On Saturday, June 13 at 1 p.m., the Courthouse Docket continues as a free online webinar.  Deputy Director Carmen Blair will discuss The Great Estates of the Peninsula. 

In the late 1800s, the Peninsula was known as one of the elite suburban areas of the United States.  The great families who ran the commerce, industry and banking of the West from offices in San Francisco, lived, or had country retreats, down the Peninsula.  California millionaires sought to impress their neighbors with their grand Peninsula homes. 

_{Left: Linden Towers, the Flood mansion in Menlo Park.}

Blair joined the staff of the Historical Association in 1998 and has been the Deputy Director since 2007.  Among her responsibilities, she is involved with school programs, public programs for adults and children, exhibit design and publications. She received her B.A. in History from Gustavus Adolphus College and her M.A. in Museum Studies from San Francisco State University.

_{Left: Inside the greenhouse at the Millbrae estate of Darius Ogden and Jane Mills.}