Upcoming Speaker Night Events

Nevada County Courthouse

With Steve Fry, Cathy Wilcox-Barnes and Dakota Stroh

When: Thursday, February 20th, 2025 at 7:00 PM.

Where: The Sierra Presbyterian Church located at 175 Ridge Road, Nevada City.

You see it every time you approach Nevada City. A beautiful structure sitting atop a hill overlooking the town. The Nevada County Courthouse. You may have passed through the metal detectors to report for Jury Duty. You may have registered to vote there or recorded a deed when it still housed the County governmental offices.

Have you ever wondered about that building? What the backstory is? If only walls could talk. Well, maybe the walls can’t talk but at the Nevada County Historical Society’s Speaker night, those walls will have representatives speaking for them.

Join us Thursday evening, February 20, 2025, to learn and be entertained with details about the history of the building, fun facts about events that happened in it and famous people who walked the halls and first-hand accounts from citizens who worked or did business in it and why it is important to preserve it. 

Admission: FREE and open to the public, this event lasts one hour. Free refreshments offered after the presentation. For more information, call or text Daniel Ketcham at (530) 477-8056

Coming Events in 2025

Second Sunday Steam-Up

Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum

When: Sunday, May – October 2025 (Exact dates to follow)

Where: 5 Kidder Court, Nevada City, CA 95959.

Come join our locomotive team as they have both their steam locomotives steamed up and ready to go!

The museum exhibits a collection of railroad and aviation artifacts, photographs, and documents for visitors and historians alike.  Exhibits include the NCNGRR Engine 5, rolling stock, an early steam automobile, and other examples of Nevada County’s transportation history. The gift shop offers railroad-themed books, toys, gifts, clothing, and other collectibles. Visitors are offered a docent-led historical tour of the museum, rail yard, and restoration shop. Admission to the museum is free.

For more information, check out the Railroad Museum website and train schedule.