Author to speak

Author to Speak on Nevada Post Offices Book at Dangberg Historic Park

Event Date: 
June 2, 2018 - 10:00am

Author Nancy Raven will speak on her book A Postal Journey: Discovering Nevada Through Its Post Offices at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Saturday, June 2, at 10:00 am.

Upon Nancy Raven’s arrival in Nevada, a friend suggested Raven travel the state photographing each town, which she refined to Nevada’s post offices. Raven’s quest took her to every corner of Nevada, with her photographs, her art work and a song becoming the book A Postal Journey: Discovering Nevada Through Its Post Offices.

Location

Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park
1450 Hwy 88, Minden, NV 89423
United States

Author to Speak about Squaw's 1960 Olympics

Event Date: 
February 13, 2018 - 7:00pm

Join the Lake Tahoe Historical Society at their first 'Fireside Chat' of the year on February 13 at 7:00 p.m. David Antonucci will share the exciting story of how, in 1960, the eyes of the world focused on Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe as the Winter Olympics played out for the first time on television.

Location

Camp Richardson Lodge
1900 Jameson Beach Rd South Lake Tahoe, CA
United States
38° 56' 4.2108" N, 120° 2' 26.7756" W

Author to speak on Women and the Pony Express at Dangberg Historic Park

Event Date: 
August 19, 2017 - 10:00am

Author Melba J. Ray-Leal will speak on her book, "Women and the Pony Express," in a free event at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Saturday, August 19, at 10:00 am.

Location

Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park
1450 Hwy 88, Minden, NV 89423
United States
38° 56' 28.2588" N, 119° 46' 46.3872" W

Author to speak on Nevada State Children's Home at Dangberg Historic Park

Event Date: 
August 6, 2017 - 10:00am

Author Bonnie Boice Nishikawa will speak on her book Nevada State Orphans/Children’s Home: My Life as a “Home” Kid at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Sunday, August 6, at 10:00 am.

The Nevada State Orphans Home at Carson City was authorized in 1869 by the legislature with construction beginning the same year. The first child was admitted in October of 1870.

Location

Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park
1450 Hwy 88, Minden, NV 89423
United States
38° 56' 28.2588" N, 119° 46' 46.3872" W

New Children's Book Explains Tahoe's Geology- Author to Speak at SLT Library

Event Date: 
December 20, 2014 - 10:30am

Friends of the library are excited to present,​ "Gertrude’s Tahoe Adventures in Time", a children’s book about the natural history of Lake Tahoe. With colorful and dramatic illustrations the book tells the story of Gertrude, a Tahoe girl who meets a magic maiden who takes her on a fast motion adventure through the history of Lake Tahoe. They watch glaciers march, volcanoes erupt and exotic animals graze while becoming forever friends.

Location

South Lake Tahoe Library
1000 Rufus Allen South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
United States

Mark McLaughlin Presents Lake Tahoe and the Comstock at SLT Library

Event Date: 
September 20, 2014 - 11:00am

Mark McLaughlin, award-winning, nationally published author, professional speaker, and photographer returns to the SLT Library with the compelling presentation: The History of Lake Tahoe and the Comstock.

The 1859 discovery of silver in western Nevada and the development of the Comstock brought entrepreneurs of all types to the region. It also brought disastrous consequences for the Tahoe basin and its environment. But one timber baron was a visionary who saw beyond the denuded lake-side slopes to dream of a paradise for tourists and nature lovers.

Location

South Lake Tahoe Library
1000 Rufus Allen South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
United States

Mountaingirl Mysteries author to speak at SLT Library

Event Date: 
November 18, 2014 - 6:00pm

Jennifer Quashnick, local author, will introduce us to the first novel from her new Mountaingirl Mysteries series, "The Sierra Nevada Trail of Murder." When chased by a killer, Rachel Winters, her dog Bella, and Private Investigator Luke Reed must uncover a deep-rooted environmental conspiracy stretching across multiple state lines.

Location

South Lake Tahoe Library
1000 Rufus Allen South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
United States

Author to Speak about Yosemite's 150th at SLT

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

Why I Farm Author to Speak at Library

Event Date: 
October 22, 2013 - 6:00pm

The South Lake Tahoe Friends of the Library and Lake Tahoe Master Gardeners partner up to present third-generation farmer Gary Romano, author of Why I Farm: Risking it All for Life on the Land, in a talk and book signing. Romano will speak from experience about today’s most vital issues: how to live with purpose and how to protect our food supply. He will also be taking questions about farming and gardening in the Sierra.

Location

South Lake Tahoe Library
1000 Rufus Allen Blvd South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
United States

Award-winning author to speak, give workshop at SNC

Mountain flower author to speak at Sierra Club meeting

Author to speak about book on Tahoe and Twain

Lake Tahoe author David Antonucci presents an illustrated talk on his newest book on Lake Tahoe, “Fairest Picture: Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe” on Jan. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../author-to-speak-about-...

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