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 Capitola Hotel. Built almost at the same exact time as the Hotel Del Monte, the Capitola Hotel sat on the beach facing across at the Del Monte. In some ways this hotel might just have been the closest thing to the Del Monte that Santa Cruz ever had. When you find it difficult to locate a good, top-of-the-line hotel for your function or guests, you should understand that you are experiencing the “spider web of history.” |
History 25B – Fall 2008
The History of the Monterey Bay Region Since 1880
How Did We Get Here?
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A Brief Summary of the Course
History 25B will explore the history of the three Monterey Bay Region counties beginning with the completion of two major 1880 construction projects: The Hotel Del Monte in Monterey, and the South Pacific Coast Railroad that connected the city of Santa Cruz with the greater San Francisco Bay Area by rail – directly – for the first time. The emphasis will be on the north side of Monterey Bay, but we will continually watch for development in San Benito, Monterey and Santa Cruz counties that had an impact on the region.
The lectures will include profiles of the arrival and development of immigrants groups such as the Chinese, Portuguese, Irish, Japanese, Filipinos, Scots, Croatians, and Mexicans. We will also follow the broad changes in regional agriculture, tourism, education and resource-based industries such as logging, fishing, and whaling.
The Purpose of the Course
The primary purpose of the course is to help newcomers and natives better understand how this region came to be as we find it here in the 21st century. We will examine the visible and less obvious forces that have shaped the Monterey Bay Region and in doing so help the participant to see where they fit into the region’s sometimes bewildering mosaic of neighborhoods and contending factions.
Many of the challenges facing us here at the close of the first decade of the 21st century are regional. The health of Monterey Bay, the quality of our air, the accessibility of transportation, and having sufficient water supplies are all regional. A proposed subdivision in San Benito County has almost as much an impact on the residents of Watsonville as does one in the Buena Vista area; waste disposal is also a regional challenge. We hope to broaden your horizons so that you can begin to see how myopic the admonition to “Act Locally” really is.
We will consider whether the “Think Globally Act Locally” mantra should be changed to “Think Regionally Act Regionally."
The Class Schedule
The class will meet on eight Friday evenings over the span of nine weeks and includes three all-day Saturday field opportunities.
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Below is the schedule along with some possible topics and activities:
• Friday, October 3 – Class #1 – Opening class logistics, distribution of syllabus, selling
Books. Lecture will focus on the status of the region in 1880 as well as an introduction to the themes that we’ll be covering throughout the course. Profiles: The Irish & Chinese.
• Friday, October 10 – Class #2 – The Roaring 1880s and the Greater Depression of the
the Mid-1890s. The impact of the railroads, the diminishing natural resources and the coming of tourism. Profiles: The Croatians.
• Friday, October 17 - Class #3 - The period 1900-World War I. The Boardwalk
Industrialized Agriculture, and the suppression of civil rights and the Great Flu Epidemic. Profile: The Azoreans.
• Saturday, October 18 – Field Trip #1 – Focus on the Pajaro Valley including the annual
Our Lady of Fatima festa at Valley Catholic Church in the evening.
• Friday, October 24 - Class #4 - The 20s into the Great Depression including the selling of
the coast in the by-the-sea movement, the rise of nativism as evidenced in immigration restrictions and the popularity of the KKK. Profile: The Japanese
• Friday – October 31 – No Class in Honor of Halloween – What? You think I’m crazy
enough to compete with Santa Cruz’s original holiday? Class members are encouraged to dress up (or down) and do something weird.
• Friday - November 7 – Class #5 – The impact of Federal programs (CCC, WPA) and World War II. Profile: The Okies
• Saturday – November 8 - Field Trip #2 – Focus on Monterey County, Salinas Valley TBA.
• Friday - November 14 – Class #6 – The 1950s – 1960s and the coming of Higher Education Including Junior Colleges and the University of California. Profile: Students, Hippies and the UTES.
• Friday - November 21 - Class #7 – The 1970s and 1980s including the impact of the
contending issues of opposition to the Vietnam War and the environmental movement.
• Saturday – November 22 - Field Trip #3 – TBA
• Friday – November 27 – Thanksgiving Break
• Saturday - December 5 – Class #8 – The 1990s and Conclusions. Wrapping it all up and
answering the Cosmic “So What?” The Local Certification Exam is scheduled from 8:00 – 10:00 PM.
Note: The subjects of lectures and field days listed above are subject to change.
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Course Requirements
You can take the course on two general levels:
Active – taking the quizzes, and meeting the requirements listed below leading to a grade of Credit or a letter grade and eligibility to become a Certified Local.
Passive – attending lectures but not taking quizzes or working on projects leading to a grade of No Credit. Students taking this approach will not be eligible to become Certified Locals.
Active Requirements:
I. Weekly Quiz (40%)
There will be an open-notes quiz administered each evening. The quiz will focus on the questions posed in the prior week’s class and the reading assignment. At the end of the course the quiz scores will be totaled and assigned a letter grade.
II. Giving Back (30%)
You must give something back to the greater cause of local history and you may do so in one of two ways either a Research Project or Community Service.
Research Project: You may select a topic that falls within the geographical and time parameters of this course (beginning with native peoples up to the present) and prepare a written, video, audio, or CD-ROM report. Perhaps you have a pet subject you’ve always wanted to work on—your family, your house, a building, an event, or something else that has jiggled your interest. All topics must be approved.
Note: Those projects approved during History 25A do not require a second approval.
Special Note for Research Projects – It is highly recommended that those students working on a research project also register for History 26R on Thursday nights. The research class is designed to give students individual attention, while History 25B will have over 200 students, and such attention will be difficult if not impossible.
More info on History 26R click here
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Community Service: You may donate your time and energy by volunteering to work for an organization whose primary mission is the advancement of local or regional history. The requirement is that you be formally involved with the organization (that is, THEY have to know and approve of what you’re doing) and put in a minimum of 20 hours during the 8 week class session. At the conclusion of the course you will submit a short report describing and verifying your experience. The work need not be historical research, but might involve carpentry, painting, collating materials, fund-raising, and any other activities that will assist the organization. The following organizations have been pre-approved for this assignment. Representatives from them will be in attendance at our first class meeting to explain their volunteer opportunities.
Listed alphabetically:
• Agricultural History Project (Watsonville)
• Aptos History Museum (Aptos)
• Capitola Historical Museum (Capitola)
• Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks (Santa Cruz)
• Redman-Hirahara House Foundation (Watsonville)
• Pajaro Valley Historical Association (Watsonville)
• Santa Cruz County Museum of Art and History (Santa Cruz)
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III. (30%) Personal Address
Where do you live? When you are asked this question, you probably respond with the name of a city or town. Soquel. Aptos. Felton. Sometimes if the person asking is not familiar with Central California, you might respond by naming a larger city. Santa Cruz. Or, near San Francisco. If a police officer asks you might respond with a street address. But none of those answers really touches directly upon where you REALLY live. This assignment is designed to help you determine where you ACTUALLY live. Not just the sterile name of a town or city, but the layer upon layer of determinants that define precisely where you live.
Part of the purpose of this exercise is to help you develop your thinking about “historical determinism.” Just how much are you affected in your daily life by history? Or, are you a free agent? How much are you being driven by historical forces? Or both?
You will submit an essay at the end of the class dealing with this subject, and the exact format, etc. will be distributed later on.
Active Participation – Requirement Summary – Semester Grade
I. Quizzes (40 %)
II. Give Back (30%)
III. Personal Address (30%)
Attendance: It is recommended that students attend all class sessions. Field day attendance is not as essential. Attendance will be a factor when determining final grades if the student is on the borderline between one grade and another.
Role will be taken at 9:30 PM each evening.
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Carolyn
Swift, Capitola’s Historian Meet some of the famous people who have taken this class MORE HERE |
Local Certification – The Ultimate Goal
An exam will be administered at the last class session from 8:00 – 10:00 PM that will test your knowledge of things covered in History 25A and History 25B.
Only those students actively engaged in History 25B are eligible to take the exam.
The exam:
• Covers the entire range of History 25A and 25B with 50% taken from each
• Closed notes, closed book
• Multiple-choice and matching including slide identifications of buildings and persons discussed in class
• 100 questions – 70% is passing.
What you get if you pass:
• A Certificate suitable for framing declaring you to be an official Certified Local
• Eligibility to purchase Certified Local gear including cap, t-shirts, etc. that will allow you to announce for all to see that you are, indeed, a Certified Local.
Must the Student Take History 25A before taking History 25B?
No. However, it is highly recommended that students new to the sequence get a copy of
the reader we used during History 25A as well as copies of the handouts and questions
and outlines so that they can get up to speed as quickly as possible.
| Logistics, Location • Room 450 – Forum – The Friday evening lectures will be held in Room 450, Forum building, Cabrillo College Aptos Campus • Large Class – There will be upwards of 200 students, so individual attention is going to be limited by the size of the class. • Parking – No stickers or parking passes are required on Friday evenings. • Cost – Registration is $20/unit = $60 + several other fees – grand total of $78.00 There may be additional fees for field trips. • Food/Vending Machines – There are no opportunities to purchase food on campus on Friday evenings, and the vending machines are limited. During History 25A Spring 2008 a number of students brought dinner with them. However, food consumption must stop by 6:30 when class begins. Books – required • Donald T. Clark, Santa Cruz County Place Names, Kestrel Press – second edition. Weekly reading assignments will be made in this book. The book can be found in local bookstores and will also be made available for sale on the evening of October 3 prior to the beginning of class. • Sandy Lydon, The Monterey Bay Region, Volume II – This book is currently in preparation and will be available at the first class meeting. Est. cost $15.00. |
Typical Friday Evening Schedule
6:30 PM – 7:00 – Questions and Answers on the week’s reading, previous lecture, etc.
7:00 PM – 9:30 - Lecture – with at least one break
9:30 PM – Quiz – Once quiz is completed, student is free to leave.
Note for History 25A students – The quiz time has been changed because the quiz results are much higher when the quiz is administered at the end of class rather than the beginning.
Special Note: All coffee cups, wrappers and other litter must be removed from the class room by the end of class. The classroom must be left absolutely spotless. Leave it better than you found it.
| How to Register: All students attending class must be registered. You will receive a special lanyard identifying you as a registered student. Auditing is not permitted on either lecture nights or field trips. Continuing Credit Students may begin registering on-line May 12th. Go to www.cabrillo.edu to begin the process. New Students must begin the application process after which you will receive a registration appointment date. You may register any time following that date. What if you have trouble making application or registering? Ms. Judy Periera in Admission and Records has volunteered to give you personal assistance if you find the process to be too complicated or daunting: Judy Periera – campus telephone: 479-6206; e-mail: juperier@cabrillo.edu. Many returning or first time students who registered for History 25A this past spring semester found Judy’s help to be invaluable. Don’t hesitate to ask her. Cabrillo Extension is not involved in registering students for History 25B, so please don’t bother them about it – just contact Judy if you’re not sure what to do. |