4HistoryBuffs

Calling all history enthusiasts! 4HistoryBuffs is held on the last open Friday of each month from 7-9pm. Join guest speakers for lively and entertaining presentations of historical interest.

The French Connection – The First Homesteaders on Mullan Road

Jun 28

This month we will ask, who were the first homesteaders along Mullan Road? Searching for the answer to this question will take us through layers of historical record, combining personal memory and official government documents, to uncover the lives of the early French-Canadian settlers of Grass Valley.

History and Memory with Leif Fredrickson

Jul 30

In 1916, historians and boosters began erecting statues of John Mullan across the Pacific Northwest. Fifty years before, Lieutenant Mullan and his men had built a wagon road across the Rocky Mountains, connecting the heads of navigation on the Missouri and Columbia River. The road became an important trade route for burgeoning gold camps and trade towns in the inland Northwest. Fredrickson will discuss the origin of the monuments, their meanings at the time, and the history and memory of the since they were built.