Dan Ingram’s legacy to the Churchill County Museum is one any Nevadan would be proud of. A Nevadan by choice, he came to Fallon to head the CCMA in 2015. Produced originally as a memorial newsletter by the museum staff, it is reproduced, in part, on this website to honor the memory and achievements of this amazing man; deserving of a page in Nevada’s history.
Sam Macaluso
On December 1, 2023, Sagebrush Sam passed into the Nevada sunset. Born in Reno on November 29, 1950, to Santi and Neva Macaluso, he attended Robert Mitchell ES, Sparks MS, and Sparks HS. As a kindergartner at Robert Mitchell, Sam spoke Italian only but quickly learned English. His early years were filled with friends, Boy Scouts, altar serving, and hunting and fishing. READ MORE
Bruce James MacAnnany
Bruce James McAnnany was born January 14, 1945 in the town of Mower, Minnesota. His Irish father, Clifford, worked as a traveling salesman selling Ells Vacuums. His mother, Harriet, was a wife and mother. Bruce was the youngest of the four McAnnany sons (Terry, Michael, Darrel and Bruce). He attended schools in Mower, Minnesota and while in high school, he met the love of his life, Elaine ”Shuggie” Speiltz.
Catharine Downer Sanders
Catharine Downer Sanders was born, Catharine Roberta Downer, on August 6, 1935 at St. Mary’s to Alice Gottschalk Downer and Robert Carpenter Downer. She was a fourth-generation Nevadan with roots back to the mining camps of the 1870s. She spent her early childhood traveling rural Nevada with her parents and younger brothers Robert Jr. and Craig while her father was an engineer for the Nevada highway department. Her love of Nevada and outdoor adventures began in these early childhood experiences, and Nevada and Nevada History, was the source of fascinating stories and fun investigations for her.
