Online Event: Octopus’s Garden: Citrus, Railroads, and the Emergence of Southern California

The connection between the citrus industry and railroads (maligned by newspapers in the nineteenth century as “the Octopus”) is the focus of this presentation from the LaVerne Historical Society.

Monday, May 24th, 2021

Meeting: 6:30 pm
Presentation: 7:00 pm
https://zoom.us/j/91007498858

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Admission is FREE
RSVP appreciated!

Benjamin Jenkins is Assistant Professor of History and University of La Verne Archivist. He teaches U.S. & California history and directs the Public History Program. He received his Ph.D. in Public History at the University of California, Riverside, in 2016. He is currently completing two books on the California citrus industry, and oversees the Citrus Roots Collection at the University.Upland.

This is a meeting of the General Membership and a presentation of the Glendora Historical Society hosted by the Glendora Public Library.