Join us for a speaker series from the Nevada Historical Society!

Two different topics will be presented every Monday in July at 10:30 am and 1 pm. This event is for the 1 pm topics. If you would like to register for the 10:30 am topics click here. If you will be sharing a device with someone in your household, only one registration is needed.

Monday, July 13 - Gaming as a Microcosm of American History  - The material culture of gaming can tell us more than one might think. Presenter Marc Ullom will look at gaming artifacts and manufacturers of gaming paraphernalia over the years and he will discuss how the process of making gaming pieces reflects American history. Marc Ullom is currently a docent and the Treasurer of the Docent Council at the Nevada Historical Society. Marc works on the American Gaming Archives at the Nevada Historical Society. 

Monday, July 20 - Washoe County - Joyce Cox will discuss early Washoe County history and images included in her book Washoe County, part of the Images of America series. Joyce is a docent of the Nevada Historical Society, a member of the Nevada Women’s History Project, writing and researching the lives of the First Ladies of Nevada, and she has served as treasurer, finance chair, and membership chair in the Nevada Library Association.

Monday, July 27 - Early Reno - Based on the Images of America book, Early Reno, written by NHS Docents Carol Coleman and Dave Kennedy in 2011, Early Reno makes use of Nevada Historical Society archived photos of Reno businesses, schools, churches, hospitals and other significant elements of life in Reno starting in 1868. Presented by Nevada Historical Society docent, Linda Burke. Linda has been a docent at the Nevada Historical Society for 23 years! She has helped develop educational materials for our school tours and served in many leadership roles with the Docent Council Board and at NHS.