"The accolades
keep coming in; people loved your discussion. Thanks
for your passion and dedication to the native peoples and
keeping their memory alive... Schwartz' talk was
informative and thought provoking about a subject
too little discussed today in Berkeley, pre-Columbian
civilization in the East Bay. For over two hours he
captivated an audience of over 60 Berkeleyeans with
tales of discovery and study of the people who lived in
what is now Berkeley centuries ago. Excellent job
Richard!"
-Jef Findley, Berkeley History Room, Berkeley Public
Library, Main Branch.
"On
Saturday, September 24th, with a
standing-room only crowd in
attendance, the Contra Costa
County Historical Society honored
the culture and heritage of the
County's first inhabitants.
Author/historian Richard
Schwartz gave an excellent
introduction to the earliest
migrants into what is now
California. He also spoke of
the weather and geography changes
that gave rise to the landforms
that we know today. He spoke
particularly about the imminent
destruction of the remaining East
Bay Shellmounds and their
importance to understanding
inhabitants there."
-Dean
McLeod, Contra Costa Historical
Society
Richard
Schwartz held the audience in
rapt attention when he spoke to
the San Leandro Historical
Society on June 17, 2017 about
the remarkable story of M. B.
Curtis. Schwartz knows how to
tell a good story, and he is the
kind of researcher who dives in
to discover and follow the
fascinating details and side
trails of his subject.
-Cindy
Simons, President, San Leandro
Historical Society
"Richard
Schwartz kept our Commonwealth
Club audience entertained
while informing them about a
missing piece of history: the
19th century actor and
entrepreneur M.B. Curtis's
fascinating life on stage and
off. Schwartz rescues
this once-famous man from the
dustbin of history, where he
did not belong. Curtis
hobnobbed with other
celebrities of the time, but
was a man of deep substance as
well. Schwartz makes it
all clear with a storytelling
style that matches his 19th
century topic."
-George
Hammond,
Chairman of
the Humanities Forum at The Commonwealth Club of
California
Grammy
award winner
rap artist M.
C. Hammer
(Record of the
Year; Album of
the Year)
approached
Richard
Schwartz after
Richard
delivered a
private speech
and shook his
hand and said,
"You did a
really good
job."