The museum truly brings the past to life and its changing displays and programs involve the community and our guests in preserving these important pages in the history of the settling of the West. This Pioneer Kitchen exhibit shows what life was like in Churchill County around the turn of the 20th century. The museum is the repository for Churchill County records from the early 1860s and City of Fallon records from 1906. The collection includes over 40,000 photographic images featuring Native Americans, pioneer families, farms, ranches and the Newlands Project.
Old newspapers round out the archives.
The museum's reference library has additional published materials regarding the area. For additional research information, please visit our Research Archives Page on this Web Site. Woven Water Pitcher covered with pine pitch to make it waterproof. This store is one of the oldest buildings in Fallon. It was moved to the museum in 1982, and opened to the public in 1984.