2nd shift
My second shift in the museum was spent researching the town of Paso Robles. Just browsing through the newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and other random tidbits of information that the Historical Society had on the town proved to be a very inefficient method of research. I didn’t find any information on Asian-American activity in Paso Robles, but I did find some information on Native American activity. Paso Robles was originally established as a hot spring, with an inn and a few small businesses which eventually led to a town being formed. Native Americans used to use these hot springs before Paso Robles was established, and obviously this didn’t last once Paso Robles became settled by others. I also found information about how in the not-to-distant past (something like 20-30 years ago), SLO County was something like 9/10 white. However, the article also stated that this number is decreasing.
-Tyler Hushing-Kline
