Magical History Tour
Step back in time over a hundred years with a series of easy-paced walking tours through three local communities. Explore and learn about these historical hotspots: downtown Loleta, Arcata’s Greenwood Cemetery, and Old Town Eureka. Join historian and author Jerry Rhode for:
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From Creamery to Screamery: learn how Loleta changed from a dairy town to the site of Halloween 4
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The Tales Beneath the Headstone: explore Arcata’s Greenwood Cemetery
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A Hot Time in Old Town in Broad Daylight: discover north of Fourth in Eureka
The first meeting will be in a classroom preparing for our afternoon ambles by viewing an introductory slideshow, “Around the Coast in 80,000 Words,” with images from the area’s past.
The next three classes will start in their respective communities and class members will need to arrange for their own transportation to each location.
THIS CLASS IS FULL.
instr ..... Jerry Rohde
Jerry Rohde is the co-author of five guidebooks, former HSU instructor, past-president of the Humboldt County Historical Society and contributing editor of the Humboldt Historian. Currently he is a research associate, Cultural Resources Facility Center for Indian Community Development at HSU and is writing a four-volume geographical history of Humboldt County.
