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Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, December 9, 2026
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Terri Farley, author

Book Title: Horse Girl: How Velma Bronn Johnston Became Wild Horse Annie and Outsmarted the Mustang Killers of the West

Summary of Talk: The American mustang—wild, wind-tossed, and thundering across the open West—might have […]

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Stanley Paher, author and historian 

Book Title: Nevada Courthouse Controversies

Summary of Talk: Nevada Courthouse Controversies. The book features a large section on the […]

NHS is closed from January 2025 to December 2026 for our building renovations and retrofit.  Make sure to check out our free, engaging off-site programming!

We want to thank our partners, the Washoe County Library System and Sierra View Library (SVL), for hosting our NHS Nevada History – On The GO! and the Knights of […]

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Tami Force, Photographer, Writer, and Traveler

Book 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 […]

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Tammy Buzick, author

Book Title: Bowers Mansion: The Legacy of a Comstock Family, published by the University of Nevada Press.

Summary of Talk: Few estates born from the […]

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Mark Curtis, author

Book Title: One of a Kind: The People and Places that make Reno the Biggest Litty City in the World, Volume 2

Summary of Book:

Personal stories from northern Nevadans past and present, including […]

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speakers: Erich Obermayr and Robert W. McQueen, authors and archeologists

Book Title: Historical Archaeology in the Cortez Mining District: Under the Nevada Giant, published by the University of Nevada Press.

Title of Talk: “An Archaeological Tour of Nevada’s […]

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker:Pat Hickey, Author and Columnist

Book Title: Here and Hereafter: Nevada Voices on Life and the Great Beyond

Summary of Talk: A profound exploration of human experience through the lens of those who call Nevada home. The […]

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Richard Lippoth, Mining Engineer and Geologist

Book Title: Bulkeley Wells and the Uncertain Luck of the Mining Game

Title of Talk: Bulkeley Wells and the United Comstock Mines

Book Overview: This book is a biography about an […]

Life Backstage…what could possibly go wrong?

Saturday, November 1, 2025, from 1 to 2:30 pm, Nevada History – On The GO!

Join speaker Christina Schlosser as she shares all the situations backstage at Harrah’s that the audience is unaware of, or they would be fleeing from the Cabaret to safety. Instances include missed cues, loose animals, […]