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.
Lafayette, CA Cemetery Tour (7-24-2016)
For those who couldn’t make it out to the recent tour of the cemetery, here is a video of it.
Oral History: Fern Powell Davis – September 14th, 1976
Summary: An Interview with Fern Powell Davis by Angela Broadhead and Bronwen Heuer. Mrs. Davis, a retired teacher and school librarian, talks of the 1930′s, 1940′s and 1950′s in Lafayette. Mrs. Davis was born on March 17, 1899; she was interviewed in her home on Sept. 14, 1976. Oral History: Q: Fern, The Lafayette Historical […]
Oral History: Donn L. Black – June 1st, 1980
Summary: After growing up and attending college in Oregon, Donn and Arlene Black moved to California, where Donn started his law career. In 1967 they moved from Oakland to Lafayette. He became Lafayette’s first mayor when the city incorporated the following year. In this interview Donn describes how he and a small group of other […]
Upcoming Two-Part Speaker Series: The History and Tour of the Lafayette Cemetery
Listen to stories of pioneers resting in our Cemetery and then take a tour! The Lafayette Cemetery is the final resting place for Benjamin Shreve, the man who named our city, and Jennie Bickerstaff Rosenberg, Lafayette’s beloved pioneer school teacher. History comes alive at the cemetery when visiting the plots of a Civil War veteran, […]
From the Archives: Oliver Hamlin – April 27th, 1982
A speech given by Oliver Hamlin at the Lafayette Historical Society pot luck in 1982.
