NEWSLETTERS - 1973 to 1992

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Volume 20 - 10/1991 to 9/1992 Editions - William Mendenhall, Dr. Paul Dolan, F.R. Fassett, Max Baer, Philip Anspacher, Maitland Henry, Alphonse Ladd, Duarte Garage, St. Paul’s Hospital, Carnegie Building, Oak Knoll Cemetery, Livermore House Farm Plan, Livermore Hotel Building, 1890 Livermore Great Flood, Western Pacific Railroad, Livermore Seismic Safety Program, General Electric Vallecitos Atomic Laboratory, Las Positas Merger 1957, Nottingham Post Office, Laddsville, Livery Stables, Livermore Fire Bell, Livermore Naval Air Station, Livermore Rincon Avenue Airport, Arroyo Sanitorium

Volume 19 - 10/1990 to 9/1991 Editions - Janet Newton, William M. Mendenhall, Carl F. Wente, Julius Paul Smith, Maitland Henry, Maria Vargas Azevedo, Dan Mosier, Duarte Garage, Carnegie Library Building, Southern Pacific Depot, St. Michael’s Church, Oak Knoll Cemetery, Hacienda del Poso de Verona, Tesla Coal Mines, Livermore Naval Air Station, Yosemite Trips 1881, Livermore High School Centennial, Livermore Festival 1990, Livermore Spring Water Company, Livermore Street Lighting Controversy 1887, Laddsville, Wheelbarrow Bet 1888, Max Baer, Charles Lindbergh’s Flyover 1927, Liberty Bell Visit 1915

Vol 17-18 - 10/1989 to 9/1990 Editions - Volume number bumped up mid-year - Barbara Bunshah, Frank Duarte, Christopher Buckley, Francis J. Young, Frank Barnet, Lyn Protteau, Duarte Garage, Carnegie Building, Southern Pacific Depot, Oak Knoll Cemetery, Livermore Seismic Safety Program, Mendenhall Springs, 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, 1874 Liquor License Election, Altamont Windfarms, HistoryMobile, Laddsville, Livermore Gilt Mortar Sign, Livermore Drug Store Landmark, Summit Schoolhouse, Livermore Street Sprinkling, 1944 Mack Fire Truck, 1942 Tomato Harvest, Livermore Sanitarium, California Brick Company, Livermore Heritage Guild calendars

Volume 16 - 10/1988 to 9/1989 Editions - Dr. John Robertson, William M. Mendenhall, Manuel Duarte, Ben Ward, Bill Smith, Alphonso Ladd, Billie Waters, Carnegie Building, Duarte Garage, Livermore Sanitarium, Oak Knoll Cemetery, Ravenswood, Livermore College, Lincoln Highway, Laddsville Fire 1871, Ghost Winery Tour, Livermore Horse Show, Livermore Water & Power Company, Wooden Water Pipes, Runaway Train Hero, 1889 Aerial Lithograph, Subscription Schools, HistoryMobile, 1944 Mack Fire Truck, Patent Medicines


Volume 15 - 10/1987 to 9/1988 Editions - Janet Newton, William Mendenhall, Sr., Henry Clay Smith, Manuel Duarte, Philip Anspacher, Francesca Lowenthal Kahn, Rev. John Reid, Oak Knoll Cemetery, Lincoln Highway Garage, Mendenhall Springs, Carnegie Building, Ravenswood, Jack London House, Lincoln Highway 75th Anniversary, 1906 Earthquake, Livermore Heritage Guild Annual Auction, Livermore Rodeo 70th Anniversary, Livermore Heritage Guild Exhibit “Women in Livermore”, Livermore’s Haunted House, Fraternal and Civic Groups, Chinese New Year Fire 1889, 1896 Street Lighting Proposals, Livermore Drug Store History, 1944 Mack Fire Truck, Livermore Heritage Guild calendars

Volume 14 - 10/1986 to 9/1987 Editions - Maitland R. Henry, Robert Livermore, Oscar Wilde, Barbara Bunshah, Johnny Michelis, Victor Baughman, Henry Meyers, Lincoln Highway Museum, Ravenswood, Carnegie Building, Jack London House, Carroll Overhead Bridge, Lassen House, City Incorporation 111th Anniversary, Native Sons of the Golden West, Niles Canyon Railway, Altamont Windfarms, Livermore Historic Preservation Survey, Livermore Hotel Fire, Lizzie Street Culvert, Wildflowers, Carnegie Brick and Pottery Co., Cask and Mask, 1942 Tomato Harvest, 1980s Harvest Celebration

Volume 13 - 10/1985 to 9/1986 Editions - Janet Newton, Pearl M. Carlisle, Ludwig Boltzmann, Robert Livermore, Dennis Bernal, Calvin J. Stevens, Maitland Henry, Lincoln Highway Museum, Independence Hall (Bank of Livermore, City Hall, etc.), Ravenswood, Carnegie Building, Maltby Mines, Mission San Jose LHG meeting, Altamont Windfarms, 1918 Stockmen’s Rodeo at James Anderson Ranch, Tesla and Carnegie coal ming towns, 1890 Flood, Southside Walking Tour, 1852 State Census, Laddsville, Livermore Early Schools, Gilt Mortar Sign (1882 drug store landmark), 1944 Mack Fire Truck, “Stage Door Canteen” Dance, Talking Movies 1913

Volume 12 - 10/1984 to 9/1985 Editions - Robert Livermore, Josefa Higuera Molina, Robert J. Livermore (great grandson), Carl R. Schneider, Leona McGlinchey, Captain William Crosby, John McGlinchey, Duarte Garage, Livermore Sanitarium, Carnegie Building, Veterans’ Memorial Building, Ravenswood Wine Museum, Palm Avenue, Lincoln Highway, 150th Anniversary of the Valley, 1849 Rodeo Cattle Branding, Tesla Coal Mines, Mission San Jose Restoration, Collier Canyon Pioneers, Laddsville, Wooden Water Pipes, 1887 Villa Lots in Southern Addition, The Great Depression, 1944 Mack Fire Truck, “Buddy Can You Spare a Dime” Dance (1985 fundraiser)

Volume 11 - 10/1983 to 9/1984 Editions - Robert Livermore, Janet Newton, Elliott Hartman Dopking, Ruth Bernal McGinchey, Max and Buddy Baer, Chet Fankhouser, Jack London, Duarte Garage, Ravenswood (Buckley Estate(, Carnegie Building, Arroyo Road Bridge, Mission San Jose restoration, Livermore Brick Works, Tesla Coal Mines, Juan Bautista de Anza Historic Trail, Company I 5th Infantry, 1980 Earthquakes, Mission Peak, Las Positas, Wooden Water Pipes, Bountiful Harvests, Maple Sugar, “Live Longer in Livermore” Motto, Steel Railroad Ties, 1944 Mack Fire Truck


Volume 10 - 10/1982 to 9/1983 Editions - Mary (Mamie) McCoy, James Concannon, Carl Heinrich Wente, Charles Wetmore, Robert Livermore adobe home site, Richard M. Callaghan, Thomas G. Bowen, Duarte Garage, Livermore Southern Pacific Depot, Carnegie Building, Livermore Fire Brick Works, Veterans’ Memorial Building, Duarte Garage Cottage, Winery Centennial, Tesla Coal Mines, 1980 Earthquakes, Mission San Jose Restoration, Livermore City Planning History, Chinese Culture, Laddsville, Wooden Water Pipes, 1889 Panoramic Map, 1944 Mack Fire Truck, Livermore-Amador Symphony 20th Anniversary, “Help Save Yesterday for Tomorrow” new LHG Motto

Volume 09 - 10/1981 to 9/1982 Editions - Dr. Edward Teller, Father William Abeloe, Robert Livermore, Becky London, Marie Barthe, C. H. Toliver, Zylpha Bernal Beck, Duarte Garage, Carnegie Building, Veterans’ Memorial Building, Mission San Jose, Robert Livermore Adobe Site, May School, Tesla Coal Mines, Altamont Ghost Town, Stony Ridge (Ruby Hill), 1980 Earthquakes, Livermore Art Association 25th Anniversary, Livermore Dump Site Archaeology, City Assessment Books 1887 – 1927, Wooden Water Pipes, Laddsville, Valley Memorial Hospital 20th Anniversary, 1944 Mack Fire Truck, 1942 Tomato Harvest

Volume 08 - 10/1980 to 9/1981 Editions - Johnie Schneider, Zylpha Bernal Beck, Bill O’Neal, Nancy Henry Lyons, Joe Caratti, Capt. William N. Mansfield, Ernest Wente, May School, Duarte Garage, Holdener House, Robert Livermore Adobe Site, Carnegie Building 70th anniversary, Stony Ridge (Ruby Hill) Winery, 1980 Earthquakes, Rodeo History Exhibit, Railroads in Livermore, Oral History Tapes, Fall Festival of Arts, Livermore Echo Microfilming, “Round the Horn” House, Altamont Barbed Wire Telephone, Livermore Flag Pole (aka Liberty Pole), 1944 Mack Fire Truck, Quilt Show, 1942 Tomato Harvest

Volume 07 - 10/1979 to 8/1980 Editions - Christopher Buckley, Becky London, Agnes Dutcher Rees, Robert Livermore, Carolyn Anspacher, Merilyn Calhoun, Richard Dillon, May School, Duarte Garage, Livermore Sanitarium, D.J. Murphy House, Old City Halls, Olivina Gateway, 1980 Earthquakes, Arroyo Road Route Plan, Harrisville and Tesla, Fall Festival, Altamont Barbed Wire Telephone Co., Wooden Water Pipes, Japanese Laborers, Hub Phone Booth, 1942 Tomato Harvest, Prop 13, 1920 Seagrave Fire Truck, Community Bazaar

Volume 06 - 10/1978 to 9/1979 Editions - Dan Mosier, Robert Livermore Piano, Christopher Buckley, Jack London, Sherrie McClain, Valentine Alviso, Julia Kleinecke, Duarte Garage, Ravenswood, May School, D.J. Murphy House, Rock House, Carnegie Building, Conference of California Historical Societies, Harrisville & Tesla, Ohlones (Costanoans), St. Michael’s Centennial, Lincoln Highway, Livermore Coal, Laddsville, Livermore Flag Pole, Livermore Echo, 1920 Seagrave Fire Truck, Friends of the History Center, Garage Sale


Volume 05 - 10/1977 to 9/1978 Editions - Dan Mosier, Christopher Buckley, Robert Livermore, Gary Barber, Bill Ray, Theresa Botti, Duarte Garage, D.J.Murphy House, May School, Carnegie Building, Mount Carmel Catholic Church (Tesla), Olivina Gateway, St. Michael’s Church Centennial, Ohlones (Costanoans), Livermore Coal Mines, House Survey (Livermore Technique), Arroyo Road Route Plan, Wooden Water Pipes, Laddsville, Livermore Echo, Threshing Records, 1920 Seagrave Fire Truck, Quilt Show, Prop. 13, Aerial Photos Exhibit

Volume 04 - 10/1976 to 9/1977 Editions - Bessie Hargrave Drury, Garrett Drummond, Judith Waldhorn, Pearl Carlisle, F. H. Duarte, Dr. W.S. Taylor, Duarte Garage, D.J. Murphy House, Mill Square, Carnegie Building, May School, Crest Hotel, Olivina Gateway, Lincoln Highway, Historic Building Survey, Arroyo Road Route Plan, Sycamore Grove Park, Livermore Incorporation Centennial, Livermore Firebrick Co., Collegiate Institute, Hoodlum Bell, Laddsville, Garage Sale, 1920 Seagrave Fire Truck, Quilt Show

Volume 03 - 10/1975 to 9/1976 Editions - Jack London, Russ Kingman, Armstrong Family of Collier Canyon, Josefa Higuera Livermore, Juan Bautista de Anza, James Beazell, August Hagemann Jr., Duarte Garage, Concannon Winery Gateway, Olivina Gateway, May School, Livermore House Tour, Carnegie Building, Ravenswood (Buckley Estate), Robert Livermore’s home, Lincoln Highway, City Incorporation Centennial (1876 – 1976), Anza Fiesta at the Barn, Tesla, Historic Resources Inventory, Livermore Echo, Corral Hollow Coal Mines, Hoodlum Bell, Laddsville, Mendenhall Springs

Volume 02 - 10/1974 to 9/1975 Editions - Janet Newton, August Hagemann, Juan Bautista de Anza, Josefa Higuera Livermore, Joe Oeschger, Donald C. Tretzel, Dorothy Rosa, Livermore Southern Pacific Depot, May School, Carnegie Building, Arroyo Sanatorium, Ravenswood (Buckley Estate), Old St. Raymond’s Church, Caratti Rock House, Bicentennial ’76, Tesla, Anza Expedition Re-enactment, Livermore Fall Festival, Historical Resources Inventory, Red Oat Hay, Livermore Echo, 1889 Panoramic Map, Golden Spikes fundraiser, Laddsville, Rejsegilde (May School roof-raising)

Volume 01 - 10/1973 to 9/1974 Editions - Robert Livermore, Janet Newton, Bill Ray, Max Baer, Juan Bautista de Anza, Mendenhall Family, Charles Wetmore, Livermore Southern Pacific Depot, Ravenswood (Buckley Estate), Carnegie Building, May School, Laddsville, Trevarno, Livermore Totem Pole, Tesla, Arroyo Sanatorium, Livermore Rodeo, Bicentennial ’76, Historic Resources Inventory, Ohlones, Red Oat Hay, Golden Spikes fundraiser, 1889 Panoramic Map, 19th Century Fiestas, Hoodlum Bell


Sampler -Our First Newsletter (10/1973). SP Depot and Christmas in Livermore - J.Newton (12/1973). Carnegie Leaking Roof damages photo collection (11/1981). Destruction of House Museum at Fairgrounds (5/1985). Oak Knoll Cemetery - J.Newton (1/1988)

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