People tend not to save, much less donate, their unmentionables, but we do have these two pieces (circa 1960) you can check out for National underwear day in our new JC Penney exhibit!

On this day in 1790 the Coast Guard was founded. 200 years (and a few months) later, we received this flag commemorating the occasion!

Today is National Watermelon Day! If you can’t enjoy any yourself, then enjoy this picture of these boys partaking around 1905.

We’re excited to announce our Fall Lecture series, Layers of Nevada, starts next month! Join us on Tuesdays at 6pm from September 8th to the 29th to learn about our state’s hidden history, and watch this space for our speaker announcement!

August is Family Fun Month, it’s also your last chance to get in on our #FalFamFun! Coincidence? Yes. But it’s a fun opportunity anyway!

While we love a big exhibit as much as anyone else, we’re also happy to have our little exhibits which provide snapshots of aspects of life in Churchill County. Here’s Curator Scott showing some off. bit.ly/3RLHOxX

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While we love a big exhibit as much as anyone else, we’re also happy to have our little exhibits which provide snapshots of aspects of life in Churchill County. Here’s Curator Scott showing some off.

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On this day in 1939, the Oats Park Swimming Pool opened. Celebrate by going to take a dip like these folks!

Today is National Lipstick Day. Can you find this tube of Coty lipstick we have on display?

To help streamline guest experience, we’re moving to a VR Office Hour model. If you’d like to try our virtual reality experiences, please come Tues or fri 3-5, or contact us ahead of time to make an appointment. (Yes, we used a picture from when we first got the system in 2021, how can you tell?)

We want to thank the Philanthropic Educational Organization for dropping by and touring our museum last week. We love hearing about the great work others in our community do and are always happy to see big groups enjoying our facility.

The Misfits was filmed in Nevada. The wrangling climax scene filmed a short distance from Fallon on Misfits Flat. youtu.be/okYdnldx3rc?...

The Misfits Official Trailer #1 - Clark Gable, Marily Monroe Movie (1961) HD

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Today is National Day of the Cowboy. This being ranch country, we’ve got more cowboy photos than you can shake a spur at! But here’s a few of our current favorites

On this day in 1775, the US Postal Service was established. It’s been serving communities big and small ever since. The small shack behind the people here was Stillwater’s post office around the turn of the 20th century!

If you see a gray cat on top of the Woodliff Store, don't worry. That's just Clio observing her domain.

Today is National Day of the Cowboy. This being ranch country, we’ve got more cowboy photos than you can shake a spur at! But here’s a few of our current favorites

On this day in 1896, a post office opened on Mike and Eliza Fallon’s ranch. This post office is a major reason the City of Fallon has its name, even though the Fallons themselves were not here long.

It’s National Lemon Day, and we’re kiiinda stretching the definition, but wanted to show off this cool piece from our collection. It’s lemon flitter bronze powder, which is used for gilding.

Curator Scott is back with another video, this time about one of our largest artifacts, the Kelly Springfield Steamroller.

The Kelly Springfield Steamroller #museum #history #construction

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Do you love history, acting, or want to try both? Sign up to be part of our Adult Chautauqua! With our help, you’ll choose a person from our community’s past, learn about them, and then embody them for a short performance this fall. Email Leticia.webb@churchillcountynv.gov, or call 775-423-3677

Museums are nothing without trust, and one of the best ways to build trust is by being open and honest. To help improve our transparency, we now have many of our major policies available right on our website:

Policies and Procedures – Churchill County Museum

In order to improve transparency, the Churchill County Museum has decided to place several of its relevant policies online for public perusal. Questions about policies not listed here may be sent to…

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Did you know July is National Picnic Month? If you haven’t had one in a while, maybe find a nice spot somewhere outside, like these folks did! Sheckler Thimble Club at Lahontan Dam, ca 1910s. Lillie B. Brown Idinson, Charlie Johnson, Preston Clark, Clara Clark, Ethel Clark, and others.

We hope you’ve been having a blast at the Fastest Gun Alive World Championship this week! For a change of pace, why not stop by the museum to see some very slow guns (in that they do not fire at all)?

Hard to believe, but summer is already half over! Have you started our #FalFamFun tic tac toe? This free program, held once again in partnership with our friends at the library, will bring you and your family to several places around town and earn your little one some prizes. Check it out today!

On this day in 1935, the worlds first parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City. For a few decades in the mid-century, we too had parking meters, and now you can see one on display just outside our new 1950s office exhibit!

Did you know July is World Watercolor month? To celebrate, come and get some of the beautiful watercolor art for sale in our museum store.

Today is Cow Appreciation Day. If you want a greater appreciation for cows, come by and see Dehlia the Devon and learn about all the products cows are used to make!

Today is National Simplicity Day. Here is a post. It is designed to remind you we exist and would like you to come visit. It has our information on it.

On this day in 1996, the three schools at NAS Fallon (Strike U, TOPDOME, and TOPGUN) joined to form NAWDC. Come see our NAS Fallon exhibit in honor of its 30th anniversary!

Today is car collector appreciation day. While we’re hardly the automobile museum, we do have a great little collection in our annex. Stop by to see it today!

Do you enjoy history, acting, or both? Sign up for our adult Chautauqua! Free classes are Wednesday evenings starting in August. Sign up at the museum or by contacting Leticia at leticia.webb@churchillcountynv.gov or 775-423-3677 ext 5

Independence Day is over, but the Sesquicentennial lasts all year! Here's Mel talking about it!