“Charley Parkhurst” Known as one of the premiere “whips” of all stage drivers, One-Eyed Charley Parkhurst came to the West from Rhode Island during the Gold Rush era of the 1850s. At times Charley worked with famous local stage driver Hank Monk who was known as the “Jehu of the Sierras”. Charley’s route was at […]
Join us for another exciting lecture brought to you by Piper's Opera House and The Comstock Foundation! The premiere of the movie Virginia City in 1940 was a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde occurrence. The Reno portion went off without significant issue. The Virginia City portion was almost without any successes. Learn the details of […]
**Unfortunately we have cancelled this event - stay tuned for possible rescheduling** Join us for another exciting lecture brought to you by Piper's Opera House and The Comstock Foundation! In 1875 a staff writer for the New York Tribune wrote: "... here (Virginia City) are drinking saloons more gorgeous in appointment than any in San […]
Iron Women Presented by Chris Enss When the last spike was hammered into the steel track of the Transcontinental Railroad on May 10, 1869, at Promontory Point, Utah, Western Union lines sounded the glorious news of the railroad’s completion from New York to San Francisco. For more than five years an estimated four thousand men […]
Join us for another exciting lecture brought to you by Piper's Opera House and The Comstock Foundation! In 1875 a staff writer for the New York Tribune wrote: "... here (Virginia City) are drinking saloons more gorgeous in appointment than any in San Francisco, Philadelphia, or New York...". Virginia City in the 1870s was a […]
Join us for another exciting lecture brought to you by Piper's Opera House and The Comstock Foundation! “Although Virginia City had a hard reputation, I know from personal experience that it was as orderly as a Quaker meeting in comparison with either Bodie in the late 1870s and early ‘80s, or Aurora in the early 1860s, […]
Join us for another exciting chautauqua performance by Kim Harris as she performs Alice Conradt James. This living history program brings to life the adventures of Alice Conradt James. Alice Conradt was just 16 years old when she married 28-year-old Will James, in Reno, Nevada. Alice met James through her brother Fred, not long after […]
Join us for another exciting lecture brought to you by Piper's Opera House and The Comstock Foundation! The Comstock Historic District is one of the most important National Historic Landmarks in the United States of America. At over fourteen thousand acres, it is also one of the largest. The district includes Virginia City, Gold Hill, […]
Join us for an exciting lecture brought to you by The Comstock Foundation and Piper's Opera House! Thursday, March 10, 2022 "Movies & Trains with Behind the Scenes" Part 2 by Jim Clark, Hollywood’s Train Man. All aboard for a new lecture by Jim Clark, Hollywood’s Train Man. Jim is a veteran of over 250 […]
Join us as The Comstock Foundation and Piper's Opera House continue with the monthly lecture series. Ranked as one of the most haunted locations in America, it's at the top of every ghost hunter's must-visit list. Jeadene Solberg will discuss the reasons why paranormal investigators believe the Comstock is so haunted and the possible origins […]
