Patty Cafferata
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Past articles by Patty:
1938 labor feud led to Nevada-California border clash
Construction of Highway 40 led to a armed standoff between Nevada officials and the CIO. → Read More
Sparks has a long-lasting love affair with parks
Patty Cafferata discusses the history of public parks in the city of Sparks → Read More
Cafferata: Santa Claus popped out of a fox hole in 1943
During World War II, some women and many local men, including Hoyt Martin, spent Christmas away from home. His father managed the J.R. Bradley Hardware store where the Eldorado Hotel and Casino is currently located in Reno. Martin worked in the store before and after the war. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the U.S. Army drafted the 33-year-old Martin, so he promptly enlisted… → Read More
Children's Christmas celebrations in the 1950s
In the 1950s, Washoe County kids celebrated Christmas by performing in school pageants. → Read More
Cafferata: Governor stiffs president on Thanksgiving
Despite Roosevelt's call, Gov. E.P. Carville refused to change the state's holiday. → Read More
Cafferata: Two notable elections, 100 years apart
Power swings back and forth between parties across the decades → Read More
Cafferata: Prominent Nevadans rest in Lone Mountain
About 40 Civil War vets originally buried at Fort Churchill re-interred at Lone Mountain in 1885. → Read More
Cafferata: Nevada Day celebrations evolved over the years
Throughout the years, Nevadans occasionally observed the state's birthday. For example, Gov. Tasker Oddie proclaimed Oct. 31, 1914, as the semi-centennial of statehood. A four-day celebration was held in Reno with a pageant, costume ball and special school exercises. → Read More
Cafferata: Nevada’s star was born in 1864
For Nevada’s 150th, art museum presents “The 36th Star: Nevada’s Journey from Territory to State” → Read More
Reno's first kindergarten opened in 1895
In December 1895, the members of Reno's Twentieth Century Club undertook several civic projects, including opening the first free Reno Kindergarten in town. The ladies secured a room at the Bishop Whittaker School for Girls and hired teacher Miss Abigale Nichols at a salary of $20 a month; they also paid for two assistants, one at $15 a month and one at $5. The members subscribed 25 cents a month… → Read More
Patty Cafferata: Reno banned evil marathon dancing
In the late 1920s and early 1930s, marathon dancing swept the country as a popular fad. The participants in these event swayed and pranced around to music to try and outlast the other contestants for prize money. On Nov. → Read More