Tam Valley Speaker Series: Ghosts of the Golden Gate, Now and Then
Ghosts of the Golden Gate – Now and Then exposes the rich cultural and natural history of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Ghosts of the Golden Gate tells the park’s story by matching beautiful and fascinating archival photographs with photos from today. Join us as we reveal the hidden history of familiar locations. Images are showcased from a vast range of lands in the San Francisco area and the history of the diverse people that occupied them.
Take a look at these Then & Now links:
Golden Gate NRA: https://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/photosmultimedia/nowandthen.htm
Point Reyes NS: https://www.nps.gov/pore/learn/photosmultimedia/photogallery_thenandnow.htm
Yosemite NP: https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/historyculture/thenandnow.htm
Death Valley NP: https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/death-valley-then-and-now.htm
Redwood N&SPs: https://www.nps.gov/redw/learn/historyculture/thenandnow.htm
Grand Canyon NP: https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/historyculture/thenandnow.htm
Ted Barone, a resident of Tam Valley, is a volunteer with the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), leading tours for several years at Alcatraz and more recently at Muir Woods. He is also a community activist having co-founded the Tam Valley Neighborhood Response Group and the Tam Valley Sea Level Rise Task Force. He developed online Then and Now photo exhibits for six national parks including the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and Yosemite, Death Valley, Point Reyes, Redwood, and Grand Canyon National Parks. Ted is a retired high school principal, history teacher, naturalist, and outdoorsman.