Tag: sesquicentennial

There were three articles on Carson City's history this weekend, but only two directly part of the Sesquicentennial coverage. First comes part 2 of the story of Billie Lynch, an African-American who worked for President Lincoln and was in the theater when he was shot. Billie Lynch later moved to Carson City and worked at the U.S. Mint. He lived until 1936, and could have been as old as 110 when he died.

Also there is an article looking at some of the newspaper stories of 1878, printed in the Morning Appeal.

And lastly, there was an article about the Home and Gardens tour that was held yesterday, where several of the west side homes opened their doors to visitors. The article give historical sketches of a few houses on the tour, like the Smail House, the Foreman-Roberts House, the Olcovich-Meyers home, and others.

The Nevada Appeal has two articles about the history of Carson City today. Sue Ballew looks at the story of Billie Lynch, a black man who was a personal messenger to President Lincoln, and was in Ford's Theater on the night he was shot. Abraham Curry later brought him to Carson City where he worked as a porter at the U.S. Mint on Carson Street. And Chris Bayer continues his story about Major Ormsby, from his moving to the new city of Carson to his death scarcely a year later.

The Nevada Appeal had a story yesterday by Chris Bayer, about the life of William Ormsby. Chris wrote the book "Profit, Plots and Lynching", and will be speaking at the Carson City Library on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

The paper also has a guide to some of the Sesquicentennial events happening August 16th in Carson City.

The Nevada Appeal had one article today, about Henry Mighels, who was the editor of the Carson Daily Appeal in 1865. That paper later evolved into the Nevada Appeal. Henry stayed at the helm of the Appeal until he died in September 1879, then his wife took over and kept it running.

The Nevada Appeal had an article by Trent Dolan yesterday, highlighting some of the topics that newspapers covered in the early 1860s.

The Appeal today has two articles online about Carson City's early years. Trent Dolan looks at excerpts from the Territorial Enterprise in the late 1850s, and Guy Rocha examines the myth of a stage coach robbery that supposedly happened near Carson City, even though no evidence could be found now or then.

The Appeal today has two articles online about Carson City's early years. Trent Dolan looks at the problems newspapers would have in the early days getting basic supplies. Rolls of paper would have to come over the mountains from Placerville, brought by stagecoach. When it snowed, nobody could get over the mountains so there was no paper. Emergency supplies would be brought by people on foot, carried on their backs.

The other article is a look at Carson City's Lone Mountain Cemetery, and some of the people that are buried there.

The Appeal today only has one article online about Carson City's early years. It's a look by Sue Ballew at one of Carson City's early newspapers, the Carson Daily Independent. She looks at the front page from September 1, 1863, and sees that it contains news on Civil War concerns, and a message from Abe Curry.

The Appeal has two articles online today about Carson City's early years. Guy Rocha continues his story with a look at the fates of one of the founders of Carson City, Frank Proctor. And Sue Ballew looks at the aftermath of the Pyramid Lake War, along with a few comments from myself on the fate of Anton Tjader, a doctor who was thought killed in the ambush but actually survived.

The Appeal has two articles online today about Carson City's early years. Guy Rocha continues his story with the founding of Nevada Territory, and Sue Ballew takes a look at the Pyramid Lake War.