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Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Deborah Fox, historian, author and artist

Title of Talk: On the Trail of Female Prospectors, Presentation and Talk

Summary of Talk: Learn about the real gold diggers of the Old West – gold prospecting women!  […]

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Tim Hauserman, author

Title of Talk:  Going It Alone: Ramblings and Reflections from the Trail

Book Overview:  Join author Tim Hauserman on his solo journeys through the Sierra Nevada and the forests of Minnesota. Hauserman shares his […]

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!

Wednesday, April 9, 2025
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Jill Derby, Ph. D., AGB Senior Fellow

Title of Talk: When You Dare to Say Yes

Summary of Talk: Derby’s talk will include an insider’s account of five decades of Nevada political history that led to […]

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Sarah Keyes, Ph. D. Associate Professor, History, University of Nevada, Reno

Title of Talk: American Burial Ground: A New History of the Overland Trail.

Summary of Talk: In popular mythology, the Overland Trail is typically a triumphant […]

LaVere Redfield-Mystery, Money and Malstrom

David and Gayle Woodruff, historians
April 17, 2025 – Noon

Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/13535963

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 loves all […]

Writers’ Wednesday

Wednesday, October 9, 2024
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Book signing and wine/cheese Reception
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: John L. Smith, author historian

Title of Talk: Saints, Sinners, and Sovereign Citizens: The Endless War over the West’s Public Lands

Summary of Talk: Author John L. Smith skillfully […]

Set Jetting to Bucket List Destinations (including Nevada)

Robin Holabird, film historian
February 20, 2025 – Noon

Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/12850190

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 […]

Writers’ Wednesday

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Book signing and wine/cheese Reception
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Zoe Bray, Ph. D., author and artist

Title of Talk: What Amatxi Whispered / Zer xuxurlatu didan Amatxik

Summary of Talk: Zoe Bray will talk about her children’s […]

Writers’ Wednesday

Wednesday, December 11, 2024
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Book signing and wine/cheese Reception
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Chuck Weller, historian

Title of Talk: World War II and Nevada: The Silver State’s Contribution to Victory

Summary of Talk: Chuck will relate stories of the Reno Army Air Base and other military presence in the city, […]

We are actively seeking new content for our academic publication, the NHS Q.

The Nevada Historical Society Quarterly is a peer reviewed journal since 1957 that publishes articles about Nevada, the Great Basin and the West. The content can be from a range of subjects including but not limited to: Agriculture, Anthropology, Art, Ethnic Studies, […]