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Textile Expert at Nevada State Museum in conjunction with the Old Spanish Trail Exhibit
January 9, 2025 | Category: Native Americans, news, programs, talks | Tags:

Mark Winter on the Old Spanish Trail

Sunday January 26 at 2:00 – 3:00 PM

Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas

Take a journey on the Old Spanish Trail with Mark Winter, scholar and collector, who will discuss trade textiles and material cultural that traversed between New Mexico and California.

In this presentation, Mark will conduct a show & […]

Margaret Wheat
April 7, 2021 | Category: exhibits, History, Native Americans, People | Tags:
Margaret Wheat

Margaret Wheat (1908-1988) was a self-taught geologist and anthropologist with a special interest in ichthyosaurs – the Nevada State fossil.
Born to pioneer parents in Fallon, NV., she went on to study at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her field work experiences ranged from U.S. Geological Survey work to protecting […]

Sarah Winnemucca
March 25, 2021 | Category: exhibits, History, Native Americans, People | Tags:
Bronze statue of Sarah Winnemucca in the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C.

Sarah Winnemucca was born around 1844 in what is now Nevada, to Chief Winnemucca of the Paiutes. Her grandfather was Chief Truckee, leader of the Paiute nation, and he influenced her early upbringing and education. By the time she […]