Historical Society Announces Nevada Day Exhibit
All Four Sundays in October
Starting Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024

The public is invited to see the Carson City Historical Society's (CCHS) exhibit on the history of Nevada Day. The exhibit is in the Carriage House behind the Foreman-Roberts House Museum, located at 1207 North Carson Street, every Sunday in October through October 27th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. for a Historic Nevada Day exhibit.

This historic Nevada Day exhibit presents lots of articles and historic photographs dating back to the beginning of the Nevada Day Parade in 1938. It includes introductory material written by Aeryn McQueary, a member of the CCHS Board of Directors. The Nevada Day Parade now takes place in Carson City on the first Saturday after the last Friday each October, and it celebrates Nevada's admission to the union on Oct. 31, 1864. This year the parade will be on Saturday, Oct. 26.

Information about Carson City Historical Society events can be found at CCHistorical.org. For further information about CCHS events, email carsoncityhistoricalsociety@gmail.com.

Some Fall Events at CCHS
Posted: Oct. 25, 2024

The Carson City Historical Society is planning several events for this fall.

• Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 - Tour of the historic east side of Carson City starts at 10:00 a.m. at the State Capitol building. The tour is lead by Donna McLaren and Bernie Allen.
• Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024 - This is the last scheduled day of the exhibit on the history of the Nevada Day Parade. The Carriage House and the Foreman-Roberts House will be open from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. This historic Nevada Day exhibit presents lots of articles and historic photographs dating back to the beginning of the Nevada Day Parade in 1938. It includes introductory material written by Aeryn McQueary, a member of the CCHS Board of Directors.
• Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 - Annual Meeting and Christmas party in the Carriage House, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. This will be a potluck event and admission is $25 each. David & Gayle Woodruff will do a presentation on the TV show "Bonanza."
• Saturday, Dec. 14, 2025 - Sugar Plum Victorian Home Tour will be from noon to 4:00 p.m. Please contact Liz Cain if you wish to have your house on the tour.
• REMINDER: For members who are paying dues on a calendar year basis, dues for 2025 are due Jan. 1, 2025. You can go to cchistorical/cchsmembership.htm for membership sign-up and renewal. You can fill out a form and mail it, or you can renew online by credit card. (All card transactions are secure and encrypted.)

October 2024 Newsletter is Available Online

The October 2024 CCHS Newsletter is available online. In this issue you can read about four Sunday Open House events, Mike Shaughnessy's talk about the history of the Nevada Day Parade, and the Oct. 5 "Hallo Wine Walk."

If you are not on our email list, please email your request to be added to carsoncityhistoricalsociety@gmail.com.

To download the October 2024 Newsletter, please CLICK HERE.

Historical Society Seeks Volunteers for House Tours
Re-posted: Sept. 27, 2024

The Carson City Historical Society (CCHS) does not currently maintain regular hours due to a shortage of trained volunteers. CCHS is asking the public for volunteers to help give tours of the famous Foreman-Roberts House in Carson City on Sunday afternoons, and perhaps other days if enough volunteers are available. This structure is a fine example of Gothic Revival architecture. It was moved from Old Washoe City to Carson City in the 1870s. After nearly a century of domestic use in Carson City, it was restored by the Nevada Landmarks Society, predecessor of CCHS, and now is used to exhibit artifacts related to the history of Carson City and the building itself.

The CCHS Board generally meets the second Monday of each month at 3:45 p.m. in the Carriage House at 1207 North Carson Street, Carson City, Nevada, and the public is welcome. (The Carriage House is directly behind the Roberts House.)

If you love history, have an interest is meeting new people, planning new displays or have ideas for history exhibits, we would like to encourage you to contact us. Our website address is cchistorical.org, and our email address is carsoncityhistoricalsociety@gmail.com.

The Carson City Historical Society is a nonprofit organization that operates and maintains the Foreman-Roberts House Museum 1207 North Carson Street, Carson City, NV. It also presents lectures, exhibits, and events.

Photo: Picture of the Foreman-Roberts House, home of the Carson City Historical Society, as seen from Carson Street.

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Mailing Address for CCHS

The mailing address for the Carson City Historical Society (CCHS) is (once again):

The physical address for the Foreman-Roberts House Museum is 1207 North Carson St., but that address is not our official mailing address.

CCHS board meetings are generally held the second Monday of each month at 3:45 p.m. in the Carriage House of the Foreman-Roberts House Museum.

If you are interested in being put on the CCHS e-mail list, please send an e-mail to carsoncityhistoricalsociety@gmail.com and put "CCHS Membership Addition" in the subject line. We will inform you about upcoming events of the Society via e-mail.