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  • June 2026

  • Sat 20

    Speaker – “Virginia & Truckee Railroad from Carson City to Minden”

    June 20 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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    CLG, National and State Register of Historic Places Coordinator – Architectural Historian, Jean-Guy Tanner Dubé will talk about the V&T Railroad Branch Line between Carson City to Minden with its...

  • Sat 27

    Speaker – “The Donner Party: Weathering the Storm”

    June 27 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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    Author 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...

  • July 2026

  • Sat 11

    Speaker – “The History of the USS Nevada”

    July 11 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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    Historian 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...

  • Sat 18

    Speaker – “Women Convicts of the Past”

    July 18 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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    Glen 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...

  • August 2026

  • Sat 1

    Speaker – “Ghosts from the Past: the History of Northern Nevada Pioneer Cemeteries”

    August 1 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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    Since a very young age, Jay Dickey has been a graveyard enthusiast, and has visited hundreds of cemeteries throughout the United States. Since moving to Nevada, he has explored a...

  • Sat 8

    Speaker – “Why I Miss Miller’s Market”

    August 8 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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    Historian Dr. Michael Fischer will present "Why I Miss Miller's Market; A Look At What Made Douglas County So Special in 1975". Douglas County was a unique and special place...

  • Sat 15

    Speaker – “Carson Valley: Melting Pot or Salad Bowl?”

    August 15 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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    Historian, researcher and genealogist Debbe Nye, takes a look at the different people who have called Carson Valley home, from the Washoe people to early settlers in Genoa and later arrivals. Through a mix of history...

  • Sat 22

    Speaker – “In the Glow of the Sierra”

    August 22 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
    Festival Tent

    Author and adventurer Tami Force returns to the park to speak on her second book In the Glow of the Sierra: Ghost Towns & Historical Sites of the Eastern Sierra:...

  • Sat 29

    Speaker – “The Most Enduring and Remarkable Tales from the Appeal’s Past Pages.”

    August 29 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
    Festival Tent

    Sue Ballew and Trent Dolan are the daughter and son of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006. Ballew and...

  • September 2026

  • Sat 5

    Speaker – “The Great Miami Hurricane of 1926”

    September 5 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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    One hundred years ago, an unexpected tempest roared ashore in Miami, leaving destruction in its wake. Local historian and author, Karen Dustman, will share gripping personal stories passed down from...

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Park Address

1450 NV SR-88
Minden, NV 89423

Mailing Address

PO Box 1158
Minden, NV 89423

Phone

775-783-9417

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