Nevada

Here’s your chance to catch 20% off on most items in our museum store for the month of October!

Make sure to check our tour great selection of books Wicked, Haunted, Alien, and Cemetery books to get you into the […]

Nevada Basque Portraits and Illustrations Exhibition

Exhibition Reception & Talk
October 2, 2024, from 5 to 7pm
5:30 to 6:30pm Talk
light refreshments

Nevadan Basque Portraits Exhibition
This exhibit focuses on a selection of portraits of individuals with a Nevadan Basque connection, painted from life by Zoe Bray. The portraits explore the different ways that Basque identity can be made […]

The Sparks Marina: From Pit to a Jewel

Scott Carey, historian
January 16, 2025 – Noon

Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/12850181

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 […]

September 20, 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

Wednesday, October 9, 2024
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Book signing and wine/cheese Reception
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: John L. Smith, author historian

Title of Talk: Saints, Sinners, and Sovereign Citizens: The Endless War over the West’s Public Lands

Summary of Talk: Author John L. Smith skillfully […]

The Life and Times of the Churchill County Museum

Mel Glover, Director
December 19, 2024 – Noon

Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/12850167

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 […]

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 […]

Writers’ Wednesday

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Book signing and wine/cheese Reception
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Zoe Bray, Ph. D., author and artist

Title of Talk: What Amatxi Whispered / Zer xuxurlatu didan Amatxik

Summary of Talk: Zoe Bray will talk about her children’s […]

Nevada Basque Portraits and Illustrations ExhibitionSeptember 14 through December 28, 2024
Exhibition Reception & TalkOctober 2, 2024 from 5 to 7pm5:30 to 6:30pm Talklight refreshmentsNevadan Basque Portraits Exhibition
This exhibit focuses on a selection of portraits of individuals with a Nevadan Basque connection, painted from life by Zoe Bray. The portraits explore the different ways that […]

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 […]