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May 20, 2021   Past Events

A Virtual Stroll through the Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery with Bill Montgomery

The Historical Society of Santa Rosa hosts a Virtual Stroll through the Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery with local historian and Volunteer Coordinator of the Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery Preservation Committee, Bill Montgomery.

Learn about notable figures in Santa Rosa history such as Julio Carrillo, Col. James B Armstrong, Anabel Stuart M.D., Francis McGaughey Martin, Elizabeth McGaughey Bennett, Dr John Boyce, John Richards, Mark and Ralphine McDonald, Frank Doyle, John Pressley, Otho Hinton, Mary ellen Pleasant and more as Bill Montgomery weaves stories from their past with events that helped to shape Santa Rosa.

Our emcee and zoom host, Leslie Graves, facilitates questions from participants and Bill for the last 30-minutes of the presentation.

The webinar originally aired live on May 20, 2021 and is approximately 1:30:00 in length. For more about the Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery visit: https://srcity.org/1044/Santa-Rosa-Ru…

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