ECHOES FROM THE PAST NEWSLETTERS
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Updated HCS 12/17/2023
Echoes From the Past newsletter was prepared and issued as a Quarterly publication. The newsletters contained articles that cover Truckee and the surrounding vicinity. They include a variety of topics, including historical pieces and many well-researched articles. Due to increasing printing and mailing expenses, and the lack of a volunteer newsletter editor, TDHS will now post Echoes articles online.
Please note that the printed Echoes From the Past newsletter was retired after the March 2019 issue.
All articles are now posted on this website.
You now have the capability (Dec. 2023) to search TDHS Echoes' archived newsletters below full text searchable for the years 2010 - 2019 available at this link. Please be patient as this document is 273 pages.
Echoes From the Past Newsletter topics
2019
March 2019 Issue 1
* Golden Spike Events - p. 3
* Ken Michaelson Mural - p. 4
* Movie Updates - Tidbits - Books p. 5
* What I Learned in My Captivity - p. 7
* 10th Mountain Division - p. 10
* Airmail Beacons - p. 12
* Audio Recordings - p. 145
2018
March 2018 Issue 1
* Pioneer (Donner) Monument Centennial - June 9, 2018, p. 2
* C.F. McGlashan's Relationship with the Chinese in Truckee - p. 3
* Eisenhower Tree - p. 5
* Masonic Lodge & the Memorial Arch - p. 6
* Birmingham Grille / Jax on the Tracks - p. 9
* TDHS Image Collection Update - p. 10
* Update on National Historic Application - p. 10
* Pullman Strike Update - new sources - p. 11
* Unique Truckee "Smokes" label - p. 11
June 2018 Issue 2 - our 50th !!! Issue (this is a big file, 21 MB, full of photos, so it may take some time to download)
* 'Alien' Concrete Arrows, Beacons & Air Mail Service - p. 3
* Masonic Arch at the Old Jail Museum designation announced by Nevada County Historical Landmarks Commission - p. 15
* Open House/ Fundraising Event - p. 15
* Image Collections Update - p. 15
* Moving the Pullman, Railyard Crane and Rotary - p. 16
* TDHS 50 years young! - p. 16
* New Old Jail Museum Displays - p. 17
* Thank you Eagle Scouts - p. 17
* Flumes of Truckee: Using the Power of the Sierras - p. 18
Supplemental Content for June 2018 - Article References
September 2018
* Rocking Stone Application- p. 3
* Updates from prior Echoes issues - p. 4
* 40 years ago - in 1978- p. 4
* The Gateway Cabin - The Joseph Research Library Cabin - p. 5
* Map Donations - p. 6
* Unlocking the Secrets of History - p. 6
* Mark Twain in Truckee?- p. 11 Errata for Mark Twain article
December 2018
* Thank You - p. 3
* Passing the Torch - p. 3
* Donner Party Spinoffs - pp. 4-11
* Updates from Prior Echoes - p. 12
- Umqua River and TRUCKEE - p. 13
- State line boundary - p. 14
- Concrete Arrows and Beacons - p. 15
* Floriston Mill, Inn and Hotel - p. 16
* Johan Hultin Donation - p. 20
* Old Jail Museum 2018 Visitors - p. 20
2017
March 2017 Issue 1
* Seeking Summer Docents - Old Jail Museum - p. 2
* A Library for Truckee - pp. 3-5 - Lauri Ferguson
* Historical Artifact Archive Continues to Grow - pp. 6-7 - Katie Holley
* Truckee Lumber Company ("TLC") Records - pp. 7-13 Heidi Sproat
June 2017 Issue 2
* Patents in Truckee - pp. 4-7
* Blasting and the Summit Tunnel - pp. 8-10
* Deja Vu - US Route 40 - p. 10
* World War II Service Donation Letter - p. 11
September 2017 Issue 3
* Updates from earlier ECHOES articles - p. 2
- Patents
- Strike of 1894
* Flags of Distinction - p. 4
* Research and Artifact Update - p. 6
* Old Jail Museum Cell Walls - p. 8
* Rotary Grant for Digitization - p. 9
* 1918 Pioneer Monument Commemorative Medal - p. 9
December 2017 Issue 4
* James Tennant Rock Collection - p. 2
* Membership Corner - p. 3
* What is 'Plug and Feather' - p. 4
* California Highway Patrol - p. 6
* 2017 Accomplishments - p. 10
* Old Jail Museum Visitor Statistics - p. 11
* Launch of TDHS Image Collection - p. 11 (Truckee Rotary Grant for Digitization )
* The Story Behind the 1888 Commissioners Rail Road Map - p. 12
2016
March 2016 Issue 1 (for faster viewing and a smaller file, click here, but images are not as clear) /
* Seeking Summer Docents - Old Jail Museum - p.2
* Veterans Memorial Building - seeking National Historic Landmark protection - p.3
* Prohibition - p. 4
* Snowball Special - p. 5
* Civil Defense Cards, Truckee River vs. Dog Valley Route & and Other 2015 Donations - p. 5
* On Wings of Terror: We Honor Them - p. 6
Supplemental Content for March 2016 Issue 1
June 2016
* The Meaning Behind the Name Essex - p. 3
* 1867 Telegraph Insulators - p. 3
* John Corbett's Photo Collection - pp. 4-5
* Elle Ellen's Cabinet Refinished - p. 6
* History of Assumption Church Truckee - p. 7
Supplemental Content for June 2016 Issue 2
September 2016 Issue 3
* Thank you to Summer Docents at the Old Jail - p. 2
* Jail Rail - p. 3
* Donner Memorial New Images - pp. 3, 7
* The Tamarack Wreck - pp. 4-5
* Assumption - The Saints Come Marching In - pp. 6-7
Supplemental Content for September 2016 Issue 3
December 2016 Issue 4
* Pat McCartney Remembrance - p. 2
* Ma Spinelli - p. 3
* Truckee's Place in the Strike of '94 - pp. 4-5, 7
* 2016 TDHS Accomplishments - p. 6
Supplemental Content for December 2016 Issue 4
2015
March 2015 Issue 1
* Victory Highway Eagle Monument Rededication - p. 2
* Seeking Summer Old Jail Museum Docents- p. 2
* Jibboom Street Ladies Garden - p. 3
* Polaris and the Tahoe Ice Company - p. 4
* Snowfall and Snowpack in Winters - p. 6
* Old Jail Museum Visitor Information - p. 7
May 2015 Issue 2
* Butterfly Exhibit moved - p. 2
* Was It A Real Ghost? A Mystery of the Sierras - p. 3
* Memorial Day Remembered - p. 4
* Truckee Street Named for WWII Veteran - p. 6 - Levon Joseph
September 2015 Issue 3
* Donner Lake Fireworks - p. 2
* Truckee Earthquakes - p. 3
* 140th Anniversary Old Jail Museum - p. 4
* Schooner TRUCKEE - p.5
December 2015 Issue 4
* Seeking Old Jail Museum Docents - p. 2
* TDHS 2015 Accomplishments - p. 6
* Old Jail Museum Visitor Information - p. 7
* Donner Ridge Fire of 1960 - pp. 4-6
Supplemental Content for Dec. 2015 Issue 4 (correction 12/19/17)
2014
March 2014 Issue 1
* Ximena McGlashan Letter of April 1915 - p.2
* Forgotten Names and Ghosts Along the Truckee River - p. 3 Tom Macaulay, 3rd Installment republication
June 2014 Issue 2
* Truckee Downtown Mural - p. 2
* Stones that Tell of Truckee's History - p. 3
* George Clinton Sellon AIA, Architect of the Truckee Veterans Memorial Building - p. 4
* Where is Gelatt, CA? - p. 5
September 2014 Issue 3
* Dwight Teeter - p. 2
* Fire & Ice - Request for Volunteers - p. 3
* Old Jail Museum Staining Project - p. 3
* Reno Iceman Returns to Truckee - p. 4 - Tom Macaulay - Truckee Ice Company at Martis Creek
* Truckee Ice Company - p. 5
* Birdhouses Help Truckee's Past - p. 5
December 2014 Issue 4
* Little Known Truckee Facts - p. 2
* Happenings on Spring Street - p. 4
* Truckee Ice Company (continued) - p. 5 - Tom Macaulay
* 2014 TDHS Accomplishments - p. 6
* Truckee Doggerel - p. 7
* Floriston - Forgotten Name Update - p. 7
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Sadly, there were NO Echoes Newsletters published during 2011 nor 2013 due to a lack of volunteer assistance.
_____________
2012
Echoes Winter 2012 | Echoes Spring 2012
2010
Echoes Spring 2010 | Echoes Summer 2010 | Echoes Fall 2010
You now have the capability (Dec. 2023) to search TDHS Echoes' archived newsletters below full text searchable for the years 2000 - 2009 available at this link.
2008-2009
Echoes Fall 2008 | Spring 2008 | Summer 2008 | Echoes Winter 2008 | Echoes Spring 2009 | Echoes Summer 2009 | Echoes Fall 2009
HCS scanned older Echoes newsletters from the Cabin files, but the topics are NOT included in the Master Indices below. HOWEVER, the issues below ARE full text searchable. The scanned issues are:
Summer 2007 | Spring 2007 | Winter 2007
Summer 2006 | Fall/Winter 2006 | Spring 2006
Spring 2005 | Summer 2005 (unavailable) | Winter 2005
Spring 2004 (unavailable) | Summer 2004 | Winter 2004
Spring 2003 | Summer 2003 | Fall 2003 (unavailable)
Spring 2002 | Summer 2002 | Fall 2002 | Winter 2002
Spring 2001 | Summer 2001 | Fall 2001 | Winter 2001
Spring 2000 | July 2000
All articles are now posted on this website.
You now have the capability (Dec. 2023) to search TDHS Echoes' archived newsletters below full text searchable for the years 2010 - 2019 available at this link. Please be patient as this document is 273 pages.
Echoes From the Past Newsletter topics
2019
March 2019 Issue 1
* Golden Spike Events - p. 3
* Ken Michaelson Mural - p. 4
* Movie Updates - Tidbits - Books p. 5
* What I Learned in My Captivity - p. 7
* 10th Mountain Division - p. 10
* Airmail Beacons - p. 12
* Audio Recordings - p. 145
2018
March 2018 Issue 1
* Pioneer (Donner) Monument Centennial - June 9, 2018, p. 2
* C.F. McGlashan's Relationship with the Chinese in Truckee - p. 3
* Eisenhower Tree - p. 5
* Masonic Lodge & the Memorial Arch - p. 6
* Birmingham Grille / Jax on the Tracks - p. 9
* TDHS Image Collection Update - p. 10
* Update on National Historic Application - p. 10
* Pullman Strike Update - new sources - p. 11
* Unique Truckee "Smokes" label - p. 11
June 2018 Issue 2 - our 50th !!! Issue (this is a big file, 21 MB, full of photos, so it may take some time to download)
* 'Alien' Concrete Arrows, Beacons & Air Mail Service - p. 3
* Masonic Arch at the Old Jail Museum designation announced by Nevada County Historical Landmarks Commission - p. 15
* Open House/ Fundraising Event - p. 15
* Image Collections Update - p. 15
* Moving the Pullman, Railyard Crane and Rotary - p. 16
* TDHS 50 years young! - p. 16
* New Old Jail Museum Displays - p. 17
* Thank you Eagle Scouts - p. 17
* Flumes of Truckee: Using the Power of the Sierras - p. 18
Supplemental Content for June 2018 - Article References
September 2018
* Rocking Stone Application- p. 3
* Updates from prior Echoes issues - p. 4
* 40 years ago - in 1978- p. 4
* The Gateway Cabin - The Joseph Research Library Cabin - p. 5
* Map Donations - p. 6
* Unlocking the Secrets of History - p. 6
* Mark Twain in Truckee?- p. 11 Errata for Mark Twain article
December 2018
* Thank You - p. 3
* Passing the Torch - p. 3
* Donner Party Spinoffs - pp. 4-11
* Updates from Prior Echoes - p. 12
- Umqua River and TRUCKEE - p. 13
- State line boundary - p. 14
- Concrete Arrows and Beacons - p. 15
* Floriston Mill, Inn and Hotel - p. 16
* Johan Hultin Donation - p. 20
* Old Jail Museum 2018 Visitors - p. 20
2017
March 2017 Issue 1
* Seeking Summer Docents - Old Jail Museum - p. 2
* A Library for Truckee - pp. 3-5 - Lauri Ferguson
* Historical Artifact Archive Continues to Grow - pp. 6-7 - Katie Holley
* Truckee Lumber Company ("TLC") Records - pp. 7-13 Heidi Sproat
June 2017 Issue 2
* Patents in Truckee - pp. 4-7
* Blasting and the Summit Tunnel - pp. 8-10
* Deja Vu - US Route 40 - p. 10
* World War II Service Donation Letter - p. 11
September 2017 Issue 3
* Updates from earlier ECHOES articles - p. 2
- Patents
- Strike of 1894
* Flags of Distinction - p. 4
* Research and Artifact Update - p. 6
* Old Jail Museum Cell Walls - p. 8
* Rotary Grant for Digitization - p. 9
* 1918 Pioneer Monument Commemorative Medal - p. 9
December 2017 Issue 4
* James Tennant Rock Collection - p. 2
* Membership Corner - p. 3
* What is 'Plug and Feather' - p. 4
* California Highway Patrol - p. 6
* 2017 Accomplishments - p. 10
* Old Jail Museum Visitor Statistics - p. 11
* Launch of TDHS Image Collection - p. 11 (Truckee Rotary Grant for Digitization )
* The Story Behind the 1888 Commissioners Rail Road Map - p. 12
2016
March 2016 Issue 1 (for faster viewing and a smaller file, click here, but images are not as clear) /
* Seeking Summer Docents - Old Jail Museum - p.2
* Veterans Memorial Building - seeking National Historic Landmark protection - p.3
* Prohibition - p. 4
* Snowball Special - p. 5
* Civil Defense Cards, Truckee River vs. Dog Valley Route & and Other 2015 Donations - p. 5
* On Wings of Terror: We Honor Them - p. 6
Supplemental Content for March 2016 Issue 1
June 2016
* The Meaning Behind the Name Essex - p. 3
* 1867 Telegraph Insulators - p. 3
* John Corbett's Photo Collection - pp. 4-5
* Elle Ellen's Cabinet Refinished - p. 6
* History of Assumption Church Truckee - p. 7
Supplemental Content for June 2016 Issue 2
September 2016 Issue 3
* Thank you to Summer Docents at the Old Jail - p. 2
* Jail Rail - p. 3
* Donner Memorial New Images - pp. 3, 7
* The Tamarack Wreck - pp. 4-5
* Assumption - The Saints Come Marching In - pp. 6-7
Supplemental Content for September 2016 Issue 3
December 2016 Issue 4
* Pat McCartney Remembrance - p. 2
* Ma Spinelli - p. 3
* Truckee's Place in the Strike of '94 - pp. 4-5, 7
* 2016 TDHS Accomplishments - p. 6
Supplemental Content for December 2016 Issue 4
2015
March 2015 Issue 1
* Victory Highway Eagle Monument Rededication - p. 2
* Seeking Summer Old Jail Museum Docents- p. 2
* Jibboom Street Ladies Garden - p. 3
* Polaris and the Tahoe Ice Company - p. 4
* Snowfall and Snowpack in Winters - p. 6
* Old Jail Museum Visitor Information - p. 7
May 2015 Issue 2
* Butterfly Exhibit moved - p. 2
* Was It A Real Ghost? A Mystery of the Sierras - p. 3
* Memorial Day Remembered - p. 4
* Truckee Street Named for WWII Veteran - p. 6 - Levon Joseph
September 2015 Issue 3
* Donner Lake Fireworks - p. 2
* Truckee Earthquakes - p. 3
* 140th Anniversary Old Jail Museum - p. 4
* Schooner TRUCKEE - p.5
December 2015 Issue 4
* Seeking Old Jail Museum Docents - p. 2
* TDHS 2015 Accomplishments - p. 6
* Old Jail Museum Visitor Information - p. 7
* Donner Ridge Fire of 1960 - pp. 4-6
Supplemental Content for Dec. 2015 Issue 4 (correction 12/19/17)
2014
March 2014 Issue 1
* Ximena McGlashan Letter of April 1915 - p.2
* Forgotten Names and Ghosts Along the Truckee River - p. 3 Tom Macaulay, 3rd Installment republication
June 2014 Issue 2
* Truckee Downtown Mural - p. 2
* Stones that Tell of Truckee's History - p. 3
* George Clinton Sellon AIA, Architect of the Truckee Veterans Memorial Building - p. 4
* Where is Gelatt, CA? - p. 5
September 2014 Issue 3
* Dwight Teeter - p. 2
* Fire & Ice - Request for Volunteers - p. 3
* Old Jail Museum Staining Project - p. 3
* Reno Iceman Returns to Truckee - p. 4 - Tom Macaulay - Truckee Ice Company at Martis Creek
* Truckee Ice Company - p. 5
* Birdhouses Help Truckee's Past - p. 5
December 2014 Issue 4
* Little Known Truckee Facts - p. 2
* Happenings on Spring Street - p. 4
* Truckee Ice Company (continued) - p. 5 - Tom Macaulay
* 2014 TDHS Accomplishments - p. 6
* Truckee Doggerel - p. 7
* Floriston - Forgotten Name Update - p. 7
__________________
Sadly, there were NO Echoes Newsletters published during 2011 nor 2013 due to a lack of volunteer assistance.
_____________
2012
Echoes Winter 2012 | Echoes Spring 2012
2010
Echoes Spring 2010 | Echoes Summer 2010 | Echoes Fall 2010
You now have the capability (Dec. 2023) to search TDHS Echoes' archived newsletters below full text searchable for the years 2000 - 2009 available at this link.
2008-2009
Echoes Fall 2008 | Spring 2008 | Summer 2008 | Echoes Winter 2008 | Echoes Spring 2009 | Echoes Summer 2009 | Echoes Fall 2009
HCS scanned older Echoes newsletters from the Cabin files, but the topics are NOT included in the Master Indices below. HOWEVER, the issues below ARE full text searchable. The scanned issues are:
Summer 2007 | Spring 2007 | Winter 2007
Summer 2006 | Fall/Winter 2006 | Spring 2006
Spring 2005 | Summer 2005 (unavailable) | Winter 2005
Spring 2004 (unavailable) | Summer 2004 | Winter 2004
Spring 2003 | Summer 2003 | Fall 2003 (unavailable)
Spring 2002 | Summer 2002 | Fall 2002 | Winter 2002
Spring 2001 | Summer 2001 | Fall 2001 | Winter 2001
Spring 2000 | July 2000
We are also in the process of scanning TDHS Newsletters from earlier years and came across this December 2017 article about California Highway Patrolman Bill Gautsche, Badge # 500. Enjoy.
