds of Change. https://tinyurl.com/ucsc-seeds
June 13, 2020. Lecture: "A Cachet History of Santa Cruz County" by Frank Perry, online via "Zoom"
July 11, 2020. Round Table Discussion via "Zoom"
August 8, 2020. Collections show and tell.
September 12, 2020. Round Table Discussion of recent fires and their impact on our history
October 10, 2020. "Yellow Ribbons," a short online play by Dana Bagshaw about Santa Cruz suffragists
November 14, 2020. Traci Bliss on publishing history books during the pandemic
December 12, 2020. Round Table Discussioin.
January 11, 2020. Round Table Discussion
February 8, 2020. Lecture: "Wharf Wars and Big Cement" by Alverda Orlando
March 14, 2020. Cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak
April 11, 2020. Round Table Discussion via "Zoom"
May 9, 2020. Online presentation by Irene Reti on the book Seeds of Change. https://tinyurl.com/ucsc-seeds
June 13, 2020. Lecture: "A Cachet History of Santa Cruz County" by Frank Perry, online via "Zoom"
July 11, 2020. Round Table Discussion via "Zoom"
August 8, 2020. Collections show and tell.
September 12, 2020. Round Table Discussion of recent fires and their impact on our history
October 10, 2020. "Yellow Ribbons," a short online play by Dana Bagshaw about Santa Cruz suffragists
November 14, 2020. Traci Bliss on publishing history books during the pandemic
December 12, 2020. Round Table Discussioin.
2021
January 9, 2021. Round Table Discussion
February 4, 2021. Nikki Silva and Shmuel Thaler on documenting the CZU fire. Available on YouTube.
March 13, 2021. Round Table Discussion
April 10, 2021. Deborah Osterberg on the history of the Santa Cruz Big Trees. Available on YouTube.
May 8, 2021. Kate Dundon on digitizing UCSC's historic Santa Cruz photos collection. Available on YouTube. For PDF of slides, see below.
January 9, 2021. Round Table Discussion
February 4, 2021. Nikki Silva and Shmuel Thaler on documenting the CZU fire. Available on YouTube.
March 13, 2021. Round Table Discussion
April 10, 2021. Deborah Osterberg on the history of the Santa Cruz Big Trees. Available on YouTube.
May 8, 2021. Kate Dundon on digitizing UCSC's historic Santa Cruz photos collection. Available on YouTube. For PDF of slides, see below.
| ucsc_sccounty_historic_photos_ra_presentation.pdf |
June 12, 2021. Round Table Discussion
July 10, 2021. Discussion about the future of our group.
August 14, 2021. Round Table Discussion
September 11, 2021. Round Table Discussion
October 9, 2021. Round Table Discussion
November 13, 2021. Derek Whaley on new book "Reign of the Lumber Barons"
December 11, 2021. No meeting
2022
January 8, 2022. Round Table Discussion
February 12, 2022. Luna HighJohn-Bey on the London Nelson Legacy Initiative; Greg Timm on the history of Pescadero.
March 12, 2022. Round Table Discussion
April 9, 2022. Round Table Discussion
May 14, 2022. History Fair (no regular meeting)
June 11, 2022. Round Table Discussion
July 9, 2022. Pat McCormick on researching the history of his 1868 house
August 13, 2022. Round Table Discussion
September 10, 2022. Round Table Discussion
October 8, 2022. Round Table Discussion
November 12, 2022. Round Table Discussion
December. No meeting.
January 8, 2022. Round Table Discussion
February 12, 2022. Luna HighJohn-Bey on the London Nelson Legacy Initiative; Greg Timm on the history of Pescadero.
March 12, 2022. Round Table Discussion
April 9, 2022. Round Table Discussion
May 14, 2022. History Fair (no regular meeting)
June 11, 2022. Round Table Discussion
July 9, 2022. Pat McCormick on researching the history of his 1868 house
August 13, 2022. Round Table Discussion
September 10, 2022. Round Table Discussion
October 8, 2022. Round Table Discussion
November 12, 2022. Round Table Discussion
December. No meeting.
2023
January 14, 2023. Round table discussion and tribute to Stanley D. Stevens
February 11, 2023. Round Table Discussion
March 11, 2023. Round Table Discussion
April 8, 2023. Round Table Discussion
May 13, 2023. History Fair at Felton Community Hall, sponsored by the San Lorenzo Valley Museum.
June 10, 2023. Round Table Discussion
July 8, 2023. Round Table Discussion
August 12, 2023. Discussion of a 1940s scrapbook of Santa Cruz
September 9, 2023. Round Table Discussion
October 14, 2023. Round Table Discussion
November 11, 2023. Round Table Discussion
December. No meeting.
January 14, 2023. Round table discussion and tribute to Stanley D. Stevens
February 11, 2023. Round Table Discussion
March 11, 2023. Round Table Discussion
April 8, 2023. Round Table Discussion
May 13, 2023. History Fair at Felton Community Hall, sponsored by the San Lorenzo Valley Museum.
June 10, 2023. Round Table Discussion
July 8, 2023. Round Table Discussion
August 12, 2023. Discussion of a 1940s scrapbook of Santa Cruz
September 9, 2023. Round Table Discussion
October 14, 2023. Round Table Discussion
November 11, 2023. Round Table Discussion
December. No meeting.
2024
January 13, 2024. Round Table Discussion
February 10, 2024. Tour of gold exhibit at the Belardi Gallery, San Lorenzo Valley Museum
March 9, 2024. Round Table Discussion
April 13, 2024. Round Table Discussion
May 18, 2024. History Fair at Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park
June 8, 2024. Round Table Discussion
July 13, 2024. Lecture on maps by Lisa Robinson
August 10, 2024. Round Table Discussion
September 14, 2024. Round Table Discussion
October 12, 2024. Round Table Discussion
2025
January 11, 2025. Round Table Discussion
February 8, 2025. Sarah Melton on the History of the Central Fire District
March 8, 2025. Round Table Discussion
April 12, 2025. Lecture on navigating historical bias by Martin Rizzo-Martinez
May 10, 2025. Round Table Discussion
June 14, 2025. Tour of Soquel Cemetery with Frank Perry and hosted by the Soquel Pioneers
July 12, 2025. Round Table Discussion
August 9, 2025. Round Table Discussion
September 13, 2025. Tour of Santa Cruz Public Library
October 11, 2025. Round Table Discussion
November 8, 2025. Lecture on the History of the IXL Lime Company by Frank Perry
December 13, 2025. No meeting
January 11, 2025. Round Table Discussion
February 8, 2025. Sarah Melton on the History of the Central Fire District
March 8, 2025. Round Table Discussion
April 12, 2025. Lecture on navigating historical bias by Martin Rizzo-Martinez
May 10, 2025. Round Table Discussion
June 14, 2025. Tour of Soquel Cemetery with Frank Perry and hosted by the Soquel Pioneers
July 12, 2025. Round Table Discussion
August 9, 2025. Round Table Discussion
September 13, 2025. Tour of Santa Cruz Public Library
October 11, 2025. Round Table Discussion
November 8, 2025. Lecture on the History of the IXL Lime Company by Frank Perry
December 13, 2025. No meeting
2026
January 10, 2026. Round Table Discussion
February 14, 2026. Round Table Discussion
March 14, 2026. Rround Table Discussion
April 11, 2026. "Unmasking the Sugar King," lecture on Claus Spreckels by Sandra Bonura
