A celebration of Lafayette’s 150th birthday starts with a tour of the Lafayette Cemetery, has demonstrations of various gold panning methods, dancers in period costumes, culminating with a parade along MT. Diablo Boulevard and the third annual Lafayette Arts and Wine Festival.
Oral History: Theron Nelson — May 2nd, 2014
Summary: Theron Nelson is a Lafayette resident since 1950. He was instrumental in forming the Laf-Frantics in 1956. The Lafayette Community Center acquired an 11-acre property on St. Marys Road, which is now Buckeye Fields that is home of the Lafayette Little League. Oral History: Ryan McKinley: This is an Oral History interview with Mr. […]
From the Archives: Acalanes High School Leadership/Actions Video
This is a video produced by the Acalanes High School Leadership class in 1997.
From the Archives: Lafayette History with Bill Wakeman
A brief history of Lafayette by Bill Wakeman.
From the Archives: Ray Peters as Elam Brown
Ray Peters performing as Elam Brown.
Oral History: Bill Wakeman
Bill’s parents bought land in the center of Lafayette and built a house in 1918. In this interview he talks about growing up here in the 1920’s and early 1930’s. Lafayette School was easy to get to, but after that he had to take the Sacramento Northern train to Mount Diablo High School in Concord. […]
Oral History: Jennie Bickerstaff – 1957
This is a recording of a talk she gave to the Contra Costa Historical Society In 1957 when she was 85 years old. Her talk includes stories about the founders, other pioneers, and about life in early Lafayette. As a little girl, Jennie first came to Lafayette in 1877 from Pennsylvania and again in 1879 […]
From the Archives: First Broadcast of KCEQ
The first broadcast of the old radio station KCEQ that used to be at Acalanes High School.
From the Archives: Acalanes Record 1958-1959
A record created at Acalanes High School that was intended to summarize the year of 1958-1959.
From the Archives: Acalanes Record 1957-1958
A record created at Acalanes High School that was intended to summarize the year of 1957-1958.
