Mr. Drew will trace the history of one of America’s richest short line railroads which operated between Reno, Carson City, and the Nevada Comstock Lode at Virginia City. After 80 years of operation, the last train ran on May 31, 1950. But in 1976, Orinda resident Robert C. Gray began bringing the Bonanza Railroad “back […]
Using The Lafayette Sun
One of the greatest resources the Lafayette Historical Society possesses is it’s collection of back issues of the Lafayette Sun. There are a few missing years, but for the most part, we have all the papers from the late 1930’s till they became the Contra Costa Sun in 1980. Expect to do a little digging […]
LHS Annual Potluck Dinner — Imagining History’s Lost Voices: the Women of the Gold Rush
“In the small settlement of the Motherlode, a group of disparate characters have set up a community, held together by the formidable Emaline, hostess of the Wayside Inn. It is there that Alex, on the run from something and disguised as a teenage boy, finds refuge. But once she strikes gold, buried secrets are revealed […]
Downtown Lafayette – Then & Now (Speaker Series and Walking Tour)
Two events for Lafayette Historical Society Supporters in April! Are you smarter then a third grader? Now is the time to find out! And if you are not, you will be at the end of this exceptional pair of informative and fun events from the Lafayette Historical Society in April. Mark your calendars now and […]
100th Anniversary of Lafayette Improvement Association Photos
100th Anniversary of Lafayette Improvement Association (Library display from November 2011)
Marquis de La Fayette Display In Library
LHS currently has the display shown above on the Marquis de La Fayette. It tries to answer the question: Who was the Marquis de La Fayette and why are we named after him? After you enter the library, walk forward past the media shelves and you will see the display over on the far […]
Lafayette Recreation Photos
Lafayette Recreation (Library display from Fall 2011)
February Speaker Series Information
Meet the Marquis
Mark your calendar! Our popular Speaker Series will continue on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 when we present “Meet the Marquis: Who was La Fayette and why are we named after him?” presented by Gilbert Sonet, Lafayette resident and La Fayette research expert. Details in January.
Lafayette Cemetery Talk and Tour
Who’s Who in the Lafayette Cemetery! Join us at one or both of our October events and find out! Lafayette’s Cemetery has been a landmark for many years. Henrietta Hodges died of tuberculosis in 1854 when she was only 13 years old. Unfortunately, there was no cemetery to properly bury young Henrietta. Medford Gorham permitted […]
