Programs
A Talk on California's Important Role in the Civil War, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022
The Volunteer Exchange Club will invite Steve Johnson to give a talk on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The presentation is entitled “California’s important role in the Civil War.” It will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Fireside Room at Gateway.
Many Californians don’t know about the valuable role the state played in the Civil War. They think all the action happened on the East Coast, but there was plenty happening on the West Coast as well. Steve will talk about the importance of California’s gold mines, efforts by Southern sympathizers to split the state and steal gold, California Volunteers who fought the Texas Army, and when Fort Alcatraz fired on a British warship.
Steve Johnson has a degree in U. S. History from San Francisco State University and was a history teacher in Pacifica, CA for 35 years. He is also a National Park guide on Alcatraz and at the Presidio of San Francisco, where he gives walking tours focusing on the Civil War period.
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The men and women of the Volunteer Exchange perform services for each other, such as transportation and pet care. In this way, they earn credit hours, which they can use in the future to “pay” other members for services. New members able to provide services are always welcome. Services are not available to non-members.
Detailed information about the club can be found on the club’s web page at https://rossmoorvep.weebly.com/, or be accessed via a link in the “Clubs” section on the www.rossmoor.com web page. For further information, please call 925-906-9882.
As always, non-members are welcome to attend club meetings.
Last update: 9/26/2022
The Volunteer Exchange Club will invite Steve Johnson to give a talk on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The presentation is entitled “California’s important role in the Civil War.” It will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Fireside Room at Gateway.
Many Californians don’t know about the valuable role the state played in the Civil War. They think all the action happened on the East Coast, but there was plenty happening on the West Coast as well. Steve will talk about the importance of California’s gold mines, efforts by Southern sympathizers to split the state and steal gold, California Volunteers who fought the Texas Army, and when Fort Alcatraz fired on a British warship.
Steve Johnson has a degree in U. S. History from San Francisco State University and was a history teacher in Pacifica, CA for 35 years. He is also a National Park guide on Alcatraz and at the Presidio of San Francisco, where he gives walking tours focusing on the Civil War period.
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The men and women of the Volunteer Exchange perform services for each other, such as transportation and pet care. In this way, they earn credit hours, which they can use in the future to “pay” other members for services. New members able to provide services are always welcome. Services are not available to non-members.
Detailed information about the club can be found on the club’s web page at https://rossmoorvep.weebly.com/, or be accessed via a link in the “Clubs” section on the www.rossmoor.com web page. For further information, please call 925-906-9882.
As always, non-members are welcome to attend club meetings.
Last update: 9/26/2022