In 1987, then-museum director Sharon Taylor floated the idea of publishing a journal of Churchill County history. From that year until 2009, the museum published one volume of In Focus annually, collecting dozens of articles covering topics from poetry to biology to Native culture to oral histories. Unfortunately, the original volume 24 was lost shortly before publication, and the project went on a long hiatus.
As of 2025, the museum is again publishing In Focus journals. Staff solicited articles for volume 24, but we are now opening submissions to members of the community! Submissions may be of any type able to be contained in a print journal, but MUST be original work and somehow related to Churchill County or surrounding areas. Authors of articles accepted for publication receive 3 free copies of the journal. We do not accept any writing or images created using AI at any point in the process. Please email all submissions to mel.glover@churchillcountynv.gov.
Old In Focus Issues
We maintain copies of all issues for research purposes (click here for information on researching at the museum), and most are available for sale in the museum store. The first 14 volumes are also free to read on our Omeka site, here.