Events
Writers’ Wednesday Levy Mansion02/08/20235:00pm
February 8, 2023
5:00 - 5:30 pm - Book signing and wine/cheese Reception
5:30 - 6:30 pm - Lecture
This month's book is called “Reno's Sundance Books and Music: Merchant Holds Sway in Historic Levy Mansion” with author Patty […]
Nevada History Lecture Frontier Baseball Nevada cancelled02/11/20231:00pm
Nevada History Lecture - cancelled
Bob Nylen, retired Curator of History, NSM-CC
Frontier Baseball in Nevada
We will reschedule the lecture with our speaker for later in the year!
You will learn about the early history of […]
High Noon – Rocketdyne Nevada02/16/202312:00pm
High Noon
Dick Dreiling
Rocketdyne Nevada Field Laboratory
Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/9655586
Nevada Historical Society presents High Noon with Neal Cobb, a wonderful history series […]
Writers’ Wednesday Wicked Virginia City03/08/20235:00pm - 03/09/20236:30pm
Peter Mires
Wicked Virginia City
Writers’ Wednesday
March 8, 2023
5:00 - 5:30 pm - Book signing and wine/cheese Reception
5:30 - 6:30 pm - Lecture
This month's book is called “Wicked Virginia City” with […]
New Exhibit Reception and Talk03/11/20231:00pm
Landscapes, Skyscapes & Great Escapes Exhibition
Mark Vollmer, Photographer
NHS Changing Hallway Gallery
Reception and Talk
Saturday, March 11, 2023
1:00 - 3:30pm Reception with light refreshments
2:00 - 3:00pm […]
High Noon – University Gateway Houses03/16/202312:00pm
High Noon
Debbie Hinman, The University Gateway Houses: A History and Update on the Relocated Survivors.
Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/10005170
Nevada Historical Society presents High Noon […]
Nevada History Lecture – Prostitution in Nevada03/25/20231:00pm
Nevada History Lecture
Diana L. Ahmad, Ph.D.
Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor Emerita
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Prostitution in Nevada
Early Virginia City scene
Prostitution is as […]
Writers’ Wednesday – Goldfield Century04/12/20235:00pm
April 12 , 2023
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Book signing and wine/cheese Reception
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture
This month’s book is called “Goldfield Century: Nevada Boomtown” with author Stephen H. Provost who will discuss his […]
AGA Fireside Chat04/15/20231:00pm
AGA Fireside Chat—
Michael Fischer, speaker and Howard Herz, moderator
The Bank Club
AGA Fireside Chat
May 25, 2022
1:00 – 2:30pm Fireside Chat
Roulette wheel at the Bank Club, 1940's. NHS-WA-8156
[…]High Noon – Virginia City, the Great Fire04/20/202312:00pm
High Noon
Joe Curtis
Virginia City, the Great Fire, October 26, 1875.
Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/10005188
Nevada Historical Society presents High Noon with Neal Cobb, a wonderful […]
Writers’ Wednesday – Imposing Order without Law05/10/20235:00pm
May 10, 2023
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Book signing and wine/cheese Reception
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture
This month’s book is called “Imposing Order without Law” with author Michael J. Makley who will discuss his latest book from […]
High Noon – Sparks Then and Now05/18/202312:00pm
High Noon
Scott Carey
Sparks Then and Now Revisited
Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/10005191
Nevada Historical Society presents High Noon with Neal Cobb, a wonderful history series that […]
Writers’ Wednesday – 50 Best Strolls, Walks & Hikes CC & Reno06/14/20235:00pm
June 14, 2023
Writers’ Wednesday
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Book signing and wine/cheese Reception
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture
This month’s books are called “50 of the Best Strolls, Walks, and Hikes around Reno and Carson […]
Artown Programming July 202307/05/202312:00pm - 07/26/20232:00pm
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 […]
Writers’ Wednesday – Genoa Cemetery09/13/20235:00pm
September 13, 2023
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Book signing and wine/cheese Reception
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture
This month’s book is called “The Old Genoa Cemetery, Walking Tour, Volume 4” with author Karen Dustman who will […]
Docent Orientation09/15/202310:00am
September 15, 2023
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 […]
Writers’ Wednesday – Frontier Fake News10/12/20235:00pm
October 11, 2023
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Book signing and wine/cheese Reception
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture
This month’s book is called “Frontier Fake News: Nevada's Sagebrush Humorists and Hoaxsters” with author Richard Moreno […]
Nevada History Lecture 40 Mile Desert10/25/20235:00pm
Nevada History Lecture
Diana L. Ahmad, Ph.D.
Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor Emerita
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Depot of Carcasses on the 40 Mile Desert
More information about Dr. […]
Writers’ Wednesday Outback Nevada11/08/20235:00pm
November 8, 2023
Writers' Wednesday
5:00 - 5:30 pm - Book signing and wine/cheese Reception
5:30 - 6:30 pm - Lecture
Outback Nevada Book
This month's book is called “Outback Nevada: Real Stories from the Silver […]