The Lafayette Historical society has a near complete collection of Acalanes High School yearbooks. Even if you didn’t attend Acalanes High School, and are not looking for embarrassing old photos of you or your friends, you might still find them interesting. Did you know that SNL Alum Will Forte went to Acalanes? And that his […]
Thank You For Participating In The Treasure Hunt
The Lafayette Historical Society would like to thank all those who participated in our recent treasure hunt. We are in touch with those who won. The questions and answers that were used in the treasure hunt have been included below. We hope everyone had a good time, regardless of whether they won or not. Please leave any […]
The 1950s — Eastern Gamblers Betting on Contra Costa?, Part 1
We all followed the crime wave in Lafayette a year or so ago, in which a couple of innocent-seeming massage parlors appeared to be offering some extra-special extras. But in going through the Lafayette SUN’s bound volume from 1950, we learned that Lamorinda was a festering swamp of crime six decades ago. Return with us […]
A Reason To Visit: Back Issues of the Lafayette Sun
Swing by to look at back issues of the Lafayette Sun. We have almost every year from when it started in the late 1930s through 1979. Even if you don’t have something in particular to look for, it’s a lot of fun to flip through the papers. Oh the things you’ll find. For example, Diamond […]
CALLING ALL HISTORY DETECTIVES! — A Treasure Hunt in Lafayette
The Lafayette Historical Society is sponsoring a Downtown Lafayette History Treasure Hunt on the weekend of June 15-16, 2013. Discover how much you know about Downtown Lafayette’s history (or you can learn more) by participating in this fun family-friendly Father’s Day Weekend outing! Here’s how it will work: At 5 pm Friday, June 14, clues and instructions will […]
A Reason To Visit: Hats
Recently, a bunch of hats were donated to the historical society. Come by and take a look. You can try them on too.
Potluck 2013
On May 16th, the Lafayette Historical Society held it’s annual potluck. If you weren’t there, here’s what you missed.
Elam Brown’s First House Plaque
Recently, we’ve had several questions concerning the location of the plaque for Elam Brown’s first house. The plaque, pictured above, is located between Deer Trail and Upper Happy Valley Rd on Happy Valley Rd. There is a little area you can pull over to look at the plaque.
From the Archives: LHS Potluck Dinner 1998
Since we just wrapped up our annual potluck dinner for 2013, here is a potluck blast from the past.
From The Archives: Jennie Bickerstaff (Oral History)
We are starting to open up our archives of oral histories and videos beginning with a talk given by Jennie (Mrs. William) Bickerstaff Rosenberg at a meeting of The Contra Costa Historical Society held in Lafayette on the evening of May 23, 1956. Mrs. Rosenberg was 85 years old at the time. The link will […]
