Thank you Gary Noy!

Up for the UnderStory would like to thank Gary Noy for all of his guidance and project support these past few months. Gary Noy has been a behind the scenes adviser for the Up from the UnderStory project. Gary is the author of the best-selling Distant Horizon: Documents from the 19th century American West (University of Nebraska Press, 1999). He was named Sierra College Part-Time Instructor of the Year for 2004 - 2005. In 2006, the Oregon-California Trails Association, a national historical organization, named Gary the “Outstanding Educator of the Year.”

Gary’s advice and guidance has been of great assistance to our project. He works at the Sierra College Center for Sierra Nevada Studies that was founded in 2002. The Sierra College Center utilizes resources, unites the insights of the arts, the humanities, the sciences, and historical scholarship, and informs the community about public policy and events to assist in understanding the unique culture, environment, and character of the Sierra Nevada region. The Sierra College Center focuses on the Sierra Nevada region and its resources, just like the Up from the UnderStory community project.
Sierra College is a fully accredited, two-year community college located in north central California. The college serves Placer, Nevada and portions of El Dorado and Sacramento counties. The college district encompasses more than 3200 square miles of terrain ranging from the flatlands of California’s Central Valley to the majestic mountains of the Sierra Nevada. The 300-acre main campus is located on Interstate 80, the main Trans-Sierra roadway, in Rocklin. Sierra College is just twenty-five miles northeast of Sacramento, California’s State Capitol. Other facilities include a 105-acre Nevada County Campus in Grass Valley (a major mining center during the California Gold Rush), a campus center in Truckee (just a dozen miles from Lake Tahoe), and a satellite center in Roseville (the primary population center within the district).
Like the Up from the UnderStory project blog, the Sierra College Center has a virtual museum that has similar goals to our project blog:

The Sierra Nevada Virtual Museum is a multimedia, interactive online museum presenting the rich history, culture and natural history of the Sierra Nevada. Sierra Nevada Virtual Museum is a project of Sierra College students, faculty, and staff; The Center for Sierra Nevada Studies; and the Sierra Nevada regional community. Sierra Nevada Virtual Museum is a nonprofit, educational website maintained for the education and enlightenment of the public. Debuting in 2005, SNVM has had more than a million visitors from 158 countries. Check out the virtual museum at: www.sierranevadavirutalmuseum.com

Thank you Gary, for all the helpful advice and information about the Sierra College Center.