Rediscovering the Ivinsons
2019-11-02T10:00:11-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/2a3/20191102100107003_hd.jpgEdward and Jane Ivinson arrived in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1868 and are considered some of the city’s earliest entrepreneurs. Mr. Ivinson played a key role in the city’s development through his banking career and philanthropy work. In 1892, they built a mansion which is used today as the Laramie Plains Museum to tell the story of the city’s growth and their contributions. Kim Viner, docent and author of Rediscovering the Ivinsons, shared the story and recounted the early growth of the city.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2019 LCV Cities Tour” in Toledo, Ohio, from October 5-9, 2019, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Charter cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2019 LCV Cities Tour” in Toledo, Ohio, from October 5-9, 2019, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Charter cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
Edward and Jane Ivinson arrived in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1868 and are considered some of the city’s earliest entrepreneurs. Mr. Ivinson played a key role in the… read more
Edward and Jane Ivinson arrived in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1868 and are considered some of the city’s earliest entrepreneurs. Mr. Ivinson played a key role in the city’s development through his banking career and philanthropy work. In 1892, they built a mansion which is used today as the Laramie Plains Museum to tell the story of the city’s growth and their contributions. Kim Viner, docent and author of Rediscovering the Ivinsons, shared the story and recounted the early growth of the city.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2019 LCV Cities Tour” in Toledo, Ohio, from October 5-9, 2019, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Charter cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2. close
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