In the 1958 Mirada… we find that there was an Electronics Club during the 1957-1958 school year. The Electronics Club played an important role in Miramonte activities this year. Their main goal was the achievement of a licensed radio station at the school. Among their other accomplishments for the year were aiding other students in […]
Oral History: Fran Schroder — November, 2004
Summary: Fran Stanley Schroder, the daughter of M.H. Stanley, was interviewed by Julie Sullivan in November 2004. Her father had been instrumental in developing Lafayette Schools for over 30 years while serving on the Lafayette School Board and the Acalanes High School District Board. Fran has fond memories of growing up in Lafayette in the […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Miramonte 1956-1957 Electronics Club
Thanks to the 1959 Mirada… we know there was an electronics club during the 1956-1957 school year. In the senior section there is a student named Martin Smith ‘Marty’. He is listed as being in the Electronics Club during the 1956-1957 and 1957-1958 school years. Since there doesn’t appear to be a yearbook for Miramonte […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Miramonte 1955-1956 Electronics Club
Acalanes opened in 1940. Las Lomas opened in 1951. Miramonte was next in 1955. Something interesting to note is that while Acalanes had a freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior class the year they opened; Las Lomas, Miramonte, and later Campolindo and Del Valle would all start with only freshman. Thanks to the 1959 Mirada… we […]
Oral History: Tom and Percy Whitten — November, 2005
Summary: Percy and Tom Whitten, father and son, were interviewed by Julie Sullivan in November 2005. In 1960 Tom and wife Patricia settled in Lafayette. In that same year his parents bought 4 lots on Lafayette Circle and built apartments on them. For six decades up to the present day members of this family have […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Las Lomas 1955-1956 Electronics Club (Las Lomas Gets An Amateur Radio Station)
The 1954-1955 Las Lomas Electronics Club was trying to get a ham radio set for the club. It would appear that they succeeded the following school year. In the Spring edition of the 1956 Amateur Radio call book (Scans of the pages on Internet Archive) there is an entry for the Las Lomas Electronics Club. […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Las Lomas 1953-1954 Electronics Club
In the 1957 El Caballero… you find two students in the senior section that state they were in the Electronics Club during three of their four school years. There’s David William Appleton who was in the club during his freshman, sophomore, and junior years. There’s Hal Gary Bell who was also in the club during […]
Oral History: Eddie Bill — November, 2005
Summary: Eddie Bill was interviewed by Julie Sullivan in November, 2005. Both of his parents were German Immigrants who met in Stockton, where Eddie was born. in 1934, when he was 5, Eddie’s parents moved to Lafayette and opened the restaurant “Bill’s Place”. They struggled to keep it open for a few years, with the […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Las Lomas 1954-1955 Electronics Club
According to the 1955 Las Lomas yearbook (El Caballero), they had an electronics club during the 1954-1955 school year. It looks like the main objective of the group this school year was to obtain a ham radio set. This year marks the establishment of the Electronics Club as a recognized student-body organization. Members, interested in […]
Speaker Series: “The Evolution of Interurban and Commuter Rail Travel in the Bay Area”
Join Us For A Virtual History Program With Speaker Extraordinaire Stuart Swiedler Sunday, November 7 from 2:00-3:30 PM Stuart Swiedler will present a talk entitled “The Evolution of Interurban and Commuter Rail Travel in the Bay Area.” Dr. Swiedler, a physician-scientist by training, created the East Bay Hills Project in 2009, providing presentations and an […]
