Chautauqua – “Martin Mortensen: Pioneer of Verdi”
"Made in Nevada" Martin Mortensen came to the town of Verdi, Nevada when it was a thriving lumber mill town. The town of Verdi was named after Giuseppe Verdi by...
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Speaker – “Carson Valley: Melting Pot or Salad Bowl?”
Festival TentHistorian, 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...
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Chautauqua – “Andrew Carnegie”
Festival Tent"Celebrating the American Spirit" Scottish-born Andrew Carnegie was an American industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry then became a major philanthropist. Carnegie worked in a Pittsburgh cotton...
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Chautauqua – “Felice Cohn: Lawyer and Suffragist”
Festival Tent"Made in Nevada" Felice Cohn, born and reared in Carson City, studied law for several years prior to being admitted to the bar in 1902. Her first cases were focused...
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Speaker – “In the Glow of the Sierra”
Festival TentAuthor 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:...
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Speaker – “The Most Enduring and Remarkable Tales from the Appeal’s Past Pages.”
Festival TentSue 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...
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Chautauqua – “Mary Austin – Eastern Sierra Author and Environmentalist”
Festival Tent"Made in Nevada" Mary Hunter Austin was an American writer. One of the early nature writers of the American Southwest, her classic The Land of Little Rain describes the fauna, flora,...
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Speaker – “The Great Miami Hurricane of 1926”
Festival TentOne 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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Chautauqua – “Wild Horse Annie”
Festival Tent"Made in Nevada" Velma Johnston, known as Wild Horse Annie, was an American animal welfare activist who fought for the humane treatment of wild horses and burros. She is best...
