Ed and Debora Delaney tell us about a prison break in Carson
City in 1871. He is a graduate of California State University,
Northridge, with a BA degree in Journalism and a MA degree in
Mass Communications. His minor was American History. She
is a graduate of California State University, Fresno, with a BA in
Art. Their newest offering is “Quest For Freedom”. It is a work
of historical fiction and chronicles the infamous 1871 Nevada
State Prison break. This event saw 29 hardened criminals escape
from the Carson City facility and rampage throughout the Eastern and Western Sierra Nevada.

Every second Thursday of the month a different guest speaker will enlighten us about the rich history in the Carson Valley. The lecture starts at 7:00 p.m. at the Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center, 1477 U.S. 395 Gardnerville, NV.  Admission is $3.00, free to members of the Douglas County Historical Society. For more information, please call 775-782-2555 or visit their website at www.historicnevada.org.