From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The 1916 Rabies Outbreak
by Susan Couso
During the summer and fall of 1915, rabies had been discovered in Northern California. By November of 1915, the devastating rabies virus was beginning to make its way into Lassen County, and the county was put under a quarantine. As livestock began...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Pioneering Women Doctors
by Susan Couso
In 1847, when Elizabeth Blackwell first walked into a classroom full of male medical students, shock waves went through the class. These stunned young men could not understand just what she was doing there. Faced with hoots of displeasure and constant discrimination,...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Industrialist Albert Gallatin and Eagle Lake
by Susan Couso
Eagle Lake has lured people to its shores for a very long time. As Lassen County was first settled, it became very appealing for small farms. Wright P. Hall was one of the first to set up a dairy farm, just south...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Walter Eugene Urwiler
by Susan Couso
Sometimes you just have to give people credit for trying, and that's just what Walter Eugene Urwiler did. He tried, and tried, and was successful, to a point.
Walter was born on December 31st, 1880, and for some reason, just didn't fit into...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Lassen Industrial Bank Robbery of 1921
by Susan Couso
In the early 20th Century, Fall River Mills, in Shasta County, was a beautiful place, supported mainly by the agriculture industry. But by 1919, Pacific Gas & Electric Company had plans underway to harness the force of the two local rivers, and...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The 1926 American Legion Convention
by Susan Couso
In 1926, Susanville had a party, and it was a really big party! The excitement began the previous year when local Thomas Tucker Post of the American Legion appointed a committee of five: Harry Coleman, Homer Vincent, A. G. Breitwieser, John Pringle...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Susanville’s Filipino Workforce
by Susan Couso
The Republic of the Philippines consists of over 7,000 islands which, until Spanish control, had varied languages, traditions, and cultures. But, in 1543, as Spanish explorer Lopez de Villalobos named the islands, Las Islas Filipinas, to honor King Philip II, the land...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Murder of Constable Stacy Baccala
by Susan Couso
It was June of 1932. Normally, this time of year brought a surge of hope for new life and new opportunities, but this was in the midst of the Great Depression, and people were suffering. Men were out of work everywhere. National...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Susanville’s Memorial Park
by Susan Couso
Every town needs a city park, a place for citizens to gather and recreate. Not long after Susanville was incorporated in 1900, residents began to think about a park for the growing metropolis. Susanville was getting a bit crowded.
In 1923, as talks...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Staff Sergeant Margaret Conklin
by Susan Couso
Throughout history, as men went off to war, the women who were left behind had to take over roles that they would not normally have had to master. With the men gone, women had to tend to farm work, run the shops,...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Maud Tombs
by Susan Couso
Maud Tombs was one inspiring woman! She was born Maud Edna Long in Susanville in 1875. Her parents were John Thomas Long and Margaret Emily Owen Long.
In 1895, she married George Lincoln Tomb and they had three children; an infant son, Nadene...
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