Welcome to the Truckee-Donner Historical Society website Updated HCS 9/22/18
Golden Spike Anniversary, May 10, 2019.
It ALL happened because of the Railroad !
Please join us Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, 6 p.m. at the Truckee Airport Community Room for a planning meeting to help organize and plan for this momentous occasion. Please see this flyer for additional details.
It ALL happened because of the Railroad !
Please join us Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, 6 p.m. at the Truckee Airport Community Room for a planning meeting to help organize and plan for this momentous occasion. Please see this flyer for additional details.
Our most recent quarterly newsletter - our 51st Issue !!!!
September 2018 Echoes From the Past,
is now available at this link . Please enjoy.
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.
