Lake Tahoe

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – Going It Alone: Ramblings and Reflections from the Trail (Off-site, KOP)
December 7, 2024 | Category: | Tags: , , , , , , ,

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Tim Hauserman

Title of Talk:  Going It Alone: Ramblings and Reflections from the Trail

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The Writers’ Wednesday Lecture Series, held the second Wednesday of each month, features a different author who takes […]

Nevada History: On The GO! – Lake Tahoe’s Accidental Conservationists-George Whittell and his wife Elia (Off-site, SVL)
December 6, 2024 | Category: | Tags: , , , , , , ,

Nevada History – On The GO! (Sierra View Library)
Lake Tahoe’s Accidental Conservationists-George Whittell and his wife Elia – Chautauqua

July 5, 2025
1:00 to 2:30pm

Nevada History – On The GO! and NHS Artown 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 […]

High Noon – Tahoe Tidbits
May 22, 2024 | Category: | Tags: , , , ,

Tahoe Tidbits

Jim Bonar, Historian
October 17, 2024 – Noon

Virtual Program. Register: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/125004690

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 all things Nevada. Join Neal Cobb […]

Writers’ Wednesday – Hiking in Lake Tahoe: A History and Trail Guide
January 10, 2024 | Category: | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Writers’ Wednesday
April 10, 2024
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Book signing and wine/cheese Reception
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Hiking in Lake Tahoe: A History and Trail Guide

Hiking Lake Tahoe

The history of Lake Tahoe, nestled in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, stretches far beyond its shores. Travel back in time on more than […]

Mark Twain portrait Lake Tahoe Series – Clemens & Twain in Nevada
May 4, 2023 | Category: | Tags: , , , , ,

Lake Tahoe Series

Clemens & Twain in Nevada

September 30, 2023 from 1-2:30pm

Bob Stewart, Nevada Historian and author

Territorial Enterprise building interior.

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 […]

Lake Tahoe Series – From Timber to Tourism
April 6, 2023 | Category: | Tags: , , , , ,

Glenbrook: From Timber to Tourism

May 13, 2023 from 1-2:30pm

Susan Magee Clemons, guest speaker

Today Glenbrook is a peaceful community nestled on the east shore of Lake Tahoe.  Before the turn of the last century, however, Glenbrook was just the opposite: a bustling, industrial center where the trees surrounding Lake Tahoe were milled and sent off […]