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April 15, 2027
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Title: Brian Crane and Pickles Cartoon Strip
Brian Crane, cartoonist and authorSpeaker: Brian Crane, author and Cartoonist
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High Noon – February program, Breaking the Barnyard Barrier: A Woman Veterinarian Paves the Way (Virtual Zoom)
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February 18, 2027
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Title: Breaking the Barnyard Barrier: A Woman Veterinarian Paves the Way
Speaker: Dr. Linda Rhodes, retired veterinarian
Talk Summary: In the late 1970s, the golden valley between Utah’s Wasatch Mountains was home to some of the best dairies in the country. That was also where Linda Rhodes, a newly minted large […]
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January 21, 2027
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Title: Nevada’s Place Names
Speaker: Dr. Christine Johnson, historian
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High Noon – December program, The Law of the Miner: The Arizona Experience Book (Virtual Zoom)
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December 17, 2026
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Title: The Law of the Miner: The Arizona Experience Book, from the University of Nevada Press, will be released on September 15, 2026
Speaker: John C. Lacy, author and historian
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The first adventurers into the New World faced a fundamental legal challenge: how to secure rights to any mineral […]
High Noon – History of the Nevada State Prison (Virtual Zoom)
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November 19, 2026
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Title: History of the Nevada State Prison
Speaker: Glen Whorton, historian and board member of the Nevada State Prison Preservation Society
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Glen Whorton began his career as an Officer Trainee in the Department of Prisons and retired after thirty-two years of service. Whorton’s last position was Director of […]
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October 15, 2026
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High Noon – Something for Your Money: A History of Las Vegas Casinos (Virtual Zoom)
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September 17, 2026
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Title: Something for Your Money: A History of Las Vegas Casinos
Speaker: Dr. David G. Schwartz, historian and director of the UNLV Center for Gaming Research
Talk Summary: Las Vegas has been a gambling town since its 1905 founding. Its gambling halls, casino hotels, and resorts made it first a […]
High Noon – History of the Twenty-Mule Teams program (Virtual Zoom)
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August 20, 2026
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20 Mule Team in Death ValleyTitle: History of the Twenty-Mule Teams of Death Valley
Speaker: Ted Faye, Historian, Author, and Film Producer
Talk Summary: Long before modern branding dominated American culture, one image reigned supreme: a massive train of wagons pulled by twenty mules, stretching across […]
High Noon – An Overview and History of the Nevada State Railroad Museum program (Virtual Zoom)
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July 16, 2026
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Adam Michalski, Curator of History, NSRMTitle: An Overview and History of the Nevada State Railroad Museum
Speaker: Adam Michalski, Curator of History, Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City
Talk Summary: For almost 50 years, the Nevada State Railroad Museum has been part of the Carson City […]
High Noon – History of the Showgirl Legacy Foundation program (Virtual Zoom)
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June 18, 2026
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Title: History of the Showgirl Legacy Foundation
Lou Anne ChessikSpeaker: Lou Anne Chessik, Founder & President
Talk Summary: Learn about the history of the Showgirl Legacy Foundation and how this organization works to preserve and protect the historic significance of the iconic Showgirl as a […]
