2023 Walk Into History
Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center 85 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, California, United StatesJust around the corner: Our 44th Annual Walk Into History is Sunday, May 28, 2023.Learn all about the “Rock and Roll Mecca” that was Mill Valley in the 1960s – 1980’s.This is a new format for MVHS and our Walk Into History. It features:Live and recorded music, interviews with the musicians, films, and opportunities to share…
June 2023 First Wednesday Talk – “Mill Valley: The Song Heard Round The World” with Rita Abrams
Old Mill Park Amphitheatre 315 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill ValleyPlease register in advance for this event HERE"Mill Valley: The Song Heard Round The World" with Rita Abrams.Live event at the MV library amphitheater. Starts at 6pm
July 2023 First Wednesday Talk – Lost Islands of San Francisco Bay, with Brian Crawford
On Your ComputerPlease preregister for this event HERELost Islands of San Francisco Bay, with Brian Crawford There used to be several islands in San Francisco Bay that none of us have ever seen: Arch Rock in the Golden Gate with its scenic tunnel; Shag Rock, which figured in two celebrated murder cases; Anita Rock, which sank a ferry…
August 2023 First Wednesday Talk – The Marin County Poor Farm and Cemetery with Mike Warner
Mill Valley Historical SocietyPre-registration is required HERE
October 2023 First Wednesday Talk – This is Home: The Story of World War II Marinship and the Legacy of Marin City, with Felicia Gaston
Mill Valley Public LibraryTHE MILL VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTSThis is Home: The Story of World War II Marinship and the Legacy of Marin City, with Felecia GastonWednesday, October 4th | 4:30pmOutdoor AmphitheaterJoin us for a conversation with Felicia Gaston as she reveals the untold stories and experiences of what Marin City’s Black population endured for 80 years while…
Annual Meeting and Potluck Dinner
Mill Valley Community Center 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley, CA, United StatesMVHS Annual Members' Meeting and Potluck Dinner Annual dinner is back!!!!Mill Valley Community CenterThursday October 26, 20236 pm to 9 pmFeaturing Guest Speaker Charlie Kelly"History of Mountain Biking in Marin"Charlie Kelly, co-founder of the MountainBikes company and organizer of the Repack races, recounts the complete and often unbelievable history of the rise of mountain biking and…
December 2023 First Wednesday Talk – Joseph Lee’s Kentfield with Richard Torney & Dewey Livingston
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January 2024 First Wednesday Talk: CONSERVATION IN MARIN – The Kent Family Legacy – with Mia Monroe & historian Fred Runner
Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA, United StatesRegistration is required to attend this event. Register HERE
February 2024 First Wednesday Talk: Stories From the Flying Y Ranch with Tom Clemons, Blanche Yates, and Michael Meteyer
Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA, United StatesFrom the Dipsea Race to the Doobie Brothers, the Flying Y Ranch holds a special place in Mill Valley's history. Join us for an evening with Tom Clemons, Blanche Yates, and Michael Meteyer as they share photographs and personal memories of the evolution of the horse ranch up through the development of Walsh Drive.Pre-registration is…
March 2024 First Wednesday Talk – Turning the Tide, Saving Richardson Bay by Dave Gotz
Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA, United StatesPre-registration is required. Click HERE to register.
International Women’s Day
Mill Valley City Hall 26 Corte Madera Avenue, Mill Valley, CA, United StatesInternational Women’s Day
Depot Cafe and Bookstore 87 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CaliforniaLearn about six women who changed Mill Valley for the better!
May 2024 First Wednesday Talk: Sausalito ‘Houseboat Wars’ – What Really Happened? with John Byrne Barry
Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA, United StatesRegistration in advance is required HERE starting April 15.In 1942, the Bechtel Corporation opened Marinship in Sausalito, where workers built 93 cargo ships and oil tankers in three years. After the war, Bechtel abandoned the shipyard and boatbuilder Donlon Arques bought the large waterfront parcel and transported old boats onto the mudflats and rented them…
2024 Walk into History – Community Events and Gathering Places
Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center 85 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, California, United StatesOur 45th Annual Walk Into History will take place on Sunday, May 26, 2024. Check in and starting point will be at the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce office at the Depot. The tour will end at the Mill Valley Library.
The 2024 June First Wednesday Talk – HISTORY OF THE DIPSEA TRAIL with Barry Spitz
Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA, United StatesPre-registration is required HEREHISTORY OF THE DIPSEA TRAILLone Tree Trail, connecting Mill Valley to Stinson Beach and now known at the Dipsea Trail, appeared on the first published hiking map of Marin County in the late 19th century. In 1904, William Kent opened the ocean front Dipsea Inn. That year, a group of Olympic Club…
Members’ Spring Social
Mill Valley Lumber Yard 129 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, CaliforniaMVHS Members "Spring Social"Drinks and small bites and connections with membersMill Valley Lumber YardWednesday June 125 pm to 7 pm Please RSVP HERE.Nonmembers are invited and can join MVHS at the entrance.
July 2024 First Wednesday Talk (on a Monday this month!) – Why BART never came to Marin. A look at how the “old commute” to the city evolved by Dick Spotswood
Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA, United StatesYou must register for this event HEREDick Spotswood will recount the forgotten history of why BART never came to Marin. Spotswood, a past director of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, frequently discusses transportation issues in his Marin Independent Journal column. In the 1960s there was a widespread and popular belief that Marin…
August 2024 First Wednesday Talk – Railroads in our Backyard with Richard Torney
Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA, United StatesSeptember 2024 First Wednesday Talk – History and Maritime Heritage of Belvedere and Tiburon with Dave Gotz
Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA, United StatesOctober 2024 First Wednesday Talk – How Lovell White Became the Father of Mill Valley: A New History (1797 – 1910)
Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA, United StatesReserve your seats HERE.As 1865 dawned, 37-year-old Lovell White was bankrupt, having financially succumbed to a failed mining venture. He and his wife, Laura Lyon White, had lost all three of their children to epidemics.Phil Rhodes, local historian and Mill Valley native, will present newly available historical sources that will illuminate the story of how…