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History-A-Thon
May 6, 2021
History-A-Thon Schedule
10:00 am Kick Off with President Bill George
10:15 am Sacramento Baseball History
A discussion of Sacramento's trailblazing baseball history, from the mid-19th century to our beloved River Cats. From the guy who wrote the book, Marshall Garvey!
11:00 am Kings History
The dynamic Kings journey to Sacramento. Naming rights, the season ticket waiting list, temporary arena and David Stern. The man who ensured this journey occurred, Gregg Lukenbill, is our presenter!
12:00 pm Transcontinental Railroad Documentary
Follow in the footsteps of the great people who defied the odds and led the way in the greatest achievement of the 19th Century, the Transcontinental Railroad.
1:00 pm California’s Agriculture Empire Documentary
Beyond a Miracle, Creating California’s Empire of Agriculture tells the dynamic story of the agricultural pioneers who shaped the state’s farm heritage.
2:00 pm Chinese Builders
Chinese Builders of Gold Mountain takes viewers to the places where the Chinese built levees, temples, stores and railroads. Gold Mountain is the name the Chinese gave California during the Gold Rush days.
3:00 pm Gold Rush Documentary
Gold, gold, gold in the American River! Join us for a slightly off beat look at the discovery that changed the nation.
4:00 pm Island in the Stream
At the junction of the largest watershed volume in America, the ‘Great Valley’ was Sacramento’s 1848 original grid location. Gregg Lukenbill takes us through our earliest flooding and its foretelling of historic consequences.
5:00 pm Military History
Explore Sacramento region's military history, from the Mexican Provincial Period to the present. With Sergeant-Major Dan Sebby, Chief Curator and NCO in Charge, Museum Support Unit, California Military Department. This is a rare look at our area’s earliest military history!
6:00 pm Reputation of Pandemics
Join us as we drill down into the Sacramento area and past pandemics. Did you know we’re in our 5th pandemic in 100 years? It’s a fascinating reveal!
7:00 pm Gold Rush Era Medicine
Experience the medical challenges of those coming out for the gold rush and the evolution of medicine through the early 20th century.
8:00 pm Folsom Power and Sacramento Light
Learn how Sacramento science and businessmen collaborated to create electricity that changed our nation.