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SUMMARY:Writers' Wednesday - On The GO! - In the Shadow of the Sierra and In the Glow of the Sierra Ghost Town Books (Off-site\, KOP)
DESCRIPTION:Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!\nWednesday\, June 10\, 2026\n5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open\n5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture \nSpeaker: Tami Force\, Photographer\, Writer\, and Traveler \nBook Titles: In the Shadow of the Eastern Sierra: Ghost Towns and Historical Sites in the Eastern Sierra-Northern Region and In the Glow of the Sierra: Ghost Towns and Historical Sites in the Eastern Sierra-Southern Region. \nSummary of Talk: Tami will speak about her two books and share some of her ghost town adventures. In Shadow of the Eastern Sierra\, Force writes about more than 70 historic sites and places in Lassen County\, including Peter Lassen’s Grave and Doyle\, as well as at Lake Tahoe\, and in Washoe County\, Carson City\, Douglas County\, and Alpine County. In the Glow of the Sierra\, Force turns her attention to more than 80 ghost towns\, mines\, wagon trails\, and rail lines that can be found in the area between Mono County and Kern County. Each entry is lavishly illustrated with high-quality photos\, some of which are full-page images. Additionally\, Force provides useful historical information about each featured place. \nTami Force\, author \nSpeaker Bio:  Tami has explored Nevada and eastern Sierra ghost towns and mining camps for 25 years. Since 2020\, she has actively shared her love of ghost towns through Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond\, Radio Goldfield\, presentations at museums and historical societies\, and publications\, including Nevada Magazine. She is well known online as NVTami. Her specialties are the little-known ghost towns and long-forgotten stories of life in the Old West. Tami holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and sociology\, as well as a Master of Social Work. She is a licensed therapist and taught courses about people\, families\, and communities at Western Nevada College. She presents to various historical societies and works with non-profit groups to preserve Nevada’s historical resources. \nThe Writers’ Wednesday Lecture Series\, held the second Wednesday of each month\, features a different author who takes part in a book signing\, a presentation and question-and-answer session with the audience. \nThe intent of the program is to highlight writers who specifically focus on Nevada\, the Great Basin\, or the West in general. The authors talk about the content of their books but also share details about the creative process. \nWe would like to thank our partner\, the Knights of Pythias for hosting our off-site lectures. \nThe Knights of Pythias fraternal organization promotes friendship among men and for the general welfare of its membership. They strive to make the world a better place by practicing the principles of friendship\, charity\, and benevolence through community service. The Knights of Pythias has been serving Nevada communities across since the 1870s. There are only three active lodges left in the State of Nevada. The address is 980 Nevada Street\, Reno\, NV 89503. \n 
URL:https://www.nvhistoricalsociety.org/event/writers-wednesday-on-the-go-in-the-shadow-of-the-sierra-and-in-the-glow-of-the-sierra-ghost-town-books-off-site-kop/
LOCATION:Knights of Pythias\, 980 Nevada Street\, Reno\, 89503\, United States
CATEGORIES:Writers' Wednesday
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sheryln Hayes-Zorn":MAILTO:shayeszorn@nevadaculture.org
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SUMMARY:Writers' Wednesday - On The GO! - No Program (Off-site\, KOP)
DESCRIPTION:Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!\nWednesday\, July 8\, 2026 \nThere is no program scheduled this month. Look forward to seeing you next month!\n\n  \nMake sure to check out our Artown – On The GO! series!\nWe have two fascinating lectures scheduled every Saturday in July from 1-2 pm and 2:30 – 3:30 pm at Nevada Sunset Winery.
URL:https://www.nvhistoricalsociety.org/event/no-program/
LOCATION:Knights of Pythias\, 980 Nevada Street\, Reno\, 89503\, United States
CATEGORIES:Writers' Wednesday
ORGANIZER;CN="Sheryln Hayes-Zorn":MAILTO:shayeszorn@nevadaculture.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260812T173000
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SUMMARY:Writers' Wednesday - On The GO! - The Game Changer: How Harry Reid Remade the Rules and Showed Democrats How to Fight (Off-site\, KOP)
DESCRIPTION:Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!\nWednesday\, August 12\, 2026\n5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open\n5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture \nHarry Reid Book \nSpeaker: Jon Ralston\, author\, reporter\n \nBook Title: The Game Changer: How Harry Reid Remade the Rules and Showed Democrats How to Fight \nSummary of Talk: The book is a biography of the life and career of Harry Reid\, the five-time Senator from Nevada. The book explores Reid’s ruthlessness and tenacity\, which produced groundbreaking legislation and tactics that kept the Democratic Party in control. It covers Reid’s rise from a childhood in a ramshackle home to becoming a powerful political figure\, including his role in ensuring Obamacare became law\, the Dodd-Frank Act\, and other significant legislation. The biography also highlights Reid’s influence in Nevada\, where he built a political machine that turned a red state blue and left a legacy on infrastructure and the environment. \nJon Ralston\, author and journalist \nSpeaker Bio:\nJon Ralston has been covering politics in Nevada for more than 30 years. His blog\, Ralston Reports\, was founded in 2012 and now lives on The Nevada Independent website. Jon wrote for the Las Vegas Review-Journal for 15 years\, the last seven as a freelance columnist. In 1999\, Greenspun Media Group purchased his political newsletter\, The Ralston Report\, and hired him as a columnist for the Las Vegas Sun where his byline appeared until September 2012. He was also a columnist for the Reno Gazette-Journal from January 2015 until November 2016\, when he left to start The Indy. \nJon is originally from Buffalo\, New York. He has a B.A. in English from Cornell University and a M.A. in journalism from University of Michigan. He came to Las Vegas in 1984 as the night police reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal\, later covering general assignment and county government before becoming a political reporter in 1986. He has a son\, Jake. Jon loves movies and movie trivia and aspires to one day be The Nevada Independent’s film critic\, if they’ll let him. \nThe Writers’ Wednesday Lecture Series\, held on the second Wednesday of each month\, features a different author who takes part in a book signing\, a presentation\, and a question-and-answer session with the audience. \nThe program intends to highlight writers who focus on Nevada\, the Great Basin\, or the West in general. The authors discuss the content of their books but also share details about the creative process. \nWe would like to thank our partner\, the Knights of Pythias\, for hosting our off-site lectures. \nThe Knights of Pythias fraternal organization promotes friendship among men and for the general welfare of its membership. They strive to make the world a better place by practicing the principles of friendship\, charity\, and benevolence through community service. The Knights of Pythias have been serving Nevada communities since the 1870s. There are only three active lodges left in the State of Nevada. The address is 980 Nevada Street\, Reno\, NV 89503. \n 
URL:https://www.nvhistoricalsociety.org/event/writers-wednesday-on-the-go-tba-off-site-kop-2/
LOCATION:Knights of Pythias\, 980 Nevada Street\, Reno\, 89503\, United States
CATEGORIES:Writers' Wednesday
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sheryln Hayes-Zorn":MAILTO:shayeszorn@nevadaculture.org
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SUMMARY:Writers' Wednesday - On The GO! - Stan Paher New Book (Off-site\, KOP)
DESCRIPTION:Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!\nWednesday\, September 9\, 2026\n5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open\n5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture \nSpeaker: Stanley Paher\, author and historian \n \nBook Title: new book \nSummary of Talk: \n \nStan Paher\, historian \nSpeaker Bio: Native Nevadan Stanley Paher is the author of 19 books on Nevada\, Arizona\, and Death Valley. As author-publisher\, collector of rare books\, maps\, and photographs\, Stanley Paher has kept alive the history\, lore\, and spirit of Nevada and the Southwest. Through carefully researched text and a few thousand rare photographs\, he has documented many aspects of Nevada life. His purpose is to make history stay alive through text and illustration. Paher loves his work and is steadfastly dedicated. Through his own chosen self-sacrifices\, he has enriched the lives of hundreds of thousands of Nevadans and others who have read and enjoyed his books.\n \nThe Writers’ Wednesday Lecture Series\, held on the second Wednesday of each month\, features a different author who takes part in a book signing\, a presentation\, and a question-and-answer session with the audience. \nThe program intends to highlight writers who focus on Nevada\, the Great Basin\, or the West in general. The authors discuss the content of their books but also share details about the creative process. \nWe would like to thank our partner\, the Knights of Pythias\, for hosting our off-site lectures. \nThe Knights of Pythias fraternal organization promotes friendship among men and for the general welfare of its membership. They strive to make the world a better place by practicing the principles of friendship\, charity\, and benevolence through community service. The Knights of Pythias have been serving Nevada communities since the 1870s. There are only three active lodges left in the State of Nevada. The address is 980 Nevada Street\, Reno\, NV 89503. \n 
URL:https://www.nvhistoricalsociety.org/event/writers-wednesday-on-the-go-stan-paher-new-book-off-site-kop/
LOCATION:Knights of Pythias\, 980 Nevada Street\, Reno\, 89503\, United States
CATEGORIES:Writers' Wednesday
ORGANIZER;CN="Sheryln Hayes-Zorn":MAILTO:shayeszorn@nevadaculture.org
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SUMMARY:Writers' Wednesday - On The GO! - No Program (Off-site\, KOP)
DESCRIPTION:Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!\nWednesday\, November 11\, 2026 \nThere is no program scheduled this month due to the Veterans’ Day holiday. Looking forward to seeing you next month!\n\n 
URL:https://www.nvhistoricalsociety.org/event/writers-wednesday-on-the-go-no-program-off-site-kop/
LOCATION:Knights of Pythias\, 980 Nevada Street\, Reno\, 89503\, United States
CATEGORIES:Writers' Wednesday
ORGANIZER;CN="Sheryln Hayes-Zorn":MAILTO:shayeszorn@nevadaculture.org
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SUMMARY:Writers' Wednesday - On The GO! - Horse Girl: Wild Horse Annie Book (Off-site\, KOP)
DESCRIPTION:Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!\nWednesday\, December 9\, 2026\n5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open\n5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture \nSpeaker: Terri Farley\, author\n \nBook Title: Horse Girl: How Velma Bronn Johnston Became Wild Horse Annie and Outsmarted the Mustang Killers of the West \nSummary of Talk: The American mustang—wild\, wind-tossed\, and thundering across the open West—might have vanished into myth if not for Velma Bronn Johnston. A shy woman who was left with physical effects from a childhood battle with polio\, Johnston was living a quiet life on a struggling ranch near Reno\, Nevada\, when she discovered wild horses being brutally transported to slaughter. Outraged\, she reported it—only to be offered a permit allowing her to do the same horrific deed. But instead of backing down\, Johnston took a stand. \nHer refusal to profit from cruelty launched her into a firestorm of activism\, upending her life. Laughed at\, threatened\, and dismissed\, she pressed on. When a rival mocked her as “Wild Horse Annie\,” she seized the name as a badge of honor and purpose. Embracing her new identity\, she began to raid illegal holding pens under the cover of darkness\, captivated the media\, and became the voice of a movement. Her biggest allies were schoolchildren across America\, whose letter-writing campaign swept the country. \nJohnston’s commitment to these majestic animals was finally recognized in 1971 when Congress unanimously passed legislation to protect the nation’s wild horses—an enduring victory for one determined woman and the animals she refused to abandon. \nAward-winning author Terri Farley presents the captivating story of Horse Girl\, revealing Velma Bronn Johnston in a new light through previously unpublished family photos and journal entries. Farley’s storytelling brings Johnston’s unwavering courage into the spotlight\, revealing a woman determined to protect the wild mustang—no matter the cost. \nTerri Farley\, author \nSpeaker Bio:  Terri Farley has always loved books\, horses\, and wild places. One of those wild places was inner-city Los Angeles\, where she first taught high school English and journalism before moving to Nevada. Farley now rides and hikes the range and spends time researching and writing the books that have made her an acclaimed author and advocate for the West’s wildlife—especially wild horses. She is the author of the Phantom Stallion adventure series and Wild at Heart: Mustangs and the Young People Fighting to Save Them. She was inducted into the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame in 2017. \nThe Writers’ Wednesday Lecture Series\, held on the second Wednesday of each month\, features a different author who takes part in a book signing\, a presentation\, and a question-and-answer session with the audience. \nThe program intends to highlight writers who focus on Nevada\, the Great Basin\, or the West in general. The authors discuss the content of their books but also share details about the creative process. \nWe would like to thank our partner\, the Knights of Pythias\, for hosting our off-site lectures. \nThe Knights of Pythias fraternal organization promotes friendship among men and for the general welfare of its membership. They strive to make the world a better place by practicing the principles of friendship\, charity\, and benevolence through community service. The Knights of Pythias have been serving Nevada communities since the 1870s. There are only three active lodges left in the State of Nevada. The address is 980 Nevada Street\, Reno\, NV 89503. \n 
URL:https://www.nvhistoricalsociety.org/event/horse-girl-book/
LOCATION:Knights of Pythias\, 980 Nevada Street\, Reno\, 89503\, United States
CATEGORIES:Writers' Wednesday
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