From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Terrifying Fire Season of 1926
by Susan Couso
In 1924 wildfires had ‘scared the dickens’ out of Lassen County residents as a huge blaze breeched the city limits of Susanville, destroyed property, and threatened the community with even more destruction.
The fire season of 1925 was fairly calm, as no major...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Wildfire of 1924
by Susan Couso
One thing that we all know about in Lassen County is wildfire. Fire, of course, is a handy thing, but when out of human control it becomes devastating. Our area has a long history of fires threatening our lives and property.
Susanville’s businesses...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Alta Wageman Jensen
by Susan Couso
Time has a way of changing things, usually for the better, but we need to set aside our chrono-centrism to understand that even in previous eras, most people were trying to do what was best.
Many times, we look back through history and...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Isaac Knoch
by Susan Couso
In the middle of the nineteenth century, Germany was in turmoil. Political reforms failed and the old German Confederation regained power with all its weakness and inadequacy. As a result, political and social unrest surged throughout the country.
The Jewish population of...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Women of the Honey Lake Valley
by Susan Couso
In Honey Lake Valley, women got an early start showing their worth. Most of them had been transplanted several times before reaching the valley, and with each new domicile, they settled in and tried their best to deal with things and make...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Christmas in Susanville
by Susan Couso
Since the first emigrants spent the winter in Honey Lake Valley, Christmas has been celebrated. Meager means and harsh conditions did not deter these people from noting the day which has been exalted since the second century.
It seems that no matter...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Wedding Flight Gets Lost
by Susan Couso
Dr. John J. Mahoney was a San Francisco dentist who fell in love with a much younger woman. His passion was aimed at Virginia, a secretary for an engineering supply company in the Bay City.
The two fell in love and were...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Isaac Coulthurst
by Susan Couso
Isaac Coulthurst’s life began like so many thousands of other emigrants to the United States. He was born in Lancashire, England on Christmas Day in 1823, and when he was 17 years old, he departed Liverpool, England on the ship, Siddons, for...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Fred Fillmore Kingsbury
by Susan Couso
Fred Fillmore Kingsbury was one of our area’s first pioneers, and he was very proud of his association with Lassen County’s earliest emigrants.
Fred was born in Quincy in 1855, nine years previous to the creation of Lassen County. His father, William...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: A Terrible Auto Wreck
by Susan Couso
In 1968 Lassen County experienced a tragic and sobering calamity. Six young people were killed in a horrendous accident which sent ‘shock waves’ through northern California.
It was a bright early fall day, September 28th, and Redding’s Enterprise High School football team, the...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Westwood’s Big Tyler Family
by Susan Couso
In 1952 our world was different. It’s difficult to imagine, but the average home cost only $9,050. Of course, the average home was pretty small by today’s standards, and an ‘open concept’ floor plan was unheard of.
No one had dreamed of...
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