Description
Lecture Registration
Location
Central Garden
Date & Time
March 18th: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Evening Lecture: Paul Spitzzeri - A. Otis Birch: The Strange Saga of Santa Ana’s Oil Tycoon
The presentation will discuss Albert Otis Birch, an early Santa Ana resident, who became an oil tycoon in the early 20th century in Brea Canyon. He owned a furniture company and was an insurance executive. In the mid-1960s, Birch and his wife Estelle fell into the clutches of Pearl Choate, a nurse with a criminal past, who took them to Texas where they both died shortly after.
Paul R. Spitzzeri is Museum Director at the Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum in the City of Industry, was raised in Orange County, and lives in Carbon Canyon, a stone’s throw from the county line in Chino Hills. He has written on the history of Los Angeles through articles, a national award-winning book on the Workman and Temple families, and blog posts and has spoken several times to the OCHS.
Cancellation Policy
Please note if you need to cancel, you must send your cancellation request to education@slgardens.org no later than 5 business days in advance of the scheduled class for a full refund. If less than 5 business days, you will not be eligible for a refund.
