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Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
There is no program scheduled this month due to the Veterans’ Day holiday. Looking forward to seeing you next […]
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
There is no program scheduled this month. Look forward to seeing you next month!
Make sure to check out our Artown – On The GO! series!
We have two fascinating lectures scheduled every Saturday in July from 1-2 pm and 2:30 – 3:30 pm at Nevada Sunset […]
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – Horse Girl: Wild Horse Annie Book (Off-site, KOP)
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! – Nevada Courthouse Controversies Book (Off-site, KOP)
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
first Courthouse in Reno, 1870s view, NHS Photo.Summary of Talk: Nevada Courthouse Controversies. The book features a large section on the […]
NHS On the Go! Program Schedule Flyers 2026
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! – In the Shadow of the Sierra and In the Glow of the Sierra Ghost Town Books (Off-site, KOP)
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! – Bowers Mansion: The Legacy of a Comstock Family (Off-site, KOP)
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.
Bower’s Mansion, 1870s. NHS PhotoSummary of Talk: Few estates born from the […]
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – Mark Curtis, One of a Kind, Vol. 2 Book (Off-site, KOP)
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! – Historical Archaeology in the Cortez Mining District: Under the Nevada Giant (Off-site, KOP)
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! – Here and Hereafter: Nevada Voices on Life and the Great Beyond (Off-site, KOP)
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 […]
