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# THURSDAY, JULY 6: California gold rush
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/thursday-july-6-california-gold-rush/
- Published: 2006-06-02T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T18:13:07.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Vicki Drake will speak about how the California gold rush all began; how people came from all around the world to create a melting pot; the personal stories of the trials and triumphs; and impact it all had on the California known today. Drake is a geology instructor with Santa Monica College and is a member of the Santa Monica College speakers bureau. The lecture will start at 6:30 p.m.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 2, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/060206.pdf?ref=smdp.com)