On a recent Tuesday afternoon, several volunteers were looking at a collection of aerial photos of western Mount Diablo Blvd., taken in the mid-1950s. Volunteer Sherril Barber pointed to a spot near the old Cape Cod House and said, “That’s the Huddle Inn, where they served a flaming pizza!” Everyone got interested in that […]
Meet Our Board and Volunteers
Kristen Johnston Kristen began volunteering at LHS a year ago as part of an internship process for her library certificate and to gain some experience in archival work. Her original assignment was to correctly label photo files that were kept in file cabinets in the history room. After she became familiar with the photos […]
We Think You Might be Interested!
Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lafayette Library & Learning Center’s Community Hall, The Gold Coast Chamber Players presents: Aaron Copland’s evocative Appalachian Spring and Alan Louis Smith’s Vignettes: Covered Wagon Women in a full display of American spirit. Mezzo-soprano Catherine Martin is featured in a moving portrayal of pioneer life. More […]
President’s Message
Update: The owner of the diploma has been found. Happy 2013!! All of us at the Historical Society hope you had a wonderful holiday season and we look forward to bringing you more interesting programming in the new year. Our first program will shed some light on a local landmark and the next speaker […]
The Rossi Story
Volunteers at the Lafayette Historical Society know history is around every corner, sometimes quite literally. Take Rossi and Angelo Streets in Lafayette. Some citizens might be familiar with the immigrant pioneer Rossi family, but Angelo Street owes its name to a son of the Rossi clan, named, what else, Angelo Rossi. The history behind these […]
Meet Our Board and Volunteers
Sherril Barber Sherril was raised in Lafayette and went through her school years in local schools. She studied at San Jose State where she received her California teaching credential. She returned to Lafayette and worked in special education in the Lafayette and Acalanes Union High School District schools. She retired from the Acalanes Union High […]
We Thought You Might Be Interested
On Saturday, October 13th, the Martinez Historical Society is hosting a tour of eight (8) private homes representing the architecture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in historical Martinez. The tour begins at the Shell Club House with its intact Arts & Craft interior and the adjacent Shell Oil Museum – both located at 1635 Pacheco Drive. The tour includes the 1890 Borland House (home of […]
President’s Message
A visit to the Lafayette Library to check out or return books could provide an opportunity for you to increase your knowledge of Lafayette history. Laura Torkelson and John Stevens have put together the first of four informative displays on the neighborhoods of Lafayette to better chronicle the development of our town. The first installment is on display and covers the downtown section […]
The Lafayette Post Office Celebrates 155 Years!
There are many institutions, places, and people that make a town feel like a real town, but none has cache like the post office. Every American city likes to have one: a place to connect with the rest of the world and maybe get the town gossip. This year, Lafayette’s very own post office celebrates 155 years in the […]
Pleasant Hill Annexed to Lafayette! Part II
>>> Pleasant Hill Annexed to Lafayette! Part I When we left Guillermo in July he was married to Maria Antonia Galinda and had a growing family in San Jose. He also had a growing herd of cattle in Pinole and was “commuting” between the two. He needed to solve this dilemma, by getting his own rancho! He submitted a petition to Governor Figueroa on June 2, […]
