The California History Center academic program serves as the vital link in the partnership between the Foothill-De Anza Community College District and the California History Center Foundation. On average, 20 academic courses are offered each year through the CHC program. Courses are offered during the day, evening, and on weekends, and most courses are transferable to four-year institutions as electives.

California History Center

The following courses will be offered Winter quarter 2015 through the California History Center. Please see the History Department class listings section of the Schedule of Classes.

To sign up for a class, apply for admission and register online. For more information or questions, call the center at 408.864.8712.

Point Lobos to Silverado: The Stevensons in California

Course: HIST-053X-95, 2 units, CRN: 33148
Instructor: Chatham Forbes
Contact: chforbessr@msn.com

Robert Louis Stevenson traveled from Europe by ship and train to California in 1879 to court and marry Fanny Osbourne. His essays about the journey, and in California, have become a valued record of scenes, society, and the unspoiled Bay Region landscape in Victorian times. Biographers have further enriched this resource.

Lectures in Room: CHC, 6:30 PM - 10:20 PM: Thursday, January 29, 2015; Thursday, February 12, 2015
Field Studies: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM: Saturday, January 31, 2015: Monterey sites;
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM: Saturday, February 14, 2015: Napa County sites

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Bay Area Earthquakes: Destruction and Renewal

Course: HIST-055C-95,, 2 units, CRN: 33153
Instructor: Chatham Forbes
Contact: chforbessr@msn.com

Earthquakes are constant in the Bay Area and California; at times enormously destructive, always hard to predict. The physical, social, and economic effects will be studied in classroom and in the field.

Lectures in Room: CHC, 6:30 PM - 10:20 PM: Thursday, March 5, 2015; Thursday, March 19, 2015
Field Studies: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM: Saturday, March 7, 2015: USGS, Menlo Park;
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM: Saturday, March 21, 2015: San Francisco sites

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Architects of the Arts and Entertainment Industries in Silicon Valley 

Course: HIST-054X-95, 2 units, CRN: 33146
Instructor: Crystal Hupp
Contact: crhupp@gmail.com

This course will emphasize the works and achievements of specific Californians who helped develop Silicon Valley's arts and entertainment venues and industries and explore how these individuals nurtured the needs of a diverse population of people in this ever growing valley. From San Jose's first theater opening to the present museums, festivals and nightlife found in the valley, each venture has a story with significant people giving them life.

Lectures in Room: CHC, 6:30 PM - 10:20 PM: Monday, February 2, 2015; Monday, February 23, 2015
Field Studies: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm: Saturday, February 7, 2015; 9:00 am - 6:00 pm: Saturday, February 28, 2015

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