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Nevada History Takes Center Stage in CCHS Fall Series
September 26 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Nevada History Takes Center Stage in CCHS Fall Series
The Carson City Historical Society is kicking off an exciting lineup of fall programs featuring Nevada history, notorious characters, ghostly tales and stories pulled straight from the pages of the Nevada Appeal.
First up is Glen Whorton on Saturday, September 26, from 1–3 p.m. at the Carson City Senior Center’s Nevada Room. Back by popular demand, Whorton will present “Nevada’s Most Notorious Prisoners: The Dark Side of Nevada’s Past.”
A former Director of the Nevada Department of Prisons with 32 years in the Department of Prisons/Corrections, Whorton takes audiences behind the walls of Nevada’s prison system with true stories of infamous inmates, dangerous criminals and lessons from Nevada history that still resonate today.
The fall series continues with:
Saturday, October 17, 1–3 p.m. — Janice Oberding: “Things That Go Bump in Nevada” at the Carson City Senior Center, Nevada Room.
Friday, October 23, 6:30 p.m. — Stephen H. Provost & Sharon M. Provost: “Nevada Nightmares” at the Foreman-Roberts House Museum’s Carriage House, 1207 N. Carson Street.
Saturday, November 7, 1–3 p.m. — Sue Ballew & Trent Dolan: “The Most Enduring and Remarkable Tales from the Nevada Appeal’s Past Pages” at the Carson City Senior Center, Nevada Room.
Admission is FREE for CCHS members and $10 for non-members.
Tickets are on sale now at CCHistorical.org. For more information, call 775-315-9111.
Come spend the fall with the Carson City Historical Society and discover some of the fascinating, frightening and unforgettable stories that make Nevada history anything but dull.
