VOLUME 52
May 2017
ISSUE 5
Learn about the benefits of archaeological research
at the next TCHS monthly meeting
The next Trinity County
Historical Society monthly
program will be held on
Saturday May 13, 2017, at the
Congregational Church parish hall.
Georgie DeAntoni an
archaeologist from Douglas
City, California will provide an
overview of the methods and
benefits of archaeological research,
discussing questions of where
sites are located and how to most
ethically and efficiently preserve
them while using her own home
community of Douglas City as an
example.
Georgie will also address questions of how
to conduct collaborative and communityengaged research projects with descendant
communities moving forward. After
graduating from Trinity High School in 2011.
Georgie began studying anthropology and
Native American studies at the University of
California, Berkeley, where she earned her
bachelor’s degree in 2015 with high honors.
Georgie’s field experience has largely been
centered around the San Francisco Bay Area,
participating in projects throughout Sonoma,
Marin, and San Francisco counties including a year-long internship at the
Presidio of San Francisco excavating the site’s adobe fort dating from
1776.
Currently Georgie is a Ph.D. student at the University of California,
Santa Cruz where she is studying Native American responses to
colonialism in central and northern California. Specifically, she is
interested in indigenous archaeologies, collaborative research, the study
of landscape use, and the relationship between archaeology and the
Federal Acknowledgment Process for California’s native peoples.
Th potluck starts at 2 p.m., followed by the program at 3 p.m. All
TCHS members and the public are invited, and if you would like to join
the historical society we will have applications available. Please come
and enjoy the program.
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President’s Message
by Mary Ellen Grigsby
Spring is here! The lakes and the river are
high. We have already noticed an increase in
visitors to the museum and are preparing for
even more.
TCHS is still in need of one more board
member to be at a fully operational level.
Please consider this opportunity to serve in
a vital role for this organization. We also
will have to fill behind Sherry McCoy as
accessions committee chair by the end of the
summer. If you think you might be interested
in accepting and cataloging new artifacts for
the museum, please contact us so you can
have plenty of time to be trained by Sherry
before she leaves.
Gay Berrien is working on a paper to document
the service of men and women from Trinity County
in World War I. If you have any information and/or
photos about relatives that served, please contact her.
The historical park will be on full display the
Saturday of Memorial day weekend. The blacksmiths
and the stamp mill will also be up and running by 10
a.m. Plan on bringing your family and out-of-town
guests to enjoy this wonderful opportunity.
Our general meeting this month will be very
special, in that the speaker is a local woman who
is currently working on her doctorate degree in
archeology. Georgie DeAntoni has been gracious
enough to make the trip up from central California to
present the May program. Let’s show her our support.
Hope to see you all there. Thank you, MEG
TRINITY IN THE PAST
Did you know that Trinity Dam was built
in the late 1950’s and early ‘60’s? During
the construction of the dam there were more
newcomers in the area than long-time residents.
The 1960’s found people wishing to
change their life styles. Many former city
families moved to Weaverville. Rather than
wealth, they were now seeking a better quality of life. In 1961 Western Telephone Company installed the first direct long-distance
dialing system without the operator in the
United States. This linked Weaverville with
38 million telephones.
Boating and fishing on Trinity Lake
greatly expanded the county’s recreational
industry and markedly affected the economy
of Weaverville.
• Join the Trinity County Historical
Society Board of Directors —
Looking for someone with lots of energy
to share and a genuine interest in the
local history of Trinity County and
surrounding areas
• Accessions committee chair —
This position includes accepting and
cataloging new artifacts for the museum
Please contact any TCHS
Board member for more
information
Make the change
today! Get
your newsletter
by email!
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Save the date for this year’s TCHS fall tour
This year’s fall tour will be September 13-15. The Reno tour which was cancelled last year due
to other obligations among many of the members is still the same itinerary. The tour will take us to
Susanville, Carson City, Virginia City and Reno. Based on feedback from members the response was
very positive about the tour and the itinerary.
We will need 38-40 people to sign up in order for the
tour to happen. The trip is all inclusive and all activities,
tours, lodging, transportation and meals are included in
the cost.
The tour begins with leaving Weaverville and
stopping for our traditional coffee and donuts. We then
travel to Susanville for a tour of the Lassen Historical
Museum, then lunch at the Lassen Ale Works. Next we
head over to Carson City, the capital of Nevada, where will spend two nights, tour the capital building,
the U.S. Mint Museum and the Nevada Railroad Museum. The plan is to spend an afternoon in
Virginia City which still retains its 1800’s look (including
wooden sidewalks). We will take a trolly tour of the town,
visit several historic sites and enjoy some free time on our
own. The last day we
will go to Reno for a
tour of the National
Automobile Museum.
The trip ends back
in Redding for
dinner at Cattlemen’s
before returning to
Weaverville.
Capital of Nevada, Carson City
The total cost
has not yet been determined but it will be kept as low as possible. Signups are scheduled for June 1
through July 31. We will pick up and drop off Redding residents at a pre-determined site in Redding.
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Plan a visit to Trinity Lake
while spring is in the air
With all the rain and snow we’ve had this winter Trinity Lake is almost full. You are encouraged to visit this
beautiful lake that lies within our own backyard, take
a patio boat out for the day, try your luck fishing at the
mouth of Stuart Fork, kayak inside the many coves or
gulches as they are locally called. While there take a moment to reflect on its history. What lies before you there
were once ranches, farms and small towns. Minersville, Trinity Center, Stringtown just to name a few. Did you
know that Trinity Center dates back to the early gold rush days in the 1850s? Its been over 50 years since the
lake swallowed up the valley. Time has moved on but what lies underneath deserves to be remembered.
Happy Spring!
Discoveries in the
ALICE GOEN JONES
HISTORY CENTER
Thank you for your response!
We had two people respond to last month’s column about
the car that Robert Bisset was sitting on. In our April
newsletter we asked if anyone knew what type of car it
was?
Robert Young of Anderson, Ca. believes it is a 1930
Hudson Landau Brougham. Robert’s ancestors were early
residents of Trinity County going back to the 1850s.
Jack Frost, from the Joss House, sent the photos at right,
of a 1931 Hudson Brougham which is almost identical,
but there may be a couple differences (ie. the placement
of the headlights).
So in conclusion, the car is a Hudson Brougham, either
1930 or 1931, which had a straight eight-cylinder motor.
We want to the thank Robert and Jack for sending us the
information.
The history center would like your help
—
The center is looking for old logging photos.
If you have any information and/or old logging photos,
please contact the history center. Thank you!
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Complete the form below, mail it or bring it in to the museum, and join
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the rest of us in the Trinity County Historical Society collecting, prePhone: 530-623-5211
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Board of Directors
President: Mary Ellen Grigsby
Vice President: Deanna DeAntoni
Secretary-Treasurer: Jane Draper
Elected Members:
Bridget Carson - Wendy Drake
Howard Covington - Gay Berrien
Members-at-Large (Active Past Presidents)
Rod Plew - Irl Everest
Beverly Everest - Rich Lorenz
Jim French
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Recording Secretary: Sheila Brewer
Park Director: George Owen
Museum Director: Dero Forslund
* Individual gift memberships include a $5 Gift Certificate good at the Jake Jackson
History Center Manager: Rich Lorenz
Museum Gift Shop
Bookkeeper: Beverly Everest
** Supporting Memberships:
Operations Manager: Phyllis Swanson
Supporters receive the current Trinity yearbook
Receptionists: Debee Holland-Olson,
Friends receive the yearbook, plus a 10% discount in the gift shop
Susan Sandstrom, Angela Brownlee
Patrons receive the yearbook, plus a 15% discount
Life Members receive the yearbook, a 15% discount, plus special
The newsletter of the
recognition
Trinity County Historical Society
REQUEST TO SUPPORTING MEMBERS —If you live in Trinity County and are able to
is printed monthly and distributed
come by the museum, it helps the society in reducing mailing costs if you can pick up
to all current members.
your free annual Trinity yearbook.
Editor: Phyllis Swanson
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Trinity County history. These donations are a significant part of the Jake
Jackson Museum’s operating budget. The names of those people being
honored by contributions are recorded in the museum’s permanent memorial
book which is on a stand near the front door as well as being published in the
annual Trinity publication. What a fine way to remember a friend or relative.
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The Future of Our History
Trinity County history should be preserved forever, and it is the mission of the Trinity
County Historical Society to do just that. We need your help. Our current funding sources
cannot be relied upon to provide an assured, dependable income from year to year. For that
reason, the board of directors has created an endowment fund.
We have, of necessity, started small with a goal of reinvesting and adding to the endowment until it can provide sufficient income. The principal will not be touched unless there is an
emergency.
Please remember us when you are doing tax or estate planning, or when you want to make
memorial donations. Contributions can be made to the Trinity County Historical Society
Endowment Fund either at the museum or at the address printed on the upper right of this
page. For further information, call the museum at 623-5211.
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Trinity County Historical Society
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Weaverville, CA 96093-0333
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Important Dates
Wednesday, May 10 —Board Meeting, 4 p.m.
Saturday, May 13 — Membership Meeting, 2 p.m.
Archeology methods by Georgie DeAntoni
Wednesday, June 7 — Board Meeting, 4 p.m.
Saturday, June 10 — Membership Meeting, 2 p.m.
June picnic at Drake Ranch
Second & Fourth Saturdays, October through May —
Blacksmith Classes, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
New Members!
Allen County Public Library
Lew and Sandy Wood