This lecture is by James Clark, one of the foremost experts in trains and motion pictures having worked for over thirty years in the movie business. He has handled all aspects of movie film production from scouting locations, equipment acquisition, […]
Thursday night at the Gold Hill Hotel. Lecture starts at 7 p.m. Dayton was Nevada's first Chinatown, circa 1858 - 1861. Learn why the Chinese ended up in Nevada, how and where they lived and more. Old newspaper articles have […]
Thursday night at the Gold Hill Hotel. Lecture starts at 7 p.m. Stewart is Lakota Sioux. He has spent 22 years researching the life and spirit of Crazy Horse. He is also an actor who has appeared in a number of […]
Tex Weir continues the lecture series this Thursday night (October 5th) at the Gold Hill Hotel. He will be doing Cowboy Songs and Poetry and telling Tall Tails and Brag Talk. Lecture starts at 7 p.m. Tex Weir has earned his […]
Will Furman continues the lecture series this Thursday night (October 12th) at the Gold Hill Hotel. Will is a photographer with a distinct eye for the serenity and magic of nature – and for echoes of the Old West. He has […]
Nevada Author, Sandie La Nae, has written several books covering the properties of minerals, paranormal communications and of historic data and information. Using her abilities in the field of paranormal, Sandie, an accomplished Ghost Hunter, has been an independent member with […]
Pamela Abercrombie continues our lecture series tonight with a talk about the History of Nevada Indian Tribes: The Numu, Newe, Nuwu, and Wa She Shu. Pam will be giving an overview of the American Indians across the nation and the […]
Fred Holabird continues our lecture series tonight with a talk about the SS Central America Treasure. The most famous wreck of the nineteenth century was the SS Central America, loaded with $3 million in gold from the California gold rush […]
Candace Wheeler continues our lecture series tonight with a talk about the Comstock Cemeteries. Candace Wheeler has been the executive director for the Comstock Cemetery Foundation for nearly 20 years. She is a Historical Geographer and the subject of her thesis […]
We are pleased to announce the start of the 2018 Lecture Series with the Comstock Foundation for History and Culture! This year, we will be holding the lecture series on the First & Third Thursday's of the month - each month […]