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Jack Maguire Local History Room: February 2011
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Thursday, February 3, 2011. The Local History Lecture Series. It has taken us a year to inventory this collection and we are nearing completion. Soon there will be a finding aid accessible from the Kern County Library website. We have also brought back the “Local History Lecture Series.” The Local History Lecture Series is discussion forum that provides speakers and seminars to stimulate knowledge and discussion about Kern County History. Here is the spring line-up:. Saturday February 19, 11am. Oliver Ro...
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Jack Maguire Local History Room: Local History 101
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Saturday, November 19, 2011. Saturday November 19, 2001 @ 11am.Local History Lecture Series: Local History 101.Do you have a local history project and don't know where to start? This workshop will cover the basics of using Local History Room Resources. Tejon Room, 2nd Floor. Kern County Library Local History. Local History Lecture Series. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Arts Council of Kern County. Bakersfield Californian Local History. Bakersfield Museum of Art. Buena Vista Museum of Natural History.
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Jack Maguire Local History Room: November 2011
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Saturday, November 19, 2011. Saturday November 19, 2001 @ 11am.Local History Lecture Series: Local History 101.Do you have a local history project and don't know where to start? This workshop will cover the basics of using Local History Room Resources. Tejon Room, 2nd Floor. Kern County Library Local History. Local History Lecture Series. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Arts Council of Kern County. Bakersfield Californian Local History. Bakersfield Museum of Art. Buena Vista Museum of Natural History.
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Jack Maguire Local History Room: Local History Authors Lecture Series
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009. Local History Authors Lecture Series. Join us on Thursday May 28 @ 7pm for Camille Gavin as she presents. Dear Cora: A Personal History of Bakersfield's Early Days. Formerly a children's librarian, Camille Gavin has been a professional journalist since 1974 and currently writes a weekly column for The Bakersfield Californian. Ms. Gavin has taught journalism and public relations at CSUB and is the author of numerous books: Biddy Mason: A Place of Her Own. Yokuts Uses of Native Plants.
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Jack Maguire Local History Room: A Look Back: The Beale Memorial Library Local Author Fair
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Monday, June 1, 2009. A Look Back: The Beale Memorial Library Local Author Fair. On May 23, 2009 the Kern County Library hosted its Inaugural Local Authors' Fair in the Beale Memorial Library Auditorium. The purpose of the event was to get as many local authors together as possible for the opportunity to meet with their fans, talk about their experiences, and network. In attendance were Nick Belardes, Lords Part I. Daughters of Juno,. George Thomas Clark,. Come Down from the Pole. Frank is a Chihuahua.
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Jack Maguire Local History Room: A Look Back at the Local History Lecture Series May 2009
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009. A Look Back at the Local History Lecture Series May 2009. The Inaugural Local History Lecture Series is, as they say, in the books. It was a great experience and all those who attended came away with a richer knowledge of Kern County and California History. I know I certainly did. Some have asked me where I came up with this idea. The idea didn't. West of the West. I took down his phone number and called him and the rest is history. Chronicles of Kern County. Gilbert Gia is curre...
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Jack Maguire Local History Room: May 2009
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009. A Look Back at the Local History Lecture Series May 2009. The Inaugural Local History Lecture Series is, as they say, in the books. It was a great experience and all those who attended came away with a richer knowledge of Kern County and California History. I know I certainly did. Some have asked me where I came up with this idea. The idea didn't. West of the West. I took down his phone number and called him and the rest is history. Chronicles of Kern County. Gilbert Gia is curre...
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Jack Maguire Local History Room: June 2009
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Monday, June 8, 2009. Tales from the Vault #1. In December 2008, I was put in charge of the Beale Memorial Library’s Special Collections which includes the Jack Maguire. Local History Room. Since this time I have been immersing myself in the collection and the history that surrounds it. The room was named for the major benefactor Jack Maguire. 1913-1985) and houses “over 20,000 books, pamphlets, periodicals, newsletters, vault materials, and vertical files on over 900 subjects.”. Monday, June 1, 2009.
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Jack Maguire Local History Room: Tales from the Vault #1
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Monday, June 8, 2009. Tales from the Vault #1. In December 2008, I was put in charge of the Beale Memorial Library’s Special Collections which includes the Jack Maguire. Local History Room. Since this time I have been immersing myself in the collection and the history that surrounds it. The room was named for the major benefactor Jack Maguire. 1913-1985) and houses “over 20,000 books, pamphlets, periodicals, newsletters, vault materials, and vertical files on over 900 subjects.”. Bakersfield Californian ...
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Jack Maguire Local History Room: July 2009
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009. Tales from the Vault #2. Marie Beale and Decatur House. The San Francisco reporter who exposed the corruption of Abe Ruef. And newspaper millionaire William Randolph Hearst. After Marie’s marriage to Truxtun, they moved into the historic Decatur House. On Lafayette Square in Washington D.C. The Decatur House, built in 1818, was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe and was home to a variety of historical figures including Henry Clay. Has many sources at your disposal. The original...