The Dana Adobe Nipomo Amigos (DANA) is hosting a talk on Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. in celebration of Black History Month that shares the stories of African-Americans who helped settle the West, including one man who actually spent time at the Dana Adobe. The talk will focus on the near-legendary story of Jim Beckwourth, a freed slave who became an accomplished frontiersman.
DANA docent Helen Daurio will talk about Beckwourth’s life, which included time spent on the Central Coast, delivering mail from Monterey all the way to the Dana Adobe in Nipomo. The talk will take place at the Dana Adobe, 671 S. Oakglen, Nipomo.
More information is available at 929-5679 or danaadobe.org.
This article appears in Feb 19-26, 2015.