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many customers who had just heard Mike’s presentation that he had given them a look at the real Jack London . . . I have no hesitancy in recommending Mr. Mike Wilson to any group that would like to have the ultimate experience with Jack London.” |
I’ve seen on stage or film about Will Rogers, Mark Twain, etc.” Tour Guide Guild’s “The Guidepost” |
Jack London to life and adds a dimension that children just can’t get from a book.” Language Arts Teacher, Brookhaven School, Sebastopol, CA |
You were extremely effective, informative, and inspirational . . . Your knowledge of Jack London is both extensive and impressive! Our students and teachers are already requesting a return engagement next year!” |
Festivals, Fairs and
Special Appearances
Living History Day, Luther Burbank Home & Gardens – 1987
Celebrate Sonoma, Countywide Festival of the Arts – 1987,
1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994
Country Family Festival, Rohnert Park – 1989
Living History, Yukon Gold Rush Days, Jack London Village, Oakland
– 1991
100th Anniversary Celebration of the Salvation Army, Jack London
Village – 1991
Jack London’s Birthday Celebration, Jack London Square, Oakland
– 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2009
Dave Stewart’s All-Star Celebrity Golf Tournament, Sonoma
Mission Inn, Sonoma – 1993
Graton Day, Graton – 1993
Glen Ellen Village Fair, Glen Ellen – 1993, 1994, 1996
Sonoma County Folk Festival, Santa Rosa – 1994
Sonoma County Book Fair, Santa Rosa – 2004
Maritime Day Celebration, Jack London Square – 1994, 1995
Fourth of July Celebration, Jack London Square – 1994, 1995,
1996, 1997
Holiday Yacht Light Parade & Festivities, Jack London Square
– 1994, 1995, 1996
Napa Valley Barbecue Festival – 1995
First Night Santa Rosa – 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Sacramento Reads, A Celebration of Words – 1998
Christmas at the Clocktower, Benicia – 1998
Sonoma Community Center/Jack London Muse Dinner and Auction –
2007
Guest Speaker
Mannington Corporation Executive Corporate Conference
The Century Club, Centennial Celebration, Annual Dinner Meeting
February 1995, San Francisco
The Century Club, Christmas Luncheon Meeting, San Francisco, December
2010
The Alta Mira Club, San Leandro – Centennial Celebration
1997, Annual Scholarship Fundraising Luncheon, 1998
Silver Penny Elderhostel [1989-present]
Santa Rosa Junior College Alumni Association
Sonoma County Office of Education Employee’s Lunch, Santa
Rosa
Jack London Foundation Annual Birthday Banquet, Sonoma
Travel Writers Association Luncheon, San Francisco
Sonoma County Librarians’ Annual Meeting, Santa Rosa
Livermore Public Library, Livermore
Russian River Region Annual Luncheon, Guerneville
Retired Officers’ Association, Redwood Empire Chapter, Santa
Rosa
The Mended Hearts Spring Meeting, Santa Rosa
“Grape Escape”, Association of California School Administrators,
Rohnert Park
Top National Sales Executives of the Red Lion Inn, Armstrong Grove,
Guerneville
Contra Costa Retired Teachers Association, Walnut Creek
California Writers Club, Redwood Chapter Luncheon
California Writers Club Lecture Series, Pleasant Hill
Danville Friends of the Library Luncheon
Westerners International Dinner, Officers Club, San Francisco
Sonoma County Historical Society, Annual Luncheon Meeting, Santa
Rosa
Piedmont Historical Society, 100th Birthday Celebration, Piedmont
California Media & Library Educators Association (CMLEA) Conference,
Oakland
Friends of the Library, Healdsburg
Glen Ellen Winery, “Wine & The Word”, 1998
Retirement Communities throughout Sonoma and Contra Costa Counties
Public and Private Schools throughout Sonoma, Marin, Mendocino
and Lake Counties
Clubs: Optimist Clubs, Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park; Lion’s
Club; High Twelve, Sebastopol; Masonic Lodges, Santa Rosa, Healdsburg,
Sebastopol; Royal Arch, Sebastopol; Santa Rosa Scottish Rite;
Oakland Soroptimists; Star of the Valley Women’s Club, Oakmont;
Sons in Retirement, Petaluma; Saturday Afternoon Club, Santa Rosa;
Rotary Club, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol; Eastern Star, Santa Rosa,
Livermore; Petaluma Woman’s Club
Jack London State Historic
Park Tours
Besides 
his numerous
speaking engagements, since 1987, “Jack” has been the
guide for many private tours of Jack London State Historic Park
in Glen Ellen, California. Besides being the private guide to
numerous celebrities who have requested his services, he has also
provided his services to many local travel agencies and corporate
special event specialists. Among his clients:
Sonoma Charter & Tours
National Executive of EXXON Corporation
State Farm Insurance Executives
Farmers Insurance Group Executives
California Seed Association Executives
Sonoma County Museum’s “California Living History Series”
San Francisco Tour Guild
Stanford Club of Palo Alto
Matanzas Elementary School, Santa Rosa
Sharp Park Alternative School, Pacifica
Los Angeles City Schoolteachers, “The Ethnic Experience”
LEMO USA Executive Salespeople
Viviani Tours, Sonoma
HMS Travel & Tours, Santa Rosa
Valerie Johnson & Associates, Sebastopol
Pacific Agenda, Santa Rosa
Premier Events, Santa Rosa
Day Tripping, Santa Rosa
The Skylarks Flying Club, Upland
Valley of the Moon Natural History Association
The Renaissance Society, Cal State University at Sacramento
Public and Private Schools throughout Sonoma, Marin, Alameda,
and San Francisco Counties
For more information, you can e-mail “Jack” at getyourwordsworth.com
or you can phone or FAX him at: 707-829-2316
or you can write him at: P. O. Box 7132, Santa Rosa, CA 95407 U.S.A.