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Celebrate with us in honor of our 120th Anniversary year!
You still have time to buy your tickets for our upcoming Museum Gala.
Join us at the Reno Elks Lodge for this special event this Friday, April 11, 2025, from 5:30 to 8:00 pm. Enjoy good food and historic gambling demonstrations and try your hand […]
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, […]
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 […]
Every Saturday in July, NHS FREE Artown Talks & Gallery Guides program will feature two lectures, 10am and 1pm. Afterwards, check out the galleries and our educational guides can answer your […]
Don’t miss our Sizzling Summer Sale! All books, jewelry, mugs, magnets, postcards, etc.… are 20% off this week. Here’s your chance to add a couple of history books to your summer reading list or find that special gift for the history lover in your life. Our museum store will be closed for inventory the […]
The Nevada Historical Society will be closed in 2025 for seismic retrofitting, lighting and electrical upgrades, and replacement of the front entrance stairs and ramps. We will post updates as more information becomes […]
