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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 line […]
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. […]
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 will give her talk on […]
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. What a […]
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. […]

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 […]

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 Snetselaar will give a […]

The Nevada Historical Society (NHS) has actively participated in Artown since 2014. The NHS Docents and staff are offering short talks & gallery guides to talk about the galleries every Wednesday in July. We hope to whet your appetite for Nevada History with these eight great 15 minute talks before you explore our galleries! […]

History of Nevada State Symbols
April 12, 2022 at 10:00am
This week, host Joey Lovato talks to reporter Jannelle Calderón about a rise in Hispanic overdose deaths during the pandemic. Afterward, we talk about another health issue: Reporters Tabitha Mueller and Da Yeon sit down with Joey to go over who can get a second COVID-19 […]