Events

Exhibition Lecture December 8, 2023 5:30pm to 7:00pm: Lecture in our Research Library How to preserve the costumes and entertainment: When Hollywood Came to Reno! Karen Burns, guest speaker, owner of HHH costumes, Karen Burns Productions, Inc. Summary of Talk When the world-famous MGM Hello Hollywood, Hello! show opened in 1978: it was billed as […]

Home is Nevada: Animal Ark Video, episode #9 Neal Cobb, Historian December 21, 2023 – Noon Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/11228480 Nevada Historical Society presents High Noon with Neal Cobb, a wonderful history series that delves into fascinating Nevada topics with local experts. Neal Cobb is a passionate historian and honorary curator for the Nevada Historical […]

Exhibition Lecture January 13, 2024 1:00 to 3:00pm: Lecture Hello Hollywood, Hello! Unique Stories from former Cast and Crew Panel Karen Burns, guest speaker, owner of HHH costumes, Karen Burns Productions, Inc. Summary of Talk This is a unique program that will begin with Karen showing 10 minutes of the historic Hello Hollywood, Hello! Show […]

The Reno You Know: Local History Comes to YouTube Steve Ellison, Historian and Videographer January 18, 2024 – Noon Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/11182185 Nevada Historical Society presents High Noon with Neal Cobb, a wonderful history series that delves into fascinating Nevada topics with local experts. Neal Cobb is a passionate historian and honorary curator for […]

Writers’ Wednesday February 14, 2024 5:00 – 5:30 pm – Book signing and wine/cheese Reception 5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture This month’s book is called “Behind the Arch: The Story of Reno, Nevada’s Unique Chamber of Commerce and the Making of “The Biggest Little City in the World,” discusses the history of the Chamber […]

Historic/Forensic Engineering of Buildings in Northern Nevada Structural and Architectural Retrofit of the historic St. Mary in the Mountains Catholic Church, Virginia City, Nevada February 15, 2024 – Noon Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/11182466 Nevada Historical Society presents High Noon with Neal Cobb, a wonderful history series that delves into fascinating Nevada topics with local experts. […]

Lake Tahoe Series Mountain Tops to Great Basin Springs: Status of Nevada’s Native Fishes June 1, 2024 from 1-2:30pm   The panel discussion will be about native fishes of Nevada with experts Dr. Zeb Hogan, Nevada Department of Wildlife, Dr. Sudeep Chandra and graduate student Zach Bess. We want to thank our partners for this […]