Heritage Lecture Series - The Gold Rush Trail - Thursday, August 14, 2025
Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center
1477 Hwy 395 N
Gardnerville, NV
Author Frank Tortorich will speak about “The Gold Rush Trail” covering how the Carson River Route was open from West to East by discharged members of the Mormon Battalion leaving CA in 1848.
Doors Open at 6:00 p.m.
Lecture Begins at 6:30 p.m.
$5.00 at the door. Free Admission to Alpine, Dayton, Smith Valley, and DCHS Historical
Society members.
Don’t forget! Each time you visit us a Heritage Lecture in 2025 you earn a chance to win a $100 gift certificate from our bookstore. The more Family Day events you attend, the greater your chances of winning! The drawing will be held on Thursday, November 13, 2025. Need not be present to win.
The DCHS Heritage Lecture Series is sponsored in part by:
Dennis R Little Trust
Sponsorship opportunities are available for this event. Contact our Front Office at 775-782-2555.
www.HistoricNV.org
Facebook: Douglas County Historical Society, Nevada
Info 775-782-2555
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