Thanks to a generous 2023 Excellence Grant from the Community Foundation of Lafayette, The Park Theater Trust (TPTT), in partnership with the Lafayete Historical Society, will be producing a documentary on the Park Theater’s past, present and exciting future. We are looking for community members who have fond memories of the Park Theater from before […]
1920s Acalanes Ridge Mail Arrow Featured On History Hunters
Back in January of 2022, we published an article in our newsletter about the old 1920s mail arrow in the Acalanes Ridge Open Space. Recently History Hunters did a video featuring the arrow. We thought we’d share it along with our original article. There are some photos of the Mail Arrow from the past 10 […]
LHS Email Recently Hacked — Instructions For Those Who Received Scam Email
We recently had our email hacked. There were many messages that were sent purporting to be from our President–Mary McCosker–asking about Amazon. These were not from us. DO NOT RESPOND to these emails in any way. If you have already responded to the email, STOP! The reply-to email on the fake email was to a […]
Lafayette Ridge Hike
A few years ago, one of our volunteers filmed a hike of the Lafayette Ridge from start to finish. We thought we’d share it with you.
A short film called The Park Theatre by Joel Braunstein
Last week we received a short film from Stanley school student Joel Braunstein. He talks and does a couple of interviews about the past and future of The Park Theatre. In case you have seen this somewhere else and the audio was a problem for you, we went ahead and fixed that issue. It should […]
Lafayette Historical Society iPhone App
Earlier this year we were approached by a Boy Scout who was preparing to do his Eagle Scout project. That young man was Marc Davis. He wanted to make an app for us that would allow people to use their smartphones to go on our walking tour of Lafayette landmarks. Recently, he completed that […]
We Think You Might be Interested!
One of our new volunteers is a Saint Mary’s College graduate and thought there might be some SMC Art and Art History alumni out there that might be interested in this upcoming event. Call for Entries: Juried Art and Art History Alumni Exhibition January 7 – January 31, 2014 Curator: Lily Manderville, SMC ’10 […]
Shop With LHS
Along with the ability to donate on our homepage and become a member, we’ve recently added the ability to make a number of purchases through our website. You can visit our shop and purchase several books. Photos can also be purchased in the same place.
Elam Brown’s First House Plaque
Recently, we’ve had several questions concerning the location of the plaque for Elam Brown’s first house. The plaque, pictured above, is located between Deer Trail and Upper Happy Valley Rd on Happy Valley Rd. There is a little area you can pull over to look at the plaque.
“Voices of Lafayette” Book Now Available
Due to popular demand, the Lafayette Historical Society has had a new round of the Voices of Lafayette book printed. Written by Julie Sullivan, it contains a collection of oral histories that goes beyond objective images and artifacts to flesh out life in Lafayette. The book contains recollections from people like Lou Borghesani of Lou’s Bar […]
