September 21, 2020 | Category:
NewsCARSON CITY, Nevada — A Mescalero Apache basket with a provenance to Native American leader Goyahkla, also known as Geronimo, will be discussed from 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City. The museum’s curator/tribal liaison in anthropology, Anna Camp, will be exhibiting the artifact in the museum’s demonstration […]
September 17, 2020 | Category:
NewsCoin Press No. 1 will be stamping medallions honoring the Pony Express from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 19 at the museum. The Pony Express, in operation from April 1860 to October 1861, used horse-mounted rider to deliver mail and newspapers between Missouri and California, with the the route cutting through the center of […]
September 14, 2020 | Category:
NewsCARSON CITY, Nevada — The meaning and symbolism of objects found on a traditional Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) altar will be presented from 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Nevada State Museum, Carson City. Museum Curator of Education Mina Stafford will deliver the program on this uniquely Mexican holiday […]
September 2, 2020 | Category:
NewsCARSON CITY, Nevada — A special medallion honoring the Old West Pony Express mail route will be stamped on historical Coin Press No. 1 Sept. 5 at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City. Medallions will be minted from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Pony Express, in operation from April 1860 to October 1861, […]
August 19, 2020 | Category:
News Special medallions commemorating the historical Coach 17 train car will be minted on Coin Press No. 1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Nevada State Museum, Carson City. Coach 17 is the rail car that was present at Promontory Summit, Utah, in 1869, when the […]
July 1, 2020 | Category:
NewsCARSON CITY — Coin Press No. 1, which stamped coins at the Carson City Mint from 1870 to 1893, will operate from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 4 at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City. This will be the first time the museum has operated Coin Press No. 1 since it closed temporarily […]
June 16, 2020 | Category:
NewsThe Nevada State Museum in Carson City is now open. The Nevada State Museum in Carson City is now open. An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By visiting the Nevada State Museums you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19. By purchasing a […]
The USS Nevada Collection at the Nevada State Museum, Carson City, holds many unique artifacts from multiple donors throughout the decades, including the iconic USS Nevada Silver Service on permanent display in the History Gallery. These artifacts and archives help tell the story of this battleship and the men who proudly served on her decks. […]
USS Nevada Located by SEARCH and Ocean Infinity Veteran battleship, which saw action in both World Wars and was used for atomic bomb testing, found in Pacific with state-of-the-art subsea technology NEWS PROVIDED BY SEARCH, Inc.; Ocean Infinity May 11, 2020, 07:00 ET NEW YORK, May 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — SEARCH, Inc. (SEARCH), the largest […]
February 12, 2020 | Category:
NewsCARSON CITY, Nevada – Efforts to secure voting rights for Nevada women began as early as 1869 – just five years after statehood – but it wouldn’t be until 1914 that male voters passed the state’s women’s suffrage amendment. These actions coincided with national women’s suffrage efforts and issues and they are the subject of […]
