Welcome to the Truckee-Donner Historical Society website Updated HCS 12/13/18
Truckee Donner Railroad Society, Truckee-Donner Historical Society Members with Francisco Castillo, Director of Public Affairs-Corporate Relations, Union Pacific Railroad with the
Gold Spike Presented to the Town of Truckee, Tuesday, December 11, 2018, in celebration of and anticipation of events relating to the Golden Spike 2019 Town upcoming celebration.
For continued details, check the Donner Summit - Truckee Golden Spike Celebration
Facebook page and our Calendar for more information.
Gold Spike Presented to the Town of Truckee, Tuesday, December 11, 2018, in celebration of and anticipation of events relating to the Golden Spike 2019 Town upcoming celebration.
For continued details, check the Donner Summit - Truckee Golden Spike Celebration
Facebook page and our Calendar for more information.
Looking for some historic photos to grace your business, home or office? Truckee-Donner Historical Society recently worked with Northstar to select some historic photos perfect for the Northstar Day Lodge. Check them out. And if you'd like to see other historical photos that are available, please see our online Image Collection to view, search, and just browse through our ever growing collection.
Photos courtesy Greg Zirbel, December 2018.
Photos courtesy Greg Zirbel, December 2018.
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2019 is the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad!!!!
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Donner Summit - Truckee Golden Spike Celebration
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Truckee-Donner Historical Society has partnered with Donner Summit Historical Society and Truckee Donner Railroad Society to create a multi-month long celebration of this Golden Spike event. Truckee would not be what it is today without the railroad coming through the route it did. We wish to preserve the importance of that event and we are now in the process of scheduling many entertaining events between May 1 and Labor Day, 2019. Please see our facebook page for more details.
On December 11, 6 pm, at Truckee Town Hall, 10183 Truckee Airport Road, there will be a presentation about currently planned events. |
We have added another nineteen Audio Recordings of various oral histories and presentations
for your listening history education. These files are all in mp3 format.
Please see this page for specific details about the recordings.
for your listening history education. These files are all in mp3 format.
Please see this page for specific details about the recordings.
To learn more about our new and evolving Image Collection please click here
To start an immediate Image Collection Search please click here
To start an immediate Image Collection Search please click here
Who We Are
As volunteers for this non profit 501(c)(3) organization, we are stewards of a number of unique physical assets (see below). The TDHS invites you to join with us in the preservation and maintenance of these irreplaceable historical venues, and at the same time have lots of fun in the process discovering our Truckee, California heritage.
Our MISSION is to discover, procure and preserve whatever may relate to the aboriginal, natural, civil, literary, and ecclesiastical history of the Town of Truckee and surrounding area. Our VISION is to preserve and protect the history of Truckee.
As volunteers for this non profit 501(c)(3) organization, we are stewards of a number of unique physical assets (see below). The TDHS invites you to join with us in the preservation and maintenance of these irreplaceable historical venues, and at the same time have lots of fun in the process discovering our Truckee, California heritage.
Our MISSION is to discover, procure and preserve whatever may relate to the aboriginal, natural, civil, literary, and ecclesiastical history of the Town of Truckee and surrounding area. Our VISION is to preserve and protect the history of Truckee.
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Truckee-Donner Historical Society was founded July 24, 1968 to preserve the history of the Truckee - Donner area. Besides maintaining the historic Joseph Research Cabin (the Gateway Cabin), the Society is also responsible for operating the Old Jail Museum which was built in 1875. The Society maintains the Community Memorial Garden including the Memorial Arch behind the Old Jail Museum, the Donner Cross, and Schaffer Cemetery. (For a brief description of where the Cabin originated, please see this link.)
We participate in several Events during the course of the year, including the Old Timers' Picnic. Our research historians write articles on Truckee's History and the surrounding areas and document oral histories. We have several books on local Truckee history for sale on our Publications page and we also have Photos of the Truckee - Donner area which can be purchased. Please find a sampling of our numerous historic prints on our Photos page. Please take the time to browse both.
If you would like to make a tax deductible donation to our Historical Society please visit our Donate page.
We participate in several Events during the course of the year, including the Old Timers' Picnic. Our research historians write articles on Truckee's History and the surrounding areas and document oral histories. We have several books on local Truckee history for sale on our Publications page and we also have Photos of the Truckee - Donner area which can be purchased. Please find a sampling of our numerous historic prints on our Photos page. Please take the time to browse both.
If you would like to make a tax deductible donation to our Historical Society please visit our Donate page.
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Directions to the Joseph Research Library,
Truckee, CA One block off Donner Pass Road, adjacent to Meadow Park; 10115 Donner Trail Road Hours: Generally Thursdays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Telephone No.: (530) 582-0893 |
Directions to the Old Jail Museum
Corner of Jibboom and Spring Streets, in Historic Downtown Truckee, 1 block from Donner Pass Road and Commercial Row; 10142 Jibboom Street See the Old Jail Museum page for hours |
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 893, Truckee, CA 96160
Please see details about Truckee-Donner Historical Society's affiliation with the Blue Star Museum program.
We always encourage our readers to contact us directly if you notice something not quite right or that needs correction.
