Beginning January 9, 2023, NHS will be expanding operation hours to the public. NHS Museum and Museum Store will be open to the public Wednesday through Saturday from 10am-4pm. No appointments required to visit the museum or museum store. NHS Research Library will be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 12-4pm. Appointments are required. Please visit our […]
Nevada History – Tales and Interesting Facts November 7, 2022 at 11:52am This week Nevada Independent CEO Jon Ralston plays political pundit as he goes over early voting before the 2022 midterm elections and opines on some possible election outcomes. After that, we have some decidedly lighter content, perfect to kill time while waiting in […]
Here is the latest NHS Calendar of Events for October 2022 through January 2023. Make sure to check back for the latest happenings at the Society. Enjoy!
Society on Display New Exhibition Lecture Series mini-Reception Wednesday, October 26, 2022 5:00 – 5:30pm reception, view hallway gallery and permanent galleries 5:30 – 6:30pm lecture, Dr. Catherine Magee, NHS Director Come enjoy a mini-reception to view the latest NAC traveling exhibition, Geographic Divides: Finding Common Ground artwork before our guest speaker, Dr. Catherine Magee […]
Happy Fall everyone. Here is the latest e-newsletter from the Society. We hope you enjoy our new newsletter format as part of our campaign to provide more information about the happenings at NHS! NHS E-newsletter Fall 2022
September 9th, 2022 10:00 am – 12:00 pm New Docent Orientation Session Are you interested in learning how to become a volunteer at the Nevada Historical Society? Do you have some free time? Do you love sharing stories? We are looking for educational docents to help lead gallery tours for 4th graders, organizations and adults. […]
We have noticed that the viewership of our NHS eblasts for programs, events and news has greatly declined. Due to new spam filters, our emails have been ending up in Junk and Spam folders. If this is the case, please add NHS as not spam to ensure you get the latest happenings at NHS. Don’t […]
NHS is excited to promote High Noon: Shootout with Neal Cobb speakers for fall 2022. Guy Clifton, Dana Toth, Frank X. Mullen, Jr. and Karen Burns will talk about engaging history topics that will fascinate historians of all ages. Don’t forget High Noon is the third Thursday of each month. NHS continues to partner with […]
The Research Library will be closed in August and September 2022 while staff work on a special project to catalog and rehouse our oversize material. Thank you for your understanding.
FIND YOUR FOLKLIFE: WE ARE THE FOLK, ALL OF US Reception and Lecture Wednesday, July 27, 2022 4:30 – 5:30pm reception, view hallway gallery and permanent galleries 5:30 – 6:30pm lecture, Rebecca Snetselaar, exhibit curator and NAC Folklorist Come enjoy a mini-reception to view the lenticular art and enjoy refreshments before our guest speaker, Rebecca […]
