You’ve Seen the Book – Now You Can Meet the Author Why are place names important? From the Native Americans to the various European settlers, each wave of migration left their mark upon the land. Many names have long since disappeared but are still found on old maps and documents. Some names have interesting or […]
Speaker Series: “The Bay Miwok Saklan in Lafayette”
James M. “Doc” Hales will tell use how the Bay Miwok Saklan Native Americans made use of edible, medicinal, ceremonial, and plentiful plants and wildlife in their Lafayette and Walnut Creek villages. James will bring his mini museum of artifacts to his presentation Doc Hale is a renowned wildlife biologist in the East Bay and […]
Speaker Series: “Tales About Trails”
Stu Swiedler will share “Fact versus Fiction” on the creation of the Lafayette-Moraga & Iron Horse Trails. We’ve enjoyed these trails for many years. Find out how they’ve come to be. Sunday, August 12, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Lafayette Library & Learning Center Arts & Science Discovery Center located on the mezzanine floor. […]
Speaker Series: “The Story of Marquis de La Fayette”
Just who was the Marquis de La Fayette? Find out on Sunday, May 6, 2018 – 1:30 p.m. Lafayette Library & Learning Center – Community Hall Please join us for an informative program about the man whom after our city is named and who played such an important role in the establishment of our nation. […]
Speaker Series: “Getting to School in Lafayette in the 20th Century”
Make your plans to join us for another of Stu Swiedler’s informative talks! Sunday, January 21, 2018 – 2:00 p.m. Lafayette Library & Learning Center – Arts & Science Room If you think about it, not long ago all of the school kinds in Lafayette could ride horses to school. They drove tractors and […]
Speaker Series: Lafayette’s History Through Modern Media
Please join us on October 15 @ 2:00 p.m. for this most interesting look back at the history of our towns! Even if you don’t know Mark Harrigan’s name from Facebook pages: “You know you’re from Lafayette CA when” and “You know you’re from Lafayette CA when” and “680/24 Corridor History”, you will be amazed […]
Speaker Series: A Conversation with a Well Known Author
Author and historian Richard Schwartz will deliver an illustrated talk about the fascinating life story of Jewish immigrant actor M.B. Curtis. Date . . . . .Sunday July 16, 2017 Time . . . . 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Place . . . . Lafayette Library & Learning Center – Community Hall Donation Requested $10.00 LHS […]
Speaker Series: The History of Lafayette Libraries
The earliest records of a library in Lafayette are dated in receipts held by Benjamin Shreve in the 1870’s. So we know a Library in our city was always important. In 1923, the Lafayette Improvement Association moved the 2nd schoolhouse from it’s location on Moraga Road to Mt. Diablo Blvd. where it became the Post […]
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.
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, […]
