
The Courthouse Docket continues on Saturday, May 17 at 1 p.m. as Dr. Darwin Patnode discusses Peninsula Crime Novelists. The novelists included in the presentation lived or worked on the Peninsula including Jerry Kennealy, Barry Eisler, Doug Dorst and John Lescroart.
Darwin Patnode received his Ph.D. in English at the University of Minnesota. After teaching several years at the University of Wisconsin/River Falls, he moved to California. He often speaks on literary authors at senior complexes in the area.
Previously on the Courthouse Docket
On June 7, 2024, Michael Flanagan presented LBGTQ+ Peninsula History from the Early 20th Century.
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The Courthouse Docket is a series of presentations held in the History Museum’s Historic Courtroom A. The Courthouse Docket Series is sponsored by Cypress Lawn Heritage Foundation.