George Whittell
Lake Tahoe's George and Elia Whittell, the 'Accidental Conservationists' featured at Feb. 8 talk
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 02/01/2024 - 12:12pm
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February 8, 2024 - 6:30pm On Feb. 8 at 6:30pm, the Douglas County Historical Society presents a 55-minute Chautauqua presentation of Lake Tahoe’s wealthy and eccentric George and Elia Whittell. Local authors and historians David and Gayle Woodruff re-enact the characters of one of the wealthiest couples on the West Coast during the 1920s through 1950s.
Eastern Sierra history program features 'George Whittell, the Accidental Conservationist'
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 12/21/2022 - 1:36pm
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December 26, 2022 - 1:00pm Monday, Dec. 26 at 1 p.m., Wylder Hotel Hope Valley continues its Eastern Sierra history series with a Chautauqua presentation of George Whittell, The Accidental Conservationist.
Wylder Hotel Hope Valley hosts Campfire Interpretive Programs about George Whittell, the Forests of the Sierras
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 11/20/2021 - 10:38am
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Repeats every day until Sun Nov 28 2021 .
November 27, 2021 - 2:00pm
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November 28, 2021 - 2:00pm Wylder Hotel Hope Valley continues its interpretive campfire programs on Eastern Sierra history with a living history/Chautauqua style presentation on one of Lake Tahoe’s most colorful characters, George Whittell: “Accidental Conservationist.”
