TE Wood
Kith and Kin
It's here! Can't wait to see everyone!
Isms:
(aka: familial words of wisdom)
"You can do anything in Nevada
that you're big enough to do."
~Tom Miller ~
Two New Additions from the
Cousin's Lending Library
Romancing Nevada's Past: Ghost Towns and Historic Sites of Eureka, Lander and White Pine Counties
Shawn Hall
Drawing on county records, newspaper microfilm, personal interviews, and on-site investigation, Shawn Hall provides the reader with a history of 175 significant sites, rendering a treasury of interesting facts on each page: Austin once held the record for having more churches than any other Nevada town, with it's extensive collection of mining artifacts and Nevada memorabilia, the Eureka Sentinel Museum hearkens back to the days when the town was known as the "Pittsburgh of the West".
Hall provieds fascinating information on mining camps, railroad towns, Pony Express and stage stations, and ranching. Almost every historical site that had impact on the history of Eureka, Lander, and White Pine counties is presented in the book to help preserve local history that might otherwise disappear.
A Great Basin Mosaic: The Cultures of Rural Nevada
James W. Hulse
The Nevada of lesser known cities, towns, and outposts deserve their separate chronicles, and here Hulse fills a wide gap. He contributes in a text rich with memories tramping through rural Nevada as a child, then as a journalist seeking news and gossip, then later as an academic historian and a parent trying to share wonders of the high desert with his family. Nobody is more qualified to write about the cultural nuances of rural Nevada than Hulse, who retired after 35 years as a professor of history of Nevada, Reno.
James W. Hulse was born in Pioche, NV and is truly a native son of Nevada.
Battle Mountain Cookhouse Museum
Housed in a restored 1920s ranch cookhouse, the Battle Mountain Cookhouse Museum is the area’s first museum dedicated to the exhibition and preservation of regional history. In addition to displays of area artifacts, the Cookhouse Museum hosts traveling cultural exhibitions, traditional and contemporary art, and a diverse array of cultural events including poetry and author readings, storytelling, and artist talks.
Located on Broyles Ranch Road just off Interstate 80, the bright red Cookhouse Museum offers various displays of local, Native American and Chinese art and artifacts. The Museum captures the spirit of Lander County’s first pioneer residents with snapshots of history: vintage kitchenware, eyeglasses, formal clothing, antique cameras, school equipment and ranching tools.
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Nevada Info:
Battle Mountain
Big Chief Motel
434 W Front St.
Battle Mountain, NV
775-635-2416
Sep 10th
See our events page for more information.
Websites that might be of interest for the upcoming Nevada trip in September.
Lodging for Nevada Reunion
Elko
Stockmen's Casino
301 Commercial St
Elko, NV
775-738-5141
Sep 11th & 12th
The mission:
To share family history, memories and new discoveries. Not only with the first cousins, but their descendants as well.
All eleven cousins together
Grammie's funeral February 1997.
Our Pick of The Month
The Story of an American Pioneer
The Story of Thomas Edward Wood I
by Anna McGarrigle is now available!
Get your copy at the reunion. The author will be onsite to sign your copy!
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