On The Go!
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – Bulkeley Wells and the Uncertain Luck of the Mining Game (Off-site, KOP)
Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture
Speaker: Richard Lippoth, Mining Engineer and Geologist
Book Title: Bulkeley Wells and the Uncertain Luck of the Mining Game
Title of Talk: Bulkeley Wells and the United Comstock Mines
Book Overview: This book is a biography about an […]
Nevada History: On The GO! – Nevada’s Age-Old Question: Dayton vs Genoa (Off-site, SVL)
June 6, 2026
1 – 3:00 pm
2-hour special program
Nevada’s Age-Old Question: Dayton vs Genoa
Learn the history surrounding Nevada’s oldest community with this amazing Historian panel!
Speaker Bios
Michael Fischer
Michael E. Fischer was appointed Director of the Department of Cultural Affairs by Governor Gibbons in 2007 and served in the Sandoval Administration until Cultural Affairs was merged […]
Nevada History: On The GO! – After Another Eight Score: Jefferson, Lincoln, and Nevada (Off-site, SVL)
May 2, 2026, 1 – 2:30 pm
Speaker: Dr. Michael Green, UNLV Dept Chair of History, author
At Gettysburg, Abraham Lincoln referred back to Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence in describing “a new birth of freedom.” Less than a year later, Nevada became a state. How were these people and events connected? This lecture […]
Nevada History: On The GO! – “Undismayed by Any Mere Man”: The Accomplishments of Nevada’s Female Lawmakers, 1919–1959 (Off-site, SVL)
April 4, 2026, 1 – 2:30 pm
Speaker: Dr. Dana Bennett, historian
In 1914, when Nevada women won the right to vote, they also won the right to hold public office. Four years later, Sadie Hurst of Reno became the first woman to win a seat in the Nevada Legislature, blazing the trail for 20 additional […]
Nevada History: On The GO! – Revolutionizing Divorce: How Nevada Changed America’s Marital Landscape (Off-site, SVL)
March 7, 2026, 1 – 2:30 pm
Speaker: Dr. Alicia Barber, historian
For the first six decades of the 20th century, thousands of discontented husbands and wives flocked to Nevada, particularly to Reno, to end their marriages. They were drawn by a unique set of legal provisions that enabled what became known as the migratory divorce […]
Nevada History: On The GO! – Kittie Wilkins: The Remarkable Life of the West’s Premier Horse Breeder and Businesswoman (Off-site, SVL)
February 7, 2026, 1 – 2:30 pm
Speaker: Richard Dorman, historian and geologist
Kittie Wilkins was an extraordinary woman whose life defied the conventions of her time. Born in the American West, she received a consistent education despite her family’s frequent relocations to various boomtowns, where her father, J.R. Wilkins, established businesses aimed at serving mining […]
Nevada History: On The GO! – Our Public Lands (Off-site, SVL)
January 3, 2026, 1 – 2:30 pm
Speaker: Dr. William ‘Bill’ Rowley, Grace A. Griffen Endowed Chair; Professor Emeritus UNR
“Our Public Lands” are a fact of everyday life in most far western states. How did the words “our” and “public” come to identify lands now largely under the administration of the United States Forest Service, […]
Nevada History: On The GO! John C. Frémont’s Bumpy Path from Fame to Obscurity (Off-site, SVL)
John C. Frémont’s Bumpy Path from Fame to Obscurity
Special Nevada Day Program
October 3, 2026
1:00 to 2:30 pm
Nevada History – On The GO! Lecture 2026
The Nevada Historical Society’s building may be closed for an exciting remodel, but you can still enjoy their fascinating lectures at the Sierra View Library during their closure. NHS Nevada History […]
Rebels and Outliers: Real Stories of the American West
Join author John M. Glionna and photographer Randi Lynn Beach as they talk about the last book, Rebels and Outliers: Real Stories of the American West at Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! this month. IReal Stories of the American West shines a spotlight on the unforgettable […]
Nevada History: On The GO! – 180 Years Later, Donner Party Still Makes News (Off-site, SVL)
Nevada History – On The GO! (Sierra View Library
180 Years Later, Donner Party Still Makes News
December 6, 2025
1:00 to 2:30 pm
Nevada History – On The GO! Lecture 2025
The Nevada Historical Society’s building may be closed for an exciting remodel, but you can still enjoy their fascinating lectures at the Sierra View Library during their […]
