8/24/2023 HCS
NEWSFLASH !!!
New in 2023, Truckee-Donner Historical Society now has DIGITAL access to the following maps available at this link. The index is full text searchable.
The remainder of our Map Collection is slowly being scanned as high resolution pdfs and available for online viewing on request. We acknowledge with sincere gratitude to our donor Bo G. who made a very generous contribution to start digitizing our map collection. Bo was interested in seeing our maps about the Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company rail line as he wrote a book about Tahoe City's "Hidden Waterfront." While we had several images available online about Tahoe City and the LTR&TCo. rail line, at the time, we did not have any digitized maps. We do now.
Due to the unprecedented request for access to our online digital map collection, we will be implementing a policy that charges for access to these maps starting July 1, 2023. Thanks to Grant at Truckee's Tahoe Print Shop, almost all of the "L" series maps have been scanned. We will continue to work on scanning maps labelled "B", "F", "S", and "D". Map requests for the first 3 maps are free. After that, each map request will be $5.00. Due to the time intensive nature of these requests, please expect our turnaround time to take up to two weeks. Most requests are processed much sooner, but we are strapped for volunteer assistance and must dedicate our time equally to our other very important all volunteer work.
How to use the MASTER MAP INDEX.
An example is appropriate. Let's say you were interested in viewing maps of Donner Lake / Donner Park that have been digitized. Do a search within the Index to find the map you're interested in viewing, say
1-051L. We will be able to provide you with a watermarked high resolution map for viewing. See examples below. Do keep in mind that the maps were scanned at huge pdf sizes and are not easily emailed, so we reduce the size to something manageable - but still viewable and enlargeable.
Compare Donner Park maps of 1920 and 1931. Have fun exploring, browsing, searching.
New in 2023, Truckee-Donner Historical Society now has DIGITAL access to the following maps available at this link. The index is full text searchable.
The remainder of our Map Collection is slowly being scanned as high resolution pdfs and available for online viewing on request. We acknowledge with sincere gratitude to our donor Bo G. who made a very generous contribution to start digitizing our map collection. Bo was interested in seeing our maps about the Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company rail line as he wrote a book about Tahoe City's "Hidden Waterfront." While we had several images available online about Tahoe City and the LTR&TCo. rail line, at the time, we did not have any digitized maps. We do now.
Due to the unprecedented request for access to our online digital map collection, we will be implementing a policy that charges for access to these maps starting July 1, 2023. Thanks to Grant at Truckee's Tahoe Print Shop, almost all of the "L" series maps have been scanned. We will continue to work on scanning maps labelled "B", "F", "S", and "D". Map requests for the first 3 maps are free. After that, each map request will be $5.00. Due to the time intensive nature of these requests, please expect our turnaround time to take up to two weeks. Most requests are processed much sooner, but we are strapped for volunteer assistance and must dedicate our time equally to our other very important all volunteer work.
How to use the MASTER MAP INDEX.
An example is appropriate. Let's say you were interested in viewing maps of Donner Lake / Donner Park that have been digitized. Do a search within the Index to find the map you're interested in viewing, say
1-051L. We will be able to provide you with a watermarked high resolution map for viewing. See examples below. Do keep in mind that the maps were scanned at huge pdf sizes and are not easily emailed, so we reduce the size to something manageable - but still viewable and enlargeable.
Compare Donner Park maps of 1920 and 1931. Have fun exploring, browsing, searching.
