HSMC History Talk: Historic Springs of Mendocino County with Katy Tahja
Sat, Sep 21
|Mendocino Presbyterian Church
Join the Historical Society of Mendocino County for their quarterly history talk to learn about the history of springs (hot/mineral/soda) in Mendocino County from Katy Tahja.
Time & Location
Sep 21, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Mendocino Presbyterian Church, 44831 Main St, Mendocino, CA 95460, USA
Guests
About the event
Join the Historical Society of Mendocino County at the historic Presbyterian Church in Mendocino to learn about the history of hot springs and mineral springs in Mendocino County from Katy Tahja.
$10 at the door
Beverages and treats will be available.
RVSP to the historical society by September 19.
Email: info@mendocinocountyhistory.org, Phone: (707) 462 - 6969
Katy M. Tahja is a retired librarian and a freelance writer, journalist and author. Married to David Tahja since 1975 her family has five generations on the family ranch in Comptche. A museum docent at Mendocino’s Kelley House Museum, she portrays women in history, including a native storyteller, a lady lighthouse keeper and a madam of a “house of ill repute”. Tahja's previous books include three photo-histories for Arcadia Publishing: Early Mendocino Coast, Humboldt State University and Logging Railroads of Humboldt & Mendocino Counties. She wrote the guidebook for the Skunk Train in Fort Bragg CA titled Rails Across the Noyo, two small books on her Mendocino County hometown Comptche, An Eclectic History of Mendocino County, Orr Hot Springs: A Brief History.