LAKEPORT, Calif. – The historic Harbin Hot Springs Resort, first developed in the 1860s, burned in the Valley fire.

Only the resort’s pool complex survived the fire. Efforts are now under way to clean up the property and rebuild the resort.

The Lake County Historical Society’s (LCHS) meeting on Sunday, March 20, will feature Whitney Petrey speaking about the historical monitoring of the clean-up at Harbin Springs.

Petrey, recently hired as the assistant curator of the Lake County Museums, will speak at the Courthouse Museum located at 255 N. Main St. in Lakeport. The meeting starts at 1:30 p.m.

The LCHS invites the public to this free program.

For more information about the meeting or the Lake County Historical Society contact Bonnie Skee at 707-262-1432 or Jackie Ridgel, 707-279-4062. The LCHS Web site, www.lakecountyhistory.org , displays details about the society’s programs and projects around Lake County.

The historical society operates two museums in Lake County: the Ely Stage Stop and Country Museum at 9921 Soda Bay Road in Kelseyville and the Gibson Museum and Cultural Center at 21267 Calistoga Road in Middletown.

Three times a year the LCHS publishes the Pomo Bulletin, a magazine devoted to any and all aspects of Lake County history. The society’s extensive collection of historical photographs can be viewed on the LCHS Web site.