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A Publication of the Churchill County Museum The Best Little Museum on the Loneliest Road in America

Reserve Your Hand Painted From the Inside Limited Edition Douglass House Ornament

The First 36 are Expected by December 1.

Fall 2017

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In the Museum Store

HISTORY SOXFROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE CHURCHILL COUNTY MUSEUM

It’s a Great Place to Buy Stockings and Stuffers...

T-Shirts

Mugs and Luggage Tags

Books

Socks are expected by December 1 Watch our Website and Facebook Page For Details

The Annual Holiday Sale has begun! Members receive 20% off most Museum Store Merchandise.

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MUSEUM ATTENDANCE

July - 951 August -1164September – 723 October - 779

MUSEUM VISITORS

International

United States

Nevada

VISITOR COMMENTS

Driving US-50 from California to Utah – Lithuania Came from Italy to find out where my great-grandfa-

ther, Jimmy Mazzina, owned property – ItalyHome Sweet Home – CaliforniaGreat place – plan on coming back – Santa Maria,

CAFrom O’Fallon, Illinois – IllinoisThanks for taking care of our history – FallonStopped here on June 24 driving east on Highway 50

– came full circle [September 5] - CA Our 8 month old’s 1st trip here – OregonHere for Ron and Lynn Biggs’ basket collection –

Amazing – FallonRaised here – wanted to come back to remember –

Kailua Kona, HawaiiLovely displays – very informative – Loved the pur-

ple glass – United KingdomLove, Love, Love the rock collection – FallonThoroughly enjoyed – lots of hard work – CanadaBrought my exchange students - Fernley

BeattyCarson CityDaytonFallonFernleyGabbsGardnervilleHawthorneHenderson

MontanaNevadaNew JerseyNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWisconsin

Indian SpringsLas VegasLovelockNAS FallonPahrumpRenoSilver SpringsSparksSpring Creek

StagecoachVirginia CityWadsworthWashoe ValleyWellingtonWinnemuccaYerington

Australia, Canada – Alberta, Saskatchewan,Democratic Republic of Georgia - Tbilisi, England

Germany, Italy, Lithuania – Vilnius, The Netherlands United Kingdom

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaCaliforniaColoradoDelawareFloridaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIowaKansasLouisianaMaineMarylandMichiganMississippiMissouri

Winter is Coming...

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IN MEMORYThe Churchill County Museum has received contributions in the memory of the following people.

MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTORSThe Churchill County Museum thanks the following people who have sent memorial contributions in memory of their

families and friends. Our “Memorial Book” is a perpetual “in Memory” and is enjoyed daily by our visitors.

Sally Martin Brenda McCarthy Bob and April Oakden Colleen Austin PalludanSheila Austin Pontius Melissa K. Porter Janeen Russo Kelly and Yvonne Sutherland Willis and Janet Swan Karl Walquist

Dorothy “Dottie” AustinRobert “Bob” Johnston Muriel “Smiley” Kent

Pat BodenBill and Bunny CorkillLinda DenallEmmett and Barbara DoryDoris Dwyer John EllisAlice Bass FisherKevin and Elaine Hegerle Barbara Hodges Marjorie Coverston Lister

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From the DirectorDan IngramDirector, Churchill County Museum

As I write this, I am celebrating my second year as Director of the Churchill County Museum. It has beengreat fun. We have done much, but there is much more for us to do. We have begun a strategic planning pro-cess that will produce our first strategic plan for the museum in a number of years. The Museum Association has engaged Elaine Carmichael of Economic Stewardship, Inc. to assist us in this process. Elaine has made her first site visit and will be returning next month to continue her key person interviews and work with the board and staff of the museum. The plan will lay out the museum’s blueprint for the next 5 years, prioritizing our goals and objectives. As we chart this course, we will continue to engage our members in the process and keep you up to date on our progress.

Our Fall raffle event, Hot Toddies and History was a great success, raising over $2400 for the association. Thank you to all who attended and bought raffle tickets. A special thanks to board member Daniel Hilliker for agreeing to organize the event and even bartend.

On my annual trip to the Las Vegas Gift Show this year, I was able to make connections for two new lines in the Museum Store. We have commissioned glass ornaments with a hand painted image of the iconic Douglass House painted on the inside of the bulb. ( Illustrated on the front cover) The ornaments are a limited edi-tion – only 144 will be produced and they will retail for $20. (That is $18 for Association members during the annual November and December sale.) If this year’s ornament is successful, we will continue to produce a new one each year. They seem a perfect gift for Fallonites here and everywhere. The first 36 are scheduled to arrive December 1.

Over the years I have helped design many items for museum stores. In that time, I have only designed one pair of socks. (They showed the levels of the Johnstown floods of 1889, 1936 and 1977—perfect for your high water pants.) Now I can add 4 more designs to my portfolio. The Churchill County Museum is proud to present its HISTORY SOX drawn from its archival collections. Now you can be the proud owner of Christmas Sox that celebrate the tradition of the Fallon Christmas Tree, Canta-loupe Sox, Aviatrix Sox, and a pair that feature young Nevada Ellis and her .22. These are expected by to arrive by December 1st, just in time for the Fallon Christmas Tree Lighting.

Don’t miss our annual Holiday Open House on Sunday, December 10 from 11-3pm. Santa will be making a visit and the Tintabulations will present their annual Holiday concert. As northern Nevada’s premiere hand bell ensemble, they will help us literally ring in the Holiday Season.

Dan

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Education and Programming NotesJennifer JonesEducation Curator

Dinosaur Gardens, Bird Button Mosaics, Ostrich Marionettes, and Sock Elephants - the “Dog Days of Summer” craft class is always a fun activity here at the museum. It is also fun to see such enthusiastic and cre-ative kids enjoying themselves as they learn a new craft. Everyone did a wonderful job! Special thanks to the parent helpers, volunteer Allyn Jones, and Hostess Bri-anna. Visit the Discovery Room’s Facebook page to see more pictures: Beatrice Badger at the Churchill County Museum. Author Robin Holabird kicked off the Fall Lecture Series “Pictures of the West: Film, Television, Photog-

raphy and Print”, followed by historian Steve Davis, journalist Steve Ranson, photographer Will Furman, and publisher Janet M. Geary. These illustrious presenters demonstrated the elements that make up the unique and proud tradition of Nevada and the West as portrayed through film, television, photography and print. Plans for the Spring Lecture Series are un-derway now and will begin in late March. This month’s theme in the Discovery Room is “Space, the Final Frontier”. Did you know that one of the theories as to why dinosaurs went extinct is that a large asteroid may have hit the earth? Visitors to the Discovery Room can make a dinosaur remains rubbing, see magnified pictures of meteors, and work on one of the weekly activities centered on constellations, space, and rockets. You will also find a link on how to make the Post-it Note stars covering one of the doors. Next month the theme will be “Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!” and the Discovery Room will be decorated for the holiday season and the upcoming open house. If you have a child in Kindergarten through Fifth Grade be on the lookout for the museum’s Holiday Open House flyer! The Churchill County Museum’s Holiday Open House will be held on Sunday, December 10th. This now annual event is free to the community. There will be music, kids crafts, special tours and exhib-its, and SANTA! Kids can meet Santa and have their picture taken with him – a photographer will be available or you can use your own camera.

Start the New Year quilting! The popular “Block-of-the-Month Lunch” will continue next year on the third Wednesday of each month. Beginners to expert sewers are welcome! This year we will be creating paper-pieced blocks from One Sister’s Crazy Favorite Things, including this adorable pup. Bring your own lunch and set up at noon, the instructor begins the class at 12:30. Can’t make it to quilting during the day? You’re in luck! A monthly ‘quilting workshop’ will be held on 2018’s third Thursday EVENING from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. We will be creating a stained glass quilt – perfect for beginners. This will be BYO quilting fabric. Work in a quiet area where there will be no interruptions so you can concentrate and accomplish. The charge will be $5 per evening for CCMA members. For those of you who just need a space to work on something, you can also come at the same cost. See http://ccmuseum.org/education-programs/for more details.

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Photo Department NewsBarbara HodgesPhoto Curator

Progress has been made on the IN FOCUS project that included digitizing the entire 23 volume set and then running a software OCR program on the results. The OCR (Optical Character Recognition) allows researchers to search this valuable journal collection for a person or event of interest or for a specific subject or whatever may be of interest – no index required. You actually use a form of this technology each time you do a Google Search. As of this writing, the digitizing and OCR phases are complete. Now it is a matter of uploading the data to our website – the final phase – providing public access to the entire collection via the Internet. No more wondering if Great Aunt Betsy was in volume 13 – or was it volume 16? Need to know how many articles over the years mentioned Lahontan Dam construction? The answer will be but a few keystrokes away. You will have access to the entire article, complete with photos, in hand for your reading enjoyment. Check in on our website regularly for the posting of these won-derful treasures written over the course of 23 years. And, of course, we still maintain an inventory of hard copies that are available in the museum store – which make great Christmas gifts.

Facebook postings have been somewhat erratic in the last months but are still being enjoyed. Most images are re-ceiving great reviews while participation from the public is helping clean up errors in the museum’s database. A PTA Parade photo-graph from 1954 – Mrs. Evelyn Casey’s class – elicited the response: “A lot of little ‘cowboys and cowgirls’ on and behind that wagon. I wonder if I’m one of them. I would have been six then”. And from another viewer: “Evelyn Casey, the wife of my uncle, Ed Casey”. It is fascinating to see how these photographs spark memories. This particular photo garnered 635 views to date.

…. But the outstanding photograph of the quarter was Leno’s Din-ner House posted on October 23rd that had 766 views despite hav-ing several naming errors in the body of the text: the names should read: Jean Hirschman, Juanita Candee, and Pat

Murano. Our apologies to those ladies.According to statistics on Facebook, the photos our members and read-ers are most taken with are from the 70s and 80s – images from that time frame are decidedly lacking in our archives. After all, many of us lived through that era and who would call it history? To fill the gap, volunteers have been working tirelessly to catalog a collection of 35mm negatives from the 1980s that were created by Joyce McCarthy Alcorn McClelland. Scan-ning will be the next step, once the catalog records are created. Anyone with scanning experience and a bit of volunteer time on their hands who would like to contribute to this effort would be most welcome. Just stop by my office and we’ll chat.

The Holiday Season is just around the corner and we are still seeking images from family and community celebra-tions. Our Holiday Open House will feature photos of local families – and yours can be added to the show. Just drop your photo off for scanning anytime during museum hours – or, if you schedule an appointment with me, we can work on it together while you wait.Looking forward to the coming months – Happy Holidays.

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From the Research CuratorBunny CorkillResearch Curator

The days and daze of 2017 are rapidly moving into the annals of Churchill County. What a year of superlatives: record precipitation and flood mitigation, weather extremes and range fires. On a happier note, as farmers, we have had plenty of irrigation water, bountiful crops and a once again beautiful, green, “Oasis of Nevada” after many years of drought. While having thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful fall foliage, I am looking forward to the cooler weather and a slower pace, which seems to come with the changing of the season.

This year’s All-Community Reunion was a huge success. This coming August the committee will be honoring graduates from the classes of 1953-1958. We will be calling upon the public to help us in finding these folks. The organizers hope that after the past years of “catching up” with honorees, from 1959 forward - the current year classes will hold their own reunions at the annual gathering. Past honorees are also encouraged to return and meet and greet their classmates and friends.

This past year many hours were devoted to researching Greenwave athletes, boys and girls, for induc-tion into the Greenwave Athletic Hall of Fame. The induction weekend for the “First Wave” of inductees was an amazing success. Applications for recommending an athlete for the second “wave” are now available and the public is invited and encouraged to participate in the nominating process. You may keep abreast of the HoF activities by visiting their website …www. greenwavehalloffame.com.

Congratulations to the deBraga family for having their ranch honored this year as a Nevada Centenni-al Ranch. Joseph deBraga, born on the Azores Island of Santa Maria, immigrated to Nevada and after a time working in the mines around Berlin and Union Canyon, he and his wife Margaret [Kennedy] moved into Still-water in 1916 and took up acreage. The property went to their heirs, who in turn sold it to their brother Frank and Goldie [Norcutt]. Ted and Lois [Guisti] purchased the property and it remains today in their family trust. Ted’s son Lester and grandson Trevor are the next two generations living and farming in Stillwater. The family will receive their award at the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association awards banquet December 5 in Elko, Nevada.

It is with great sadness that I have learned of the passing of Janet Bertaud. Janet’s husband Daniel F. Keohane, stationed at NAS Fallon was a “Longhorns” Search and Rescue - HH-1 “Huey” helicopter pilot. Janet, a native of Eastbourne, New Zealand, served as the museum’s photo curator from the summer of 1994 – 1996. While photo curator she was also employed by a NZ television station and created television documentaries for viewing in NZ.

Dan’s tour of duty was to expire in February 1996. They were packed and ready to move on to the next chapter of their lives. On February 22, his fellow crewmembers were committed to giving a program on electric line safety to County employees. He told them he would be happy to “be on stand-by” in case an emergency arose. The call came and the five headed for Georgetown, CA, with Dan as the pilot. The “Huey” crashed among the pine trees – all five were injured and taken to California hospitals. Dan ended up not being able to walk. He and Janet returned to his home in Natick, Mass.

Her obituary states: Janet Bertaud 53, died suddenly Monday, September 19, 2011 in Upstate Hospital Syracuse, New York. Private services are pending in Boston and Wellington, New Zealand. In Janet’s memory, plant and

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tend with love a growing thing. Alternately, volunteer with or donate to an environmental organization. Her beautiful accent still echoes through this room every now and then. Rest in peace.

The Research department has happily received a number of challenging and interesting requests for help this summer including: Lori Sakagucchi was looking for information on an ancestor, William Lewis “Nick of the woods” Pritchard, who ran railroads and fast freight businesses in several places in Nevada. Fortunately, Nick’s grand-daughter, Sally S. and her husband, Duane P. Bartholomew, of Honolulu, Hawaii, had given us a 44-page re-search project covering almost every moment of Nick’s life for our archives. We were thrilled to be able to share.

Anna LeBlanc from Scottsdale, Arizona, was seeking information about Robert Sackett Martin, who had studied agriculture and was outstanding in track and field at the University of Illinois in 1912 and 1913. A university catalog published in1916 listed his address: Ranch – Box 536 – Fallon, Nevada. She also had informa-tion that put him in Elko, Nevada by 1917 and 1918, where he was teaching grammar school and running track meets. We could find no mention of Robert in our county records or newspapers.

Nelson Giraud Vera of Miami, Florida, had found an article in which his grand uncle, Wisner G. Scott, was mentioned as having an interest in two mines, London Nickel Mine and Empress of India Mine, both located in Churchill County. Wisner was also a catalyst in the creation and expansion of highways in the West. He and his wife, a well-known artist, Nellie Burrell, lived out their lives in San Francisco. Nelson was searching for the locations of the mines located in the Stillwater Range east of Fallon.

Dick Mills, son of Vernon Mills, lived in Fallon during his early years. He is recording his memories and asked for assistance in finding the names of the gentlemen who had been ministers at the Baptist Church, located at 85 South LaVerne, during the 1952-1955 time period.

The original Baptist church was completed and dedicated on June 23, 1906, with Rev. George W. Black as the minister. Severely damaged during the July 6, 1954 earthquake the building was razed and a new church was constructed on the site during September 1954. Ministers serving during these years were: Rev. Harold J. Ludwick – 1945 – 1950 Rev. C.D. Eltringham – 1950 – 1952 Rev. Chester W. Chappell – 1953 – 1954 Rev. Norman Thompson – 1955 – 1957

John Douglass Spear of Bonita Springs, Florida, was curious to find out if his family [note his- middle name] shared family-ties with Fallon’s Robert L. Douglass. Through research done years ago on the Douglass family coming here from Missouri via Batchtown, Illinois [In Focus #16] to Jimtown, we were able to point John toward Illinois and the answer to his question.

Diane Marshall Smith, great-granddaughter of William and Kissiah Scheckler, and her husband are planning for retirement in this area soon. She was “Googling” a real estate site, and came upon “Sheckler Road and Sheckler Cut-off ” in Fallon. Yes, her relatives did live on a homestead out there [5200 Sheckler Rd]. We were able to send her a great deal of genealogical information and photos of Daniel Lincoln [1870-1930] who came here in 1906. His brother, William Grant, also owned a part of the homestead at one time. We even filled her in on Ben Sheckler, who owned a shoe shop in Fallon. An ad in the newspaper touted “Boot and shoe man – will repair your leather footwear and make it as good as new – all work guaranteed.” The name was originally Scheckler but seemingly shrunk-up here in the desert heat. Bob and Sherrie e-mailed a request asking who owned Nevada Scheelite Tungsten Mine located 50 miles east

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of Fallon. We were unable to establish the name of the owner - but the mine is “For Sale - $2,300,000.00 – furniture/fixture and inventory included.” Seemingly, they wanted to by-pass the broker who has the property listed.

Robert Frenchu, who now resides in New Mexico, was researching “Botulism Bay” located in the north end of the Stillwater Wildlife area. As the name suggests, apparently a number of ducks died there from Botu-lism. Every year, many migratory ducks will become paralyzed or die after being exposed to the toxin produced by botulism bacterium. Also referred to as “Limberneck disease,” it is a major problem along the flight patterns. Once the death cycle begins, the carcasses must be removed and destroyed in order to break the cycle. This dis-ease has affected waterfowl all around Lahontan Valley.

Francesca Guanella of Como, Italy, and a companion, traveled 16 hours in the air to reach California, rented a car and drove to Fallon to view the spot where her great-grandfather, James “Jimmy” Mazzina, had owned property. Her reminiscing about her family led us to delightful visits with Carmen and Bonnie Bell of the Bell ranch on the Reno Highway. Here, the two families met as strangers and after exchanging memories, parted as friends. James and Mary [Maria Sciaranetti*] Galarde* had known each other during their childhoods in Swit-zerland. Mary had married and following the death of her husband Galarde in 1920, she packed up her small children, Josephine and Henry, and immigrated to Churchill County. Here she was welcomed by and married another schoolmate, William Bell, who had homesteaded property in the valley. They would became the parents of Amilio “Bill” and Ralph “Swede” Bell. [*records also spell names as Sciaranitti and Gilardi]In October 1927 William Bell unexpectedly passed away; a victim of appendicitis. Mary continued working the farm and 1934 her seventeen-year old son Henry was accidently killed while he was carrying a shotgun, “stum-bled on a fence wire causing the stock of the gun to hit a nearby post, which swung the gun barrel towards the boy’s breast as the firearm was discharged.” Legend has it that Mary contacted Jimmy Mazzina in her time of sorrow. Jimmy left his family in Italy and made his way to Fallon. He and Mary became partners in their farming enterprises for a number of years. In 1957 Carmen [Erquiaga] and Bill Bell purchased Jimmy’s property and he returned to Italy. Mary Bell passed away in 1978 at the age of 81.

Charles Maxwell of Queen Creek, Arizona, requested information on a tragic auto accident, which occurred about midnight August 10, 1946, on the Reno Highway near Richardson Springs. It involved his rel-atives, Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. McEllin and their teenage son, Edward, Jr. The family was enroute from Menlo Park, California, to Ely, Nevada to visit friends. The driver apparently dosed off while the car was traveling at 62 miles an hour; it veered off the road and cut through an 18” tree. The parents lost their lives at the scene and young Edward regained consciousness just long enough to tell local law enforcement officials how to contact family members in Menlo Park.

Nick Cotton lives in England UK. He was having difficulty locating the date and place of the marriage of Paul Sylvester Nation and Caroline Colleen Peraldo, former Fallon resident, in the 1930s. Nick had used all of the readily available genealogical tools that the internet has to offer in his search. Fortunately for us, the prob-lem was easily solved with one perfectly place phone call to Lynn [Mario Gene] Peraldo. Caroline Mary Peraldo was born 09 Jan 1916 in Golconda, NV. She and Paul Nation were married at the Es-meralda County courthouse in Goldfield, Nevada, on 22 Sept 1935. Caroline passed away 14 Aug 1962 in Port-land, Oregon. Her siblings, Mario [Olga], Silvio [Harriet], Adele [ Joe Serpa], and Josephine [Myrlin Plummer] lived out there lives in Fallon.

Have a blessed Thanksgiving, a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We’ll visit again come spring.

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Become a Member or Renew your Membership

to the Churchill County Museum(check your mailing label for your membership expiration date)

Your membership helps the Churchill County Museum Association by providing funds to publish this newsletter, aid in artifact and

archival preservation and expand the historical and interpretive programs for our community.

Membership Benefits• Receive Four Newletter per year• 10% discount on most items in the Museum Store (20% during our annual sale in November & December)• Invitations and special notice to Museum events• Eligibility to join the Churchill County Federal Credit Union

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In the Dodge Fitz GalleryIn the Dodge-Fitz Gallery

NATIVE AMERICAN BASKETS:SELECTIONS FROM THE BIGGS COLLECTION

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Upcoming EventsNOVEMBERNovember 18, Spaghetti Feed 11:00 Am to 7:00 Pm $10 for Adults $7 for Kids 11 & underNovember 23-24, Museum Closed for Thanksgiving

DECEMBERDecember 9, Hidden Cave Tour. Meet at the Museum at 9:30 AmDecember 10, Holiday Open House with the TintabulationsDecember 13, Block of the Month Lunch. begins at noonDecember 24- 25- Museum Closed for Christmas

JANUARYJanuary 1, New Years Day Museum Closed January 15, Martin Luther King Day , Museum ClosedJanuary 17, Block of the Month Lunch. begins at noonJanuary 27, Hidden Cave Tour. Meet at the Museum at 9:30 Am

FEBRUARYFebruary 3, Annual Museum LuncheonFebruary 10, Hidden Cave Tour. Meet at the Museum at 9:30 AmFebruary 19, Presiden’t Day, Museum ClosedFebruary 21, Block of the Month Lunch. begins at noonFebruary 24, Hidden Cave Tour. Meet at the Museum at 9:30 Am

MARCHMarch 10, Hidden Cave Tour. Meet at the Museum at 9:30 AmMarch 21,Block of the Month Lunch. begins at noonMarch 24, Hidden Cave Tour. Meet at the Museum at 9:30 Am

Mark your CalendarAnnual Museum LuncheonSaturday, February 3, 2018

at theWilliam Pennington

Life CenterFeaturing a Presentation on

the History of Nursing bySue Chambers

Tickets: $30 per personTable of 8 $240

Brunch Silent Auction and Raffles

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Native American Basketry: Selections from the Biggs Collection

Opens September 8, 2017 Dodge Fitz Gallery

Recently at the Museum...

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Museum HoursDecember 1-February 28

Tuesday - Saturday 10am-4pmSunday 10am-3pmClosed Mondays

March 1st-November 31Tuesday- Saturday 10am-5pm

Sunday 10am-3pmClosed Mondays

Board of Directors

Bob Getto, Jr. — President

Ann Rapp — Vice President

Nancy Balash — Treasurer

Sue Chambers — Secretary

Carl Erquiaga — County Representative

Members: Ginny Dugan, Doris Dwyer,

Daniel Hilliker, Sandy Hillery, Jennie Mader,

Bruce Mills, and Nathan Strong

ChurchillCounty Museum Association1050 S. Maine StreetFallon Nevada 89406

Phone: 775-423-3677 Fax 775-423-3662Email [email protected]

Non-ProfitOrganization

US Postage PaidFallon NV

89406Permit No 13

Churchill County Museum Staff

Dan Ingram—Museum DirectorBunny Corkill —Research Curator

Donna Cossette — RegistrarJennifer Jones — Education CuratorBarbara Hodges —Photo CuratorTom Bartel — Exhibit PreparatorPaulie Alles — Museum Assistant

Cathie Richardson —Museum AssistantBrianna Schwab — Museum Assistant

Dawson Frost — Intern

Check Your Membership Expiration Date on Your Mailing Label

See Page 12 for the Renewal Form!