Sierra Stories
Author Gary Noy to speak on Sierra Stories
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/07/2016 - 12:19pm
Event Date:
August 14, 2016 - 10:00am Author Gary Noy will speak on his book, Sierra Stories: Tales of Dreamers, Schemers, Bigots and Rogues, in a free presentation at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Sunday, August 14, at 10:00 am.
Location
Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park
1450 Highway 88, Minden, NV 89423
United States
38° 56' 28.2588" N, 119° 46' 46.4556" W
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A Weekend of Dangberg Family History
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/17/2016 - 6:00pm
Event Date:
July 24, 2016 - 10:00am The weekend of July 23 and 24 the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park will feature two days of Dangberg family history with a Chautauqua on Fred Dangberg, Jr. and a presentation by his real life grandson Steve “Dink” Achard. Both presentations are free.
Location
Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park
1450 Highway 88, Minden, NV 89423
United States
38° 56' 28.2588" N, 119° 46' 46.4556" W
See map: Google Maps
California Gold Rush drinking, dining and gambling habits discussed at SLT Library
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/04/2016 - 11:59am
Event Date:
August 10, 2016 - 6:00pm Join The South Lake Tahoe Friends of the Library as Sierra College historian and Sierra Nevada native son Gary Noy presents an illustrated lecture on unusual and lesser-known stories of Sierra Nevada history, with a special focus on California Gold Rush drinking, dining and gambling habits and an historical surprise or two about Lake Tahoe.
Location
South Lake Tahoe Library
1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
United States
38° 56' 43.5084" N, 119° 58' 22.296" W
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Author Mark McLaughlin to speak on Snowbound in the Sierra at Dangberg Historic Park
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/01/2016 - 4:27pm
Event Date:
July 10, 2016 - 10:00am Author Mark McLaughlin will speak on his book, Snowbound! Legendary Winters of the Tahoe Sierra, in a free presentation at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Sunday, July 10, at 10:00 am.
Mark McLaughlin’s latest book is not about meteorology, however it is about weather. In his book, McLaughlin focuses on the top ten biggest winters in the Tahoe Sierra based on snowfall measured at Donner Pass since 1879. He will share amazing weather facts and incredible stories of men and women struggling to cope against some of the most powerful storms on Earth.
Location
Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park
1450 Highway 88, Minden, NV 89423
United States
38° 56' 28.2588" N, 119° 46' 46.4556" W
See map: Google Maps
Author to Speak about Yosemite's 150th at SLT
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/17/2014 - 3:25pm
Event Date:
September 23, 2014 - 6:00pm Author and Sierra Nevada Native, Gary D. Noy, returns with his newest book, "Sierra Stories: Tales of Dreamers, Schemers, Bigots, and Rogues." This interesting collection highlights unusual or lesser-known stories of the Sierra Nevada experience with the focus of this presentation being the Yosemite Valley Grant Act of 1864, which brought the valley under government control and is considered the beginning of the California State Park system. This year is the 150th anniversary of that event. The legislation was introduced by an El Dorado County resident, John Conness.
Location
South Lake Tahoe Library
1000 Rufus Allen
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
United States
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Gary Noy, author of Sierra Stories: Tales of Dreamers, Schemers, Bigots and Rogues autographs books for local agency
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/25/2014 - 4:10pm
Event Date:
August 2, 2014 - 1:00pm Gary Noy, author of Sierra Stories: Tales of Dreamers, Schemers, Bigots and Rogues, will sign books and lecture as a Benefit for the South Lake Tahoe Family Resource Center on August 2, 2014 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The author will make a presentation and sign books to help raise money for the agency.
The event will take place at the Center’s Bookworks Bookstore located at 3330 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe.
Location
Bookworks at Lakeview Plaza
3330 Lake Tahoe Blvd, Suite 9
Where the highway meets the lake
United States
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Sierra Historian and Author to Share Colorful Stories at LTCC
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/30/2014 - 9:08pm
Event Date:
May 9, 2014 - 7:00pm
The Sierra Nevada, with its beautiful blue lakes, towering granite mountains, forests with trees that appear to touch the clouds, thundering rivers and waterfalls, and hidden valleys has long been the domain of dreams, attracting the good and the bad, the adventurous and the delusional.
Author and Sierra Nevada Native, Gary D. Noy, will share his newest book
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/08/2014 - 9:05am
Event Date:
May 20, 2014 - 6:00pm South Lake Tahoe's Friends of the Library are pleased to present Gary D. Noy, and his newest book, "Sierra Stories: Tales of Dreamers, Schemers, Bigots, and Rogues". The May 20th event will take place at 6 p.m. at the South Lake Tahoe Library.
Location
South Lake Tahoe Library
1000 Rufus Allen Blvd
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
United States
See map: Google Maps
