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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Local History Authors Lecture Series


Join us on Thursday May 28 @ 7pm for Camille Gavin as she presents Dear Cora: A Personal History of Bakersfield's Early Days.

Formerly a children's librarian, Camille Gavin has been a professional journalist since 1974 and currently writes a weekly column for The Bakersfield Californian. Ms. Gavin has taught journalism and public relations at CSUB and is the author of numerous books: Biddy Mason: A Place of Her Own; Dear Cora: A Personal History of Bakersfield's Early Days; How Roadrunner Got His Red Spots; Yokuts Uses of Native Plants; and Kern's Movers and Shakers.