The historical society’s new book club is off and running. Our third book is “Harem Scarem in El Cerrito: The Life of a Little Girl Growing Up in El Cerrito,” by Neva Calvert Carpenter. This 105-page self-published memoir tells of the story of growing up in El Cerrito, starting in 1928 and continuing into 1941. Print copies of the self-published book are hard to find, but you can download a pdf. The discussion get-together is planned for a date in March yet to be determined.

Learn about History of East Bay’s Indigenous people at the society’s annual meeting on Sunday, Feb. 9

3 p.m. Sunday, February 9 at the El Cerrito Community Center, 7007 Moeser Lane, El Cerrito. Free. Light refreshments.
Local history writer Amelia S. Marshall will headline our annual meeting, speaking after a brief business portion and election of officers.

Amelia Marshall

A retired engineer and research associate, Marshall spent most of her career at U.C. Berkeley, She now volunteers at the East Bay Regional Park District archives and history center. Her previous books are “East Bay Hills: A Brief History” (The History Press, 2017), and “Oakland’s Equestrian Heritage” (Arcadia Publishing, 2008).