Jack is an expert on San Diego history, focusing on lively, informative, and oftentimes amusing stories that make up an important part of our social fabric. He loves to share these stories with groups both large and small. His talks often include PowerPoint displays that can be tailored to suit almost any need.
Below you'll find upcoming events and a list of past appearances.
For information on how to book Jack as a speaker, click here.
Below you'll find upcoming events and a list of past appearances.
For information on how to book Jack as a speaker, click here.
2024 -- Upcoming Events
None scheduled
Past Appearances
2024
October 18, San Carlos Library
October 3, San Diego Oasis senior learning center
September 25, Point Loma/Hervey Library
September 4, Scripps/Miramar Library
February 3, Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
February 1, The Thursday Club
January 9, Mission Valley Library
2023
November 18, Alpine Library
November 11, Torrey Pines Docents
August 2, Santee Branch Library
July 25, Tierrasanta Library
May 10, Santee Community Center
April 1, College-Rolando Library
2022
January 13, Coronado Historical Association
January 18, San Diego Oasis, Grossmont
2021
October 16, Friendship Force Int. Culture Club, San Diego
June 22, OASIS Senior Learning Center, Grossmont
2020
COVID-19 "Sabbatical"
2019
March 26, PEO La Jolla
February 26, San Diego Woman's Club, Books and Views Section
February 21, PEO Chula Vista
2018
October 17, Southwest Prospectors and Miners of La Mesa
September 26, San Diego Woman's Club
2017
Jack is taking a sabbatical and will resume speaking in fall, 2018.
June 23, Coronado Historical Association
June 16, San Diego Daughters of the American Revolution
April 7, San Diego Sierra Club
April 1, Kiwanis Club of Alpine
March 8, Rady's Children's Hospital Kiwanis Club
February 28, Kiwanis Club of Santee
February 19, San Dieguito Heritage Museum annual meeting
January 17, San Diego Woman's Club
2016
November 2, Treasure Seekers of San Diego County
October 1, San Diego County Library, Poway
September 29, OASIS senior learning center
September 23, Coinshooters Treasure Hunters
September 9, RB Travel Club
April 27, El Cajon Historical Society
April 15, San Diego Antique Bottle & Collectibles Club
April 7, Lemon Grove Historical Society
March 4, San Diego Congress of History
February 27, Santee Library
January 8, Coronado Optimists Club
January 1, Sierra Club at Joyce Beers Community Center
2015
December 22, San Diego Living, XETV 6
December 9, OASIS Senior Learning Escondido
December 6, Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation
September 15, La Playa Trail Association
June 20, Julian Branch Library (SD County Library)
June 18, Ocean Beach Historical Society
May 22, La Jolla Kiwanis
April 22, Del Mar Library
April 18, Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
April 11, La Jolla/Riford Library
April 1, XETV6 San Diego Living
March 20, O’Dunn Fine Art Gallery
March 10, San Dieguito Heritage Museum
March 7, 50th Annual History Conference of the Congress of History
2014
Dec. 2, Mission Valley Library (OASIS)
Nov. 14, Coronado Historical Association
June 17, Oceanside Rotary Club
June 9, San Diego Living, XETV 6
April 1, San Diego Living, XETV 6
March 4, Torrey Pines Ski Club
February 20, San Diego OASIS
2013
November 5, AAVA San Diego Aerospace Museum
August 6, San Diego Living, XETV 6
July 17, San Diego Living, XETV 6
June 19, Heritage of the Americas Museum at Cuyamaca College
June 18, Rancho Penasquitos Library
June 17, San Diego Living, XETV 6
June 13, San Diego Mystery Club
May 16, San Diego Living, XETV 6
May 10, Oaks North Travel Club
April 29, San Diego Living, XETV 6
April 1, San Diego Living, XETV 6
Mar. 18, San Diego Living, XETV 6
Mar. 18, Imperial Beach Branch Library
Mar. 10, Saint Mark's United Methodist Church
Mar. 6, San Diego Oasis
2012
Oct. 21. Alpine Historical Society
Oct. 4, Del Mar Foundation
Aug. 12, Saint Mark's United Methodist Church
June 24, Saint Mark's United Methodist Church
June 23, Westerners Club, North Park
Feb. 27 Lemon Grove Rotary
Jan. 24, Vista Rotary Club
Jan. 21, San Dieguito Heritage Museum
2011
Dec. 16 Del Mar Rotary
Dec. 10 Kensington Branch Library
Oct. 18 Vista Rotary Club
Sept. 29 Chula Vista Sunrise Rotary
Sept. 22 Mission Hills Library
Sept. 14 Scripps Mira Mesa Kiwanis
July 20 Torrey Pines Kiwanis
July 12 San Diego Kiwanis
June 29 Torrey Pines Kiwanis
June 27 San Diego Living XETV Channel 6
June 23 Kiwanis Club Allied Gardens
May 20 Oceanside Library
Mar. 11 Rancho Bernardo Travelers Club
Jan. 21 Alliant International University
2010
Sept. 24 The Old Town Gift Company
Sept. 18 Westerners Club, North Park
Sept. PEO
April 21 Palomar College
March 17 Point Loma Library
2009
Nov. 14 Read San Diego
Oct. 13 San Diego Living XETV Channel 6
Aug. 20 Upstart Crow Bookstore
Aug. 17 San Diego Living XETV Channel 6
Aug. 16 Alpine Historical Society
June 20 Del Mar Fair
2008
Oct. 3 Saint Mark’s United Methodist Church
Aug. 6 Jewish Family Service Senior Center
Mar. 24 Oasis Learning Center Escondido
Mar. 14 Mira Costa College
Mar. 12 Oasis Learning Center San Diego
2007
Dec. 4 Oceanside Rotary Club
Aug. 20 Senior Summer School
Aug. 7 Senior Summer School
July 23 Senior Summer School
May 11 Oaks North Travel Club
May 2 Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library
Apr. 18 Escondido History Center
Feb. 8 Women at Quidel Corporation
2006
Oct. 12 San Dieguito Heritage Museum
Oct. 9 San Rafael Women’s Fellowship
Aug. 15 La Mesa Lions Club
July 31 Oasis Learning Center Escondido
July 24 Oasis Learning Center San Diego
May 20 Rudolph Schiller’s Bookstore
May 16 KPBS (PRI Radio)
Apr. 20 El Cajon Historical Society
Apr. 6, Clairemont Town Days
Mar. 29 Mission Valley Library
Mar. 3 American Conference of History CSUSM
Mar. 2 Ramona Women’s Club
Mar. 1 CSUSM History Club
2005
Dec. 14 Rancho Bernardo Kiwanis
Dec. 3 Campo Historical Society
Nov. 17 SBC Pioneers Group
Nov. 16 Oasis Learning Center Escondido
Nov. 10 San Diego Mystery Club
Oct. 28 Bookstar Bookstore
Oct. 26 Julian Historical Society
Oct. 22 Rancho San Diego Library
Oct. 20 Mission Hills Library
Oct. 19 DAR Miramar
Oct. 18 Oasis Learning Center San Diego
Oct. 17 Wine, Women, and Books
Oct. 16 La Jolla Playhouse
Sept. 17 Rudolph Schiller’s Bookstore
Sept. 9 DAR La Mesa
Aug. 22 Mira Mesa Lion’s Club
Aug. 11 San Diego Historical Society
June 27 Lakeside Historical Society
June 18 San Diego Yacht Club
June 17 Baja Books
June 12 San Diego Book Fair
May 19 Ocean Beach Historical Society
May 11 San Diego Community College
May 3 Torrey Pines Ski Club
Apr. 17 Alpine Women’s Club
Apr. 7 Lemon Grove Historical Society
Apr. 5 Rancho Bernardo Lutheran Church
Mar. 10 Friends of Kensington Library
Mar. 5 Congress of American History
Mar. 4 Carlsbad by the Sea Senior’s Center
Feb. 9 Bookstar Bookstore
Jan. 29 San Diego City Library
Jun. 26 San Diego Yacht Club
2004
Dec. 4 San Diego City Library
Dec. 1 Point Loma Library
Nov. 21 Captain Fitches Mercantile
Nov. 18 San Diego Thursday Club
Nov. 16 Polaris Singles Sailing Society
Nov. 13 Lake Murray Kiwanis Club
Nov. 7 Warwicks Bookstore
Oct. 21 American Heritage Museum
Oct. 19 Polaris Singles Sailing Society
Oct. 17 Warner Springs Historical Society
Oct. 16 KUSI TV
Oct. 12 Fox-TV 6
Oct. 1 SD School of Architecture
Sept. 30 Coronado Bay Books
Sept. 30 SD School of Architecture
Sept. 28 Kiwanis Point Loma
Sept. 12 Captain Fitches Mercantile
Aug. 25 Gaslamp Historical Society
Aug. 24 Fox-TV 6
Aug. 20 KFMB-TV 8
Aug. 19 Casa Del Prado
Aug. 18 KPBS Radio (NPR)
2024
October 18, San Carlos Library
October 3, San Diego Oasis senior learning center
September 25, Point Loma/Hervey Library
September 4, Scripps/Miramar Library
February 3, Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library
February 1, The Thursday Club
January 9, Mission Valley Library
2023
November 18, Alpine Library
November 11, Torrey Pines Docents
August 2, Santee Branch Library
July 25, Tierrasanta Library
May 10, Santee Community Center
April 1, College-Rolando Library
2022
January 13, Coronado Historical Association
January 18, San Diego Oasis, Grossmont
2021
October 16, Friendship Force Int. Culture Club, San Diego
June 22, OASIS Senior Learning Center, Grossmont
2020
COVID-19 "Sabbatical"
2019
March 26, PEO La Jolla
February 26, San Diego Woman's Club, Books and Views Section
February 21, PEO Chula Vista
2018
October 17, Southwest Prospectors and Miners of La Mesa
September 26, San Diego Woman's Club
2017
Jack is taking a sabbatical and will resume speaking in fall, 2018.
June 23, Coronado Historical Association
June 16, San Diego Daughters of the American Revolution
April 7, San Diego Sierra Club
April 1, Kiwanis Club of Alpine
March 8, Rady's Children's Hospital Kiwanis Club
February 28, Kiwanis Club of Santee
February 19, San Dieguito Heritage Museum annual meeting
January 17, San Diego Woman's Club
2016
November 2, Treasure Seekers of San Diego County
October 1, San Diego County Library, Poway
September 29, OASIS senior learning center
September 23, Coinshooters Treasure Hunters
September 9, RB Travel Club
April 27, El Cajon Historical Society
April 15, San Diego Antique Bottle & Collectibles Club
April 7, Lemon Grove Historical Society
March 4, San Diego Congress of History
February 27, Santee Library
January 8, Coronado Optimists Club
January 1, Sierra Club at Joyce Beers Community Center
2015
December 22, San Diego Living, XETV 6
December 9, OASIS Senior Learning Escondido
December 6, Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation
September 15, La Playa Trail Association
June 20, Julian Branch Library (SD County Library)
June 18, Ocean Beach Historical Society
May 22, La Jolla Kiwanis
April 22, Del Mar Library
April 18, Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
April 11, La Jolla/Riford Library
April 1, XETV6 San Diego Living
March 20, O’Dunn Fine Art Gallery
March 10, San Dieguito Heritage Museum
March 7, 50th Annual History Conference of the Congress of History
2014
Dec. 2, Mission Valley Library (OASIS)
Nov. 14, Coronado Historical Association
June 17, Oceanside Rotary Club
June 9, San Diego Living, XETV 6
April 1, San Diego Living, XETV 6
March 4, Torrey Pines Ski Club
February 20, San Diego OASIS
2013
November 5, AAVA San Diego Aerospace Museum
August 6, San Diego Living, XETV 6
July 17, San Diego Living, XETV 6
June 19, Heritage of the Americas Museum at Cuyamaca College
June 18, Rancho Penasquitos Library
June 17, San Diego Living, XETV 6
June 13, San Diego Mystery Club
May 16, San Diego Living, XETV 6
May 10, Oaks North Travel Club
April 29, San Diego Living, XETV 6
April 1, San Diego Living, XETV 6
Mar. 18, San Diego Living, XETV 6
Mar. 18, Imperial Beach Branch Library
Mar. 10, Saint Mark's United Methodist Church
Mar. 6, San Diego Oasis
2012
Oct. 21. Alpine Historical Society
Oct. 4, Del Mar Foundation
Aug. 12, Saint Mark's United Methodist Church
June 24, Saint Mark's United Methodist Church
June 23, Westerners Club, North Park
Feb. 27 Lemon Grove Rotary
Jan. 24, Vista Rotary Club
Jan. 21, San Dieguito Heritage Museum
2011
Dec. 16 Del Mar Rotary
Dec. 10 Kensington Branch Library
Oct. 18 Vista Rotary Club
Sept. 29 Chula Vista Sunrise Rotary
Sept. 22 Mission Hills Library
Sept. 14 Scripps Mira Mesa Kiwanis
July 20 Torrey Pines Kiwanis
July 12 San Diego Kiwanis
June 29 Torrey Pines Kiwanis
June 27 San Diego Living XETV Channel 6
June 23 Kiwanis Club Allied Gardens
May 20 Oceanside Library
Mar. 11 Rancho Bernardo Travelers Club
Jan. 21 Alliant International University
2010
Sept. 24 The Old Town Gift Company
Sept. 18 Westerners Club, North Park
Sept. PEO
April 21 Palomar College
March 17 Point Loma Library
2009
Nov. 14 Read San Diego
Oct. 13 San Diego Living XETV Channel 6
Aug. 20 Upstart Crow Bookstore
Aug. 17 San Diego Living XETV Channel 6
Aug. 16 Alpine Historical Society
June 20 Del Mar Fair
2008
Oct. 3 Saint Mark’s United Methodist Church
Aug. 6 Jewish Family Service Senior Center
Mar. 24 Oasis Learning Center Escondido
Mar. 14 Mira Costa College
Mar. 12 Oasis Learning Center San Diego
2007
Dec. 4 Oceanside Rotary Club
Aug. 20 Senior Summer School
Aug. 7 Senior Summer School
July 23 Senior Summer School
May 11 Oaks North Travel Club
May 2 Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library
Apr. 18 Escondido History Center
Feb. 8 Women at Quidel Corporation
2006
Oct. 12 San Dieguito Heritage Museum
Oct. 9 San Rafael Women’s Fellowship
Aug. 15 La Mesa Lions Club
July 31 Oasis Learning Center Escondido
July 24 Oasis Learning Center San Diego
May 20 Rudolph Schiller’s Bookstore
May 16 KPBS (PRI Radio)
Apr. 20 El Cajon Historical Society
Apr. 6, Clairemont Town Days
Mar. 29 Mission Valley Library
Mar. 3 American Conference of History CSUSM
Mar. 2 Ramona Women’s Club
Mar. 1 CSUSM History Club
2005
Dec. 14 Rancho Bernardo Kiwanis
Dec. 3 Campo Historical Society
Nov. 17 SBC Pioneers Group
Nov. 16 Oasis Learning Center Escondido
Nov. 10 San Diego Mystery Club
Oct. 28 Bookstar Bookstore
Oct. 26 Julian Historical Society
Oct. 22 Rancho San Diego Library
Oct. 20 Mission Hills Library
Oct. 19 DAR Miramar
Oct. 18 Oasis Learning Center San Diego
Oct. 17 Wine, Women, and Books
Oct. 16 La Jolla Playhouse
Sept. 17 Rudolph Schiller’s Bookstore
Sept. 9 DAR La Mesa
Aug. 22 Mira Mesa Lion’s Club
Aug. 11 San Diego Historical Society
June 27 Lakeside Historical Society
June 18 San Diego Yacht Club
June 17 Baja Books
June 12 San Diego Book Fair
May 19 Ocean Beach Historical Society
May 11 San Diego Community College
May 3 Torrey Pines Ski Club
Apr. 17 Alpine Women’s Club
Apr. 7 Lemon Grove Historical Society
Apr. 5 Rancho Bernardo Lutheran Church
Mar. 10 Friends of Kensington Library
Mar. 5 Congress of American History
Mar. 4 Carlsbad by the Sea Senior’s Center
Feb. 9 Bookstar Bookstore
Jan. 29 San Diego City Library
Jun. 26 San Diego Yacht Club
2004
Dec. 4 San Diego City Library
Dec. 1 Point Loma Library
Nov. 21 Captain Fitches Mercantile
Nov. 18 San Diego Thursday Club
Nov. 16 Polaris Singles Sailing Society
Nov. 13 Lake Murray Kiwanis Club
Nov. 7 Warwicks Bookstore
Oct. 21 American Heritage Museum
Oct. 19 Polaris Singles Sailing Society
Oct. 17 Warner Springs Historical Society
Oct. 16 KUSI TV
Oct. 12 Fox-TV 6
Oct. 1 SD School of Architecture
Sept. 30 Coronado Bay Books
Sept. 30 SD School of Architecture
Sept. 28 Kiwanis Point Loma
Sept. 12 Captain Fitches Mercantile
Aug. 25 Gaslamp Historical Society
Aug. 24 Fox-TV 6
Aug. 20 KFMB-TV 8
Aug. 19 Casa Del Prado
Aug. 18 KPBS Radio (NPR)