The July Friends Members Meeting was held on Thursday, July 15 at the Museum, with 32 people in attendance. Most of the attendees were in the Museum by 2:30 pm, allowing for some FUN socialization before the meeting started. Key announcements from the meeting were:
- Starting on Monday, July 19, the Museum will now be open on Mondays. Full open days are Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. The gift shop will be open all four days.
- The “Name our Newcomers” winners were officially announced.
- The Pinot’s fundraiser generated $292.50.
- Donations are needed from Friends of water, sodas, and raffle prizes for meetings. Please drop off at the Museum for the Friends or bring to Members Meetings.
- The Friends will be holding a Dino Day on either the first or second Saturday in November. Volunteers are needed. Please contact an officer if you are interested.
- Linda Miller discussed the Winnemucca fund raiser for the Nevada Daughters of Indian Wars. Sales of the Winnemucca pins will be used to update the traveling trunks.
- The “Money for Mannequins” fundraiser kicked off July 6. It will continue through August 31.
Our gust speaker was one of our own members, Jeff Alpert. Jeff is known to many of us as an active and contributing member of the Friends. He is also an author, working on his third book. Jeff gave a great presentation on the Overland Hotel , built on the corner of Main and Fremont Streets in the 1906-1910 era, and on the key people involved with the Hotel. He also covered a lot of the early history of Las Vegas, leading us into the content of his new book, tentatively planned for the end of 2021,
Thank you Jeff for a great presentation!