Chautauqua – “Mary Preston – Part 2”
"Made in Nevada" Nancee Goldwater returns to the park to share the second half of her grandmother's story. Her grandmother Mary Preston grew up in the mining town of Bodie....
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Speaker – “The Donner Party: Weathering the Storm”
Festival TentAuthor and historian Mark McLaughlin returns to the park to speak on his book The Donner Party: Weathering the Storm and the history of the ill-fated pioneers. Educated as an...
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Chautauqua – “Virginia City Watchman Alex Coryell”
Festival Tent"Made in Nevada" Watchman Alex Coryell: Virginia City Police Department was a watchman from 1873 until June 25, 1891. Coryell was a Civil War veteran who left the state of...
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Speaker – “The History of the USS Nevada”
Festival TentHistorian and Nevada Sate Museum volunteer, Dave Pierson, will share the history of the United States Navy battleship which survived the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Cost: Free The...
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Chautauqua – “Stephen T. Mather in Nevada”
Festival Tent"Celebrating the American Spirit" Stephen Tyng Mather was an American industrialist and conservationist who was the first director of the National Park Service. As president and owner of Thorkildsen-Mather Borax Company...
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Concert – Joey Carmon & Kentucky Blue
Festival TentJoey Carmon plays original songs and covers from folk, country, bluegrass and good ole' rock-n-roll. The band also features Cindy Gray, formerly of The Sierra Sweethearts bluegrass band. Cost: $20,...
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Chautauqua – “Harriet Walley”
Festival Tent"Made in Nevada" Harriet Walley was the wife of David Walley of Carson Valley's "Walley's Hot Springs". While David Walley received most of the credit for the resort, it was...
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Speaker – “Women Convicts of the Past”
Festival TentGlen Whorton of the Nevada State Prison Preservation Society returns to the park with his presentation on women convicts who were incarcerated at the now historic Nevada State Prison. Glen...
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Open House
Dangberg Home Ranch House 1450 Hwy 88, Minden, NV, United StatesDrop in to visit the Dangberg Home Ranch house! The Home Ranch house, which was built between 1857 and 1917, was home to four generations of of the Dangberg family....
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Chautauqua Showcase – Hope Academy Young Chautauquans Part 1
Festival Tent"They Made America" Featuring Master of Ceremonies - Mark Twain as portrayed by McAvoy Layne The Young Chautauquans of Hope Academy will present various characters in American History. Part 2...
