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Great Programming, July 2026

July 09, 2026

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Artown 2026 – On The GO! is here!

We hope you enjoyed last weekend’s NHS Artown talks. A huge shout-out to historians Emerson Marcus and Caleb S. Cage for giving engaging Nevada military talks in honor of America 250 Nevada last Saturday, July 4, 2026!

Don’t miss this year’s Artown 2026 – On the GO! talks. Every Saturday in July, join us for two FREE Artown talks and learn some new Nevada history facts!

Check out the digital Artown Little Book, 2026 Artown Little Book English.pdf
https://artown.org/2026%20Artown%20Little%20Book%20English.pdf

Saturday, July 11, 2026
1 pm, Buddy Frank, “From Rick’s Resort to a $120 Billion Entertainment Industry…And How Reno Got Left Behind”
2:30 pm, Jean-Guy Tanner Dubé, “Nevada’s Participation in Expositions and World’s Fairs”

Saturday, July 18, 2026
1 pm, Sydney Martinez, “Finding Nevada Wild: Stories of the Terrain, Culture, and People of the Most Mysterious State in the West” Book
2:30 pm, Dr. George D. Baumgardner, “Sliding Bones on Historic Smith Creek Playa in Central Nevada”

Saturday, July 25, 2026
1 pm, Debbie Hinman, “History of the Reno Post Office: Then and Now” * new speaker
2:30 pm, Joe Tingley, “Historical Mining in the Military Lands of South-Central Nevada”

Thanks to our community partner, Nevada Sunset Winery, for hosting this lecture series. Their address is 4415 East 4th Street, Reno, NV 89512.

High Noon, a virtual lecture series on Zoom

Thursday, July 16, 2026, at noon

Adam Michalski, Curator of History, Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City, will talk about the Overview and History of the Nevada State Railroad Museum.

For almost 50 years, the Nevada State Railroad Museum has been part of the Carson City community. The museum staff and volunteers have worked tirelessly to preserve and interpret the history of Nevada railroading throughout that time. Adam Michalski will give an overview of the Nevada State Railroad Museum, including: its history; highlights of the archive and photo collections; stories about some of the key locomotives and railroad equipment in the collection; educational programs; current projects in the restoration shop; and more.

Adam Michalski has served as the Curator of History at the Nevada State Railroad Museum since 2023. Before that, he served as the Curator of Education from 2014 to 2023. Adam has had a lifelong love affair with trains and railroading. He enjoys researching the history of the Virginia & Truckee, as well as the railroads he grew up with in the Midwest, such as the Milwaukee Road and the Chicago & North Western. In his free time, he loves to travel, especially by train.