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• CHICO VS. THE GREAT DEPRESSION

  • When
    Sat, April 18, 2020
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    10:00 AM
  • Location
    141 Salem St, Chico, CA 95928

  Jeremy Markley is a Public Administration graduate a Chico State and board member of the Chico History Museum. After acclaim from his past presentations on Chico's role in the Medical American War and World War One, he will now give a talk on the Great Depression, its causes, the impact it has on Chico, and efforts by local and national leaders to fight against hardships.

  
  

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• THE RISE AND FALL OF CHICO'S PIONEER DAYS EVENT

  • When
    Fri, May 01, 2020
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    7:00 PM
  • Location
    141 Salem St, Chico, CA 95928

  

  It all started as Senior Day, then Pioneer Day, and surged into Pioneer Week before it crashed and burned in its own excess in the 1980's. It all was once Chico's biggest parade and community event of the year, and now just a fading story. Dave Nope will tell that story using projected pictures. This Friday evening event will precede this year's somewhat resurrected Pioneer Day Parade on Saturday, May 2, 2020. Chico History Museum will have an exhibit on Pioneer Days on display.

  
  

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• THE LLANO SECO RANCH - FROM 1845 TO TODAY

  • When
    Sat, May 09, 2020
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    10:00 AM
  • Location
    141 Salem St, Chico, CA 95928

  
  

  In 1845, Mexican Governor Pio Pico granted nearly 18,000 acres in what would later be Butte County to American Sebastian Kayser. Today, that land grant is still intact and is being managed by the sixth generation of the same family. Archaeologist Greg White has been recently working on the ranch, and will tell its story through the years. Complimenting his presentation with projected images. The original grant used the Sacramento River as the western boundary, and today considerable ranch lands dedicated to wildlife and conservation along the river.

  
  

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