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Second Annual Authors' Luncheon
A GREAT Success
Full Story
Our Ladies Have a Dress for Every Occasion:
The Governor's Mansion 100th Birthday
There they were, gracing
the entrance to the beautiful
Governor’s Mansion, wearing
precious dresses in honor of the
many First Ladies who resided in
Nevada’s most important building.
Wearing early 1900s gowns
were Regina Smith from Winnemucca
and Donna Clontz from
Reno, while Mary Anne Convis
and Isabel Espinoza from Carson
City looked jazzy in 1930s outfits.
Armed with stories told by
author Jack Harpster, whose
recently completed book
chronicles the history of the
Mansion, our NWHP members
greeted people and then escorted
them to various rooms
for a little bit of story telling.
(The Mansion Ghost remained
silent this time but was no doubt
listening..)
Nevada Day Parade
Dressed in their finest
19th century dresses, six of our
members marched in  the Parade
carrying three historic
flags, in  honor of President
Abraham Lincoln. Mary Anne
Convis and Kathy Noneman
carried the 1809 flag, while Lisa
Marie Lightfoot and Holly Van
Valkenburgh, dressed in
mourning, carried the Lincoln
Funeral Flag. Behind them
were Heidi Englund, and Elizabeth
Rassiga, who carried the
1865 flag with the new star
for Nevada.
Attention all NWHP Members!
Please note that all members, Southern Region included, are considered cherished members
of NWHP until their dues have expired in December 2009. You will continue to receive a
NWHP newsletter and are welcome to participate in any NWHP events or publications. All current (and former) members will have the opportunity to be a member of NWHP. Those in the Southern Region who join the new organization currently being set up in the South are invited to
also continue being members in NWHP and renew their membership in January 2010.
Thank you for your support and love of women’s history in Nevada.
Correction & Addition
In the first paragraph on page 10 of the August Newsletter, in the article
“Among the Missing,” First Lady Marjorie Russell’s name was misspelled. We wish
to add the names of the First Ladies whose biographies are being sought: Emma
(Lee) Adams (1883-1887), Idelle (Sinnamon) Balzar (1927-1934), Mary (Poore) Bell
1890-1891, Sarah Jane (Cox) Blasdel (1864-1871), Vida Margaret (McClure) Boyle
(1915-1923), Virginia Hode (Bradley) Belknap (1871-1879), Bonnie (Fairchild) Bryan
(1983-1989), Irma Marie (Callahan) Carville (1939-1945), Mary Francis (Hopkins)
Colcord (1891-1895), Una (Reilly) Dickerson (1908-1911), Dawn Gibbons (2007-),
Marianne (Williamson) Griswold (1934-1935), Deema Guinn (1999-2006), Elizabeth
(Weyburn) Jones Safford (1895-1896), Lizzie (Fall) Kinkead (1879-1883) , Mabelle
Jean (King) Kirman (1935-1939), Jacalyn (Ross) Laxalt (1967-1971), Kathy (Geary)
List (1979-1983), Sandy (Searles) Miller (1989-1999), Ellen G. Oddie (1911-1915),
Carolyn (Randall) O’Callaghan (1971-1979), Ida Louise (Brewington) Pittman (1945-
1951), Marjorie (Guild) Russell (1951-1959), Louise (Zadow) Sadler (1896-1903),
Bette Norene (Hoge) Sawyer (1959-1967), Julia (McCann) Scrugham (1923-1927),
Nora (Knight) Sparks (1903-1908), Ellen M. Stevenson (1887-1890)
Volunteer Help Wanted!
We need someone to help pick up NWHP telephone messages.
Can be done from your home.
Please contact Kay Sanders at 747-1740 or Grace Davis at 853-3200.
Mission Statement
To provide visibility and
support for the gathering
and dissemination of history
about the roles and
contributions of Nevada
women of every race, class
and ethnic background.
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