Susan J. P. O'Hara and Alex Service have followed up their previous book, Mills of Humboldt County, with a new book, Mills of Humboldt County 1910-1945. Focusing on these eventful years, they relate day to day mill and woods operations in the midst of technological advances, World War I, the Great Depression, preservation activism, labor strikes, and more. During this talk the authors will share many of these historical aspects of life in the mills, as well as the many interesting things they learned while working on this book. They will present a PowerPoint show of photographs of mills, millworkers, mill equipment and more, and sign copies of their new book, which will be available for purchase.
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.
Back to All Events
Earlier Event: March 3
The Friendship of Bodega y Quadra and Vancouver with Pattie Fleschner
Later Event: May 5
"A Photographic History of the Creamery District" by Fran Beatty