From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Fires that Shaped Our Town
by Susan Couso
Humans have had a rather fickle relationship with fire. The force which provides heat and light and cooks our food can also be dangerous, destructive, and deadly.
We’ve taken for granted the usefulness of the flame which warms our homes, lights the...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Frank Kelley
by Susan Couso
Frank Kelley didn’t have an easy life. He was born in the coal mining region of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where work was difficult at best. Kelley had a tough childhood and by 1901, he was fifteen years old and on his own.
Stories of...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Town of Richmond
by Susan Couso
In 1853, when Isaac Roop established his place in Lassen County history by claiming the land that Susanville now occupies, the town of Richmond didn’t exist. It was the fertile soil that first drew attention, and the gold that piqued the interest...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Images of Peter Lassen
by Susan Couso
Peter Lassen is fairly well-known in Lassen County. After all, the county is named after him. He only spent five years in the Honey Lake region before he was killed in 1859, but he got a whole bunch of stuff named in...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: George Long Gets Married
by Susan Couso
In 1914, the railroad through Susanville had been completed, and it was a lively scene at the Susanville Depot. There was the ‘hustle and bustle’ of people in a hurry as crates and barrels and boxes were unloaded, and passengers were disembarking....
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Dad Popcorn
by Susan Couso
Dad Popcorn was a well-known and well-loved figure in Susanville during the early years of the 20th Century. He positioned himself at various locations along upper Main Street, selling treats to many and made a decent living doing something that he enjoyed....
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Potato War
by Susan Couso
The Washoe people had for thousands of years lived in the area around Lake Tahoe and out into the eastern flank of the Sierra Nevada mountains. They also traveled up into what is now Lassen County. The gold and silver discoveries in...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Hanging of Lucky Bill – Part Three
By Susan Couso
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On Tuesday, June 15th, 1858, the trial began. Everything was done in accordance with the law and testimony was given, and those in charge apparently attempted...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Hanging of Lucky Bill – Part Two
By Susan Couso
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Edwards and Mullen returned from Genoa and were met with immediate distrust around Susanville. They decided to leave the area for their own health. As they sped away, John Mullen was riding his horse,...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Hanging of Lucky Bill – Part One
By Susan Couso
William B. Thorrington was lucky in many ways and was well suited to the sobriquet ‘Lucky Bill’. He was born in 1815, in Chenango County, New York, the only son of James and Mary Ann Thorrington, who also had two daughters.
Thorrington married...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Lynching of Holden Dick and Vicente Olivas
By Susan Couso
Holden Dick was a bad man, and he spent a lot of time in the company of other bad men. He was a member of the Pit River tribe, but the tribe was probably not too fond of his deeds either. Holden...
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