Holiday exhibit this weekend at Dangberg Home Ranch

Staff Reports

Nevada State Parks hosts the "Home Ranch for the Holidays" special exhibit of historic toys, games and Christmas decorations from the 1860s through the 1940s, noon to 4 p.m. today through Sunday, at Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park.

Highlights of the exhibit include an aluminum Christmas tree with a color wheel, the family's Christmas stockings hung on the mantel, and other Dangberg family holiday decorations.

The exhibit includes board and card games from 1870-80 belonging to Fred Dangberg Jr. and his siblings, and toys from 1910-40. These include a homemade dollhouse, a small wood-burning cook stove, a child's drop-front desk, miniature tea cart, and dolls. Also on display are puzzles, building toys, paint sets, crayons and coloring from 1900 to 1945.

Cost is $3, free for children under 13. The park is at 1450 Highway 88, a half-mile south of the Carson Valley Swim Center. A map and information is at parks.nv.gov/hr.htm or 783-9417.