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Colorful George Whittell

Chautauqua presentation of George and Elia Whittell, the Accidental Conservationists at Carson City Senior Center

Event Date: 
March 21, 2024 - 12:30pm

On Thursday, March 21 at 12:30 p.m., the Carson City Senior Center presents local authors and historians David and Gayle Woodruff as they reenact the characters of one of the wealthiest couples on the West Coast during the 1920s through 1950s.

George Whittell presentation featured as part of Wylder Hotel Hope Valley Living History program

Event Date: 
January 29, 2022 - 2:00pm

Wylder Hotel Hope Valley continues its interpretive programs on Eastern Sierra history with a living history, Chautauqua style presentation on one of Lake Tahoe’s most colorful characters, George Whittell, the “Accidental Conservationist.”

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