Humboldt County Historical Society

Saturday Speaker Series

Monthly Programs Sponsored by the Humboldt County Historical Society

HCHS Events: Saturday Speaker Series

Saturday Lecture Programs are sponsored and organized by the Humboldt County Historical Society in partnership with the Clarke Historical Museum. They are hosted at the Museum (240 E Street, Eureka) on the first Saturday of every month. The programs are always FREE but seating is limited - come early to reserve a seat!

All lectures will be available in person and online
unless otherwise announced.

For more information about lectures, please click here to access the Clarke’s event page. As of January 2024, separate announcements
will no longer be posted on the HCHS web site.

 
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Timber Heritage Association - Past, Present & Future with Pete Johnston

  • Humboldt County Library 1313 3rd St Eureka, California (map)

Pete Johnston will present the lecture on Saturday, June 1st at 1:00 p.m. in the first-floor conference room of the Humboldt County Library, 1313 Third Street, Eureka. Admission is free and the public is invited!

Learn about how the Timber Heritage Association is fulfilling its mission to preserve Humboldt County’s rich timber history for future generations, and, in the process, bring a world class museum to the shores of Humboldt Bay. Johnston looks at the past, present and future goals of the Association as well, including an excursion train around Humboldt Bay to help Humboldt become a tourist destination.

Steam donkey near Bear River and Mattole River area. Photo courtesy of HSU Humboldt Room Special Collection.

Earlier Event: May 4
"Mission Impossible? Not!": An Intimate History of Blue Ox with Eric & Viviana Hollenbeck
Later Event: September 7
A Bair, 50 Mules & a Moon