The photo above, captioned “View in Poway Valley,” is from the book, Picturesque San Diego. Published in 1887, the book offers images and stories about a far less populated, more rural San Diego County than the one we’re familiar with today. Join me as I present some of these images and stories at the Oasis Lifelong Learning Center in La Mesa on Thursday, May 8. Click on the link below to learn more and sign up.