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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
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The first adventurers into the New World faced a fundamental legal challenge: how to secure rights to any mineral […]
High Noon
November 19, 2026
Noon
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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
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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 […]
High Noon
October 15, 2026
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September 17, 2026
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High Noon – History of the Twenty-Mule Teams program (Virtual Zoom)
High Noon
August 20, 2026
Noon
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20 Mule Team in Death ValleyTitle: History of the Twenty-Mule Teams of Death Valley
Speaker: Ted Faye, Historian, Author, and Film Producer
Talk Summary: Long before modern branding dominated American culture, one image reigned supreme: a massive train of wagons pulled by twenty mules, stretching across […]
High Noon – An Overview and History of the Nevada State Railroad Museum program (Virtual Zoom)
High Noon
July 16, 2026
Noon
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Adam Michalski, Curator of History, NSRMTitle: An Overview and History of the Nevada State Railroad Museum
Speaker: Adam Michalski, Curator of History, Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City
Talk Summary: For almost 50 years, the Nevada State Railroad Museum has been part of the Carson City […]
High Noon – History of the Showgirl Legacy Foundation program (Virtual Zoom)
High Noon
June 18, 2026
Noon
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Title: History of the Showgirl Legacy Foundation
Lou Anne ChessikSpeaker: Lou Anne Chessik, Founder & President
Talk Summary: Learn about the history of the Showgirl Legacy Foundation and how this organization works to preserve and protect the historic significance of the iconic Showgirl as a […]
Nevada History: On The GO! – Aurora Nevada-California, a brief history of Aurora, during the Civil War years, from 1860-1865 (Off-site, SVL)
December 5, 2026, 1 – 2:30 pm
Title of Program: Aurora Nevada-California, a brief history of Aurora, during the Civil War years, from 1860-1865.
Fred Frampton, historian and archaeologistSpeaker: Fred Frampton, retired archaeologist and historian
Summary of Program: This lecture will give an overview of the history of Aurora during its boom and […]
November 7, 2026, 1 – 2:30 pm
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We would like to thank our partner, the Washoe County Library System and the Sierra View Library for hosting our off-site lectures.
Sierra View Library has been serving communities from Midtown to South Reno since 1987. Located inside the Reno Town Mall, directly across from the […]
Nevada History: On The GO! – “Tragedy and Heroism in the Work of the CCC in Nevada: The Rock Creek Fire of 1939” (Off-site, SVL)
September 5, 2026, 1 – 2:30 pm
Speaker: Richard Markley, historian, author, and retired Forest Service Administrator
Civilian Conservation Corps
Title of Talk: “Tragedy and Heroism in the Work of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Nevada: The Rock Creek Fire of 1939”
Summary of Talk: This presentation will share recently published research about a […]
