Email : nwhp@pyramid.net - Phone: 775 - 786 - 2335
NEW in our collections:
BIOGRAPHIES:
- Reno High School teacher remembered for her long career, museum contributions
- Carson City painter was involved in her community
- Reno leader united women’s clubs in suffrage crusade
- World renowned golfer designed Reno and Tahoe’s first golf courses
- Newspaper owner, assay office superintendent opposed women’s suffrage
- Home economics pioneer championed disabled, women’s rights
- Nevada State Museum curator devoted her life to natural history, Genoa’s Pink House
- Nevada native wrote poetry, history about her beloved state
- Poet, editor promoted early aviation with travel record
- Legislator’s achievements spanned education, health and family issues
- Author, teacher, librarian followed wide-ranging interest in Nevada history
- Former First Lady led other women to oppose suffrage
- Reno nun devoted her life to charity, medical care
- Nevada’s Poet Laureate won awards, yet suffered disappointment
ORAL HISTORIES:
Upcoming Events
18
May
Speaker: Janet Geary, Nevada Magazine Publisher
1:00pm - 2:30pm May 18, 2019 will be Nevada Magazine Publisher, Janet Geary who will present a progr...
23
May
Nevada Women’s Fund “Salute to Women of Achievement” luncheon
Jennifer Burkhamer Budge will be NWHP’s honoree at the Nevada Women’s Fund “Salute to Women of Achie...
22
Jun
Kim Harris as Laura Fair in a Chautauqua presentation.
Laura Fair, popular Virginia City boarding house owner, murdered her paramour, well known attorney, ...
13
Jul
Field Trip: Genoa Museum and other Carson Valley historical sites.
10:00am - 4:00pm
Let's take a trip to Genoa in Carson Valley to visit the Genoa Museum and other Ca...
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