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A conversation with the Santa Maria Valley Historical Society

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer
Published August 12, 2015 at 6:13 PM PDT

Broadcast date: 08/12/2015

Join Correspondent, Tom Wilmer for an illuminating conversation with Cindy Ransik and Mike Farris with the Santa Maria Valley Historical Society’s Museum. 

Discover how Santa Maria was for more than 100 years prime diary country. We’ll learn about how the real Zorro was based on two real life Santa Maria Valley characters from the days of Mexican rule.
Culture and Identity
Tom Wilmer
Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.
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