Welcome to the Truckee-Donner Historical Society website Updated HCS 7/23/18
Many thanks to one and all who attended the 38th Annual Old Timers' Picnic at Truckee River Regional Park on Saturday, July 21. A good fun time was had by all. We'll see you all again next year, same 3rd Saturday in July -
July 20, 2019. For some photos of the 2018 Picnic day's events, please see our facebook link.
July 20, 2019. For some photos of the 2018 Picnic day's events, please see our facebook link.
Our most recent quarterly newsletter - our 50th Issue !!!!, June 2018 Echoes From the Past,
is now available at this link . Please enjoy.
We have also added 11 older Echoes editions from the mid 2000s, now available under Newsletters.
We have also added a Biography and source information about a noted Truckee physician in the late 1800s, Dr. William Curless, provided by an interested reader.
Special thanks to two of our wonderful volunteer staff (Katie and Barbara), we are pleased to announce the UPDATED Book Index current as of June 23, 2018. Since the last edition in December 2017, we have added about 40 new acquisitions, mostly from donations.
Please see this link to see the updated Book Index.
We have also added another fascinatingly interesting audio recording to our growing collection.
The most recent is from an April 14, 1987 presentation by long time resident
Nelson Stone on Life in Old Time Truckee (the actual audio mp3 file). (A brief synopsis of the audio recording.)
Please see this link to see the updated Book Index.
We have also added another fascinatingly interesting audio recording to our growing collection.
The most recent is from an April 14, 1987 presentation by long time resident
Nelson Stone on Life in Old Time Truckee (the actual audio mp3 file). (A brief synopsis of the audio recording.)
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.
