NHS

NHS continues to have intermittent issues with our phone system. We ask the public to direct their questions by email to staff.

Check out the link: Staff and Contact Us | Nevada Historical […]

A couple of photos of the new color scheme for the NHS building. NHS building greenery along the ramp with the new paint color.

NHS Building Renovations…

Have you noticed anything different? The building has received a new color scheme.

While the NHS building has been closed to the public, a lot of work has been happening […]

Nevada’s oldest museum, the Nevada Historical Society belongs to the University of Nevada, Reno’s Museum District. These diverse museums, galleries and attractions are dedicated to furthering the cultural education of Northern Nevada.

You’re invited to walk the University of Nevada, Reno’s Museum District and tour museums on and around campus from 10 a.m. to 4 […]

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 […]

Here’s our latest NHS Calendar of Events. Come celebrate our 120th birthday with great programming throughout the […]

Nevada Historical Society’s 120th birthday celebration
NHS 120th birthday invite

May 4, 2024
10:00am to 3:00pm
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 […]

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 […]

Nevada History Lecture
November 11, 2023 from 1-2:30pm

The 75th Anniversary of the Nevada Air National Guard 1948-2023: Building the Total Force for National Security at Home and Abroad

Emerson Marcus, Public Affairs Officer, Nevada National Guard and NHSQ Associate Editor

Summary of Talk
This year marked […]