On The Go!
High Noon – February program, Breaking the Barnyard Barrier: A Woman Veterinarian Paves the Way (Virtual Zoom)
High Noon
February 18, 2027
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Title: Breaking the Barnyard Barrier: A Woman Veterinarian Paves the Way
Speaker: Dr. Linda Rhodes, retired veterinarian
Talk Summary: In the late 1970s, the golden valley between Utah’s Wasatch Mountains was home to some of the best dairies in the country. That was also where Linda Rhodes, a newly minted large […]
High Noon
January 21, 2027
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Title: Nevada’s Place Names
Speaker: Dr. Christine Johnson, historian
Talk Summary:
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Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, February 10, 2027
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture
Speaker: Kayla Anderson, author
Book Title: Best of California State Parks: Top 50 Parks in the Golden State
Summary of Talk:
From rocky coastal coves and sandy beaches to verdant forests and quiet desert camps, experience […]
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – The Infamous Theaters of Virginia City, Nevada Book (Off-site, KOP)
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, April 14, 2027
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture
Speaker: Carolyn Grattan Eichen, historian and author
Book Title: The Infamous Theaters of Virginia City, Nevada
Summary of Talk:
From Scantily Clad Women to Impassioned Suffragist Speeches
Virginia City boomed in the nineteenth century, with thousands coming to try their […]
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, October 14 , 2026
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture
Speaker: Robin Flinchum, author
Book Title: The Redemption of Julia Bulette: Murder, Myth & the hunt for a Serial Killer in early Virginia City
Summary of Talk:
One chill January night in 1867, a Virginia City prostitute […]
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – Healing Plants of Nevada: Medicinal Uses by Indian Tribes of Nevada (Revised Edition) Book (Off-site, KOP)
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, March 10, 2027
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture
Speaker: Karen Dustman, historian and author
Book Title: Healing Plants of Nevada: Medicinal Uses by Indian Tribes of Nevada (Revised Edition)
Summary of Talk: For generations, Native American communities in the Great Basin relied upon the plants of […]
Nevada History: On The GO! – Josie Reed Pearl: The Remarkable Story of an Early Woman Miner (Off-site, SVL)
November 7, 2026, 1 – 2:30 pm
Speaker: Richard Dorman, historian and geologist
This presentation explores the fascinating story of Josie Reed Pearl, an early woman prospector and one of Nevada’s most colorful figures, remembered as the “Queen of the Black Rock Desert.”
Josephine’s family would move to San Luis, New Mexico Territory, where she developed an […]
Nevada History – On The GO!
Saturday, July 4, 2026
There is no program scheduled this month due to the Fourth of July holiday. Looking forward to seeing you next month!
Make sure to check out our Artown – On The GO! series!
We have two fascinating lectures scheduled every Saturday in July from 1-2 pm and 2:30 […]
High Noon – December program, The Law of the Miner: The Arizona Experience Book (Virtual Zoom)
High Noon
December 17, 2026
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Title: The Law of the Miner: The Arizona Experience Book, from the University of Nevada Press, will be released on September 15, 2026
Speaker: John C. Lacy, author and historian
Talk Summary:
The first adventurers into the New World faced a fundamental legal challenge: how to secure rights to any mineral […]
High Noon – History of the Nevada State Prison (Virtual Zoom)
High Noon
November 19, 2026
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Title: History of the Nevada State Prison
Speaker: Glen Whorton, historian and board member of the Nevada State Prison Preservation Society
Talk Summary:
Speaker Bio:
Glen Whorton began his career as an Officer Trainee in the Department of Prisons and retired after thirty-two years of service. Whorton’s last position was Director of […]
