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CCHS  2009 Annual Meeting
June 25-28, 2009, Martinez, CA.

TRAVEL TIPS

MISCELLANEOUS
Meetings will be held in several locations. To preclude your becoming hopelessly lost, PDQ Printing has created just for us a series of maps with foolproof directions for moving about town. With these in hand all you have to do is aim your car out the John Muir Inn exit and read your way to your destination. This marvelous document will be in your registration packet.
Martinez is frequently hot in June. Sometimes it is very hot. Pack a hat.
John built a cool pool at his Inn which he loves to share with panting guests.

THURSDAY
The Museum of San Ramon Valley is located in nearby Danville. Your trusty PDQ map will get you there safely. Allow at least 30 minutes to drive to Danville, park and board the bus. Be sure to make time to visit the Museum. It is one of the most outstanding regional museums in the Bay Area.

FRIDAY
Henry J. Kaiser insisted on building ships near water so his shipyards jut way out into Richmond harbor where it is usually blowing a gale. Bring a jacket.
Wear flats to navigate the decks and narrow stairways on the SS Red Oak Victory. If you wear heels and fall on your fanny, you might not make it to dinner on Friday night and will never learn who invented the martini. Don’t wear flip-flops either. Think about it—have you ever seen a sailor wearing flip-flops?
Boarding the ship and getting to our luncheon spot will be no problem. However, some of you may not be able to navigate narrow, steep stairways so might have to forego touring the ship. Docents will help you decide who can do what.
There will be a special dining area on the dock near the ship for those who use walkers, wheelchairs and other mechanical gismos that don’t care to climb the gangway. Mary Lou Lyon will act as host of this select group.
While visiting the Rosie the Riveter Memorial be sure to look across to San Francisco Bay. The view is breathtaking.

SATURDAY
Allow about 10 minutes to drive to the Shell Clubhouse. It is a white building set at an angle on the lot, located behind a cyclone fence with a huge parking lot in front.
This is a wall-to-wall learning day beginning at 7:30 with the genealogy breakfast and continuing all day with 3 outstanding workshops by experts, all providing practical information and relevant handouts to take home and share with fellow historians.
Our customary ticket sales and drawings on Friday and Saturday night must be confined this year to Friday night only. It is not feasible on Saturday because we will be in a theatre. The obvious solution is to buy more tickets on Friday night, right?

SUNDAY
Those who stay over today can learn about John Muir in Martinez and the little-known Port Chicago tragedy. Be sure to visit the Martinez Museum and other local historic spots described in brochures in your packet. Inquire at the Museum about guided walking tours of historic spots.
 

For more information, call or email Andrea Blachman, 925 372-7146.