What better way to celebrate Reno’s roadside heritage than by taking a look at the old arch. Seen on hundreds of postcards and advertising materials, the arch is the most recognizable of all Reno symbols. Throughout the years, the old arch, now located on Lake Street, has gone through four transformations, gone from light bulbs to neon, and has graced many different city locations. Reno architect Max Hershenow is quoted as saying “its charm is its purely functional design evoking American industrial might.”

Debbie Hinman Debbie is a native Nevadan and Chief Researcher for the Historic Reno Preservation Society's quarterly publication, FootPrints. Debbie is an expert on many facets of local history and has developed an extensive repertoire of talks about people and events in Reno.

Cindy Ainsworth Cindy is a charter member of HRPS and the second president. Cindy has researched and written extensively about Reno history, including the Reno arch.

The Mackay School of Mines building has supported earth science education and research for 117 years. This talk will discuss the history of the building, the Mackay School of Earth Science and Engineering, and the Keck Museum. Over 150 years of history will be discussed, including the dawn of industrial mining in Nevada, early mining education at the then Nevada State University, the rise of the Mackay School of Mines, and the future of one of the grand dame earth science programs in the United States.

Garrett Barmore is the Curator at the W. M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum at the University of Nevada, Reno. Barmore is an alumnus of UNR and received his Master’s in Museology from the University of Washington. Garrett has worked as the curator of the Keck Museum for over 10 years and has given hundreds of presentations and tours about UNR and Nevada’s mining history. The museum’s collection tells the story of mining and earth science education in Nevada.