Join us for another exciting lecture brought to you by Piper's Opera House and The Comstock Foundation. Title: "Wild Horse Annie and the Last of Nevada's Mustangs" by Kim Harris In 1950, Velma Bronn Johnston, a shy Nevada ranch wife and secretary came upon a horse trailer leaking blood. When she discovered the destination of […]
Join us in May for our next Lecture Series - Jukeboxes, brought to you by Piper's Opera House and The Comstock Foundation. By the 1930s, the profitability and popularity of the "Juke" box was well established and mass production was underway by companies such as Wurlitzer, Mills, Seeburg, Rock-Ola and AMI in the USA. Jupiter […]
Join us for another exciting lecture brought to you by Piper's Opera House and The Comstock Foundation. Title: "The Life of Eilley Bowers" Eilley Orrum Bowers life was one filled with adventure, travel, riches, poverty, happiness and disappointment. Elley and her husband, Sandy, were the first millionaires on the Comstock. With their new wealth, they built […]
Anna Harris was the first woman in the County of Douglas and possibly the State of Nevada who was granted a Sole Proprietorship License, even though she was married and her husband was still alive. Anna and her family were instrumental in supplying the Comstock, Bodie, Aurora and other mining areas during the Gold Rush […]
Join us for another exciting lecture brought to you by Piper's Opera House and The Comstock Foundation. Title: "Captain George Whittell, Jr., Thunderbird Lodge's Lake Tahoe Playboy Millionaire" George Whittell, Jr. was at one time the richest man in America, owning the entire east shore of scenic Lake Tahoe. He grew up on San Francisco's Nob […]
Join us for another exciting lecture brought to you by Piper's Opera House and The Comstock Foundation. Title: "Maude Adams" Maude Adams was an American actress and stage designer who achieved her greatest success as the character Peter Pan first playing the role in the 1905 Broadway production of Peter Pan or The Boy Who […]
Have you ever wondered about the fourth Comstock King? You've heard of Mackay, Fair, and Flood, but what of O'Brien - the one they called The Jolly Millionaire? Come and learn about his life, his generosity and his congenial nature; learn about the social scandals that surrounded him, and how he was duped by a pair […]
For many people, the word prospector conjures an image of tough, rowdy men panning for gold in boom towns across the west. However, many daring and determined women caught the gold fever and set out hoping to strike their fortune in the desert and mountains of Nevada. From Josie Pearl staking her first claim at […]
