Article Source: County of San Mateo - CA
Presentation by Denise Jaffke: Shore Whaling along the California Coast
The
San Mateo County History Museum, at 2200 Broadway in Redwood City, will
present Denise Jaffke, who will speak on the history of shore whaling
along the California Coast on Saturday, January 24 at 1 p.m.
Jaffke,
who is a member of the California State Parks Dive Team, will draw on
recent archaeological surveys conducted by California State Parks and
the University of California, which has focused on the remains of the
whaling stations that once operated in this region including two in San
Mateo County - - one at Pigeon Point and the other at Pillar
Point.
For more information, go to www.historysmc.org.
The program is sponsored by the Cypress Lawn Heritage Foundation.