February First Wednesday Talk – Flying High with Big Brother and the Holding Company & Janis Joplin with David Getz
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March 2021 First Wednesday Talk – Japanese Gardens with Steven Pitsenbarger
On Your ComputerJapanese Gardens with Steven Pitsenbarger - You must register in advance for this event HERE Steven has worked as a gardener at the Japanese Tea Garden in SF since 2007. He has presented on Japanese gardens and history in the garden and at conferences and workshops around the country. He is currently on the board…
April 2021 First Wednesday Talk – Tamalpais Engine No. 9 Turns 100 with Historian Fred Runner
On Your ComputerTamalpais Engine No. 9 Turns 100 with Historian Fred Runner Registration required. Click here to register online. Registrants will be sent a Zoom Link with registration confirmation. For more information, call (415) 389-4292 or visit millvalleylibrary.org
May 2021 First Wednesday Talk – Indigenous Peoples of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, with David Stuart
On Your ComputerRegister in advance for this event (required) HERE Join the Mill Valley Historical Society for a night of illumination as anthropologist and museum director David Stuart provides an overview of California’s unique Delta region and the lifeways and history of the many Native nations that lived there for thousands of years. The heart of the…
June 2021 First Wednesday Talk – Stairways of San Francisco, with Alexandra Kenin
On Your ComputerRegistration in Advance is Required - Register HERE Stairways of San Francisco, with Alexandra KeninWhen a pandemic hits and far-off travel is no longer possible, what is one to do? San Francisco resident and avid urban hiker Alexandra Kenin asked herself this question and decided to explore the wonders of her own backyard on foot.…
July 2021 First Wednesday Talk – Following Alan Watts with Mark Watts
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August 2021 First Wednesday Talk with David and Margaret Talbot: By the Light of Burning Dreams: The Triumph and Tragedies of the Second American Revolution
On Your ComputerFirst Wednesday: By the Light of Burning Dreams With David Talbot and Margaret Talbot Wednesday, August 4th | 7:00pmVirtual event on Zoom. Registrants will be sent a Zoom link upon registration. Click here to register. The first American Revolution was fought to secure representation and freedom from an unwanted empire, a monarchy stretching its tentacles across…
September 1st Wednesday Talk – To Build a Trail with Brian Crawford
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Art Project – Help return Engine No. 9 to Mill Valley
ART PROJECT Register in advance HERE What is Engine No. 9? It’s the only surviving piece of our historic Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway, the “crookedest railroad in the world.” The engine, built in 1921, was one of nine engines that took passengers from the Mill Valley Depot to the top of Mt. Tam…
CANCELED – This event will be rescheduled! – October 2021 First Wednesday Talk – Landscape Transformations in the Corte Madera Wetlands, with Dewey Livingston and Richard Torney
On Your ComputerRegister in advance HERE Using historic maps and aerial photos, Dewey and Richard offer a unique before-and-after visual history of the Corte Madera Creek marshes, including the long-lost Richardson's Island and the once-threatened and still-thriving Greenbrae Boardwalk. The geography & landscape of the area will transform before your eyes, through comparisons and overlays of historic…
Rally for Engine No. 9
Mill Valley Plaza 87 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA
November 2021 First Wednesday Talk – Highway on the Water: Ferryboat Eureka to Marin County before the Golden Gate Bridge, with Christopher Edwards
On Your ComputerRegistration in advance is required HERE Built in 1890 in Tiburon, CA by the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad, the Ferryboat Eureka is a legacy of transportation to and from Marin County. Though she ended her operational life in 1957 running to Oakland for Southern Pacific, it was her 51 years (1890-1941) carrying rail…
December 2021 First Wednesday Talk – What Happened to the Ghost Blimp? A Bay Area Mystery with John J. Geoghegan
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January 2022 First Wednesday Talk – The Civilian Conservation Corps on Mount Tam: A Lasting Legacy with MMWD Ranger Matt Cerkel
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February 2022 First Wednesday Talk – The Arequipa Tuberculosis Sanatorium of Fairfax: a history and a family story, with Lynn Downey
On Your ComputerPlease preregister HERE As San Francisco recovered from the devastating earthquake and fire of 1906, dust and ash filled the city's stuffy factories, stores, and classrooms. Dr. Philip King Brown noticed rising tuberculosis rates among the women who worked there, and he knew there were few places where they could get affordable treatment. In 1911,…
March 2022 First Wednesday Talk – Unmitigated Gal: An Evening With mountain biker pioneers Jacquie Phelan and Friends
On Your ComputerRegistration required. Click HERE to register online. Registrants will be sent a Zoom Link with registration confirmation. For more information, call (415) 389-4292 or visit millvalleylibrary.org
April 2022 First Wednesday Talk – What Happened at Port Chicago? with Eric Stearns and Tory Starling
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Annual Walk into History – Meet the Mountain Railway! Guided walking tours scheduled every 30 minutes.
Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center 85 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CaliforniaOur annual “Walk Into History” is back! Relive the Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Scenic Railway’s heydays during the early 20th century. Learn about Engine No. 9, the Lee Street Local and George Marsh. Hear stories of homes, hotels and early residents along the route of the Railway through Blithedale Canyon. Guided tours start at…
Unveiling design for expanded plaza + Engine No. 9 display
Depot Plaza 87 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CAThe Mill Valley Historical Society and the Friends of No. 9 invite you to join us for an unusual event: On Saturday, July 23, 11am - 1pm at the Depot Plaza, we will be unveiling a proposed design concept for expanding the plaza and displaying Engine No.9 -- the only remaining piece of the once-famous…
September 2022 First Wednesday Talk – The History of Mount Burdell with Mike Warner
Mill Valley Public Library 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CARegistration required. Click HERE to register online.Registrants will be sent a Zoom Link with registration confirmation.For more information, call (415) 389-4292 or visit millvalleylibrary.org One of Marin County’s highest peaks, Mt. Burdell is located in northern Marin. While many people know the history of Olompali State Park, located on its northern slope, there are many…