Churchill County Museum

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Churchill County Museum
1050 South Maine Street, Fallon, Nevada 89406

(775) 423-3677

Research Archives

The museum is the repository for Churchill County records from the early 1860s and City of Fallon records from 1906. The collection includes over 30,000 photographic images featuring Native Americans, pioneer families, farms, ranches and the Newlands Project.

Old newspapers round out the archives. The museum's reference library holds additional published materials on Nevada history.

The Churchill County Museum & Archives has acquired an archival collection of thousands of items over the years. Some of our collections include:

* Original newspapers from 1904-1969 (A few issues are missing, but are on microfilm at the Churchill County Library.)
* Deeds to property in Churchill County before 1968 (not indexed)
* Mine records from Churchill County (not indexed)
* Miscellaneous Churchill County and City of Fallon records
* 40,000 photographs of Churchill County history. For a small fee, scans of these photographs can be made for research purposes.
* Over 100 oral histories from Fallon and Churchill County residents

Please send requests by regular mail to the Churchill County Museum & Archives at the address on our home page. Send requests by email to research@ccmuseum.org. Please include a mailing address with email requests.

Museum staff members will gladly research inquiries if they follow these guidelines.

* The requests are specific. (Vague requests are difficult and time consuming to research.)
* Thirty minutes free search time will be allowed for each specific request. (Due to the volume of research requests, we cannot offer more than 30 minutes of free search time. Further research on requests may be charged an hourly fee. Contact us for more details.)
* Schedule a personal visit to the museum. Our Research Curator will supply you with the necessary research materials and you may work at your own pace.

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