We hope to see you at our meeting Saturday, August 1, 2026
Lunch: 12:00pm
Presentation: 1:00pm
PROGRAM: Bastion By The Bay: The Presidio of San Francisco from Outpost of Empire to Magnificent Park
PRESENTER: John P Langellier, PhD
On August 1, 2026 don’t miss John Langellier’s presentation about his latest book Bastion By The Bay: The Presidio of San Francisco from Outpost of Empire to Magnificent Park (Denton: University of North Texas Press, 2026). He will cover high points of this incredibly history-rich military treasure that celebrates its 250th anniversary this September.
Founded by the Spanish in 1776, the Presidio of San Francisco stood sentinel over a harbor and port that evolved into a major city by the Golden Gate. The less-than-imposing fort featured a pair of artillery emplacements equipped with antiquated cannons. It was acquired by the United States after the Mexican-American War and signing of the Treaty of Hidalgo in 1848. By the 1840s, the U.S. Army built major defensive works on both sides of the “harbor of harbors.” Langellier received his BA and MA in history and historical archeology at the University of San Diego and PhD in military history from Kansas State University. During the late 1960s he began his career in public history at the Arizona Historical Society as a volunteer, during which time he was a member of the Tucson Corral.
LOCATION: Tucson Medical Center’s Marshall Conference Center – 5301 E Grant Road 85712 (enter on the east side of TMC)
MEAL COST: $12 per person.
PRINTABLE RESERVATION FORM: PDF FORMAT
Please return reservation by July 28 to P.O. Box 40744, Tucson, AZ 85717. Also, please enclose your payment for the cost of the lunch with the reservation.
For more information please call (520) 795-9484.