Alicia Barber
Alicia Barber, PhD, is a professional historian and award-winning writer whose work focuses on the built environment and cultural history of Nevada and the American West. After earning a doctorate in American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin in 2003, she moved to Reno, where she taught at the University of Nevada, Reno for the next ten years, and directed the University of Nevada Oral History Program from 2009-2013.
She is the author of the book Reno’s Big Gamble: Image and Reputation in the Biggest Little City as well as multiple articles and chapters for both popular and scholarly publications, and the co-founder and editor of Reno Historical (renohistorical.org), a map-based smart phone app and website that identifies and describes historic sites throughout the city. Founder of the historical consulting firm Stories in Place, Dr. Barber collaborates frequently with government agencies, museums, artists, architects, and community groups on projects ranging from oral histories to historical displays and exhibits. In 2014 she was honored with the Silver Pen Award from the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame.
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The bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 plunged the United States into the Second World War, disrupting the lives of millions of American… -
Every autumn, we brace ourselves for the onset of another flu season. In this segment of Time & Place, historian Alicia Barber takes us back one hundred… -
If you have the feeling that election season is getting longer and longer, you’re not wrong. Even on the state level, political candidates often announce… -
Nevada is one of only a handful of states to commemorate its statehood with an official holiday. Historian Alicia Barber explores the event at the heart… -
The farm-to-table movement has been gaining in popularity, with restaurants throughout Northwestern Nevada promoting their locally sourced meats, produce,… -
The property surrounding Lake Tahoe is some of the most sought-after real estate in the region, but how that property is used has changed dramatically… -
Every school strives to give its students an education, but many have additional goals beyond just academics. In this segment of “Time & Place,” historian… -
Every season, wildfires pose a threat to lives and property throughout our region. And those on the front lines of fighting those fires are often in the… -
The great American road trip is a cultural institution, with cars full of travelers touring the country every summer. But for some, it’s the car itself… -
The federal Civil Rights Act passed in 1964, but for years before that, activists across the country were campaigning for equal rights in their own…
