The Douglas County Historical Society's Jan. 10 lecture features Mark Jensen discussing the children of the Dangberg family and how they played. The lecture begins 7 p.m. at the Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center located at 1477 Highway 395 in Gardnerville. Three generations of children grew up at the Dangberg Home Ranch, and the park's collection of artifacts includes many of their playthings, with items from 1860 through the 1940s. Jensen's presentation will discuss some of these toys and games, the childhoods of the individuals who used them, the background history of the artifacts, and how they illustrate changes …


