History Center
of San Luis Obispo County
& Dallidet Adobe & Gardens

Promoting the understanding and appreciation
of San Luis Obispo County's historical and cultural heritage.

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Please join us on

Tuesday, March 31st

for the March Installment of our

Carnegie Lecture Series

featuring

Dr. Billy Keniston


Dr. Billy Keniston is a Full-Time Faculty member in the History Department at Cuesta College.

Dr. Keniston holds a PhD from the University of Illinois and an MA from the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. His published works include "Choosing to be Free: A Life Story of Rick Turner" (2014 Jacana Press) and "Apartheid Spies and the Revolutionary Underground" (2023, Wits Press).


Dr. Keniston is deeply committed to ending racial injustice and sees the study of history as a means towards that end.


Dr. Keniston will be discussing

"For Whites Only"

including Redlining and Discriminatory Practices in Atascadero -

6 PM at The Carnegie Library, 696 Monterey Street

Light Refreshments will be served.


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Current Exhibits

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A sign that says once upon a time in the west
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Explore San Luis Obispo's

Rich History 

​The History Center of San Luis Obispo County is a California Public Benefit 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, renamed from the San Luis Obispo County Historical Society, chartered by the State of California on June 12, 1953. Its public sites include a gallery, research room, and book store in San Luis Obispo’s historic Carnegie Library building and the Dallidet Adobe and Gardens. The majority of the collections are housed in two off-site storage facilities.

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Dallidet Adobe & Gardens

Weddings, receptions, and other special events held on the historic property of the Dallidet Adobe and Gardens are truly unique.

Upcoming Events