Members and their friends are invited to a lecture/video presentation at Casa Serrano on Tuesday, August 15, starting at 1:30 p.m. The Bridges of Southern Monterey County is the topic; the speakers are John and Karen Jernigan of King City and Howard Strohn of San Ardo. All three are members of the San Antonio Valley Historical Association and specialize in the history of South County, in particular the Jolon and Lockwood area.

John took an interest in the bridges after the floods on the Salinas River this year. He was able to study historic photos from the Lou G. Hare collection at the Monterey County Historical Society in Salinas. Mr. Hare was a county surveyor around the turn of the century and was involved in the building and photographing of bridges around the county. The bridges were integral to the social and commercial fabric of the small communities along the river. The slide show will feature bridges starting at the Pacific Ocean and moving south in the upstream direction of the Salinas River. Karen Jernigan is a former news reporter for the King City Rustler.

Howard Strohn currently lives in San Ardo. He served several years as president of the Big Sur Historical Society and 14 years as president of Historic Mission San Antonio.

Howard recently worked with the Jernigans to write the “King City, Images of America” book that was published last year by Arcadia Publishing. Copies of the book will be available for sale at this event.

Reservations are required.
RSVP by calling 831-647-8621.
Cost is $10 for non-members at the door.
Free for MHAA members