HISTORY HAPPENED HERE by Elizabeth Pinkerton

For many years, educator, author, and Elk Grove Historian Elizabeth Pinkerton has written about Elk Grove in her column History Happened Here, HHH if you will, for newspapers and magazines. Her articles were often about local citizens, current events, and many history subjects. She kept the present connected to the past and we all enjoyed her insight and knowledge.

Elizabeth is retiring from writing her column, but graciously donated her file of previous HHH columns of the past 40 years to Elk Grove Historical Society. Our plan is to recycle her hard work on the history of this town and the various individuals in this new recycle column. Every 1st and 15th of the month we will post a previous selection. We are grateful for her continued commitment to the community and for allowing us to share her old columns. Enjoy!

(Note: Elizabeth has written three of the four accepted history books of the area, and they are listed at the very end of this column. On occasion, she garners some of that history for her columns from the books. They are a great investments, and all the proceeds go to the Elk Grove Regional Scholarship Foundation)

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BOOKS BY ELIZABETH PINKERTON

  • HISTORY HAPPENED HERE, Book-1 RIVER, OAKS, GOLD – How Elk Grove began: The Miwok, the Gold rush, and first pioneers.
  • HISTORY HAPPENED HERE, Book-2  FIELDS, FARMS, SCHOOLS –  Those miners and early pioneers created the agriculture, schools, roads, and businesses as we now know as Elk Grove.
  • WE THE PEOPLE, A STORY OF INTERNMENT IN AMERICA – The story of Japanese families that were gathered from the West Coast and sent to internment camps throughout the United States during World War II.

All book proceeds go for student scholarships, and she thanks the many purchasers who have made possible her presently 91 scholarships (as of 2023 and still going at 5 per year) with each one for $1,000. More will be awarded each year. To purchase books, make your check for books payable to Laguna Publishers and send it to her at 9227 Lamprey Drive, Elk Grove, CA 95624. Books are $20 a piece and California sales tax is included. Add $3 for shipping one book: $5 for 2-3 books. You are welcome to contact her at (916) 685-0606, or email her at elizabethpink@gmail.com.