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What Architectural Style is the Fourth Ward School Building? [Pop Quiz]

Posted on by Taylor Hamby
Welcome to "Pop Quiz", the Historic Fourth Ward School Museum's social media quiz! Question: The Historic Fourth Ward School Museum of Virginia City, NV has a distinctive architectural style. What is that style known as? Public Domain, Library of Congress Answer: Second Empire "Second Empire style, also called Napoleon III, Second Empire Baroque, architectural style that was dominant internationally during the second half of the 19th century," according to Encyclo...
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Support Our “Care-Flow” 2022 Year-End Fundraiser

Posted on by Taylor Hamby
You can help the Historic Fourth Ward School Museum stay warm in the Winter and cool in the Summer! Warmer Winters & Cooler Summers at the Museum Care-Flow 2022Fundraiser So we can better serve the historic legacy and present-day community of the Comstock region, the Historic Fourth Ward School Museum of Virginia City, NV needs your help to acquire and install the following: 4 Ceiling Heaters10 Ceiling Fans2 Portable Air Conditioning The Fourth Ward...
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Our “Tea & Bustles” Event Featured on KOLO-TV

Posted on by Director
KOLO-TV in Reno recently featured our upcoming Tea & Bustles Victorian tea party and educational fashion show. ABC 8's Denise Wong interviewed Nora Stefu, our Museum's Executive Director, about the event which will take place at the Museum on the Saturday of Mother's Day Weekend. The educational fashion show will be presented by Liza McIlwee, a Victorian Era Fashion and Virginia City historian. Her popular Instagram, Eras of Enchantment, delights fans of Victoriana with Liza's i...
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“Sarah Winnemucca: The Life of A Paiute” Video Series

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The first series produced by the Historic Fourth Ward School Museum's "Last One Standing Studios" tells the dynamic story of the life of Sarah Winnemucca. Sarah was a Pauite woman who lived in Virginia City during the town's formative years and later became an author and activist. This three-part animated video series is based on Sarah's own autobiography, which is a seminal document of Nevada and Indigenous American history. Her “Life Among the Paiutes” is the first published au...
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