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Gold Hill Lecture: An Unconventional Success-Lucky Baldwin and his daughter Anita

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August 1

4:30 pm - 8:30 pm

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Thursday, Aug. 1 – David & Gayle WoodruffÕs Historic Lecture & Chautauqua

Dinner starts at 4:30 p.m. and lecture starts at 7 p.m.

Description: A Chautauqua performance by local historians, Gayle & David Woodruff. ÒLucky,Ó was one of the greatest pioneers of Western Nevada business. Earning a fortune in speculating on mining stocks of the Great Comstock Lode, Baldwin owned over 8,000 acres of Lake Tahoe, including some of the LakeÕs only remaining old growth forest (Tallac Historic Site and Fallen Leaf Lake). Nicknamed ÒLuckyÓ due to his extraordinary good fortune in a number of business deals, he also survived being shot two different times by jilted lovers. His daughter Anita inherited his shrewd business acumen, overseeing the development of the familyÕs 45,000 acres in Southern California into the towns of Arcadi and Monrovia, and building the famous Santa Anita Racetrack.

BIO:ÊDavid & Gayle Woodruff are the authors of several books on Eastern Sierra history and are also Chautauqua/living history performers.

For the past 18 months, they have presented one of their history programs every weekend at Wylder Resort Hope Valley (formerly SorensonÕs Resort) about 20 minutes south of Lake Tahoe. They also give history presentations for museums, historical societies, social groups, and an assortment of other organizations. In addition to their weekly programs, the WoodruffÕs have given dozens of history programs for other groups including the Tallac Historic Site-Valhalla, the Tahoe Lakefront Owners Association, Lake Tahoe Historical Society, California State Parks-Donner Memorial, Death Valley National Park and many more (and Artown this July!). David and Gayle have drawn as many as 200+ people to their programs. Together they have been giving history presentations for over 25-years.

Lecture starts at 7 p.m. and costs $10 per person.

Come early and enjoy dinner before the lecture! Dinner is served early before the lecture at 4:30, 5:00, & 5:30 p.m.

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https://goldhillhotel.net/event/lecture-series-continues-lucky-baldwin/

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Gold Hill Hotel

1540 South Main St
Gold Hill, NV 89440 United States

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