The Nevada State Museum presents an evening with Eilley Bowers, a Chautauqua performance by Kim Harris. In her time, Eilley Oram Bowers was one of the wealthiest women in the United States. Born on a farm in Scotland, Eilley married as a teenager, converted to Mormonism and the couple immigrated to the United States. She became an early Nevada pioneer, farmer and miner, and was made a millionaire by the Comstock Lode mining boom. Eilley was twice divorced by the time she married her third husband, Lemuel “Sandy” Bowers. With their new wealth, they built the Bowers Mansion in Washoe Valley, one of the largest houses in the western United States. Harris will bring to life the real Eilley Bowers with dignity and respect. She will share the West that Eilley was a part of and give the audience an insight into a world they may have been little acquainted with before. This lecture will be presented in person. Admission is $10 for adults, members and children ages 17 and under are free.
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