Lucerne >> The Friends of Marymount California University (MCU) Lakeside and the Lake County Land Trust announced the second presentation in a Distinguished Speaker Series that started in February.
The next scheduled speaker is archaeologist Dr. John Parker who will present on Thursday, March 3 at the MCU Lakeside campus in Lucerne from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Dr. Parker will use artifacts and a PowerPoint presentation to take participants through the cultural, environmental, and technological changes that occurred in Lake County during the past 20,000 years. He will focus on the relationship between Lake County’s Native American inhabitants and their environment.
Dr. Parker is a longtime Lake County resident. In 1973 he began a 20 year study of Lake County’s prehistory. For 15 of those years, he lived in Clearlake, taught at Mendocino and Yuba community colleges, gave educational programs to civic clubs and community groups, conducted archaeological studies for landowners, and served as a Planning Commissioner for the City of Clearlake.
One of Parker’s important accomplishments was organizing public and political support for the purchase of the Anderson Marsh State Historic Park. He is a Registered Professional Archaeologist, a life member of the Society for California Archaeology and a life member of the Lake County Historical Society where he currently serves as vice president as well as curation manager for the Ely Stage Stop Museum.
His work has been seen on PBS, CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, CNN, FOX, in newspapers and in magazines such as People, Newsweek, Archaeology, Omni, Westways, American Film, Instructor, Sunset, California, and Preservation News.
The campus is located at 3700 Country Club Dr. and is the impressive building on the hill that is known by locals as “The Castle.” Parking directors and a shuttle will assist those attending this event. The public is warmly invited and a $5 donation to benefit the Friends of MCU Lakeside scholarship fund is encouraged. For information, call 888-991-5253 or 262-0707, leave a message and someone will return your call.
The Friends of Marymount California University Lakeside is a new group with the goal of supporting and creating awareness of the educational opportunities of Lake County’s four-year university in Lucerne and raise funds for student scholarships.
