Only one amendment to the US Constitution has ever been repealed, and that was the Eighteenth Amendment which spawned the Volstead Act and brought the country thirteen years of prohibition. How did prohibition come about and how did it end? Who were the key figures of the time and what were their roles in stemming the manufacture, sale, and distribution of intoxicating beverages? How did the California wineries survive and why was the act repealed? All these and more questions will be answered in this fascinating presentation by Roy Cosyn.

This is the Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society’s monthly general meeting. All are welcome.