Steve Minniear will present “Integrating Stories Into a Broader Appreciation of History” at the Tri-Valley Writers November meeting. Steve, along with a featured Tedx from Dr. Jim Ott, English professor at Las Positas College, will discuss the best ways to integrate personal stories, especially those from veterans, into the fabric of an area’s history. Steve and Dr. Ott firmly believe in getting personal emotions on the page as a conduit of healing and understanding events that shape an individual’s journey, as well as the rich historical landscape of our time.
Fact: Today, less than 1/2 of 1% of the American population serves in the military, compared to 12% in World War II. Yet every day, an average of 22 veterans commit suicide. Few of us know how to connect with these people who have made sacrifices, deferred their careers, and led a warrior’s life. As we honor veterans this month, let us also support them by helping tell and understand, without judgment, their truths.
Join us on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard Road in Pleasanton. Check-in begins at 1:30 p.m. There is a two-step RSVP & Payment process:
1. An Email RSVP is REQUIRED at reservations@trivalleywriters.org by Wednesday, November 17.
2. Payment is REQUIRED (see below)
REGISTRATION DETAILS:
CWC adult members, $14; nonmembers, $18. CWC student members (ages 14-22), $6; student nonmembers, $10. Payment MUST be made via online below.
For health and safety reasons, walk-ins will NOT be allowed.
Steve Minniear is the author of Dublin, California: A Brief History (The History Press, 2018) and co-author of Dublin and the Tri-Valley: The World War II Years, (Arcadia Press, 2014) a pictorial history of Camp Parks, Camp Shoemaker, Shoemaker Naval Hospital, and Livermore Naval Air Station. He is Dublin’s historian, a board member of the Dublin Historical Society, and a commissioner on Dublin’s Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission. Also, Steve is the volunteer archivist for Dublin’s Heritage Park and Museums and the volunteer curator for the Dublin Camp Parks Military History Center. He is a member of the Society for Military History and has written over 15 book reviews for the Journal of Military History. Steve is currently working on a biography of Grace Adams East, “America’s Foremost Woman Trumpeter” of the 1930s and 1940s.