Lecture @ the WMML:

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Mining in the Old Days

The West has a rich mining history, but mining was a dangerous and difficult job. Dr. Stephenie Slahor looks at the life of a miner, how they lived, and more. The program will be from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the Cornelia White Community Room at the Welwood Murray Memorial Library (WMML) located at 100 S. Palm Canyon Dr. in downtown Palm Springs. For more information, please call the Welwood Murray Memorial Library at 760-323-8296.

California, Nevada and Arizona have rich mining histories, but mining in the old days was a unique, dangerous and difficult job. This lecture looks at what life was like for miners, the work they did, how they lived, and how mining helped open the West for settlers.

Dr. Stephenie Slahor, author of the book Meteors, is a Palm Springs resident and university professor whose hobbies include kayaking and rock hounding. She is a member of the Shadow Mountain Gem and Mineral Society of Palm Springs and likes introducing her audiences to the fun of those "visitors from outer space" -- meteors.

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