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Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – A House Divided: Nevada Senator Bill Raggio and the Fracturing of the GOP (Off-site, KOP)
December 18, 2024 | Category: | Tags: , , , , , ,

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Michael Archer, author

Title of Talk: A House Divided: Nevada Senator Bill Raggio and the Fracturing of the GOP

Summary of Talk:

My talk will cover one of the most significant shifts in U.S. political history […]

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – Rebels and Outliers: Real Stories of the American West (Off-site, KOP)
December 18, 2024 | Category: | Tags: , , , , , ,

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!

Wednesday, October 8, 2025
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: John Glionna, author, and Randilynn Beach, photographer

Title of Talk: Rebels and Outliers: Real Stories of the American West

Book Overview:

Rebels and Outliers: Real Stories of the American West shines a spotlight on the unforgettable characters […]

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – On the Trail of Female Prospectors: Nevada (Off-site, KOP)
December 7, 2024 | Category: | Tags: , , , , , ,

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Deborah Fox

Title of Talk: On the Trail of Female Prospectors: Nevada

Summary of Talk: 

Book Overview:

Speaker Bio:

Deborah Fox, author

 

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

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO! – When You Dare to Say Yes (Off-site, KOP)
December 7, 2024 | Category: | Tags: , , , , ,

Writers’ Wednesday – On The GO!

Wednesday, April 9, 2025
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Building open
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Speaker: Jill Derby, Ph. D., AGB Senior Fellow

Title of Talk: When You Dare to Say Yes

Summary of Talk: Derby’s talk will include an insider’s account of five decades of Nevada political history that led to […]

NHS Artown Talks & Gallery Guides 2024
March 1, 2024 | Category: | Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

NHS Artown 2024
Saturday Programs
July 6 through July 27, 2024
Check out this year’s amazing talks!
 

July 6, 2024

10:00am       Debbie Hinman, Boys and Their Toys: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Summary: This talk features three important local events—one involving airplanes, one a special train and one celebrating sports cars and driving skills that brought thousands of locals […]

NHS Docent Council Lectures Schedule 2021
September 13, 2020 | Category: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Nevada Historical Society Docent Council is providing their monthly lecture series on all things Nevada by Zoom.

The recorded lectures will be posted on our website page NHS Forms, Interviews & Lecture Videos.

You can watch these lectures and other great history programs. Enjoy!

Lecture Schedule:

Thursday, October 1, 2020
Speaker, Jack Hursh, NHS Historian
Lecture Title: Nevada Heritage […]