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Gathering of Ohlone Peoples Event at Coyote Hills Regional Park

September 11, 2012 Leave a Comment

For your interest, the Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont is going to be holding a special event on Sunday, October 7th from 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.. It’s called the Gathering of Ohlone Peoples and is billed as, “A celebration of the history, culture and traditional skills of Ohlone Peoples.” More information can be […]

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Neighborhoods of Lafayette Display in Library

August 14, 2012 Leave a Comment

Currently in the Lafayette Library is our latest display entitlted “The Hoods”. Using materials from our archives, the exhibit traces the development of the neighborhoods of Lafayette. After you enter the library, walk forward past the media shelves and you will see the display over on the far right by the Homework room.

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July 18, 2012 — Special Presentation in the Library & Learning Center

July 6, 2012 Leave a Comment

Mr. Drew’s talk 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 to life!” A well regarded railroad historian, Stephen Drew recently retired […]

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President’s Message

July 6, 2012 Leave a Comment

Thanks and welcome to those of you who have recently joined the Historical Society. We hope you will enjoy receiving our newsletter and will plan to attend our upcoming programs. Should you have comments or suggestions to send our way please contact us at lafayette.history@comcast.net.     Speaking of programs….we are appreciative of those people who have entertained […]

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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Rolls Again

July 6, 2012 Leave a Comment

  Stephen Drew is passionate about railroads and about the Virginia & Truckee short line railroad in particular, which is only natural since he recently retired after 35 years as Chief Curator of the California State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento. On Wednesday, July 18 at 3 p.m. the Lafayette Historical Society Speaker’s Series offers the chance to hear Mr. Drew trace the history of what he calls “one of America’s […]

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A Dam Club in Lafayette?

July 6, 2012 Leave a Comment

An inquiring Lafayette resident recently dropped into the historical society with the closest we’ve ever gotten to an aquatic engineering question: when was the Weir at the end of 4th Street built and why? Luckily for our curious visitor, the weir at 4th street not only has a story, it has a partner at Victoria Court. Weirs, which are a […]

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Pleasant Hill Annexed to Lafayette!

July 6, 2012 1 Comment

  The dirty deed actually happened on November 24, 1980. Thirty-one years ago. And Pleasant Hill has been part of Lafayette ever since. Don’t believe it? City Resolution Number 40-80. Look it up. The story begins back in 1821, coincidentally the same year Mexico declared her independence from Spain. A British ship named Lady Blackwood slipped into Bodega Bay, which was, of course, Mexican territory at the […]

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Meet Our Board and Volunteers

July 6, 2012 1 Comment

  Nancy Flood, Board Member Nancy is a local gal having grown up in Lafayette. She attended Lafayette Elementary School and Acalanes before receiving her college degree and teaching credential from San Francisco State. Before her retirement she taught Kindergarten at Burton School and Montecito School (both now closed) and then at Springhill School until her retirement. Nancy is from two local historical families, the Lamps and the Floods. The Lamps arrived from Germany […]

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July 18, 2012 — Historical Railroad Expert Stephen Drew (Speaker Series)

June 5, 2012 Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Using The Lafayette Sun

May 17, 2012 Leave a Comment

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 […]

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