"The whole story was just sitting there waiting to be opened — and told."

Charles Johnson came across a lot of those stories in his 30 years as director of the research library at the Museum of Ventura County. Recently retired, he sat down for a "Never 30" podcast interview, where he shared stories of the research projects he worked on, where one clue led to another, then another, and history slowly revealed itself.

"The whole story was just sitting there waiting to be opened — and told." Charles Johnson came across a lot of those stories in his 30 years as director of the research library at the Museum of Ventura County. Recently retired, he sat down for a "Never 30" podcast interview, where he shared stories of the research projects he worked on, where one clue led to another, then another, and history slowly revealed itself.

"The whole story was just sitting there waiting to be opened — and told."

Charles Johnson came across a lot of those stories in his 30 years as director of the research library at the Museum of Ventura County. Recently retired, he&nbsp;sat down for a "Never 30" podcast interview, where he shared stories of the research projects he worked on, where one clue led to another, then another, and history slowly revealed itself.

On the Forefront of History - Part 1

Never 30 is a podcast of the Ventura County Star, in Southern California, and part of the USA Today Network. The show, which focuses on unique and obscure stories from Ventura County history, is co-produced by host Andrea Howry and showrunner Anthony Plascencia. New episodes are released every Wednesday each season.

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On the Forefront of History - Part 1

On the Forefront of History - Part 1