From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Nobles Trail
by Susan Couso
During the winter of 1846-47, the Donner Party members, who were trapped in the snow in the high Sierras near today’s Donner Lake, suffered terribly. When the stories emerged of starvation, sickness and cannibalism, it pretty much deterred any future emigrants from...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Roop House
by Susan Couso
For so long people have associated Isaac Roop with Roop’s Fort, and of course they should, but Isaac Roop did not simply stay at his ‘fort’.
When Roop came here in 1853, he had big plans. He claimed the land where uptown Susanville...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: California Grizzly Bears
by Susan Couso
About 15,000 years ago, the population of Grizzly Bears was established in what is now California, and these magnificent animals, weighing up to 2,000 pounds, ruled their habitat with ease. The encroachment of emigrants who ventured into the state finally ended the...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Susanville Cemetery
by Susan Couso
In 1860, there was no official cemetery in Lassen County. Susanville was a growing town, and one of the signs of an established community was a cemetery.
Without a cemetery, people were buried in various places. If they were traveling through the area,...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Superior Court Judge Frank A. Kelley
by Susan Couso
Evidence that the old west lasted well into the 20th century can be found in the actions of some of Lassen County’s leading citizens. One such influential fellow was Frank Anson Kelley. Kelly was born in Vermont in 1853 and came out...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Coppervale
by Susan Couso
Long before European emigrants arrived in what is Lassen County, the local Native People were finding and using copper in the area around Mountain Meadows.
It didn't take long for the new emigrants to the area to discover that the mountains abounded with...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Buffalo Salt Works
by Susan Couso
Throughout history, salt has been a vital part of human existence. It is necessary for all animal life. Too little salt and you will die, too much salt and you will die.
For centuries it was a valued commodity, fought over and prized....
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Tommy Tucker Cave
by Susan Couso
We often think that the settlement of the Lassen County area began as the European-Americans first came to the area in their covered wagons. Although, when those emigrants first arrived, people had been living in the area for hundreds, if not thousands,...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The United Methodist Church
by Susan Couso
In 1917, Susanville's new Methodist Church was dedicated by Bishop A. W. Leonard of San Francisco. It had been a long difficult road to get to this point, but the church had finally become a permanent fixture in Lassen County that has...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Nancy Allen
by Susan Couso
In the mid to late nineteenth century, hundreds of thousands of people made the perilous trip from the eastern United States to the west. The reasons varied, but all of them had hopes for a better future. In 2010, for the first...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Territory of Nataqua
by Susan Couso
In 1821, Mexico won independence from Spain and possession of California and her Spanish missions quietly and smoothly came under Mexican control. But peace was not lasting. Within 25 years of the change of power, the Bear Flag Revolt sprang up among...
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