Walk Into History

Mill Valley Historical Society Presents
2009 Walk into History: Horse & Buggy Days - Millwood to Miller
A Guided Walking Tour of Miller adjoining the 1889 Millwood subdivision, and the railroad tracks, with a stop at Millwood in 1889
When: Sunday May 24th - Memorial Day Weekend
Where: Mill Valley OUtdoor Art Club (no pre-registration needed)
Time: 9:30 to 3pm (walks leave every 15 minutes- approx. time 2 hours- 1.6 miles)
Fee: $7 members, $10 Non-Members (Children under 12 FREE)

If you don't want to walk just come and enjoy a refreshment with us. Don’t miss this historic event!

For more information contact:
John Leonard john49vl@sbcglobal.net


For copies of video footage from past history walks contact: Tim Amyx (tim@tam.net).
2008 - Tam High 100 Years
2007 - Downtown, Then and Now
2006 - Tamalpais Park
2005 - Around Boyle Park
2003 - Homestead Valley
2002 - Steps, Lanes & Paths
2001 - The Railroad

First Wednesday Speakers Program

MVHS invites you to the First Wednesday Speakers Program
7:30pm Creekside Room Mill Valley Public Library
Featured Speaker: Please check back for our 2009 Schedule

The First Wednesday Program, sponsored by the Mill Valley Historical Society, features four talks per year in the Creekside Room of the Mill Valley Library. These talks are presented by local authors and historians on various aspects of Mill Valley and Marin County history, including early San Francisco history as it relates to Marin.

2009 Schedule:
February 4th: Jeanette Vonier - Archiving Historical Photographs
March 4th: Lissa McKee - History of Tamalpais Valley
April 1st: Railroad historian Richard Torney presented, “The History of Ross”
May 6th: Chuck Oldenburg - Historian Chuck Oldenburg will present, “Homestead Valley—The First Decade”. What was life like in Homestead Valley soon after it was subdivided for development? The answer lies in photographs from that era and a 1906-1910 diary.
June 3rd: "Barry Spitz and Tim Amyx will present “The Dipsea Race—A One-Hundred Year Tradition”


For more information contact Tim Amyx: tim@tam.net

Member's Potluck Dinner

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for this memorable evening of fun, food, friends, and history.

Mill Valley Historical Society Annual Member's Potluck Dinner
October 1st, 2009 Mill Valley Community Center
Social hour begins at 6:30pm
Dinner at 7:00pm

Guest Speaker: Railroad & Mt. Tam historian Fred Runner will be the featured speaker at the next annual meeting on October 1, 2009.

R.S.V.P. to Kate Menzies at 415-383-4475 or send an email to kmenzies@pacbell.net. Please give your name, number and the dish you plan to bring.

A short business meeting will follow the potluck.