KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Historian Ruby Glebe will return to the Ely Stage Stop on Saturday, Aug. 27, to share more stories from the past during the museum’s Living History Day.
Glebe preserves and promotes Lake County’s historical resources.
On the fourth Saturday of each month local historians come to the Ely Stage Stop to visit with guests and answer questions regarding different aspects of Lake County history.
As these visits are recorded by Ely volunteers, the stories of Lake County's history are being preserved for future generations.
Glebe will be talking about the Pine Flat Community of 1870, once a quicksilver mining boomtown in the rugged Mayacamas Mountains that straddle Lake, Napa and Sonoma counties. Nothing remains of the once thriving community turned to bust due to the plummeting price of quicksilver and periodic wildfires that plague the area.
Her presentation will begin at noon. Admission is free with donations accepted.
The Lake County Historical Society’s Ely Stage Stop & Country Museum is located at 9921 State Highway 281 (Soda Bay Road) in Kelseyville, near Clear Lake Riviera, just north of Highway 29-Kit's Corner.
Current hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday. Living History events are held on the fourth Saturday of each month from noon until 2 p.m. Fiddlers’ Jams occur the first Sunday of every month from noon until 2 p.m. Private tours can be arranged by appointment.
Visit www.elystagestop.org or www.lakecountyhistory.org , check out the stage stop on Facebook at www.facebook.com/elystagestop or call the museum at 707-533-9990.