Virtual Sierra Speaker Series: The Hidden Wonders from Truckee’s Best View
Name:
Virtual Sierra Speaker Series: The Hidden Wonders from Truckee’s Best View
Date:
August 1, 2020
Time:
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM PDT
Website:
https://sierrastateparks.org/
Event Description:
Sierra Speaker Series has gone virtual! Tune in on SSPF’s Facebook Page. A $5 donation is suggested for this free program.
Barbara Czerwinski and Heidi Sproat are Truckee-Donner Historical Society members and researchers. Join them to explore the fascinating development of this rural mountain community, and its survival through turbulent and prosperous times. Discover the prominence and importance to the development of Truckee of the Rocking Stone, the “Crystal Palace Mansion,” the Veterans Memorial Building, and more. Did you know that the Rocking Stone Tower played an integral role in World War II and the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics? Come and listen to some of the historical research about Truckee’s pinnacle view.
Barbara Czerwinski and Heidi Sproat are Truckee-Donner Historical Society members and researchers. Join them to explore the fascinating development of this rural mountain community, and its survival through turbulent and prosperous times. Discover the prominence and importance to the development of Truckee of the Rocking Stone, the “Crystal Palace Mansion,” the Veterans Memorial Building, and more. Did you know that the Rocking Stone Tower played an integral role in World War II and the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics? Come and listen to some of the historical research about Truckee’s pinnacle view.
