Santa Cruz County will turn back its calendar 200 years for two weeks this October.
A document detailing planned festivities across the month of October of 1969, to honor the 200th birthday of the state of California. With the Commission emphasis on turning back the clock, re-enacting history is a focus.
Notables: Portola expedition, Pajaro River, Santa Cruz County Fair, Don Nielson Associates, Fiesta de Portola / Fiesta de la Portola, Ed Pio, Margaret Koch, Carlos Chavez, Cabrillo Guild of Music, Cabrillo Music Festival, Native Sons of the Golden West, Hubert Wyckoff
Notables: Portola expedition, Pajaro River, Santa Cruz County Fair, Don Nielson Associates, Fiesta de Portola / Fiesta de la Portola, Ed Pio, Margaret Koch, Carlos Chavez, Cabrillo Guild of Music, Cabrillo Music Festival, Native Sons of the Golden West, Hubert Wyckoff
Creator:
Santa Cruz County Bicentennial Commission
Date: 1969
Type:
DOCUMENT; LEAFLET
Coverage:
- Santa Cruz
- California
- Bicentennial
- Events
- 1960s
- San Lorenzo River
Identifier: MS-SANTA CRUZ-BICENTENNIAL-06
Collection
Citation
Commission, Santa Cruz County Bicentennial. “Santa Cruz County will turn back its calendar 200 years for two weeks this October.” 1969. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/138918. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.