lecture

Saturday, May 4, 2024, from 10:00am to 3:00pm

Come celebrate with NHS with a special celebration of the legacy of the organization. The event will be held in the front lawn and parking lot with living history and educational groups with historical crafts and demonstrations. Inside the museum, docents will give expanded tours and answer […]

Learning About Nevada in “Wild” Ways with Wild Nevada host/producer Chris Orr

Chris Orr, Wild Nevada, PBS series
August 15, 2024 – Noon

Virtual Program. Register:https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/11983498

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 Story of Kimmie Candy

Joseph F. Dutra
June 20, 2024 – Noon

Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/11983474

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 things Nevada. […]

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 […]

How Captain George Whittell Saved Nevada’s Lake Tahoe

Bill Watson, Executive Director, Thunderbird Lodge
July 18, 2024 – Noon

Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/11983481

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 […]

Nevada History Lecture
April 27, 2024
1:00 to 2:30pm

The Place of U.S. Senator Francis G. Newlands in Nevada’s Commemorative Landscape

Dr. William “Bill” D. Rowley, Grace A. Griffen Endowed Chair in American History; Professor Emeritus UNR and former NHS Q Editor

Summary of Talk

Francis G. Newlands, congressman (1893-1903), and U.S. senator (1904-1917) from […]

Nevada History Lecture
April 6, 2024
1:00 to 2:30pm

Reassessing the Legacy of the Comstock: Miners, Mills, Saloons, and Assessments

Hans Muessig, historian

Summary of Talk

Little remains on the slopes of Mt. Davidson to tell the story of the people who lived and worked on the Comstock: “The Richest Place on Earth.” That […]

Nevada History Lecture
March 16, 2024
1:00 to 2:30pm
Title of Talk: Origin of Counties: History and Miscellany
Speaker: Jeff Kintop, former state Archivist, and Vice Chair, Nevada Judicial Historical Society

Summary of Talk

Nevada had 17 counties before 1969 when Ormsby County disappeared as a county and became Carson City, an […]

The Reno Historical Website and App

Alicia Barber, historian
May 16, 2024 – Noon

Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/11445191

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 things […]

Playa Life: Journey to Inner Space
Bob Goodman, photographer
April 18, 2024 – Noon

Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/11445187

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 things […]