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10/14/2026

💥OSI Blast From The Past💥 Can you name the folks in this pic and where it was taken?

10/06/2026

Did You Know🤔? Charles E Wright - 1972 to 1988, served as Carlin and Elko County's first Black Chief of Police and the second Black Chief of Police in the State of Nevada.

10/02/2026

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09/29/2026

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Reno Historical

The Nevada Tax Commission granted a gambling license to Bill Fong for the New China Club on August 6, 1952. In his license application, Fong and real estate agent Helen Penny positioned the New China…

09/28/2026

🤔Do You Know About Joe Shepard?

Do You Know About Joe Shepard? Learn about the incredible work of J...

09/24/2026

Our Story, Inc. enjoyed having the students of the Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning visit our Northern Nevada African American Firefighter Museum this week. We had a blast sharing the stories of our local firefighters and historic Black Springs.

09/06/2026

Dust rose from the streets of Goldfield. Wagons rattled in. Trains unloaded passengers from across the country. Nearly 7,000 people gathered in a boomtown built on gold and ambition—drawn not just by the promise of a fight, but by the electricity of something larger. In 1906, nearly 7,000 people g...

09/03/2026

🧐Did you know? 120 years ago today on September 3, 1906 in Goldfield, NV one of the longest boxing match took place. It was a match between Battling Nelson and Joe “Old Master” Gans who was the first African American to hold a world championship boxing title. Learn more about how you can help preserve this fight site at

Dedicated to preserving and sharing the economic and cultural significance of Historic Goldfield, Nevada and its contribution to the country.

08/29/2026

🧐Did You Know? 1878 - Johnson Canyon, aka Negro Canyon, is believed to be named for an African American resident of Donnie Lake named Albert Johnson. He was well known and respected, he was a cook at the Truckee Hotel and later at the Lake Tahoe Steamer. Newspapers referred to him as the “colored veteran” and he later began renting cabins to tenants at Donnie Lake near the output of Gregory Creek which flows through Johnson Canyon.