Events

Writers’ Wednesday June 14, 2023 5:00 – 5:30 pm – Book signing and wine/cheese Reception 5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture This month’s books are called “50 of the Best Strolls, Walks, and Hikes around Reno and Carson City,” published by the University of Nevada Press.”  You will meet Mark Vollmer, photographer, who will talk […]

High Noon: Shootout with Neal Cobb   History of a Historical Society (Douglas County) Dennis Robert Little, director June 15, 2023 – Noon Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/10402399 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 […]

Beginning in the mid-1800s, the Truckee Meadows was a “passing through” place. People heading to the California Gold Rush, coming to Washoe for the discovery of Silver, first by horseback and covered wagons, then freight wagons, and by 1868 the railroad arrived. The arrival of the automobile in early 1900 required navigable roads. By 1927, […]

Several of the divorce seekers who came to Reno to “take the cure,” remarried and made Nevada their permanent home.  Although it sounds like myth and urban legend, but marriages between society ladies and cowboys or other locals were renowned. This presentation will introduce you to three such divorcees who made an indelible mark on […]

Arthur Chester Langan: Miner, polar explorer, film maker, and casino operator was born in Deadwood, South Dakota in the 1870s, his interests and career took him throughout the West, from the arctic to South America, to Europe, and ultimately to Reno. Learn about his various business ventures, his globetrotting adventures, and see images from the […]

In 1931 gaming was legalized in Nevada, and it made Reno and all of Nevada different from the other states. With this new entertainment, everyone rushed to Nevada to gamble. This coincides with the beginning of the Great Depression and the new loose divorce law which lowered residence requirements to six weeks. People flocked to […]

Bring any camera – phone, point & shoot, DSLR, mirrorless, or film camera – and enjoy Mark’s clinic on developing your creative eye for capturing evocative photographs outside. The first half of the talk takes place in the presentation room where Mark will illustrate with his own award-winning photography. The 2nd half of the lecture […]

The tale begins around the turn of the 20th Century with a sheepherder discovering a vein of gold-bearing quartz near the mouth of Becker Canyon in the Shoshone Range. Marking his vein by sticking a pick in the crotch of a tree with the handle pointing toward the site, the sheepherder hurried off to record […]

High Noon: Shootout with Neal Cobb   Our Journey Through Time at the Newlands Mansion Melinda and Dan Gustin July 20, 2023 – Noon Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/10402404 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 […]

Several of the divorce seekers who came to Reno to “take the cure,” remarried and made Nevada their permanent home.  Although it sounds like myth and urban legend, but marriages between society ladies and cowboys or other locals were renowned. This presentation will introduce you to three such divorcees who made an indelible mark on […]

Beginning in the mid-1800s, the Truckee Meadows was a “passing through” place. People heading to the California Gold Rush, coming to Washoe for the discovery of Silver, first by horseback and covered wagons, then freight wagons, and by 1868 the railroad arrived. The arrival of the automobile in early 1900 required navigable roads. By 1927, […]

Arthur Chester Langan: Miner, polar explorer, film maker, and casino operator was born in Deadwood, South Dakota in the 1870s, his interests and career took him throughout the West, from the arctic to South America, to Europe, and ultimately to Reno. Learn about his various business ventures, his globetrotting adventures, and see images from the […]

In 1931 gaming was legalized in Nevada, and it made Reno and all of Nevada different from the other states. With this new entertainment, everyone rushed to Nevada to gamble. This coincides with the beginning of the Great Depression and the new loose divorce law which lowered residence requirements to six weeks. People flocked to […]

High Noon: Shootout with Neal Cobb   Eilley Orrum: Riches to Rags at Bowers Mansion Sandi La Nae August 17, 2023 – Noon Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/10402414 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 […]

Nevada History Lecture September 30, 2023 from 1-2:30pm Frontier Baseball in Nevada Bob Nylen, Curator Emeritus You will learn about the early history of Frontier Baseball in Nevada from state historian, Bob Nylen. This is a fascinating talk you won’t want to miss!   More information soon! Make sure to arrive early as we have […]

Writers’ Wednesday September 13, 2023 5:00 – 5:30 pm – Book signing and wine/cheese Reception 5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture This month’s book is called “The Old Genoa Cemetery, Walking Tour, Volume 4” by Clairitage Press with author Karen Dustman who will discuss her book. Summary of Talk The Genoa Cemetery books each cover […]

September 15, 2023 10:00 am – 12:00 pm New Docent Orientation Session Are you interested in learning how to become a volunteer at the Nevada Historical Society? Do you have some free time? Do you love sharing stories? We are looking for educational docents to help lead gallery tours for 4th graders, organizations and adults. […]

Celebrating Nevada 1864-2023 Brooke Santina, Executive Director, Nevada Day, Inc. September 21, 2023 – Noon Virtual Program. Register: 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 Historical Society. He loves […]

Lake Tahoe Series Clemens & Twain in Nevada September 30, 2023 from 1-2:30pm Bob Stewart, Nevada Historian and author The Adventures of Sam Clemens. During the thirteen months Sam Clemens was in Nevada Territory before hiring on at the Territorial Enterprise, Sam was on a series of get-rich-quick paths that led nowhere. Robert E. (Bob) […]

Writers’ Wednesday October 11, 2023 5:00 – 5:30 pm – Book signing and wine/cheese Reception 5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture This month’s book is called “Frontier Fake News: Nevada’s Sagebrush Humorists and Hoaxsters” published by the University of Nevada Press with historian and author, Richard Moreno who will discuss his book. Summary of Talk […]