Comstock

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 […]

Rebels and Outliers: Real Stories of the American West

Join author John M. Glionna and photographer Randi Lynn Beach as they talk about the last book, Rebels and Outliers: Real Stories of the American West at Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! this month. IReal Stories of the American West shines a spotlight on the unforgettable […]

High Noon 
A Nevada Day Program
October 16, 2025
Noon

Register for this Lecture:  https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/14620307

Title:  Monumental Lies – Early Nevada Folklore of the Wild West

Speaker: Ron James, historian, author, and folklorist

Talk Summary: Folklore is embedded into the mystique of the Wild West. The region’s stories of its early founders, accounts […]

NHS Artown Talks – On The GO!
Program Schedule
Saturday, July 19, 2025

Discover this year’s NHS Artown – On the GO! talks.

The Nevada Historical Society’s building may be closed for an exciting remodel, but you can still enjoy these fascinating lectures at the Nevada Sunset Winery during the closure. NHS Artown Talks – On The GO! […]

NHS Artown Talks – On The GO! Series
Discover this year’s NHS Artown – On the GO! talks.

The Nevada Historical Society’s building may be closed for an exciting remodel, but you can still enjoy these fascinating lectures at the Nevada Sunset Winery during the closure. NHS Artown Talks – On The GO! Series is their […]

Nevada History – On The GO! (Sierra View Library)
Depots of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad

March 1, 2025
1:00 to 2:30pm

Nevada History – On The GO!
The Nevada Historical Society’s building may be closed for an exciting remodel, but you can still enjoy their fascinating lectures at the Sierra View Library during their closure. NHS Nevada History […]

Bohos, Hucksters, and Hippies-Oh My! A Quick Dash through 20th Century Virginia City
Michael A. “Bert” Bedeau, Architectural and general historian
March 20, 2024 – Noon

Virtual Program: Register for Program: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/13535886

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 […]

Nevada History Lecture
Saturday, October 5, 2024
1 to 2:30pm
Title of Talk: Cultural Impacts to the Comstock in the 1870s
Speaker: Joe Curtis, historian

Summary of Talk

Virginia City was a true melting pot for cultures from all over […]

Nevada History Lecture
December 7, 2024
1:00 to 2:30pm

To Control or To Ignore: The Virginia City Police Department, Journalists, and Smoking-Opium, 1875-1900

Dr. Diana Ahmad
Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor Emerita of American history at Missouri University Science & Technology
NHS Q Book Review Editor

Summary of Talk

Interior VC Courthouse […]

Nevada History Lecture
June 15, 2024
1:00 to 2:30pm

“Smoking-Opium and Opium Dens in Nevada and the American West”

Dr. Diana Ahmad
Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor Emerita of American history at Missouri University Science & Technology
NHS Q Book Review Editor

Summary of Talk

Opium-smoking conjures up images of dark, secretive back-alley rooms, the sweet […]