East Ely Railroad Depot Museum .. 1100 Avenue A Ely, NV 89301 White Pine County phone: (775)289-1663 link: http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/museums/ely Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday - 7am - 4pm Staff: Sean Pitts (Director) [esm@the-onramp.net] Focus : The East Ely Railroad Deot Museum is housed on the historical Nevada Northern Railway complex. Its mission is to collect, preserve, study, and interpret the vast industry of eastern Nevada including mining, railroading, and smelting. Collections: The document collection of the Nevada Northern Railroad is an astounding collection of primary source material detailing the administration, financial, legal, and technological operations of Nevada's last operating short line railroad. The museum maintains employee payrool records from 1906 until 1983 as well as some smelter worker records. Engineering drawings, blueprints, maps, and photographs are also available. Access to holdings: Open to the general public In-house inventories or collection guides Subject Areas Covered: Business and Industry Ethnic Groups Genealogy Labor Mining Railroads Other Types of Materials: Books/Serials Maps Oral Histories Organizational Records Personal Papers/Manuscript Collections Photographs 00000001

White Pine Public Museum .. 2000 Aultman St. Ely, NV 89301 White Pine County phone: (775)289-4710 link: http://www.idsely.com/~wpmuseum Hours of Operation: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesay - 10am - 2pm Tuesday, Friday, Saturday - 10am - 4pm Staff: Daniel Braddock (Board President) [wpmuseum@idsely.com] Joan Bassett, Museum/Gift Shop Manager Focus : The museum focuses on the history of White Pine County, especially the Nevada Northern Railway and mining. Collections: The Cherry Creek Depot building from 1907, a late 19th century school house from Baker Nevada, over 700 dolls, and a mining display. Access to holdings: Open to the general public In-house inventories or collection guides Directories Card Catalog Subject Areas Covered: Archaelogy Agriculture Business and Industry Education Engineering Entertainment Ethnic Groups FolkLife Genealogy Geology Ghost Towns Mining Music Native Americans Nevada -- Early Settlers Politics - Local Politics - State Railroads Ranching Religion Tourism Transportation Women Women's Groups Other Types of Materials: Books/Serials Maps Photographs 00000020