Lecture Series Continues – Thursday, November 7th with Dorothea Phelan – “Louise MacKay” a Chautauqua Performance
We are pleased to continue the 2024 Lecture Series at the Gold Hill Hotel!
Dinner starts at 4:30 p.m. and lecture starts at 7:00 p.m.
LOUISE MACKEY
Dorothea is currently performing as “Louise Mackey”, Wife of John Mackay the Bonanza King of Virginia City.
Louise Mackey was the daughter of a barber and a seamstress in New york. She longed to grow up and become a Society Lady like one of her mother’s wealthy clients.
Her family came to the Gold Country of Calif. and then on to Nevada.
Her story of abandonment, widowhood, the loss of a baby and the crippling of a second daughter found her in poverty in Virginia City.
She meets and marries ,John Makey ,and up an coming miner in Virginia City .After years of working he and his partner, Jim Fair hit the Big Bonanza–the largest deposit of silver ore in the world !Her story is how she achieves her goal and becomes the “Hostess” with the Mostess “in International society and remains a fine likeable woman in her own right.
BIO:
Dorothea Phelan has been an historian, writer, researcher, story tell and living history performer for over 25 years.
She was born and grew up in Yerington where she did “play acting” and performing in neighborhood theatricals. Later became a Drama Coach for children’s plays.
After many years in So. Calif, widowhood ,and children grown and out on their own ,she used her talents working in Museums and Historical Societies there. She returned to Carson City four years ago and has been involved as a volunteer at the Nevada State Museum and she i s a Chautauqua Player at the Dangberg Ranch Historical Park.
For over 20 years she was an active member and performer in a Women Of The Bible Repertory Group.
Lecture starts at 7:00 p.m. and costs $10 per person.
Come early and enjoy dinner before the lecture! We Serve dinner before the lecture at 4:3o, 5, and 5:30pm.
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