FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Vicki Wiese, Visitor Services Coordinator
The Society of California Pioneers
Tel 415-957-1849 // Fax 415-957-9858
info@californiapioneers.org

The Society of California Pioneers presents
First Thursday Lecture Series

The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco, this relatively forgotten event in San Francisco history, will be the topic of Marilyn Chase's discussion on Thursday, May 6th, 2004. Ms. Chase, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, will take us back to turn of the century San Francisco, when the "Paris of the Pacific" had a population denying the problem of the plague, politicians lying to the public, and men like Dr. Rupert Blue, Quarantine Officer, whose courage became legendary. The evening will begin with a reception at 5:30 with the lecture from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is $5. On the day of the lecture, the museum will stay open until 6 p.m.

The First Thursday Lecture Series will continue with a discussion of the California grizzly on July 1st.

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Lecture Date: May 6, 2004
Lecture Time: 6 - 7 pm
Museum Hours: Weds – Friday and the first Saturday of each month, 10am– 4pm
General Admission $3; Students & Seniors $1
Lecture admission $5 General, $3 Member, Student and Senior.

The Society of California Pioneers
300 Fourth Street at Folsom
San Francisco, CA 94107

http://www.californiapioneers.org
info@californiapioneers.org
Call 415-957-1849 for further information.