Be sure to stop by the Friends table at the Santa Cruz County History Fair on Saturday, May 18, from 12 to 4 p.m. Historical organizations from around the county will showcase artifacts, photographs, publications, and have hands-on activities.
The first of these fairs was organized by the Friends in 2015. The Friends hosted a second one in 2016; this is the sixth of these county history fairs.
This year's fair will be held at Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park, 144 School Street, in Santa Cruz.
(Parking is very limited up on Mission Hill, and the parking lot there will not be available to the public. Accessible drop-off space will be available in the lot for those who need it. We highly recommend parking in downtown Santa Cruz and using the staircase on Mission and Cedar, or using alternative transport to our park! We do have a bike rack in the parking lot for bike parking.)
Admission is free, but donations are welcome.
These history fairs have proven to be very popular. It is always amazing to see how much interest there is in Santa Cruz County history and the large number of organizations involved, including museums, libraries, societies, book publishers, and parks. The fair is basically "one-stop shopping" for local history.
For more information about this year's History Fair, please go to this web site:
tinyurl.com/SCCHistoryFair24
