Lecture by Guy-Noël Benoit: April 3, 7:00 PM, Don Tatzin Community Hall, Lafayette Library Delve into Lafayette’s remarkable story, including his vital contributions to the American Revolution, his friendship with George Washington, his involvement in French politics, and his celebrated return to the U.S. in 1824 as the “Nation’s Guest.” The lecture closes with a […]
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Oral History: Lois Laine — June 12th, 2009
Summary: Lois Laine was President of the Friends of the Lafayette Library in the late 1980s. She became part of the Lafayette Vision Committee, a diverse group of individuals which was assembled by Anne Grodin to anticipate the growing city’s future needs. In this interview, Lois Laine describes how the committee proceeded to recognize that […]
Out Of The Archives: The 1942 Acalanes High School Yearbook
Recently, we’ve begun trying to digitize our collection and make it available on Internet Archive. Click here to view the yearbook on Internet Archive. Also, some of our volunteers have had some fun feeding these items into Notebook LM to hear their AI podcast hosts discuss it. We were going to make the actual items […]
Out Of The Archives: The First Acalanes High School Yearbook, The 1941 Aklan
Recently, we’ve begun trying to digitize our collection and make it available on Internet Archive. Click here to view the yearbook on Internet Archive. Also, some of our volunteers have had some fun feeding these items into Notebook LM to hear their AI podcast hosts discuss it. We were going to make the actual items […]
Oral History: Alice Johnson — August 7th, 2008
Summary: Alice Johnson was interviewed by Georgi McLain in 2008. Alice moved to Lafayette in 1959 and almost immediately she began looking for ways to make a contribution to the city’s cultural organizations and to local government. She was active as a member of the Walkways and Trails Commission and the local chapters of the […]
