Amazing history lesson
"When Miners Sang" Presentation at the SLT Library
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/23/2018 - 8:22am
Event Date:
June 19, 2018 - 6:00pm Author Gage McKinney will share with us the incredibly interesting tale of the hard-rock miners from Cornwall who came to America early in the 1800s to tap the continent’s rich mineral wealth. They were crucial to the California Gold Rush and settled in the mining camps of the Sierra Nevada. Along with their mining skills, they brought their folk music and especially their Christmas carols. Gage will describe the origins of this music, which was composed, performed and enjoyed by mining families, and is preserved today by their descendants.
Location
South Lake Tahoe Library
1000 Rufus Allen Blvd
South Lake Tahoe, CA
United States
38° 56' 43.5228" N, 119° 58' 22.2276" W
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Ancient mega-droughts in the Lake Tahoe Basin and beyond
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/04/2017 - 6:04am
Event Date:
April 25, 2017 - 7:00pm Dr. John Kleppe, Professor Emeritus, University of Nevada-Reno, will be the speaker for the Lake Tahoe Historical Society's Spring General Membership Meeting, Tuesday, April 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the historic Camp Richardson Lodge. The topic is Ancient Mega-Droughts in the Lake Tahoe Basin & Beyond.
Location
Camp Richardson Lodge
1900 Jameson Beach Rd
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
United States
38° 56' 3.9948" N, 120° 2' 26.9304" W
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