Event at Douglas County Historical Society

Description

Douglas County Historical Society speaker for the December 12^th lecture will be Laurie Hickey whose family ties run to the 1860s in both Nevada and California.  Her Nevada ancestors were ranchers in Carson Valley, Cornish miners on the Comstock and were involved in logging and the timber industry at Lake Tahoe.  Her ancestors to the south in Alpine County California were miners, ranchers and merchants.

Laurie is a 5^th generation Nevadan and has always had an interest in history and genealogy. She has been active in the community for many years and has a local tour business.

Laurie will be speaking about James Wallace Haines, a prominent figure in the history of both California and Nevada.  He was born in Canada, grew up in Ohio, and came west in 1849.  He was a businessman, rancher and politician.  He was a delegate to the Nevada State Constitution Convention in 1863.  He served several terms as a State Senator from Douglas County.  Haines invented the famous V-flume that brought timber from the Sierra to the valley floor.  He was appointed by President Grant to receive the railroads at Promontory Point, Utah.  He was a resident of Carson Valley.