Your history museum is wanting to capture stories and memories of Gold HIll.  Over the years, we’ve heard many of you talk about the great stories of people we all know and love and those that have unfortunately left us.  Many of you have been members of the 100 year old Gold Hill Club, where memories of people who have lived in Gold Hill have been shared since 1923 and are being captured in print for our archives.  We have much information on the first 100 years but not much on the last 60 rich years in Gold Hill and to that end, we are going to gather as many of those stories as you’ll share with us.  We need those of you who have lived in Gold Hill for a long time and those of you who are new to Gold Hill to join us so you too can know the legacy of this great little town.  We guarantee that you’ll love Gold Hill even more when you meet the people who lived here in the 60s and 70s.  They still live here today and we really want you all to meet!

There are many new and wonderful folks who have moved into Gold Hill because they love it here, just like the rest of us, but they don’t know the rich history of the hippies of the 60s and 70s and those that are still here and the crazy stories of where and how they lived.  This could be an entire night in and of itself!  Then there is the “rescuing” of the sign that says “Gold Hill” that seemed to disappear along the Peak to Peak highway for years because no one wanted others to “find” Gold Hill; how people got their homes in town and squatted in others; how they built the fire barn out of scraps that they found in other mountain towns;  how the Tour de Rump actually started and ended at Hanson’s Pond and how they dressed, or not;  how they raised and cared for their children and others; how to tell who was carousing with whom; how the wind took away an outhouse in January; who did gymnastics in the Inn on the rafters, wearing a dress an pantyhose; how closing night at the Inn has changed; Twinkles – who was twinkles; taking a toboggan down Lick Skillet with no brakes; and many, many more.  You won’t want to miss this event!

We are so excited to share this with you that we want you to join us at the home of Max and Debra Yeager, 1225 Pine Street, on Saturday evening, August 27^th at 7 pm.  Bring a chair, whatever you’re drinking and/or snacking on, and we will be outside  in the side yard for the evening sharing stories and getting to know each other.  Set an intention to have a fun and great time.  Thomas and Joey have agreed to videotape this for our archives and we are thrilled to have them do this for us.  It is guaranteed to be a memorable evening.  Don’t be late please since they will be all set up for the evening.

So, everyone who wants to share stories or listen to them, we’ll see you then.  Please plan on walking up Pine Street.  There isn’t room for parking anywhere.  This will be an evening full of laughter and new friends meeting old friends.  See you then!

Deb Yeager

deb@nullmountainvisions.net