Lafayette, California

Thank You For Participating In The Treasure Hunt

The Lafayette Historical Society would like to thank all those who participated in our recent treasure hunt. We are in touch with those who won. The questions and answers that were used in the treasure hunt have been included below. We hope everyone had a good time, regardless of whether they won or not. Please leave any [...]

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The 1950s — Eastern Gamblers Betting on Contra Costa? Part 1

We all followed the crime wave in Lafayette a year or so ago, in which a couple of innocent-seeming massage parlors appeared to be offering some extra-special extras. But in going through the Lafayette SUN’s bound volume from 1950, we learned that Lamorinda was a festering swamp of crime six decades ago. Return with us [...]

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A Reason To Visit: Back Issues of the Lafayette Sun

Swing by to look at back issues of the Lafayette Sun. We have almost every year from when it started in the late 1930s through 1979. Even if you don’t have something in particular to look for, it’s a lot of fun to flip through the papers. Oh the things you’ll find. For example, Diamond [...]

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CALLING ALL HISTORY DETECTIVES! — A Treasure Hunt in Lafayette

The Lafayette Historical Society is sponsoring a Downtown Lafayette History Treasure Hunt on the weekend of June 15-16, 2013. Discover how much you know about Downtown Lafayette’s history (or you can learn more) by participating in this fun family-friendly Father’s Day Weekend outing!  Here’s how it will work: At 5 pm Friday, June 14, clues and instructions will [...]

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