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NHS is closed on the following Saturdays due to UNR Home Football Games. Go Wolfpack!
Saturday, Aug. 24 – SMU vs WolfpackSaturday, Sept. 7 – Georgia Southern vs WolfpackSaturday, Sept. 21 – Eastern Washington vs WolfpackSaturday, Oct. 12 – Oregon State vs WolfpackSaturday, Nov. 2 – Colorado State vs WolfpackSaturday, Nov. 23 – Air Force […]
Jeff Kintop, historian
How Nevada Achieved Statehood: How Did It Do and What Was Its Legacy? (Special Nevada Day Program)
A special Nevada Day program that explains the complexities about becoming a state by historian and former state Archivist, Jeff […]
You don’t want to miss this month’s High Noon program and Day at the Museum event!
Tahoe Tidbits lecture by historian Jim Bonar will be featured on High Noon this Thursday, October 17, 2024 – Noon. Make sure to register for this free virtual program.
Day at the Museum is back on Saturday, October 19, 2024, […]
State Museums Are Planning Unique Nevadan Experiences to Celebrate Nevada Day
(Nevada, USA) With most Nevada residents having Nevada Day, October 25, off as a state holiday, it’s a good time to visit and connect with our Silver State heritage at most of the state museums. Here is a list of all the activities planned […]
Here’s your chance to catch 20% off on most items in our museum store for the month of October!
Make sure to check our tour great selection of books Wicked, Haunted, Alien, and Cemetery books to get you into the […]
Don’t want to miss this Nevada History talk on Saturday, October 5, 2024, from 1 to 2:30pm
Joe Curtis, historian will talk about Cultural Impacts to the Comstock in the 1870s.
Joseph Fredricks, Paints, Oils, Hardware and Wallpaper. Immigrated from Germany to Virginia City. 1870s. Joe Curtis photo.
Virginia City was a true melting pot for cultures […]
Nevada Basque Portraits & Illustrations Exhibition reception & talk is scheduled for Wednesday, October 2, 2024, from 5 to 7pm.
Check out this wonderful exhibition and meet local artist, Dr. Zoe Bray. Enjoy light refreshments before Dr. Bray’s talk. This exhibit focuses on a selection of portraits of individuals with a Nevadan Basque connection, painted […]
Here’s your chance to enjoy our Nevada History performance on Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 1-2pm.
David and Gayle Woodruff
Local authors and historians David & Gayle Woodruff present a living history program, “The Reno Cure.” Fictive Washoe Valley divorce ranch couple, Clive and Vivian Sterling, talk about the huge importance and influence the unique “divorce […]
Here’s your chance to hear more about The Historic Sutro Tunnel’s Past, Present & Future on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at Noon.
Our speakers will talk about the historic Sutro Tunnel and townsite of Sutro, NV, located in present-day Dayton, NV. The talk will share the history of Adolph Sutro, the visionary of the Sutro […]
You don’t want to miss all of the great programming scheduled for September through December 2024 at the Nevada Historical Society. Make sure to download the NHS Calendar of Events […]