LECTURE - VIRGINIA CITY: TO DANCE WITH THE DEVIL Lecture and Book signing for Nicholas Clapp's latest book, Virginia City: To Dance with the Devil May 21st, 2016 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Nevada Historical Society Book synopsis: Where else but in Virginia Continue Reading
HAVE YOU VISITED THE CARSON VALLEY’S DANBERG RANCH LATELY?
The house that stands here was built by a family that played an important role in the growth and shaping of Carson Valley, Nevada. Heinrich Friedrich Dangberg was only eighteen when he came to America in 1848. He came west in 1856, where he built a log cabin, cleared and Continue Reading
DON’T MISS GARDNERVILLE, NV WINE WALK
Dress up in your patriotic attire on May 19th for the first THIRSTY THIRD THURSDAY WINE WALK! Support your local community and visit with friends and neighbors. It's loads of fun! Click here for more details: WINE Continue Reading
Bike Lake Tahoe for Charity
Hosted by the new HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO LAKE TAHOE June 5, 2016 YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE: Bike the West and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society In the 25th annual America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride, one of the most scenic and awe-inspiring rides you Continue Reading
SETTLERS OF THE CARSON VALLEY, 1851
Col. John Reese went to Genoa, Carson Valley, Utah (Nevada) in the spring of 1851 and arrived there on June 1, 1851, to build a permanent trading post. He took with him provisions like eggs, bacon, flour, seed grain and seeds of all kinds, loaded in 13 wagons. The Reese Continue Reading
Douglas County Library Books – FOR SALE
May 13th - May 15th, 2016 Used books and tapes are available for purchase at our very own library in Minden, NV. Click here for more details Library Continue Reading
Gardnerville, NV – Wine Walk – Bring Your Own Glass
It's a fun social event! Begins May 19, 2016 ♦ 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM Downtown Gardnerville - Register at 1407 Highway 395 N or 1532 Highway 395 N, Cost is $15 per wristband + $5 for a glass Gardnerville, NV 89423 Contact: Continue Reading
Danburg Ranch, Minden, NV – Let’s Go Fly A Kite
FREE ACTIVITY May 14 & 15, 2015 Dangberg Home Ranch, Gardnerville, NV “Something in the Wind” the Dangberg Home Ranch. This is a FREE activity and includes an Artisan Marketplace, kite flying demonstrations and kite making, children’s hands-on art and other Continue Reading
Music in the Minden Park Returns May 27th
Summer time in Minden kicks off with the Concert in the Park Series beginning May 27. Artists this year include: Paperback Writer (The Beatles Experience) Nathan Bread Catch a Wave (Beach Boys Music) Foreigner Unauthorized Continue Reading
Historic Genoa Museum, Nevada
The museum was the First a Courthouse with a basement jail and was built in 1865. It was burnt down and rebuilt in 1910. Then in 1916, when the county seat was moved to Minden, it became an elementary school. You can view it beginning in May courtesy of the Carson Valley Continue Reading