The History of Las Vegas: Celebrating Our Past on Nevada Day

Date: October 25, 2019

Time: 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Cost: Free for members or with Museum admission

In celebration of Nevada Day, veteran historian and native Las Vegan Stan Paher will give a presentation on Las Vegas. Paher, author of Las Vegas: As It Began, As It Grew, will present images depicting the Las Vegas Valley from its Mormon beginnings in the mid-1850s through a period of ranching headed by O.D. Gass and Helen Stewart to the eras of railroad building,  Hoover Dam construction and atomic testing.

This program will be held for two sessions, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. in the Oscar B. Goodman Room. A book signing will follow each session.