Schedule Of Events

Evenings, 6:30-7:30 Pm "Follow Us On An Adventure!"

Cost :$15.

June 5: Bowen Lee Portrays Junko Tabei — The First Woman To Reach The Summit Of Mount Everest.
July 10: Kim Harris Portrays Violet Jessop — Survivor Of The Sinkings Of Both The Titanic And Britannic Ocean Liners.
July 24: Leslie Goddard Portrays Amelia Earhart — First Female Aviator To Fly Solo Across The Atlantic Ocean.
August 7: Steve Hale Portrays Major General John C. Frémont — Pathfinder And Discoverer Of Lake Tahoe.
August 14: Dorothea Phelan Portrays Mary-Louise Mackay — Wife Of American Industrialist And Comstock Bonanza Lode Discoverer John Mackay, And Wealthiest Woman In Paris Society.
August 21: Doug Mishler Portrays Sir Ernest Shackleton — Legendary Explorer Who Led A Daring Expedition To The Antarctic Continent In 1914.
 
Mornings, 10:00-11:00 Am

Cost :Free For Everyone.

June 7: David Woodruff Portrays Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin — Businessman And Comstock Millionaire.
June 14: Douglas County Historical Society’s Young Chautauquans Portray An Array Of Historical Characters.
June 21: Kim Harris Portrays Laura D. Fair — Owner Of Virginia City’s Tahoe House And Convicted Murderess.
July 12: Cora Johnson Portrays Hannah Clapp — A Teacher, Activist, And Feminist In Nevada.
August 9: Anita Watson Portrays Agnes Train Janssen — First Curator Of The Nevada State Museum.
August 16: Ross Mortensen Portrays Jack Davis — Honest Comstock Miner Turned Stage And Train Robber.
September 6: Debilynn Smith Portrays Eliza Buckland — A Founder Of Buckland Station, A Pony Express Stop Near Fort Churchill, Nevada.
September 13: Kim Harris Portrays Margaret Ferris Dangberg — Wife Of Carson Valley Rancher And Politician Heinrich Friedrich Dangberg.
 
Chautauqua Workshop

$50/Person (Any Age); Includes Tickets To All Chautauqua Events; Please Register In Advance.
July 25, 10:00-11:30 Am: Award-Winning Actress And Scholar Leslie Goddard Has Been Presenting History Programs For More Than Fifteen Years. Ms. Goddard Will Present A Workshop Designed To Help Chautauquans And Re-Enactors Add Animation And Personality To Their Characters, Helping Bring Them Alive And Make Them Memorable.
 

Concerts
Evenings, 6:30-8:00 Pm, $20.

June 20: The Sierra Sweethearts Play An Exciting Blend Of Bluegrass Spiced With Humor.
June 27: Old West Trio Plays Songs Of The Cowboy: Three Voices, Two Guitars, And A Stand-Up Bass Bring Western Harmonies And Plenty Of Fun.
July 18: Jakota Wass, Carson Valley Musician, Brings His Own Brand Of Country Western Music.
August 22: Moxy Ruckus Features Monique Haviland Performing A Big Hair Eighties Review.
 
Speakers And Authors

Mornings, 10:00-11:00 Am, Free For Everyone.

June 15: Mark Mclaughlin Presents "The Life & Times Of Charles F. Mcglashan: Truckee’s Renaissance Man."
June 22: Gregory Crouch Will Speak On His Book, The Bonanza King: John Mackay And The Battle Over The Greatest Riches In The American West.
June 29: Michael Archer, Guy Farmer, And Michael Fischer Discuss "Frank Sinatra: Sinner Or Saint?"
July 13: David And Gayle Woodruff Will Speak On "Going For The Gold: The 1960 Winter Olympics."
July 20: Robert Max Will Speak On His Lake Tahoe Based Fictional Murder Mystery Novels No Forced Entry And When It’s Personal.
July 27: Bob Stewart Will Present "The Back Stories Of Mark Twain’s Friends."
August 3: Michael Fischer Will Speak On "Fact Or Fiction? America’s Most Famous Stagecoach Ride Ever And The Deep Involvement Of 1850’s Douglas County."
August 10: Tami Force Will Speak On "Nevada Ghost Towns."
August 17: Donna Inversin Will Speak On "The Historic Virginia And Truckee Trail."
August 24: Glen Whorton, Of The Nevada State Historic Prison Preservation Society, Will Speak On "The Great And Not So Great Escapes."
August 31: Karen Dustman Will Speak On Volume Three Of Her Series, Forgotten Tales Of Carson Valley And Nearby Settlements.

Date : June 5-Sep-13,2024

Location :Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park, 1450 State Route 88
Minden, NV 89423

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