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“Voices of Lafayette” Book Now Available

October 16, 2012 Leave a Comment

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 (today The Roundup Saloon):

Ma Hunt was a well-known person, famous for her pies, and people would come in for years asking about her. I never knew her personally. On June 6, 1934, I walked in and asked the people who were leasing the place if I could buy the business. They wanted $1,150 and all I could get was $950. I told them, supposing I give you $950 and pay the rest in three months, and they went for it. But the deal had to be that night, and the next morning I took over, because I didn’t want to lose any of the stock. The next morning at seven I was in there doing business.

Beginning with early families, it progresses through the decades up to the end of the 1970s. Copies are for sale now at the History Room. Books may be purchased for $20 and the proceeds benefit the Lafayette Historical Society.

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