Virginia City

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 […]

NHS Artown Talks – On The GO!
Program Schedule
Saturday, July 19, 2025

Discover this year’s NHS Artown – On the GO! talks.

The Nevada Historical Society’s building may be closed for an exciting remodel, but you can still enjoy these fascinating lectures at the Nevada Sunset Winery during the closure. NHS Artown Talks – On The GO! […]

NHS Artown Talks – On The GO! Series
Discover this year’s NHS Artown – On the GO! talks.

The Nevada Historical Society’s building may be closed for an exciting remodel, but you can still enjoy these fascinating lectures at the Nevada Sunset Winery during the closure. NHS Artown Talks – On The GO! Series is their […]

Bohos, Hucksters, and Hippies-Oh My! A Quick Dash through 20th Century Virginia City
Michael A. “Bert” Bedeau, Architectural and general historian
March 20, 2024 – Noon

Virtual Program: Register for Program: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/13535886

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 […]

Nevada History Lecture
Saturday, October 5, 2024
1 to 2:30pm
Title of Talk: Cultural Impacts to the Comstock in the 1870s
Speaker: Joe Curtis, historian

Summary of Talk

Virginia City was a true melting pot for cultures from all over […]

The History and Legends of the Brotherhood of E Clampus Vitus

Tim Pearce, Clamper Historian
November 21, 2024 – Noon

Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/12504704

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 […]

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 […]

A Marvelous Feat: Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Completion of the Virginia and Gold Hill Water System
Sherry Griffin Grundy, Archivist, Fourth Ward School Museum & Archives
March 21, 2024 – Noon

Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/11445135

Nevada Historical Society presents High Noon with Neal Cobb, a wonderful history series that delves into fascinating Nevada topics with local […]