Event at Douglas County Historical Society

Description

Historian and author Steve Frady will be our historical lecture speaker on September 12th.  His topic will be the history of fire departments of Virginia City and Gold Hill and will feature his book “Red Shirts and Leather Helmets.”  Steve is the retired police and fire public information officer for the City of Reno.  He is a former editor of the Nevada Appeal, a past chief and an Exempt member of the Virginia City Fire Department, and a founding Trustee and current vice chairman of the Comstock Firemen’s Museum that opened in 1979.  Lecture starts at 7 pm at the Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center in Gardnerville.  Lecture admission is $3.00.  Members of the Historical Society are admitted free.