William Heath Davis: 75 Years in California
Thursday, March 4th, 2010 — 6:00pm
First in our spring series of history programs
Librarian Cindy Simons will discuss William Heath Davis, who married Maria de Jesus, the daughter of ranchero Don Joaquin Estudillo. He spent the last years of his life in the San Leandro area, where he wrote his memoir Seventy-Five Years in California, which details his life as a trader with Spanish rancheros and the transition from Mexican colony to American state.