Make your plans to join us for another of Stu Swiedler’s informative talks! Sunday, January 21, 2018 – 2:00 p.m. Lafayette Library & Learning Center – Arts & Science Room If you think about it, not long ago all of the school kinds in Lafayette could ride horses to school. They drove tractors and […]
Oral History: Mabel Skuce — June 2nd, 2017
Mabel Skuce moved to Lafayette in 1946, and she has lived here ever since. In this interview, she describes and discusses the city as it existed in the middle of the last century: its stores, restaurants, and schools, as well as some of its more general characteristics. Her “tour” of the Lafayette of 60-plus years […]
Speaker Series: Lafayette’s History Through Modern Media
Please join us on October 15 @ 2:00 p.m. for this most interesting look back at the history of our towns! Even if you don’t know Mark Harrigan’s name from Facebook pages: “You know you’re from Lafayette CA when” and “You know you’re from Lafayette CA when” and “680/24 Corridor History”, you will be amazed […]
Oral History: Rita Santos — October 3rd, 1978
Summary: Rita Santos moved to Lafayette in 1900 at the age of 3. She lived in Happy Valley, first on her father’s ranch, and then her husband’s, until she passed away in 1992. In this interview she describes what it was like to grow up and to live in a small town that was rural […]
Oral History: Ken and Marge Cusick — December 6th, 2015
Summary: Ken and Marge Cusick, long time residents of Lafayette, tell stories of their neighborhood and area which has changed dramatically since they came here. Cusicks moved to the Springhill Valley in the early 1950s, and continue to live here today. Ken had a dentist practice in Berkeley that attracted many of his Lafayette neighbors. […]
Oral History: Bruce Wood — May 29th, 2017
Bruce Wood helped to found Lafayette Little League in the early 60s and was a popular baseball coach for many years. He placed an ad in the local newspaper and organized a group of volunteers who went on to be coaches, umpires and fund-raisers, as well as create baseball fields still in use today. He […]
Speaker Series: A Conversation with a Well Known Author
Author and historian Richard Schwartz will deliver an illustrated talk about the fascinating life story of Jewish immigrant actor M.B. Curtis. Date . . . . .Sunday July 16, 2017 Time . . . . 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Place . . . . Lafayette Library & Learning Center – Community Hall Donation Requested $10.00 LHS […]
Oral History: Betsey Young — April 28th, 2014
Betsey was a dancer all her life. In 1956 she co-founded the La-Frantics, a local Lafayette community theater group that put on shows at the Town Hall. Betsey choreographed and performed in the La-Frantics shows for the next 30 years. She also founded the Lafayette Suburban Junior Women’s Club and the Lafayette Community Garden Club, […]
Oral History: Louise Clark — October 14th, 2010
Summary: Clark attended the University of Chicago. She and her husband lived in Berkeley before moving to Lafayette in 1952. She was the founder of the Parent Participation Nursery School on 1st Street. She raised her family in Lafayette where she was active in many important causes, i.e. anti-smoking campaigns in schools, youth athletic activities, […]
Oral History: Dorothy Walker — August 5th, 2015
Summary: Dorothy’s family moved to Lafayette from San Rafael in 1956. Her father wanted to be closer to his work at the Lawrence Lab in Berkeley. Their home was located on Yorkshire Court bordering what is now known as the Trail Area. At that time the railroad was still running and Dorothy remembers walking to […]
