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Tradition Meets Innovation

Beaulieu Vineyard’s estate history mirrors its wine portfolio: new techniques and tastes are added to the classic mainstays — like the Georges de Latour Private...

The Dean of American Winemaking

A few years after the Repeal of Prohibition, Georges de Latour traveled to France in search of a new winemaker who could bring European methods...

Prohibition and Altar Wines

Prior to Prohibition (1920-1933), Georges de Latour had acquired a permit to produce altar wine for sacramental use and supplied Catholic dioceses across the nation...

Celebrating 100 Years of the Mother Road: Route 66

  • Shields Library (Lobby - Left Side of Main Staircase)
  • April 10, 2026 - August 19, 2026
Well if you ever plan to motor westJust take my way it's the highway that's the bestGet your kicks on Route 66 What comes to...

1901

  • Shields Library (Lobby - Archives and Special Collections)
  • September 24, 2025 - April 10, 2026
Susan Gilmore Pierce (1858-1918) was one of the owners of Glen Alpine Springs, a historic resort located in the Lake Tahoe area. She took over...

1938-1941

  • Shields Library (Lobby - Archives and Special Collections)
  • September 24, 2025 - April 10, 2026
Ada Hall (1914-1997) was a Chinese American woman living in Vallejo, California. According to the 1940 census, Hall was 24 years old at the time...

1927-1930

  • Shields Library (Lobby - Archives and Special Collections)
  • September 24, 2025 - April 10, 2026
Alice Ring Smythe (1882-1975) was born the daughter of a bookseller in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. She lived in San Luis Obispo, California, for the later...

1936-1943

  • Shields Library (Lobby - Archives and Special Collections)
  • September 24, 2025 - April 10, 2026
Shizuko "Skeets" Kayashima (1923-1977) was a young Japanese-American woman who grew up in California. Shortly after graduating from high school, she was interned at the...

1938: June 19-July 7

  • Shields Library (Lobby - Archives and Special Collections)
  • September 24, 2025 - April 10, 2026
On the beautiful morning of June 19th, 1936, four Honored Ladies set out by automobile to attend the Supreme Council, Order of Amaranth, at Los...