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Part I: Tour of the early days of Searsville Lake Park with Olympic divers Ernst and Greta Brandsten

Searsville dam

Julie Cain, Historian and Historic Preservation Planner for Heritage Services, Stanford University

Tuesday, October 27, 2020
4:30-6:00 PM PST

ZOOM Meeting (Contact Jorge Ramos jorge.ramos @ stanford.edu for the link)

This presentation will focus on the role swimming and the Olympics played in the lives of Ernst and Greta Brandsten and the early days of Searsville Lake Park. The couple trained divers at the Stanford University from 1915 to 1948 and operated the sports recreation Searsville Lake Park.
 
Julie A. Cain
Historian and Historic Preservation Planner for Heritage Services
Stanford University
Ernst and Greta Brandsten