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Truckee Donner Historical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 893, Truckee, CA. 96160 (530) 582-0893 |
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Links found on this page *Brickelltown *Railroad Museum *The Mousehole *Railyard Master Plan *Hilltop Master Plan
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HISTORIC JOSEPH RESEARCH LIBRARY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Open every Thursday. The library is located in Meadow Park behind Plumas Bank at 10115 Donner Trail Road, Truckee. Access to books, newspaper files, maps, photographs and other materials related to Truckee regional history. No appointment necessary. Trained volunteer staff will be present to help with researching the archives. Call Katie Holley for more information 530.550.7120 or to make a personal appointment.
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TRUCKEE'S HISTORIC RICHARDSON HOUSE Courtesy Photo Read more of this article > > >(link to Moonshine Ink web page) or (open as link in TDHS website)
See the inside renovations of this historic home
VIEW THE SNOOPY LICENSE PRESS RELEASE VIDEO
The HISTORIC DONNER SUMMIT ROAD PLAQUE (aka Rainbow Bridge), circa 1925 is on LOAN to the DONNER SUMMIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY in the Wednesday November 4, 2009 Sierra Sun article By Greyson Howard Read more of this article > > >(link to Sierra Sun web page) or (open as link in TDHS website)
2009 EVENT PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE TO VIEW Find the link either on our Event Photos Page or go directly to the new their new web pages Start to have some fun using your skiils as a TDHS Volunteer.
1. Research Library staff
3. Publicity Chair contact Billie Cornell
4. Old Jail Museum docents contact Chelsea Walterscheid
6. Grant Writer(s) 7. Fundraiser(s) 8. Ice Cream Social Event Coordinator for 2010 OLD JAIL MUSEUM OPENS FOR SUMMER 2010 Docent Training - learn more
click here for a PDF Contact Don Colclough to book your 2010 private tours. OLD JAIL HAS A NEW ROOF . . . Come see it this summer
ESCAPEE'S BEWARE; OLD TRUCKEE JAIL MUSEUM RE-ROOF IS A GO! Published in the web edition of Moonshine Ink, Friday October 23, 2009 The Truckee Town Council, acting as the Truckee Redevelopment Agency Board of Directors, voted to allocate $29,000 for the re-roof project of the Old Jail Museum in downtown Truckee. The Truckee Donner Historical Society (TDHS), the group who operates and maintains the Old Jail Museum, awarded the project bid to a local construction company, Mark Tanner Construction. Read more of this article > > > (link Moonshine Ink web page) or (open as link in TDHS website)
TRUCKEE'S OLD JAIL MUSEUM RE-ROOF RECEIVES TOWN FINANCIAL SUPPORT The Truckee Donner Historical Society is pleased to announce the re-roof of the Old Jail Museum in downtown Truckee will proceed on schedule, thanks to the Town of Truckee's financial support. return to top MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS Brickelltown Streetscape Project NEXT PHASE OF WEST DOWNTOWN TRUCKEE REVITALIZATION The town is looking for public input once again as it hones in on plans for the western end of historic downtown. Two previous workshops looked at plans for Brickelltown
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which spans between the roundabout and Spring Street
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at the conceptual level, weighing two options; keeping Donner Pass Road in place or moving it south toward the railroad to allow more parking in front of businesses BRICKELLTOWN UPDATE COULD COST MORE THAN FIRST ESTIMATE With some of the conceptual work well under way, the town is looking at what initially appears to be the rising costs of revitalizing Brickelltown. In a number of public workshops, the town has been looking at two alternative options for improving the western end of downtown between the roundabout and Spring Street
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shifting Donner Pass Road to the south, toward the railroad tracks, to bring more parking to the north side of the street, or keeping Donner Pass Road where it is and making other streetscape improvements. BRICKELLTOWN HEADED FOR A HUGE FACELIFT The Truckee Town Council will get an update on the Brickelltown Streetscape project at their regular meeting on Nov. 5 and the public will also be given an opportunity to comment and provide feedback. Phase one of the project, which includes public involvement and the creation of preliminary designs for the corridor extending from Spring Street to the McIver roundabout, was authorized by the council in July at a cost of $429,000.
View photos from the opening day posted May 14, 2010 on the TDHS
Updated 05.29.10: (Sierra Sun, Friday April 20, 2010) (read more >>)
Truckee Mousehole: More short-term fixes on the way this summer UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD NEEDS CONVINCING ON MOUSEHOLE The Town of Truckee and Caltrans have been working together for years on a safe way to get pedestrians and cyclists through the Highway 89 south undercrossing of the railroad tracks, known as the Mousehole. The preferred solution they've landed on is a separate tunnel to the east with a trail connecting the sidewalk opposite Deerfield Drive to West River Street. Read more of this article > > > (link to Sierra Sun web page) or (open as link in TDHS website)
JUDGE RULES AGAINST FRIENDS OF TRUCKEE IN RAILYARD LAWSUIT
TROUT CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT MOVED UPSTREAM DOWNSTREAM STRETCH WAITING FOR RAILYARD DEVELOPMENT, according to town officials
RAILYARD LAWSUIT JUDGE MAKES RULING RAILYARD MASTER PLAN APPROVED BY TOWN COUNCIL Download information on the Town Council Public Hearing held June 17, 2009 If you have any questions, please contact Denyelle Nishimori, Associate Planner, at (530) 582-2934. return to top COVER IT LIVE RECAP: TRUCKEE SENIOR HOUSING PROJECT PRESENTATION POLLARD STATION SENIOR LIVING AT HILLTOP PROJECT By Greyson Howard FNC Communities of Truckee is proposing an 8-acre project named Pollard Station, which includes 153 units, both for sale and for rent, and a list of features designed to accommodate the senior community. Read more of this article > > > (link to Sierra Sun web page) or (open as link in TDHS website) For more details refer to the Town of Truckee website |
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