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Sacramento History: September 2009

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Local history weblog of William Burg, historian, writer and Midtown flaneur. Tuesday, September 29, 2009. Archives Open House this Saturday October 3. Via the Sac For Tourists blog:. There will be a California State Archives open house. Wednesday, September 23, 2009. Sacramento Old City Cemetery Tour Sat Sep. 26. The Sacramento County Historical Society presents its Fall Social and Barbecue Under the Stars in the Old City Cemetery. Saturday, September 26, 2009 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM. The event will take plac...

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Sacramento History: Precision and praise

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Local history weblog of William Burg, historian, writer and Midtown flaneur. Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Now, I already have a reputation among the Sactosphere. As a nit-picking know-it-all, even pointing out spelling errors in other bloggers' blog posts. I will now expand this criticism to the editorial page of the Sacramento Bee, but at least it's not just a grammar flame. Now, I am always happy to see people singing Sacramento's praises, but this bit kind of got my goat:. Trains: Our metronome, our link.

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Sacramento History: February 2009

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Local history weblog of William Burg, historian, writer and Midtown flaneur. Friday, February 27, 2009. Berry Hotel to close. Http:/ sacramentopress.com/headline/3831/City to close historic Berry Hotel. Tuesday, February 24, 2009. My interview on Insight was apparently scheduled for Monday morning, not Tuesday morning as previously mentioned, a detail that both myself and the show's guest host were unaware of until Monday morning. The show went pretty well, and the podcast can be heard here. On KXJZ, in ...

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Sacramento History: SOCA Home Tour in Boulevard Park Sep 20

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Local history weblog of William Burg, historian, writer and Midtown flaneur. Wednesday, September 16, 2009. SOCA Home Tour in Boulevard Park Sep 20. On Sunday, September 20, the Sacramento Old City Association will hold its 34th annual historic home tour in the Boulevard Park neighborhood. Tour hours are from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM. Boulevard Park is one of Sacramento's most beautiful and well-known neighborhoods, and this year's SOCA Home Tour provides a unique look at the architecture, culture and crea...

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Sacramento History: October 2009

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Local history weblog of William Burg, historian, writer and Midtown flaneur. Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Now, I already have a reputation among the Sactosphere. As a nit-picking know-it-all, even pointing out spelling errors in other bloggers' blog posts. I will now expand this criticism to the editorial page of the Sacramento Bee, but at least it's not just a grammar flame. Now, I am always happy to see people singing Sacramento's praises, but this bit kind of got my goat:. Trains: Our metronome, our link.

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Sacramento History: Sacramento History Bike Ride Sunday August 30

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Local history weblog of William Burg, historian, writer and Midtown flaneur. Thursday, August 27, 2009. Sacramento History Bike Ride Sunday August 30. The tour will run until about 11:00 AM. There is no cost to participate in the tour. For those that may be interested, I will bring copies of my books, Sacramento's Southside Park. For sale at $20 each, and will happily sign them for you. Im bummed Im going to be out of town for this one. August 28, 2009 at 3:15 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Sacramento History: July 2009

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Local history weblog of William Burg, historian, writer and Midtown flaneur. Thursday, July 16, 2009. More on the Bel-Vue/8th and K project. City plans to demolish the Bel-Vue and adjacent buildings were mentioned in my previous blog post, also posted as a Sacramento Press article. Since my earlier article saw print, these parties were mentioned by articles in the Sacramento Bee, in Bob Shallit’s columns:. Http:/ www.sacbee.com/shallit/story/2005107.html. Shallit followed this up with a second column:.

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Sacramento History: Sacramento Old City Cemetery Tour Sat Sep. 26

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Local history weblog of William Burg, historian, writer and Midtown flaneur. Wednesday, September 23, 2009. Sacramento Old City Cemetery Tour Sat Sep. 26. The Sacramento County Historical Society presents its Fall Social and Barbecue Under the Stars in the Old City Cemetery. Saturday, September 26, 2009 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM. Sacramento Old City Cemetery, 1000 Broadway. The evening will also feature musical performances by Agent Ribbons, Dead Western and The Freebadge Serenaders. Note: This is not the same ...

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Sacramento History: November 2009

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Local history weblog of William Burg, historian, writer and Midtown flaneur. Thursday, November 5, 2009. Sacramento's historic streetcars moved. At the City Council meeting on Tuesday, members were appointed for a streetcar commission that will explore routes, funding mechanisms and concepts for a new Sacramento streetcar line. Once meetings start I plan on attending, and passing along a few suggestions- including inspiration from our local past, and other cities' examples. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).