History

I was honored to be part of the ceremony this morning for striking a commemorative silver medallion to mark the 125th birthday of  The Nevada Sagebrush, the student newspaper of the University of Nevada. Reno. At the Nevada State Museum in Carson City, where historic Coin Press No. 1 is …

This history was compiled for the 1983 Nevada Press Bulletin. Ancient Indian tribes and the Nevada State Press Association had something in common. The tribes did not leave a written language, so tribal lore was passed down from generation to generation. Much of he lore was lost, some of it …

The Territorial Enterprise building in Virginia City has been nominated for recognition by the Society of Professional Journalists as a Historic Site in Journalism. The nomination was submitted last month by Joey Lovato, a reporter and podcast producer, as an independent study project for the journalism school at the University …

By Barry Smith Much has been written about the colorful and controversial character named Christopher (Kit) Carson — studious biographies, every history book about the West, plenty of newspaper articles and whole series of lurid dime novels. But the first time his name appeared in print was a public notice. …

The story of the Gold Hill News isn’t like quite any other newspaper in Nevada, and that’s why you owe it to yourself to hear David Toll tell it firsthand at his upcoming lecture at the Nevada State Museum. If you’ve worked long in journalism in Nevada, or read much …

Journalism in Nevada, as I’ve noted before, is famous for its tall tales and make-believe stories — the stuff popularly being called ‘fake news’ these days. It might seem counterintuitive, then, to suggest there are a couple of lessons to be learned from the man who taught Nevada’s Comstock journalists …

Nestled in the heart of Carson City’s historic district, the Rinckel Mansion is considered a masterpiece of architecture. It was built from 1874-1876 by Mathias Rinckel to placate his wife, who was from Staten Island, N.Y., and hated the dusty frontier of Nevada. Rinckel, who made a fortune in the …