Nevada History - On The GO! Nevada’s Age-Old Question: Dayton vs Genoa

Name: Nevada History - On The GO! Nevada’s Age-Old Question: Dayton vs Genoa
Start: 2026-06-06T13:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-06-06T15:00:00-07:00
Location: 4001 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89502-6019, United States

Schedule

Sat Jun 06 2026 at 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

4001 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89502-6019, United States | Reno, NV

Title of Program: Nevada’s Age-Old Question: Dayton vs Genoa
This is a special two-hour program that will look at the age-old question of whether Dayton or Genoa was the first settlement. Our distinguished panel will talk about the history of the debate. What historical documents, newspaper articles, and limited diary entries exist on the establishment of a mail station and route between Salt Lake City and Sacramento, the discovery of gold, the Mormon Fort, and the cast of characters who worked and lived in the Carson Valley and Gold Canyon areas.
Our expert historians will tackle this question. Each member has spent years looking into this topic. Here’s your chance to learn more about this ongoing debate and whether it has been resolved.
Our historian panel includes Michael Fischer, Jeff Kintop, Stan Paher, and a TBA panelist.
Michael Fischer is a retired dentist who has many years of experience in private-sector cultural affairs management. Fischer serves on the boards of the Douglas County Historical Society, the Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society, and the Nevada Agricultural Foundation. Fischer’s interest in Nevada history began as a child when his family visited historic sites around the state.
Jeff Kintop has worked in Nevada History for 45 years. He retired from the Nevada State Library, Archives, and Public Records in 2018, where he worked for 35 years, starting as an Archives Assistant and retiring as Administrator of the Division.
Native Nevadan Stanley Paher is the author of 19 books on Nevada, Arizona, and Death Valley. As an author-publisher, collector of rare books, maps, and photographs, Paher has kept alive the history, lore, and spirit of Nevada and the Southwest.