Join the Rocklin Historical Society 7pm Monday May 16th at Old St. Mary's Chapel for a fantastic meeting followed immediately by our traditional ice cream social. Bring your friends and neighbors: all are welcome.
The presentation will feature Mr. Fix-it himself: Rocklin Historical Society's Gene Johnson! Gene will be providing a Power Point presentation all about Rocklin's largest and most productive quarry titled, "Big Gun Quarry: Past, Present and Future."
About the Speaker:
Gene’s grandfather, Anders Wickman, immigrated from Finland to Rocklin in 1890. Anders became a granite quarry owner, councilman and mayor. Gene’s father, Ray Johnson, operated Spring View Dairy on property now known as Johnson-Springview Park. Ray also served as councilman and mayor. Gene’s mother, Florence, served as a member of the Rocklin School Board.
Gene attended Rocklin Elementary School, Roseville High, Sacramento Junior College, and UC Berkeley. After a career in Aerospace and Semiconductor Manufacturing Engineering, Gene retired to Rocklin in 1996 with his wife, Marg. Gene and Marg were married in 1964, they now live in the family farmhouse at the corner of Rocklin Road and 5th St. Both are active in the historical society–Marg as a museum docent and Gene as Mr. Fix-it.
A little background for the presentation:
The Big Gun Quarry, as it is now known, was also called the Capitol Quarry in the 1860’s when Rocklin granite was used to build the State Capitol in Sacramento. During the 1970’s, the quarry, which is right behind the city administration building that houses the council chambers, processed 6,000 tons of Bear River Quartz used to build the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco. The large rock crusher used for the quartz still resides on the property.
Ice Cream Social!
After the meeting, we will be holding our annual ice cream social to welcome the summer, come on out and enjoy!
Regards,
Danielle Loebs
External Publicity
(Gene Johnson pictured above sitting in Old St. Mary's Chapel courtesy of Ronna Davis. Ice Cream photo courtesy of google images.)
(Gene Johnson pictured above sitting in Old St. Mary's Chapel courtesy of Ronna Davis. Ice Cream photo courtesy of google images.)
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