lecture

Set Jetting to Bucket List Destinations (including Nevada)

Robin Holabird, film historian
February 20, 2025 – Noon

Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/12850190

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 […]

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
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 […]

The History and Legends of the Brotherhood of E Clampus Vitus

Tim Pearce, Clamper Historian
November 21, 2024 – Noon

Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/12504704

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 […]

Tahoe Tidbits

Jim Bonar, Historian
October 17, 2024 – Noon

Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/125004690

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. Join Neal Cobb […]

The Historic Sutro Tunnel’s Past, Present & Future
Speakers: Nathan Tobey and Spencer Davidson
September 19, 2024 – Noon

Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/12504680

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 […]

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

Who doesn’t love a Birthday party? Come celebrate with NHS with a special celebration on 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 demonstrations and great information about the many […]

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 […]