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Water color
by Lee Blair
(1911-1993)
Currently,
the Association hosts an annual pot luck picnic at Pringle
Grove each year on the last Saturday in July. The picnic
is open to the public and provides an opportunity for "old
timers" from far and near to become re-acquainted and new-comers
to meet their neighbors. There are always old scrapbooks to
peruse and a speaker to tell tales of the sometimes colorful
past.
Recently,
some members have embarked on a new project. Under the auspices
of Arcaida Publishers, the committee is collecting and organizing
old photographs for a pictorial history book of Soquel.
The Pioneers
own many artifacts, books and pictures, some of which are at
the Porter Memorial Library on Porter Street in Soquel. It is
the hope of the group to someday have a Museum dedicated to
the history of Soquel so that more can be displayed.
The Association
has traditionally taken an active role in promoting the community
and its events, including history talks at the Soquel Porter
Memorial Library, and in 2002, the town's 150th birthday celebration.
The Soquel
Pioneer and Historical Association is an organization of volunteers
and is supported by donations from friends who would like to see
the history of Soquel preserved.
Current
board members
Richard Nutter, President - dicknutter[@]earthlink.net
Judy Parsons, Vice President - juudy[@]aol.com
Lynda Lewit, Secretary - lynlewi[@]earthlink.net
David Lewit, Treasurer - Dlewit[@]earthlink.net
Ted Maddock - tedder.m[@]sbcglobal.net
Carolyn
Swift - swiftcj[@]pacbell.net
Mailing
address
Soquel
Pioneer and Historical Association
5270
Pringle Lane
Soquel
California 95073
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