[PPIE Lectures] FREE! THIS SUNDAY: San Rafael Heritage's "Equinox Event" September 24, 2:30-5:00PM Food, Drinks, Live Music, History!

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Dear Friends,

 

San Rafael Heritage is giving a FREE "Equinox Event" party on Sunday, Sept.
24. San Rafael Heritage is our local architectural historic preservation
society. The celebration will feature live music, free food and libations,
great views from the beautiful private home venue, and a short history
lecture. by moi!

 

After you register you will receive an e-mail with the actual address of the
Equinox Event.

 

REGISTER HERE:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12d-GPTO5oTua2jBS04DvFcOTwaesKw3sM_E6cVfpgaU
/viewform?edit_requested=true 

 

My talk will be on on "San Rafael's First Fire Department." Here's the
description of the lecture:

 

San Rafael's first firemen kicked up dust as they dragged heavy, two-wheeled
fire wagons as through the unpaved streets of the small, 800-odd resident
town. This illustrated lecture by historian Laura Ackley traces the history
of San Rafael's first Fire Company from those low-tech-yet-resourceful
beginnings until today.  

 

Ackley will cover the earliest, all-volunteer San Rafael Hook and Ladder
Company No. 1, the fire department's first purpose-built home in the 1895
San Rafael Town Hall and its subsequent move to the then-high tech Fire
Station 1917. She will also depict the progression of San Rafael's
firefighting equipment-from manpower to horsepower to "auto-trucks" to a
fire rig called "Snorkel." Using many rare images, she will also describe
the many modifications that allowed the 1917 Mediterranean-Revival station
to remain in operation for an entire century, as well as the next steps in
the evolution of San Rafael's original Fire Company.

 

This lecture is about San Rafael's fire department, but mirrors the way fire
departments developed over much of California. I'd love to see one or more
of my friends there (and have included several of you who don't live in the
county).

 

If you would like to become a member of San Rafael Heritage, supporting
preservation of San Rafael's historic architecture for only $20 a year, you
can do so at the party, or online at https://www.sanrafaelheritage.org/ 

 

Thanks for your attention-and please spread the word to anyone you think may
be interested!

 

Regards,

Laura A. Ackley, Author San Francisco's Jewel City: The Panama-Pacific
International Exposition of 1915



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