KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Retired Lake County Sheriff Ray Benevedes will be the featured speaker at the Ely Stage Stop and Country Museum's next Living History Day on Saturday, July 23.

On the fourth Saturday of each month local historians come to the Ely Stage Stop to visit with guests and answer questions regarding different aspects of Lake County history.  As these visits are recorded, the stories of Lake County's history are being preserved for future generations.

On July 23 the docents and volunteers of the Ely Stage Stop and Country Museum will welcome Benevedes, who served two four-year terms from 1983 to 1991.

His early truck driving career found him on the road to Lake County in 1955. Stories of his path to becoming the Lake County sheriff will be shared. History and celebrities of the time will be remembered.

He will contrast practices in place during his terms with those in place in today’s “high-tech” world.

The presentation will begin at noon.

Admission is free with donations accepted.

The Lake County Historical Society’s Ely Stage Stop & Country Museum is located at 9921 State Highway 281 (Soda Bay Road) in Kelseyville, near Clear Lake Riviera, just north of Highway 29-Kit's Corner.

Current hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday.

Visit www.elystagestop.org or www.lakecountyhistory.org , check out the stage stop on Facebook at www.facebook.com/elystagestop or call the museum at 707-533-9990.