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San Francisco local history events for February 2012

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Saturday, February 4, 12pm. Author John van der Zee presents San Francisco Childhood, in conversation with Carol Nolte. San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin St., San Francisco. Info: sfpl.org.

Saturday, February 4, 6:30pm. Evening tour of Fort Point, San Francisco. Info: parksconservancy.org.

Tuesday, February 7, 6:30pm. Left in the Dark: Portraits of San Francisco Movie Theatres, with authors Katherine Petrin and R.A. McBride. San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin St., San Francisco. Info: sfpl.org.

Friday, February 10, 9am - 4pm. Traveling exhibit Honoring our History: World War I. San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City. Info: historysmc.org.

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Tuesday, February 21, 7:30pm. Nick and Nora’s San Francisco with biographer Emily Leider. Jewish Community Center, 3200 California St., San Francisco. Info: sfhistory.org.

Tuesday, February 28, 7pm. City of White Gold: San Francisco in the Gilded Age, with Geordie Lynch. St. Philip’s Church, 725 Diamond St., San Francisco. Info: sanfranciscohistory.org.

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Laura Tarwater-Scharp is a writer and historian who enjoys exploring the San Francisco area. She has her master's degree in American history, and loves finding fun and interesting facts about local history and sharing them with her readers. She can be reached at ltscharp@gmail.com.

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