MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – A glimpse into the early history of the Stone House, constructed in 1853 as headquarters for the Rancho Guenoc and the Rancho Callayomi (which became home to Middletown) will be presented at the Tuesday, April 5, meeting of the Stone House Historical Society.

The meeting opens at 10 a.m. in the activity room at the Hidden Valley Lake Association offices, and is open to all.

Non-residents of Hidden Valley Lake can simply leave their names at the Hartmann Road gate and give their destination as the Stone House.

Brief profiles of the several men who claimed the two Spanish land grants, the man credited with construction of the Stone House and a few of its subsequent owners will be highlighted.

Nina Bouska’s talk also will include bits about the village of Guenoc, which sprang up in the 1860s near Putah Creek and was essentially abandoned when most of its population moved to newly founded Middletown in the early 1870s.

The program was originally scheduled in February but had to be postponed at the last minute.

For further information, call Georgeann Tintorri, 707-987-7370, or Bonney Jorgensen, 707-987-8764.