by Susan James
Thursday, June 28, 2007, at 7:00 pm
Carson City Library, 900 North Roop Street
Bert Bedeau presently serves as District Administrator for the Comstock Historic Commission in Virginia City. Prior to moving to Nevada, he was Associate Deputy SHPO and Architectural Historian with the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office, from 1996 to 1999, and Architectural Historian for the South Dakota State Historical Preservation Center, from 1990 to 1996. Bert is a graduate of Occidental College in Los Angeles, where he earned a B.A. in History, and of Boston University, from which he holds an M.A. in Historic Preservation Studies. He also has a J.D. from the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington, D.C.
Some other web resources concerning Bert Bedeau:
Our Membership Meeting and Membership Drive was held Sunday, September 23, 2007,
at 3:00p.m. at
the home of Gary, Jennifer and Josie Cain, 412 N. Curry St. This is also the home of Westwall
Militaria. The audience got to hear the history of the Hyman Olcovich House at this
free event.
Gary and Jennifer provided the history of the historic home and
information on various items from his Military Museum. Upcoming Carson City Historical
Society events, newsletters and photos were displayed, and refreshments were served.
Click
for map to Westwall Militaria.
Most Nevadans have heard of the great gold and silver discoveries that sparked Westward migration in the 19th century, and led to the settling of what would become Nevada. Much has been told of the fortune of silver and gold ore extracted from the Comstock Lode that turned the humble mining town of Virginia City into an economic force that helped build San Francisco. Massive fortunes were made and lost virtually overnight, and countless individuals went from rags to riches to rags again. Recent generations have grown up with the popular TV series Bonanza, whose heroes led lives of adventure, galloping to and from their fictional hometown of Virginia City. And yet, in all the color and drama, one story has been largely neglected with regard to the laborers who toiled underground.
NOTE: Many of these programs are video recorded and presented on public access television in Carson City. Click here for Brewery Arts Center Television, and check the Channel 10 schedule for rebroadcasts of these lectures.
This page last updated 10/13/2007