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Acalanes High School Records (The Acalanes Story)

on February 14, 2012 - 0 Comments
Categories: Acalanes High School

Recently we found two records in our collection that were recorded for the years 1957-1958 and 1958-1959. They were meant to encapsulate the year by spotlighting events such as sports and plays. We have digitized them and included them below.

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100th Anniversary of Lafayette Improvement Association Photos

on February 10, 2012 - 0 Comments
Categories: Photos

100th Anniversary of Lafayette Improvement Association (Library display from November 2011)

LAFAYETTE AND THE PLAZA, CIRCA 1910
MT. DIABLO BLVD. IN 1869
MORAGA ROAD, CIRCA 1915
LOU BORGHESANI BAR 1934
TOWN HALL 1914
SACRAMENTO NORTHERN RAILWAY
PIONEER STORE, CIRCA 1920'S
PIONEER STORE AND HOME BUILT BY BENJAMIN SHREVE
DROUGHT ENDS WITH BIG STORM, 1977
COMMERCIAL SIGNS IN LAFAYETTE - 1970
VIEW OF MT. DIABLO BLVD. LOOKING EAST, 1970
LAFAYETTE, CALIFORNIA
LAFAYETTE TOWN HALL
MT. DIABLO BLVD. 1940'S
LAFAYETTE CREEK FLOOD CIRCA 1910
LAFAYETTE IN 1913
LAFAYETTE IN 1913
EAST PORTAL, CALDECOTT TUNNEL, 1937

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Marquis de La Fayette Display In Library

on February 3, 2012 - 0 Comments
Categories: Display

Marquis de La Fayette Display

 

LHS currently has the display shown above on the Marquis de La Fayette. It tries to answer the question: Who was the Marquis de La Fayette and why are we named after him? After you enter the library, walk forward past the media shelves and you will see the display over on the far right by the Homework room. Go up there and check it out!

There is a talk hosted by LHS coming up on the Marquis de La Fayette. Find out more here.

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  • Upcoming:

    Our Board will meet quarterly this year.

    Next Board Meeting -

    Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 7pm
    LHS History Room
    Golden Gate Way

    Visit our new display in the Library:

    • Who was the Marquis de La Fayette and why are we named after him?
    • Soldier, Hero and "Rockstar"
    • How many cities in the United States are named for Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette

Lafayette Historical Society

History Room open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Lafayette Library
& Learning Center,
enter on Golden Gate Way
925-283-1848

Upcoming Events

Mark your calendar! Our popular Speaker Series will continue on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 when we present "Meet the Marquis: Who was La Fayette and why are we named after him?" presented by Gilbert Sonet, Lafayette resident and La Fayette research expert. Details in January.

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