Earll to present program on Talley during Vernon County Historical Society meeting

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Nevada Daily Mail

The Vernon County Historical Society will conduct its quarterly meeting at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 10, in the Bushwhacker Museum, 212 W. Walnut St., Nevada.

Melissa Earll will present a program about opera superstar, Marion Talley. Born in Nevada in December 1906, Talley made her mark at New York's Metropolitan Opera and was featured on the cover of Time Magazine, March 1, 1926, shortly after her New York debut.

Election of 2010 officers also will be conducted.

The meeting and presentation are free and open to the public.

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Wonder if she was related to the Talleys who were farming here in the 60's?

-- Posted by sam floor on Thu, Jan 7, 2010, at 9:47 AM

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