High Noon

High Noon
July 16, 2026
Noon

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Title: 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
June 18, 2026
Noon

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Title: History of the Showgirl Legacy Foundation

Speaker: 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 […]

High Noon
May 21, 2026
Noon

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Title: After Another Eight Score: Jefferson, Lincoln, and Nevada

An American 250 Nevada Program

Speaker: Dr. Michael Green, historian and author

Summary: At Gettysburg, Abraham Lincoln referred back to Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence in describing “a new birth of freedom.” Less than a year later, Nevada was […]

Bulkeley Wells and the United Comstock Mines

Wednesday, January 14, 2026, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm, doors open at 5 pm, Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!

Author Richard E. Lippoth will talk about his book, Bulkeley Wells and the Uncertain Luck of the Mining Game. ⁠This book is a biography about an important but forgotten U.S. […]

High Noon
April 16, 2026
Noon

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Title: History of Hamilton, Nevada, White Pine County’s original county seat

Speaker: Sean Pitts, Museum Director and historian

Talk Summary: Explore the rich history of Nevada’s first eastern mining boom […]

High Noon
March 19, 2026
Noon

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Title: Nevada Women’s History Project presents: Nine Notable Nevada Women

Speaker: Sue Davis, President of the Nevada Women’s History Project

Talk Summary: A brief presentation about NWHP and then detailed biographies of Nine Notable Nevada Women Who Broke Barriers, who […]

High Noon
February 19, 2026
Noon

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Title: Hair, Makeup, and Me

Speaker: Jan Loverin, Curator of Clothing and Textiles, Nevada State Museum, Carson City.

Talk Summary: Putting on your face, or applying makeup, is an activity most women and some men do daily. Curator, Jan […]

High Noon
January 15, 2026
Noon

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Title: Rhyolite: The Life and Death of a Boom Town

Speaker: Howard Goldbaum, Emeritus, UNR Reynolds Journalism

Talk Summary: In 1903, there were no buildings, no roads, and no people in what was to become Rhyolite. Only five years later, some […]

High Noon
December 18, 2025
Noon
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Title: Our Nevada Stories: Oral History Project for America250 – Nevada

Speaker: Bradford McMullen, Folklife Specialist, Nevada Arts Council, Las Vegas, and State of Nevada Folklorist

Talk Summary: Every Nevadan has a story, and Brad McMullen is interested in hearing as many of […]

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, […]