Events

Lake Tahoe Series Clemens & Twain in Nevada September 30, 2023 from 1-2:30pm Bob Stewart, Nevada Historian and author The Adventures of Sam Clemens. During the thirteen months Sam Clemens was in Nevada Territory before hiring on at the Territorial Enterprise, Sam was on a series of get-rich-quick paths that led nowhere. Robert E. (Bob) […]

Writers’ Wednesday 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” published by the University of Nevada Press with historian and author, Richard Moreno who will discuss his book. Summary of Talk […]

People of the Comstock Garrett Barmore, Director of the Keck Museum November 19, 2023 – Noon Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/10754768 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 Society. […]

Nevada History Lecture October 25, 2023 5:00 – 5:30 pm – Wine/cheese Reception 5:30 – 6:30 pm – Nevada History Lecture Guest Speaker Diana L. Ahmad, Ph.D. Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor Emerita Missouri University of Science and Technology The Depot of Carcasses:  Animals, Overlanders, and the Forty Mile Desert Between the 1840s and 1860s, approximately […]

Writers’ Wednesday November 8, 2023 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 State,” published by the University of Nevada Press.”  You will meet with author John Glionna, and photographer Randi Lynn […]

Nevada History Lecture November 11, 2023 from 1-2:30pm The 75th Anniversary of the Nevada Air National Guard 1948-2023: Building the Total Force for National Security at Home and Abroad Emerson Marcus, Public Affairs Officer, Nevada National Guard and NHSQ Associate Editor Summary of Talk This year marked the 75th anniversary of the Nevada Air National […]

Stories of Reno in World War II Chuck Weller, Historian November 16, 2023 – Noon Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/10754770 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 Society. He […]

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 […]