The final May performance of the annual “Ramona” Outdoor Pageant in its 100th season holds a special memory for the more than 100 spectators who witnessed the unveiling of a Literary Landmark Register to Helen Hunt Jackson, the author of “Ramona.”
The bronze landmark, one of the few literary landmarks in the nation, hangs in the entryway to the amphitheater and was unveiled Sunday, May 8, by Kate Vander Laan, a descendant of Jackson and Broadway actor Joel Vig.
To many in the observance, familiar with the black and white photos of Helen Hunt Jackson, could not help but notice the facial resemblance of Vander Laan to the author herself. Other Jackson family descendants were also in attendance incl
