Upcoming Events
Daughters of the American Revolution
June 24, 2013 • 11:00 AM • Alta Sierra Country Club • Grass Valley
We are delighted at the idea of doing a presentation so close to our home for an audience of serious history fans. Our thanks to the officers of the club, who very kindly ran down some info about an ancestor of Richard's who fought at the battle of Saratoga (1777).
Nevada County Historical Society
October 2013
We will be offering a show on the fate of the Nisenan in conjunction with Shelly Covert of the Nevada City Rancheria. More details as they become available.
May 18, 2013 • 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Auburn Library • 350 Nevada Street • Auburn, CA
Richard and TJ will be present, books in hand. We look forward to meeting the patrons of one of our favorite libraries.
April 17, 2013 • 10:00 to 11:45 AM
Placer Arts Building, Auburn, CA
Richard and TJ discuss the role of computers and the internet in book promotion. We'll show samples of our own efforts and demonstrate the software we use. Emphasis is on inexpensive apps that deliver a lot of publicity punch. PDFs of supporting materials in sidebar at right.
February 1, 2013 • 10:00 AM
91.7 FM Chico • 88.9 Redding
Broadcast of a recent discussion with Nancy Wiegman of Nancy's Bookshelf. Nancy shares our passion for history and language, which leads to far-ranging discussions of these topics as they appear in Queen of the Northern Mines.
[This interview is available here.]
Jan 9, 2013 • 7:00 • Sam's Hofbrau • 2500 Watt Ave.
This venue is historic to those of us who used to stop here to eat in the mid '60's. For more info about the Civil War Round Table, contact Dennis at 916-726-4432.
Dec 30, 2012 • 5:00 – 7:00 • 89.5 FM
Alan Stahler of KVMR's Soundings interviews the authors on slavery in pre-Civil War California. Yes, we had slavery out here – both black and Indian – despite California's "free state" consitution. Find out the truth about this dark page of our state's past.
[This interview is available here.]
Nov 18, 2012 • 2 PM • Chico Branch – Butte Co. Library
We'll be giving our California and the Civil War multimedia presentation in the library at 1108 Sherman Avenue, Chico.
Nisenan Heritage Day
Oct 13, 2012 • 12:30 PM • The Foundry • Nevada City
We've been invited to participate in this all-day event by our friends in the Nisenan community of Nevada Co. We'll be giving a multimedia presentation, American California and the Fate of the Nisenan, describing the dispossession of the Nisenan people during the California Gold Rush. We'll be on site at the Foundry, selling books and chatting with all comers. For more information about the event, visit the Nevada City Rancheria website.
Sept 14, 2012 • 7:00 PM • McHenry Museum
The second half of our tour takes us to Modesto, where we will hold forth at the McHenry Museum. Stanislaus County was Breckenridge country in 1860. Modesto was founded as a railroad terminal after the Civil War.
Sept 13, 2012 • 7:00 PM • Tuloumne County Library
We're off to the Southern Mines for a pair of events in mid-September. This was Secesh country during the Civil War years, and we hope to find out more about it when we visit with the Historical Society. We look forward to researching and discussing D.O. McCarthy, whose American Flag newspaper boldly took a Union stand (and had to flee to San Francisco as a result).
July 19, 2012 • 7:00 PM • Nevada Co. Library (Helling)
Special emphasis in this presentation will fall on Nevada County's experience of the turbulent Civil War years. Nevada City (known back then as "The Queen of the Northern Mines") was a Unionist stronghold, while Grass Valley, its near neighbor, was largely Secesh. It will be fun to discuss the setting of our novel with people who know it intimately!
[Our thanks to NCHS, and especially to Dan Ketchum and Wayne Teague, who watched through the doors of the foyer when all the seats and standing room were taken. That's graceful leadership...]
May 23, 2012 • 6:30 PM
We return to the El Dorado Hills for another show! This show is for Four Seasons residents and guests and will be held in the ballroom. For info see the Four Seasons Community News website.
May 9, 2012 • 7:00 PM • Sylvan Community Clubhouse
We will be presenting for the "Root Cellar," the well-named genealogical Society in Sacramento. Family research and a love of history often go hand in hand. We look forward to meeting with the Society and hope we can enhance their knowledge of what their Civil-War era ancestors experienced in the Golden State. For info visit rootcellarsgs@gmail.com.
March 31 - May 13, 2012
We have worked with the Folsom History Museum to develop a show based on Queen of the Northern Mines and our California and the Civil War multimedia presentation, We have fleshed out the tale with artifacts from some truly wonderful private collections. This project is a particular treat for Richard, who worked as an exhibit designer in a past life.
Click here for pictures of the exhibit and the opening celebrations.
Among the local organizations who helped with the exhibit are: The Native Daughters of the Golden West, Marguerite Parlor #12; Sons of Union Veterans, Company B, 8th Regiment, California Volunteer Infantry; and the Old Sacramento Living History Society.
Visiting Living Historians are encouraged to appear in full regalia! Visit the Museum's website for dates, times, and directions.
April 22, 2012
Many outstanding performances have taken place at St. Joseph's Hall in Grass Valley over the years. It is a cultural treasure that now needs a little help from its friends. We are pleased to present our multimedia show in support of the Hall's restoration efforts.
March 27, 2012
Host David Watts Barton discusses Queen of the Northern Mines and the upcoming exhibit at the Folsom History Museum. Here is a link to the interview.
Sunday • February 26, 2012
[ A surprise return to West Sacramento! We were glad to be able to pinch-hit for the Society's scheduled speaker. ]
Wednesday • January 25, 2012
[ Our thanks to Hal Erpenbeck for the invitation and to the good folks who talked history with us afterwards. Most enjoyable! ]
Tuesday • October 25, 2011
Authors will present their multimedia presentation, California and the Civil War, at WSFOL's annual membership dinner. Reception is at 6:00 PM at the VFW Hall, 905 Drever St., West Sacramento. Dinner is at 6:30.
[ These folks work long and hard to help their local library – a very thoughtful thing to do for our civilization. We enjoyed doing this show very much. ]
Saturday • 1:30 PM • October 15, 2011
Authors will present their multimedia presentation, California and the Civil War, at the Military Museum, 1119 Second St., in Old Sacramento. The museum has intriguing exhibits and a comfortable presentation room – a great setting.
[ Our thanks to Dan Sebby of the Military Museum for inviting us – and to the hard-core history fans who attended and made the event so informative. ]
Friday • 5-6 PM • Sept 16, 2011
Authors will be interviewed by Ed Martin, a considerable historian who was raised in Georgia and spent much of his life in Northern California. No telling where this conversation will go, but it should be fun.
[ The politics of the pre-war period were rough by any standards (even today's!), and no one knows more about them than Ed. This intriguing interview is available here. ]
Saturday and Sunday • September 3 & 4, 2011
"Gold Rush Days" in Old Town! The authors will present California Secedes! (excerpts from California and the Civil War) in the lobby of the State History Museum. Look forward to meeting fellow history fans.
[ Many thanks to the museum staff and the to wonderful living historians who made this a pleasant event. We met a lot of wonderful history fans and folks from all over the world. We were especially pleased by our cordial invitation to visit the kingdom of Nepal. ]
Saturday • August 26, 2011
Actually, we'll be there to watch the Clampers (member of E Clampus Vitus) parade down Main St. in Downieville, since their fraternal forebears play a prominent role in Queen of the Northern Mines. The book will be on sale somewhere in the chaos, and we will be happy to sign copies, if we are not lost and trampled in the shuffle.
Authors appear on Nevada County Interviews
Saturday • 3:00 PM • July 16, 2011
Monday • 1:00 PM • July 18, 2011 (rebroadcast)
Tuesday • 6:00 PM • July 19, 2011 (rebroadcast)
Paul Minicucci of Channel 11 interviews Richard and Terry on Queen of the Northern Mines and on their multimedia presentation, California and the Civil War.
[ Our thanks to NCTV for all their fine work on the project. Digital video excerpts from this interview will be available here and on YouTube. ]
Saturday, June 11, 2011 • 2 to 4 pm
Book signing party and free multimedia presentation at: Tomes • 671 Maltman Drive • Grass Valley • 273-4002
Images and music from the Civil War era, and a lively discussion of how close California came to becoming a partisan battleground.
[ WONDERFUL PARTY! We enjoyed meeting you all. And our thanks to Eric Tomb, whose excellent book store is such a great venue for authors. We had lovely feedback on the presentation and will be scheduling more events in the near future. ]
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"Stagecoach" from 15,000 Miles by Stage, by Carrie Adell Strahorn,
re-printed by the University of Nebraska Press.
Artist: Charles M. Russell.