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A scan of a butter label showing alfalfa
It’s pie day! Are you a hot water or cold water crust person? Either way, we’ve got you covered with a lard tin from Humphrey Supply Co in Reno and a butter label from Churchill Creamery right here in Fallon!
A photo of a table with umbrella craft and animal wheel craft
photo of a table with coloring sheets
To celebrate the changing of seasons, we put some new crafts in our Discovery Room last week. Stop by to check them out!
A photo of the uniform, consisting of a button down shirt, brown smock, and pants
Today is National Girl Scout Day, and in celebration here’s a Brownie uniform ca 2000s.
A photo of a blacksmith shop exhibit behind a metal fence.
Today is National Worship of Tools Day, and while worship might be a strong word, we’d love for you to come in and appreciate the collection of tools we’ve got in our Annex’s blacksmith shop.
A photo of the museum’s green energy exhibit, featuring a hand-crank generator, several electric monitors and models, and a massive image of steam erupting from an oil derrick
It’s national groundwater awareness week. Most of us in the desert are acutely aware of water’s importance, but did you know that beyond drinking and nourishing plants and wildlife, our groundwater also gives us power? Check out our green energy exhibit to learn more!
A graphic featuring a ring of sports equipment around a white center with text on it. Text reads "The Churchill County Museum Presents: SPORTS! A celebration of Churchill County Athletics through the ages. Temporary exhibit april-october 2026."
We’re excited to announce our new temporary exhibit, SPORTS! This exhibit will feature historic and (relatively) modern sporting equipment to explore some of the ways recreation and exercise have changed over our community’s history. The exhibit will run from April to October.
photo of a woman in old-timey pilot outfit standing beside a small biplane. Another woman sits in the second seat
It’s women of aviation worldwide week, and we wanted to show one of our favorite pictures. This is Ada Keddie, daughter of pioneer Warren Williams, posing beside her husband’s plane in 1921. She often flew from Fallon to Reno, and all the way to San Francisco several times.
One of our goals for the next few years is to increase our presence at community events. Here’s Mel talking a little bit about that.
3 single-page photo scavenger hunts laid out on the table: one for purple things, one for St. Patrick's day, and one titled "Storytelling with Bea"
We’ve got new scavenger hunts this weekend! If you found everything in our old run of hunts, come back to find a new selection of objects on display.
Our Spring Lecture series starts in 3 short weeks! This video introduces our speakers and topics:
On Mar 2, 1861, US President James Buchanan signed into law an "Act to Organize the Territory of Nevada." Nevada was created from the western part of Utah Territory. PDF: t.co/ENDJuC01SL
It was much smaller than today's Nevada, and had some border disputes ahead of it.
A photograph of the desert valley with dry grass. Text over it reads “Museum Hours: Monday: Closed, Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday 10am-3pm”
Need more museum time in your life? Good news! Now that it’s March, we’re back to our normal hours. We are now open from 10-5 Tuesday-Saturday, and Sunday 10-3. Take advantage of these five extra hours until December rolls around again!
Infographic titled Happy Women’s History Month! It includes the covers of 𝘾𝙤𝙮𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 by Claire McEachern, 𝙃𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙩 by Victoria Kelly, 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙊𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 by Lisa Alvarez, 𝙎𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙁𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙨 by Eve Quesnel, 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙁𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙘𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙨 by Tatiana Konrad, and 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙊𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 by AnnElise Hatjakes.
Celebrate Women’s History Month with some incredible books by female authors from the University of Nevada Press!
#UniversityOfNevadaPress #WomensHistoryMonth #Fiction #Nonfiction
March is Women's History Month. Women have, of course, been integral to Churchill County for over 10,000 years and we try to include their contributions and stories whenever we can, including giving snapshots of daily life in our updated period room displays.
A black and white photo of a young man wearing a straw hat kneeling in a wooden pen beside a dark-colored pig
It’s National Pig Day! While pork has never been a major industry in Churchill County, pigs have had a place here since early non-Native settlement. Here’s a picture of Leslie Sanford showing off his first prize pig in 1914!
We've still got several seats available for our Block of the Month quilting class! Join us every 3rd Wednesday to make this beautiful quilt "Roam." All experience levels welcome. For more information, contact Leticia Webb at 775-423-3677 ext 5 or leticia.webb@churchillcountynv.gov
Framed pastel images hanging from the museum wall with the title “The Gravity of Landscapes: Tamami Tokutake” visible on the left side
There’s still time to see our temporary exhibit “The Gravity of Landscapes” featuring beautiful pastel works from Reno Artist, Tamami Tokutake. The exhibit is only open another month, so be sure to stop by!
Applications are still open to be our registrar! We’re looking for someone organized, passionate, and with some background in museums, history, or anthropology. Details and application here:
If you’ve walked into our museum, you’ve probably seen our big furry friend painted near the door. Curator Scott is here to tell you all about him!
A photo of one of the period rooms, will write better description later
If you’ve wandered down our Maine Street period rooms during the last few weeks, you might have noticed some small changes. Curator Rae has been hard at work swapping out some artifacts. Doing this limits light damage and gives new artifacts a chance to shine. Come check them out!
Now representing the 28 Great Basin Tribes and related groups, the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada was incorporated as a non-profit in Nevada on Feb 23, 1966. t.co/XznhroArT5
Our spring lecture series is about a month away. To pique your interest, we’re releasing last fall’s lecture series “Agriculture.” So while the museum is closed, relax, get some popcorn, and take a look! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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That's so cool! I didn't know it was an actual product, I assumed it was just something given for the display.
A black and white photo of a man in a full-length apron, short-sleeved shirt and tie, standing beside a 7up display featuring a car
It’s National Supermarket Employee Day, so if you’re stopping by the store today be sure to thank the folks working there. If not, enjoy this picture of George Eddy, Safeway store employee, ca 1967.
A photo of a shelf full of FFA scrapbooks in tall black binders
Today is the start of National FFA Week. Did you know that the museum has the Churchill County FFA Scrapbooks from 1957 to 2010? If you’re doing research, contact curator Scott at scott.gambino@churchillcountynv.gov to see them!
If the meteorologists were right when our social media guy made this post, the sun is shining, the birds are singing, and director Mel says hello! (If not, pretend this came out on a more pleasant day)
We’re hiring a new registrar! Do you have a love of history and great record keeping skills? Apply to be our new registrar! Job is part-time but has sick and vacation time as well as PERS eligibility:
(Note: This drawing was on loan and was returned to the family between when I wrote this post and when it went live, but I still really wanted to share it with you all!)
A framed pen and ink drawing of a man riding a horse being charged by a bull
Today is the Lunar New Year so it is finally, officially, the year of the horse. We’re bringing this beautiful drawing from the Olephia King collection out to celebrate!
