January 27, 2010: 35 Years of Casino Entertainment History in Northern Nevada
Mel has been a teacher in the Washoe County School District for 33 years. In addition, he has been a local entertainment reviewer for the publications Variety, Daily Variety, Showtime, and the Sacramento Bee. Mel shared delightful anecdotes about his meetings with many of the entertainment stars who have performed in Reno over the last 35 years.
November 18, 2009: Basque Aspen Art of the Sierra Nevada
A century and more ago sheepherders, largely Basque in origin, filled the summer hours carving images on aspen trees. Most were names and dates, but others carved animals and birds, memories from the homeland, and some carved their ideas of female companionship. Over time the aspens put the finishing touches on these images, growing and stretching the lines of the carvings, maintaining a living record of this history. Jean and Phillip I. Earl discussed their book, Basque Aspen Art of the Sierra Nevada, available from Baobab Press.
September 23, 2009: Nevada History in Maps
This presentation discussed the approximately 4,000 maps on the UNR historic map web site http://www.delamare.unr.edu/maps/digitalcollections/nvmaps/ and was presented by Linda Newman, Geoscience and Map Librarian, Emerita and creator of the Nevada in Maps web site. Linda showed us how to access the web site and briefly touched on the highlights of the collection. This resource is a treasure for researchers and map enthusiasts. Thank you, Linda , Glee Willis, and all who participated in making this collection available on-line.
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