Nevada Newspaper
United States Newspaper Program
The USNP has supported projects in each of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Each project is conducted by a single organization within a state or territory, usually the state's largest newspaper repository. A project's staff inventories holdings in public libraries, county courthouses, newspaper offices, historical museums, college and university libraries, archives, and historical societies. Catalog records are entered into a national database maintained by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and accessible through more than 43,500 dedicated computer terminals worldwide. Microfilm copies of newspapers are generally available to researchers anywhere in the country through inter-library loan. ... [Read More]
Visit some of Nevada's Historic buildings - Nevada State Capitol
Make sure you also visit Governor Kenny C.Guinn's website . You can meet the Governor'sCabinet Members , meet the Governor'sstaff, view Press Releases , viewthe Governor's Proclamations ,Read daily Nevada newspaperarticles , and view the Governor'sPhoto Gallery . ... [Read More]
State of Nevada
Make sure you also visit Governor Kenny C.Guinn's website . You can meet the Governor'sCabinet Members , meet the Governor'sstaff, view Press Releases , viewthe Governor's Proclamations ,Read daily Nevada newspaperarticles , and view the Governor'sPhoto Gallery . ... [Read More]
Introduction--Three Historic Nevada Cities: Carson City, Reno and Virginia City--A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
newspaper in the 1860s, Mark Twain wrote "Some dozens of people in America have heard of Nevada Territory. . . but when it is shouted abroad through the land that a new star has risen on the flag--a new State born to the Union--then the nation will wake up for a moment and ask who we are and where we came from." While in Nevada, Twain resided in Carson City with his brother Orion Clemens , who served as acting governor of the Nevada Territory. Nevada obtained statehood status in 1864 and construction on the State Capitol began in 1870. Carson City founder Abraham Curry was instrumental in bringing a branch of the U.S. Mint to Carson City. Carson City was also home to many interesting figures including Dat So La Lee , famous Washoe Indian basket weaver, and George Ferris , inventor of the Ferris Wheel. The Virginia & Truckee Railroad , established between Carson City and Virginia City in the 1870s, became an integral transportation link between the two cities. The wealth ... [Read More]
Earthquake Hazards Program: Earthquake History of Nevada
The earliest reported earthquake inNevada occurredin 1851. A newspaperarticle in 1865 cited reports of anearthquake 13 years earlier near PyramidLake. The account stated that great cracks opened from which waterspouted 100 feet high. Large landslideswere also reported. ... [Read More]
U.S. Newspaper Indexes at the Library of Congress
The researcher using this list is cautioned that not all newspapertitles held by the Library of Congress are indexed; however, earlyU.S. newspapers often covered areas much larger than just thetowns where they were published. The user is further cautioned that few indexes are complete, and many errors and omissions can beexpected. ... U.S. Newspaper Indexes at the Library of Congress Home Page ... The format of the entry follows that of the Library's printed catalogcard including the classification number and an indication of the holdingsin the Newspaper and Current Periodical Room. ... [Read More]
SSR 61-8
A and B were married in New York in 1916 and separated in1937. They continued to reside in new York and A was stillliving and working in that State in 1946 when he went to Floridato obtain a divorce form B. When he found he could not readilymeet the residence requirements for obtaining a divorce inFlorida, he went to Nevada in July 1946 where he instituted adivorce action. Notice of this action was served on B solely bypublication in a Nevada newspaper. B did not file any answer norappear in court either personally or by attorney. A final decreeof divorce was issued by the Nevada court in September 1946. Aimmediately returned to New York and continued to live and workin New York until he died domiciled in that State in September1954. In June 1957, B applied for widow's insurance benefits onA's social security earnings record as his widow. ... [Read More]
US Senator Harry Reid for Nevada
The Las Vegas Sun newspaper summarized Reid’s story by saying that he “has gone from underdog to Senate’s top dog.” ... [Read More]
Nevada Historical Marker 170
The Eureka Sentinel was published in this building from 1879 to 1960. Three generations of the Skillman family, Archibald, Edward and Willis, edited the newspaper. The last editor, Edward J. Moyle had been with the Sentinel for over fifty years before he took over the editorial chair in 1944. ... [Read More]
Nevada Historical Marker 190
He founded the Las Vegas Age newspaper and was the voice of the community for more than a quarter century. A visionary, he helped make Hoover Dam a reality. ... [Read More]
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