March Lecture

March 18th at 6 PM in Historic Standard School
The Kern County Museum’s Spring lecture series will begin Wednesday March 18th with SHAFTER PRISONER OF WAR CAMP with Stan Wilson in historic Standard School.

Out of the 370,000 German prisoners brought to the United States many were sent to California to provide farm labor. One of these was in Shafter, which held 600 prisoners. Wilson will discuss how the camp was set up, life within the camp, the labor performed and how the prisoners interacted with the community. All lectures are free to the public.

Wilson, a lifelong farmer, has also served as the Curator of the Shafter Depot Museum for over 40 years.

Note: All lectures are at 6:00 PM and last about 40 minutes with time for questions and answers. They are free to the public.