The Diggers (San Francisco) (1966–1968)

1. Mime Troupe permit fight sets the stage

   Jun 23, 1966Labels: San Francisco, Park Permit

   • Digger Chrono
   • SF Mime Troupe

2. The Diggers begin free daily feeds

   Oct 1, 1966Labels: The Diggers, Golden Gate

   • Digger History
   • SF Chronicle

3. Broadsides spread Digger ideas across Haight

   Oct 25, 1966Labels: Broadsides, Communications Company

   • Cavallo Excerpt
   • SOL Timeline

4. First Free Store opens on Page Street

   Nov 1, 1966Labels: Free Store, Page Street

   • Digger History
   • SF Chronicle

5. Communications Company scales up printing

   Jan 1, 1967Labels: Communications Company, ComCo Printers

   • Diggers theater
   • Digger Papers

6. Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic opens

   Jun 7, 1967Labels: Haight-Ashbury Free, 558 Clayton

   • HA Archives

7. Free services expand during Summer of Love

   Jul 1, 1967Labels: The Diggers, Summer of

   • Diggers theater
   • SF Chronicle

8. “Death of Hippie” mock funeral staged

   Oct 6, 1967Labels: Death of, Mock Funeral

   • UCSC Exhibit
   • Diggers Feed

9. Haight-Ashbury conditions worsen after 1967 peak

   May 1, 1968Labels: Haight-Ashbury, Neighborhood Decline

   • Hippie History

10. Last Digger anthology published and distributed

    Aug 1, 1968Labels: The Digger, The Realist

    • Digger Archives
    • Digger Papers

11. Diggers’ active phase winds down by late 1968

    Dec 31, 1968Labels: The Diggers, Disbanding 1968

    • Diggers theater
    • Digger Archives