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 […]
Town Hall Theatre Tour July 2011
Clive Worsely, Artistic Director of Town Hall Theatre took almost 40 attendees on an exclusive tour of Town Hall Theatre on July 21. Visitors learned much of the history as well as current productions and the education that happens in the historic building. We toured behind the scenes and the dressing room. Refreshments were enjoyed […]
Exclusive Tour of Lafayette’s Town Hall Theatre
Take a Back Stage Tour of Lafayette’s Unknown Gem Julie Sullivan, Author Artistic Director Clive Worsley calls Lafayette’s Town Hall Theatre, which has stood at 3535 School Street since 1914, an unknown gem because many Lamorinda residents aren’t aware it exists. On Thursday, July 21, from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Lafayette Historical Society is providing […]
The Caldecott Fourth Bore-Tunneling Through Time
The locale is the Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore between Orinda and Oakland. Imagine the time is the late Miocene period, about 10 million years ago. The climate is warmer and abundant greenery flourishes. Gone are the rugged, rocky hills, the freeways, the cities. In their place is a verdant river flood plain where small, rodent […]
Treasure Island’s 1939 Golden Gate Exposition
What do the Lafayette Historical Society, The Treasure island Museum Association and the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition have in common? The mystery began one morning here in the History Room in early 2010 and will end on May 10 at the Annual Meeting & Potluck Dinner! Join your friends, neighbors and fellow Lafayette Historical […]
“What’s Happened Since the Railroad’s Been Gone”
Our Speaker Series continues on Wednesday, April 6 at 3:00 pm with Stuart J. Swiedler. His presentation, The East Bay Hills Project is a collection of largely unpublished aerial images accompanied by ground-based photos that follows the 17-mile right-of-way of the Sacramento Northern Railroad. You’ll see highlights and details of Rockridge, Lake Temescal, the Mountain Boulevard […]
February Speaker Series: “Old Bones in the New Tunnel”
You may have seen the article in the July 19, 2010 Contra Costa Times titled “Fourth Bore Bones”. Dr. Lanny Fisk, principal paleontologist for PaleoResources Consultants based in Auburn, CA was quoted as saying “It’s rare to tunnel through a sequence like this. It’s like laying time on its side.” The article went on to […]
