Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park

• This year's ticketed events are shown here on Eventbrite. The full schedule of 2023 Summer Festival events is available at Dangberg.org (includes free events).
• Member tickets are available now by contacting the park.
• Non-member tickets are available on this page beginning June 1. Non-members are encouraged to buy tickets in advance, as space is limited.

With Thanks to these Festival Sponsors:

Douglas County ~ Frances C. and William P. Smallwood Foundation

Carson Valley Health ~ Central Sierra Construction ~ Horse Tales ~ Kaiser Genoa Property, LLC

Terrence K. Lapan AAMS® Financial Advisor at Ameriprise ~ Warren Reed Insurance

Christensen Automotive of Gardnerville ~ D & B Cabinets ~ Douglas Disposal & Recycling Service

Edward Jones Investments—Tim Cleveland ~ Hone Company ~ Mark Smith Tire Center Les Schwab

Nevada State Bank ~ Robert E. Schilling Charitable Fund ~ Holiday Inn Express—Minden

Chautauqua programs are funded in part by a generous grant from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park is operated by Friends of Dangberg Home Ranch, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. In cooperation with Douglas County, the park's owner, the non-profit is dedicated to the continued operation of the park and the preservation of its historic structures and museum collection.

The Dangberg Home Ranch was founded in 1857 when German immigrant Heinrich Friedrich Dangberg started a new life in Carson Valley. He married, and a small cabin grew into a large house as he and his wife, Margaret Ferris Dangberg, raised five children. Dangberg prospered, and his success as a rancher, businessman and politician established the Dangbergs as one of the most influential families in Carson Valley history.

In 1902, they founded the Dangberg Land and Live Stock Co., and over the next few decades expanded to almost 50,000 acres supporting cattle and sheep production, along with vegetable crops and other products. In 1905, the family founded the town of Minden and there, in partnership with other ranchers, established several businesses focused on agriculture, banking and a hotel.

Today, the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park preserves this essential chapter in Nevada’s history. The park is located just west of Minden, NV, at 1450 Hwy 88. The site includes eight historic structures built between 1857 and 1917, along with a large museum collection of artifacts, documents and photographs acquired and used by the Dangberg family.

The park is a day-use facility, and current visitor information is available at Dangberg.org.