The 1951-1952 Radio Club had to be inferred from the senior pictures. This time it was as straight-forward as it gets. We went to the 1951-1952 Handbook For Dons. Then we looked in the activities section and found a listing for the Radio Club under “Additional Activities”. Out came the 1952 Aklan… and in the […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: 1950-1951 Radio Club
Finding the Radio Club for the 1950-1951 school year illustrates the difficulty of trying to find when clubs existed at Acalanes High School. Let’s take it step-by-step. We have our trusty Handbook For Dons that was given to students at the start of the school year. Under “Additional Activities” we have a listing for the […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: 1949-1950 Radio Club
The Radio Club for the 1949-1950 school year not only made it into the Handbook For Dons. It made it into the 1950 Aklan. We may have our first, as we’ll dub them, Radio Club graduate(s) in Joan Siebert. Right now we can’t confirm that it is her in the picture of the club. She […]
Oral History: Ray Peters — October, 2005
Summary: Ray Peters was interviewed by Julie Sullivan in October, 2005. He came to Lafayette in 1962 when he co-founded a civl engineering and surveying firm, and he soon became fascinated with its history. Ray used his skills to locate the sites of the three homes built by Lafayette’s founder, Elam Brown, and in 1978 […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: Possible 1942-1943 Radio Club
Acalanes used to give students a booklet called the Handbook for Dons. This booklet had everything from a list of available activities/clubs to Acalanes songs/yells. Up until the past few days, we thought we only had the nice compact versions from the late-1940s through the mid-1960s. While digging through our archives we discovered an older, […]
Lafayette History Rabbit Holes – Acalanes Radio Station KCEQ: 1947-1948 Acalanes Radio Club
The Acalanes Radio Club for the 1947-1948 school year can be found in the 1948 Acalanes Yearbook (Aklan). Judging by the picture, this radio club seems to have been focused on the electrical engineering aspect of radio. It wouldn’t be surprising if these kids were, or were planning to become ham radio operators. It’s humorous […]
Oral History: Bill Eames — October, 2004
Summary: Bill Eames was interviewed by Julie Sullivan in October, 2004. Bill was only two years out of pharmacy school when he and his wife Karin opened Acalanes Pharmacy in Lafayette in 1959. There were three other pharmacies operating in town at that time, but due to Bill’s talents and hard work—he worked all the […]
Oral History: Oliver Hamlin — July, 2004
Summary: Oliver (Ollie) Hamlin III was interviewed by Julie Sullivan in July of 2004. His great-grandfather came to California from Quebec during the Gold Rush and eventually bought a 200-acre ranch in Lafayette in 1871. Ollie Hamlin, who himself was active in the real estate business and also in civic affairs in Lafayette, tells how […]
Oral History: Curran Family
A History of the Curran Ranch, Glenside Drive, Lafayette Most people in Lafayette, especially those who live in Burton Valley, drive by land that once belonged to the Curran family. Today, it is still a cattle ranch where Reliez Station Road joins Glenside Drive. Open acres extend into the hills above Michael Drive, all the […]
Oral History: James Rossi — June 11th, 2021
Summary: James S. Rossi was interviewed by Andree Duggan on June 11th, 2021. He is the grandson of Serafino Rossi Sr., who emigrated from Italy at age 16 in 1906 and eventually farmed pears, peaches, plums, apricots, figs, and grapes on his 158-acre farm in Reliez Valley. James tells how his father, Angelo, who was […]
