Dear HRPS Members, Fall is arriving and finally some cooler weather and clearer skies! It's a nice time of year to walk around our historic neighborhoods. Use our Neighborhood Stories as a guide, or one of the stories on Reno Historical as a starting point. Have you ever walked down Humboldt or Lander Streets? Do you know the location of "Lover's Lane"? Take a stroll along "Tying and Untying the Knot" and "Historic Midtown" self-guided walking tours. Please be sure to attend our virtual October program featuring Alicia Barber, PhD and ZoAnn Campana on "Suffrage, Women's Rights, and Historic Preservation" on October 12. As you scroll down the newsletter you'll find many other programs coming up this month that will be of interest to the whole family, along with our perusal of national historic sites of interest and tidbits of Reno news from one hundred years ago. |
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Have fun exploring. We hope you continue to be safe and healthy!
Sincerely,
Carol Coleman, President
Historic Reno Preservation Society
board@historicreno.org |
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October Program "Suffrage, Women's Rights, and Historic Preservation" Tuesday, October 12, 2021 5:30pm via Zoom |
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In 2020, the Nevada State Historic Preservation Office received a federal grant through the National Park Service to create a Historic Context for Women’s History in Nevada, with the goal of identifying places and properties associated with women’s history and the suffrage movement in our state. Project coordinators ZoAnn Campana and Alicia Barber will discuss how they went about writing the context and how it can be put to use.
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Program is free and open to the public but advance registration is required. |
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High Noon with Neal Cobb
"History of the World War II USO Canteen Ladies of North Platte, NE"Thursday, October 21, 2021 12 Noon via Zoom |
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On December 17, 1941, North Platte residents gathered at the Union Pacific Depot because they heard that a troop train carrying their own boys – Company D of the Nebraska National Guard – would be coming through. When the troop train stopped, it was Company D all right, but of the Kansas National Guard, not Nebraska. After a few moments of awkward silence, the townsfolk surged forward to share their gifts with the Kansas boys – after all, they were someone’s children, and away from home at Christmas time. The North Platte Canteen is known to have been the single biggest movement of volunteerism in the United States to date.
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Presenter Larry Kirk, Retired Emeritus Faculty, UNR Department of Agriculture |
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Program is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required |
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Sparks Museum & Cultural Center "StorySongs"
October 9 & October 16 2:00 - 3:30 PM at the Museum |
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Join us as we welcome Mr. Mark Vollmer and Mr. Jim Eaglesmith who bring you an engaging family program, StorySongs, in two parts.
On Saturday, October 9th, StorySongs: Rediscovering Truckee Meadows Natural History will help you explore Reno/Sparks’ geologic history and how natural features determine our community landscape.
The program for Saturday, October 16th, StorySongs: Remembering Our Cultural Heritage of the Truckee Meadows will focus on the cultural history of the Truckee Meadows area from prehistoric indigenous populations to present day. Each event includes an interactive slide show, creative writing elements, live music, and egg shakers that the audience will make and take home with them. The whole family is welcome to one or both programs.
The Museum is located at 814 Victorian Ave. in Sparks. General admission is $5. Seniors are $4. Children 12 years old and under are free. |
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Nevada State Museum Events |
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The Rational Dress Society and Victorian Dress Reform
In 1881, a group of high society women gathered in London to form a new organization. They named their group the Rational Dress Society, intending to reform Victorian women’s dress. The group came up with criteria for the perfect dress. It included:
- Freedom of Movement
- Absence of pressure over any part of the body
- No more weight than is necessary for warmth, and both weight and warmth evenly distributed.
- Grace and beauty combined with comfort and convenience
- Not departing too conspicuously from the ordinary dress of the time
A founding member of the society was Viscountess Florence Wallace Pomeroy, also known as Lady Harberton. In 1880, Lady Harberton took up the cause of dress reform
Read the Newspapers.com blog then tune into the Nevada State Museum's Curator's Corner for presentations on "Fabulous Fans", and "Victorian Women's Fashion, Inside Out" |
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Writing the Range: From the Donner Party Trail to the Front Page, with Frank MullenThursday, November 4, 2021, 7:00 - 8:30pm
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The University of Nevada, Reno Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism in partnership with Nevada Humanities presents the 2021 Robert Laxalt Distinguished Writer Frank Mullen. Mullen is a Reno-based investigative reporter, author, historian, actor and university instructor. He currently serves as the editor of Reno News & Review. Mullen will speak during a free, public event on the University campus, which will also be live-streamed on Zoom. Event is free but you must register in advance.
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Nevada Historical Society Archived Presentations |
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McAvoy Lane as Mark Twain, courtesy of Nevada Historical Society |
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Miss an online presentation? The Nevada Historical Society website has made dozens of their recorded programs available to the public free of charge.
You'll find such fascinating topics as "The Duel That Never Was" with Mark Twain, "Before Reno & Sparks", pioneer settlements of the early West; "Early Reno", based on a book co-authored by our own Carol Coleman; "The Humboldt: A River by Any Other Name", about the naming of the Humboldt River; or how about "My Lives as a Chautauqua Performer" by Frank Mullen.
Search the list for something to arouse your historical curiosity! |
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Historical Records Collaboration
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The Washoe County Recorder's office has made available some of its more interesting historical record books to UNR's Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center for scanning to its Digital Collection.
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Articles include - Cemetery Record 1871/1900
- Claims of Homesteads, Book A 1864/1879
- Index to Marks and Brands, Various Counties 1873/1920
- Mining Locations, Book A 1866/1888
- Miscellaneous Book of Records 1855/1864
- Register of Physicians, Surgeons, and Pharmacists, Book 1 1899/1921
View the collection
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How to Disavow Racially Restrictive Covenants |
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Nevada law holds that any restrictions on real property based on race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, familial status, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression are void an unenforceable. (NRS 111.237).
Furthermore, owners can petition the county recorder to disavow any such racially restrictive covenants from documents affecting the title of their properties by filing a Declaration of Removal of Discriminatory Restriction.
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Plan Your Next Vacation 27 Historic Sites Open to the Public |
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Acoma Sky City, Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico |
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Hotel de Paris Museum, Georgetown, Colorado |
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Touro Synagogue Newport, Rhode Island |
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(Photos courtesy of National Trust for Historic Preservation) |
Historic places create connections to our heritage that help us understand our past, appreciate our triumphs, and learn from our mistakes. To ensure that their stories remain a part of our lives today, the National Trust for Historic Preservation protects and promotes historic places, including a diverse collection of 27 sites open to the public. When you visit a historic site, you learn from their stories and help keep history alive.
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The Great Gatsby Mansions
Long Island's Lost Gilded Age Mansions |
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These palaces of the Gilded Age, known for their extravagant furnishings and hosting lavish parties in the early twentieth century, are either demolished or decayed, a sad ending for these magnificent structures. Beacon Towers, left, was often cited as F. Scott Fitzgerald's architectural muse. Read more about this beautiful home and two others. |
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Eight Drive In Movie Theaters That Evoke the Golden Age of the Automobile |
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66 Drive-In near Carthage, MO |
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During the pandemic, the drive-in movie theater has been one of the few types of entertainment venues that have been able to stay open. Fortunately, this classic American experience has managed to survive in scattered pockets through the decades, despite technological upheavals and land development—providing an instant nostalgia trip for those who seek it out. Check out all 8 theaters. |
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Nevada State Journal - October 3, 1921 |
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Reno Gazette Journal - October 3, 1921 |
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While we can't go back in time, we still have vestiges of Old Reno all around town.
Download the Reno Historical app or go to the Reno Historical website for an instant mini-history. Each historical vignette contains a photo of an old building and a story about its history. Introduce yourself to our city a little at a time and you'll be amazed at how quickly you feel like an old timer! |
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Encourage Your Friends to Join HRPS! |
The Reno landscape is changing every day, new buildings going up, and sadly, some old ones coming down. HRPS is "Dedicated to Preserving and Promoting Historic Resources in the Truckee Meadows through Education, Advocacy and Leadership" HRPS has nearly 500 members, and your membership is a vote for historic preservation.
Do you have friends, neighbors, or family members who share an interest in our mission? If so, forward a copy of this newsletter and encourage them to join HRPS!
A single membership is just $25/year ($45 for a family membership) and you can now join and pay online. Members enjoy monthly e-mail newsletters, our information-packed quarterly FootPrints magazine, free admission to walking tours and certain other HRPS events, plus the knowledge you are helping support historic preservation in Reno. |
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The Historic Reno Preservation Society is your voice for historic preservation in the Reno area. We strive to keep members up to date on interesting buildings, development that threatens historic structures, and provide you with timely and interesting information to enrich your appreciation of local history, whether you're a multi-generation Nevadan, or brand new to town. |
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Historic Reno Preservation Society is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting historic resources in the Truckee Meadows through education, advocacy, and leadership. |
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Historic Reno Preservation Society | P.O. Box 14003, Reno, NV 89507 board@historicreno.org | 775-747-4478
Virginia Street Bridge photos courtesy of Nevada Historical Society
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