Alcatraz Island and former prison in San Francisco Bay, viewed from across the water.

Alumni Voices - Bad Guys, Pelicans and Cable Cars: San Francisco's Alcatraz Island

Name: Alumni Voices - Bad Guys, Pelicans and Cable Cars: San Francisco's Alcatraz Island
Start: 2026-07-23T17:00:00
End: 2026-07-23T19:00:00

An online history talk in the Alumni Voices series from alumnus Dr Chris Lardge. 17:00 PDT | 19:00 CDT | 20:00 EDT

Date
Thursday, 23 July 2026 (17:00 - 19:00) (US Pacific Daylight Time)
Format
Online

Contact
alumnievents@contacts.bham.ac.uk

The University of Birmingham Alumni Voices series will continue at 17:00 PST on Thursday 23 July.

Dr Chris Lardge (1965, BSc Chemical Engineering; 1968, PhD Chemical Engineering) will reflect on the history of Alcatraz - San Francisco’s infamous island jail - and include a discussion of San Francisco’s Cable Car system and pelicans!

Chris has delivered all but one of the Alumni Voices events for the University of Birmingham USA Alumni Network.

We welcome your thoughts and experiences, and the Zoom chat box will be open for you to join in the conversation.

Please register via email to James Stamp.

Please note due to the time difference this event is primarily designed for those on the West Coast.