You've seen the back of the house as you pass by on Sandhill in the Paradise Crest neighborhood.  The Space Capsule that peeps over the fence along with the observatory and more!  Well, to long-time residents it is known as the home of Dr. Lonnie Hammargren.

Our pal Uncle Jack LeVine  calls Dr. Lonnie the Godfather of Preservation in Las Vegas.  Dr. Lonnie has been collecting pieces of Las Vegas and Nevada history for years.  In addition, he has been an avid collector of American history as well as Internationally.  He also collects the arcane and little known artifacts as well.  Over the years, Dr. Lonnie's collection has grown so much that it now fills up two houses and spills out over the yards.

For 364 days a year, a tour of the house is only available by invitation only.  But once a year, on the Sunday following Nevada Day, Dr. Lonnie and his wife, Sandy, open the doors and invite everyone to join them in the celebration.

The Annual Hammargren House of History's Celebration of Nevada Day will be on Sunday, Nov. 2nd from 1:00 - 5:00 pm.  This year, to help cover costs of organizing and putting on this wonderful event, the charge will be $5.

The Friends of Classic Las Vegas will be holding hourly raffles and helping out.  Raffle tickets will be a $1 a ticket or 6 for $5.  Proceeds will go to help the FCLV help save our history.

Volunteers are needed to help direct traffic and such.  If you would like to volunteer and help out, please contact Jack LeVine at www.veryvintagevegas.com

It should be fun afternoon so if you have never been to Dr. Lonnie's but always wanted to go, here's your chance!

We hope to see you there!