history

Nevada History Lecture
November 9, 2024
1:00 to 2:30pm

The United States Forest Service in Nevada: An Uncertain Beginning, 1905-1934

Ryan Powell, Ph. D, historian

Summary of Talk

This presentation discusses the arrival of the Forest Service to Nevada in the early 20th Century. Nevada is not known for its timber reserves. The state is also the most arid in […]

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 […]

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, […]

Nevada History Lecture
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
5:30 to 6:30pm
Title of Talk: How Nevada Achieved Statehood: How Did It Do and What Was Its Legacy? (Special Nevada Day Program)
Speaker: Jeff Kintop, former state Archivist, and Vice Chair, Nevada Judicial Historical Society

Summary of Talk

A special Nevada Day program […]

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 […]

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, […]

A special Reno Lecture at NHS

Harvest of Homes Lecture
Saturday, August 17, 2024, from 1 to 2:30pm

Debbie Hinman, Reno historian and HRPS FootPrints Managing Editor

Debbie Hinman will be giving a fascinating lecture about the history of the HRPS Harvest of Homes Tour and will showcase select homes from every tour starting back in 2010. This […]

Museum Gala
Friends of the Nevada Historical Society
April 11, 2025

Reno Elks Lodge #597
Frankie Sue Del Papa, NHS Gala chairwoman, invites you to celebrate a special event for our 120th birthday year!
Here’s your chance to dress up in your favorite vintage attire while watching historic gambling demonstrations and trying your hand at lady luck!
Tickets will include […]

June 8, 2024
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
New Docent Orientation Session

Are you interested in learning how to become a volunteer at the Nevada Historical Society? Do you have some free time? Do you love sharing stories? We are looking for educational docents to help lead gallery tours for 4th graders, organizations and adults. What a […]

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

Joseph A. Conboie Undertaker

This month’s book signing author is Sandie LaNae and she will talk about her book Joseph A. Conboie, Undertaker.

Joseph A. Conboie was a noted and well-known Comstock Undertaker. Along with his undertaking commerce, Conboie […]