The 10th annual Eastern Sierra History Conference! Offering two days of lectures and presentations from a wide range of Eastern Sierra scholars and storytellers, the History Conference delivers extensive knowledge about the nature, culture, history and economy of our region.

Topics for 2025 include the hydrology of Owens Lake and Bishop Creek, discussions of notable Eastern Sierra figures like Mary Austin and Norman Clyde, a dive into the journals of beloved Yosemite ranger Ferdinand Castillo, history of the Big Pine cemetery, and much more.

• The Owens Lake Before it Was Dust – Laura Meacham
• Remaking History: Environment and History in the Mono Lake Basin – Robert Marks
• Norman Clyde Chautauqua – David & Gayle Woodruff
• Ferdinand Castillo’s Journals – David Carle
• Silent Heroes of the Cold War – Kyril Plaskon
• Joseph Walker in the Owens Valley – Marty Voght
• 36 Views of Mt Tom – Stephen Ingram
• DD Trent’s 1982 Road Log – Char Miller et al
• The Environmental Life of Mary Austin – Willa Frank 
• Mountains of Capital: Private Power Production in the Sierra Nevada – Joshua McGuffie
• Preserving Memory & Identity – Big Pine Cemetery as a Historical Resource – JR Lamia
• The Church in Nature’s Cathedral: Catholic and Protestant Conflict Over the Yosemite Chapel – Adam Hogan       
• History of Bald Mtn Fire Lookout – Scott McClintok
• Early Mormon & Paiute Contacts in the Great Basin – Brigitte McFarland
• Narrow Gauged Railroads in the Sierra Nevada – Jeff Gabriel