Celebrating Dayton Women in History
Thanks to docents Vicki Kinney, Larry Tuttle and Julie Workman, the Dayton Museum on Shady Lane in Old Town Dayton is honoring “Dayton Women in History,” this Women’s History Month.
Throughout March, photographs and names of local women dating back to the early 1850s and into the 21st Century are on display at the Dayton Museum located at 135 Shady Lane. Dayton’s history would not be complete if we did not remember Fannie “Fanny” Gore Hazlett whose first ever Dayton histories were published by the Nevada State Archives in Reno in 1920-21. The Hazlett family arrived and settled in Dayton in 1862. In a nutshell, she documented Dayton’s history from its early days and knew the earliest settlers. Her history book of Dayton is for sale at the Museum. Fanny and Lauretta Cooper, early family settlers, were two of the first women to ride in “aero planes” in the early 1920s.
In those earliest days, women in Dayton’s history, were also Nevada historians. And, as the years fleeted, many other women in this town have helped preserve the past and are documenting each changing day for future generations. Join the crowd!
Call 775-246-6316 for information about this exhibit and general details about the Dayton Museum, located in the 1865 schoolhouse – even adults enjoy ringing the 1863 school bell that came from England.
Admission is free: Open weekends on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sundays, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
