with Jerry Martini

When: Thursday, March 19th 2026 at 7:00 PM.

Nevada County Historical Society presents author Jerry Martini for our February 19th Speaker Night.  Jerry will be sharing from his newly published book titled Mining Fatalities in Grass Valley Mining District 1851-1951. 

Just how dangerous were Grass Valley’s gold mines is revealed from extensive research compiled from a wide range of sources.  He will also share the human stories of the widows and orphans who lost their breadwinner and just how the community coped with tragedy.  

From the book:

There’s a street in Grass Valley named Miners Trail that leads up to the Pennsylvania, the WYOD and the Empire. There were other trails and other mines and many streets that hard rock miners walked from home to work and back. One hundred years of miners making their shifts to feed their families and in the process sustain a grateful town supported by gold mining.

It was dangerous work. Not every miner fulfilled his shift.

Not every miner walked his way back to home and a waiting family. These men deserve to be remembered.

Jerry’s book will be available for purchase with all proceeds supporting the historic North Star House restoration.

Where: The Sierra Presbyterian Church located at 175 Ridge Road, Nevada City.

Admission: FREE and open to the public, this event lasts one hour. Free refreshments offered after the presentation. For more information, call or text Daniel Ketcham at (530) 477-8056