2012 History Conference
Friday, March 2, & Saturday, March 3, 2012
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., both days
First speaker at 9:30 a.m.)
Cost/Registration: $25 per person (covers both days);
seniors (65+) $20; students with student ID $15.
same price for attending one day or both days
Please register
Walk-ins welcome, depending on space.
Lunch on your own (try the student food court
or bring your own lunch).
Conference Location: University of San Diego, Warren Auditorium, in Mother Rosalie Hill Hall Building, San Diego, CA 92110 (Building No.5 on the campus map; see map). Free parking on campus.
Sponsored by the Congress of History of San Diego and Imperial Counties, and the History Department of the University of San Diego (USD). Additional sponsors: the California Retired Teachers Association (CalRTA), Area XI; the Ocean Beach Historical Society; Anita Peterson; and Jack and Helen Ofield.
This 47th Annual History Conference will explore the history of learning in the San Diego region, with over a dozen exciting presenters over two days.
Some of the historians, authors, and presenters scheduled to speak:
- A Local Education History Overview, by Pilar Khder
- Traditional Kumeyaay Educational Methods, by Richard Carrico
- Mary Chase Walker: Early Educator in Old Town San Diego, by Gabe Selak
- Learning Challenges of the First Chinese Immigrants to San Diego, by Murray Lee
- The History of San Diego High School, a video presented by Don King
- An Auspicious Opening: San Diego State Normal School: 1897-1921, by Alexander D. Bevil
- History of the Founding of the University of San Diego, by Sister Virginia Rodee
- The Lemon Grove School District: From Barn to Cyberspace, by Helen Ofield
- Francis Parker School, by Kevin Yaley
- Speech and Language Classes at San Diego Naval Hospital, by Darlene Davies
- East County Unites: The Development of the Grossmont Union High School District (1892 -1922), by James Newland
- The Nation's First Women's Studies Department (at SDSU), by Dr. Gloria Harris
Who should attend? Anyone interested in history, education, or learning more about the Congress of History!
Register Today!
The Congress of History of San Diego and Imperial Counties is a 501-c-3 nonprofit organization established in 1964 to promote the history of the southernmost California counties.