Local History Events
In addition to our First Friday presentations, there are many interesting talks at other local organizations to attend. We hope to see you at some of the following:
Rancho San jose, an original Marin land grant: its Origins to today's Pacheco winery
August 23, 2018, 7 pm
Elks Lodge, 1312 Mission Avenue, San Rafael, CA
Herb Rowland will talk about Ignacio Pacheco, one of California’s earliest pioneers, who settled in what is now Marin County in 1840. He is believed to have been the first to plant grape vines in the region and his influence can still be seen in the names of places throughout the area. Ignacio received a Land Grant for his services to the Mexican Government as the head of the customs house in Monterey, California. He was originally given the Agua Caliente Rancho grant in Sonoma, which he deemed “unsuitable for agriculture” and later exchanged it for the Rancho San Jose grant which consisted of 6,680 acres in what is now Marin County. Today, Pacheco Ranch is comprised of roughly 70 acres of the original Rancho San Jose Land Grant. The vineyards on the property were planted by Ignacio’s decedents and winery partners in 1970. Herb Rowland is Ignacio Pacheco’s great-great-grandson, the manager of the Pacheco Winery, and a partner at Ragghianti & Freitas law firm.
Please visit the event site for more information and registration.
Elks Lodge, 1312 Mission Avenue, San Rafael, CA
Herb Rowland will talk about Ignacio Pacheco, one of California’s earliest pioneers, who settled in what is now Marin County in 1840. He is believed to have been the first to plant grape vines in the region and his influence can still be seen in the names of places throughout the area. Ignacio received a Land Grant for his services to the Mexican Government as the head of the customs house in Monterey, California. He was originally given the Agua Caliente Rancho grant in Sonoma, which he deemed “unsuitable for agriculture” and later exchanged it for the Rancho San Jose grant which consisted of 6,680 acres in what is now Marin County. Today, Pacheco Ranch is comprised of roughly 70 acres of the original Rancho San Jose Land Grant. The vineyards on the property were planted by Ignacio’s decedents and winery partners in 1970. Herb Rowland is Ignacio Pacheco’s great-great-grandson, the manager of the Pacheco Winery, and a partner at Ragghianti & Freitas law firm.
Please visit the event site for more information and registration.
Of Marsh and Men: Staying above water at bothin
September 5, 2018, 7 pm.
Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA
Laurel Collins explores man's impact over time on the Richardson Bay Shore in the vicinity of Bothin Marsh and Tam Valley. Collins is a fluvial geomorphologist with 40 years of experience studying western rivers, streams, and tidal marshes. Raised in Marin, she studied geology and received her degree from UC Berkeley. She has worked for the California Department of Forestry, USGS and SF Estuary Institute.
For more information, call (415) 389-4292 x3 or visit millvalleylibrary.org
Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA
Laurel Collins explores man's impact over time on the Richardson Bay Shore in the vicinity of Bothin Marsh and Tam Valley. Collins is a fluvial geomorphologist with 40 years of experience studying western rivers, streams, and tidal marshes. Raised in Marin, she studied geology and received her degree from UC Berkeley. She has worked for the California Department of Forestry, USGS and SF Estuary Institute.
For more information, call (415) 389-4292 x3 or visit millvalleylibrary.org
The sausalito that never was
September 7 to December 31
The Sausalito Historical Society will present in their SHS Exhibit Room in Sausalito’s City Hall “The Sausalito That Never Was”.
They will share past visions that never came to be. Many will already know of the still-born Marincello, but they will also tell you some things that you may not know about what might have happened there. This exhibit will open in September 2018, celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Incorporation of the City of Sausalito in 1893.
The exhibit room is open to the public Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10am-1pm and by appointment. Visit the SHS site for more information.
The Sausalito Historical Society will present in their SHS Exhibit Room in Sausalito’s City Hall “The Sausalito That Never Was”.
They will share past visions that never came to be. Many will already know of the still-born Marincello, but they will also tell you some things that you may not know about what might have happened there. This exhibit will open in September 2018, celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Incorporation of the City of Sausalito in 1893.
The exhibit room is open to the public Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10am-1pm and by appointment. Visit the SHS site for more information.