1 NEWSLETTER M a i n t a i n i n g t h e H e r i t a g e a n d I n d i v i d u a l i t y o f P a c i f i c G r o v e THE HERITAGE SOCIETY OF PACIFIC GROVE Winter 2023 Volume 23, Issue 1 UPCOMING EVENTS Annual Meeting Sunday, February 26th Lecture by Heather Lazare IN THIS ISSUE 1st Page Annual Meeting Heather Lazare—Guest Speaker at Annual Meeting 2nd Page Spotlight on Board Member John Sheehan Barn Project Update 3rd Page Website Update Lighthouse Update 4th Page Membership Board of Directors Annual Membership Meeting 2023 The Annual Meeting of the Heritage Society of Pacific Grove will take place on Sunday, February 26, at 2:00 p.m. at Chautauqua Hall (corner of 16th and Central). All Heritage Society members are invited as well as members of the public. The guest lecturer will be Heather Lazare (see information below.) Heather Lazare— Speaker at Annual Meeting We’ve all passed by the Holman’s building at 542 Lighthouse Avenue in Pacific Grove, but do you know about the man who started the business? Enjoy a lecture by W.R. Holman’s great-granddaughter-in-law, Heather Lazare, who spent the pandemic culling through boxes of Holman ephemera, historic photos, news clippings, and family letters. Based on Holman’s newly republished memoir, My Life in Pacific Grove, Lazare's lecture (with a Power Point presentation of photos), will expand your understanding of Pacific Grove in the early 1900s, explain why we have a W.R. Holman Memorial Highway, share personal letters from John Steinbeck to Mrs. Holman, and much more. Heather Lazare is an independent editorial and publishing consultant who specializes in editing adult fiction. She worked at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency and both Random House and Simon & Schuster before starting her o w n business in 2013. She edited and annotated her great-grandfather-in-law, W.R. Holman's memoir, My Life in Pacific Grove. She is the director and founder of the Northern California Writers’ Retreat, a yearly fiction retreat in Carmel Valley. Heather lives in Pacific Grove with her husband and t w o c h i l d r e n . V i s i t h e r o n l i n e at heatherlazare.com and norcalwritersretreat.com. THE BARN IS OPEN! SATURDAYS FROM 1 TO 4 605 LAUREL AVE. The Heritage Society of Pacific Grove is a nonprofit organization formed in 1975 to foster an appreciation of the city’s historical and architectural resources through preservation activities and public education. The Heritage Society also works to encourage the preservation and restoration of the buildings that contribute to the beauty and unique character of Pacific Grove. MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FOR 2023 It is that time of year to renew y o u r m e m b e r s h i p i n t h e Heritage Society of Pacific Grove. Watch for your renewal letter in the mail. , OCR Text: 1 NEWSLETTER M a i n t a i n i n g t h e H e r i t a g e a n d I n d i v i d u a l i t y o f P a c i f i c G r o v e THE HERITAGE SOCIETY OF PACIFIC GROVE Winter 2023 Volume 23, Issue 1 UPCOMING EVENTS Annual Meeting Sunday, February 26th Lecture by Heather Lazare IN THIS ISSUE 1st Page Annual Meeting Heather Lazare—Guest Speaker at Annual Meeting 2nd Page Spotlight on Board Member John Sheehan Barn Project Update 3rd Page Website Update Lighthouse Update 4th Page Membership Board of Directors Annual Membership Meeting 2023 The Annual Meeting of the Heritage Society of Pacific Grove will take place on Sunday, February 26, at 2:00 p.m. at Chautauqua Hall (corner of 16th and Central). All Heritage Society members are invited as well as members of the public. The guest lecturer will be Heather Lazare (see information below.) Heather Lazare— Speaker at Annual Meeting We’ve all passed by the Holman’s building at 542 Lighthouse Avenue in Pacific Grove, but do you know about the man who started the business? Enjoy a lecture by W.R. Holman’s great-granddaughter-in-law, Heather Lazare, who spent the pandemic culling through boxes of Holman ephemera, historic photos, news clippings, and family letters. Based on Holman’s newly republished memoir, My Life in Pacific Grove, Lazare's lecture (with a Power Point presentation of photos), will expand your understanding of Pacific Grove in the early 1900s, explain why we have a W.R. Holman Memorial Highway, share personal letters from John Steinbeck to Mrs. Holman, and much more. Heather Lazare is an independent editorial and publishing consultant who specializes in editing adult fiction. She worked at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency and both Random House and Simon & Schuster before starting her o w n business in 2013. She edited and annotated her great-grandfather-in-law, W.R. Holman's memoir, My Life in Pacific Grove. She is the director and founder of the Northern California Writers’ Retreat, a yearly fiction retreat in Carmel Valley. Heather lives in Pacific Grove with her husband and t w o c h i l d r e n . V i s i t h e r o n l i n e at heatherlazare.com and norcalwritersretreat.com. THE BARN IS OPEN! SATURDAYS FROM 1 TO 4 605 LAUREL AVE. The Heritage Society of Pacific Grove is a nonprofit organization formed in 1975 to foster an appreciation of the city’s historical and architectural resources through preservation activities and public education. The Heritage Society also works to encourage the preservation and restoration of the buildings that contribute to the beauty and unique character of Pacific Grove. MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FOR 2023 It is that time of year to renew y o u r m e m b e r s h i p i n t h e Heritage Society of Pacific Grove. Watch for your renewal letter in the mail. , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Newsletters,Newsletters,2022,Winter 2022,WInter 2022,WInter 2022 1 Page 1, WInter 2022 1 Page 1