KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Lake County Historical Society will hold its June barbecue meeting on Saturday, June 26.

The event will take place from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the Ely Stage Stop and Country Museum at 9921 State Highway 281 (Soda Bay Road) in Kelseyville.

Phil Smoley will speak about the mysterious death of Lake County heiress Harry “Hallie” Floyd.

In 1903, 30-year-old Harry Floyd married Milos Gopcevic, a San Francisco cable car grip who claimed to be of European royal descent.

Three months later she was dead, and her new husband inherited nearly everything.

Officially, she died of an illness. Her family claimed she was murdered. The outcome of the trial changed Lake County's history forever.

Smoley will explore the background of the bizarre chapter of Lake County history and try to get to the bottom of how Harry Floyd died.

Smoley, is a 35-year resident of Lake County, and a former president and current director of the society, in addition to being a founder of the Lake County Historical Roundtable and a local real estate broker.

The Lake County Historical Society will supply hamburgers, hot dogs, buns, plates, utensils, napkins, bottled water and soft drinks. Please bring a dish to share. If your dish needs to be cold keep it on ice.

There is no charge for historical society members; admission for guests is $5 at the door. If guests join the society at the barbecue, the $5 will apply to their memberships.

The Ely Stage Stop is on Highway 281 – also called Soda Bay Road – about one mile north of the traffic signal at the Kit’s Corner intersection of Highway 29 and Highway 281. Watch for the Ely sign beside the road.

For more information contact Bonnie Skee at 707-262-1432 or Jackie Ridgel at 707-279-4062.

The Web site at http://www.lakecountyhistory.org/ has information about the society’s programs and activities.