Lake County Historical Society

Comment from Shelley Skee
Date: February 24, 2008, 9:58 pm

I very much enjoyed looking at the “then and now” photos. I think it is imperative that dates be recorded (maybe just below) for each photo. If unknown or quesstimated, just state that. Also, where applicable, street addresses would be nice.

Regardless, this is a wonderful idea and all should be commended!

Comment from FRANCES MONTE
Date: March 19, 2008, 2:08 pm

HELLO MY NAME IF FRANCES I’V LIVED IN LUCERNE FOR ABOUT 6YRS AND IN NICE FOR 1YR. WE MOVED HERE FROM SAC.
WE LIVE IN THE HISTORICAL POST OFFICE OF LUCERNE. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAD ANY PHOTO’S OF OUR HOUSE WE ARE ON THE CONOR OF 16TH AVE AND COUNTRY CLUB.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FRANCES

Comment from mireya
Date: March 19, 2008, 7:10 pm

Hi Frances,
We are working on loading the entire Historical Society photo catalog onto our online vendor application. There are two photos listed for Lucerne Post Office, but I haven’t gotten to the L’s yet. Please continue to check our site for updates and thanks for posting!

Comment from George
Date: March 20, 2008, 5:40 am

Shelley,

We agree that dates on the “before and after” pictures would be a good addition to the format, but unfortunately 99.999% of the “before” photos we scanned for this project had no specific date indications on them. Perhaps we could narrow the dates down to a specific decade? We’ll look into it. As for the street addresses, we are working on compiling them now, as well as brief historical sketches of each location. Stay tuned for these new additions!
Thanks for your suggestions!

George and Sandy

Comment from Annalee Rhinehart
Date: April 19, 2008, 1:44 pm

Thank you for your dedication to history & restoration of artifacts. My Dad so appreciated what you do, and he is a member. This is just to inform you that he passed away on April 12. Frederick Bushey Sr. (Fred) his memorial will be at the Riveria Golf & country Club on Fairway Dr. Kelseyville at 1pm May 3rd. Anyone who knew him is welcome to attend. Thanks. His Daughter, Annalee

Comment from brad kiefert
Date: April 27, 2008, 9:29 pm

Do you have any information about a stage stop, or stage coach builder on main street, in lower lake? I am a lumber recycler, and i am working on a old barn..Just curious about the history.
thanks
brad

Comment from Lori Knowles
Date: May 2, 2008, 11:35 am

Thank you for this photo collection. Do you happen to have any of Castle Springs, which was a Hot Springs Resort on Cobb Mountain? My great grandparents, August and Elizabeth Meade owned that resort and I’ve been looking for photos or any other item belonging to the resort. Thank you for your attention to this,
Sincerely,
Lori Knowles

Comment from Kevin Engle
Date: May 7, 2008, 1:58 pm

Brad,
There are a few historians who are searching for info on stages that go out from Lower Lake. One in particular that we are trying to locate is out Spruce Grove Rd., through the property now owned by the Sigma Six winery. “Large” wagon wheels were discovered there near the creek several years ago by the previous owner and rumors are that this may have been an alternate route out to Knoxville, by-passing the sometimes rough winter torrents of the creeks in Lower Lake. Stages did infact go out to the Knoxville Quicksilver mine and other mines of that area via the old Morgan Valley Rd. Also the Tremper family had a blacksmith shop on Main St. from the 1860’s on. I will ask around. Would like to talk to you. You might also try to contact Dwain Goforth, assistant curator at the Schoolhouse Museum. He is there Wed-Sat from 11:00am to 3:00pm. There are a few old maps which give the mid to late 1800’s layout of the town’s businesses and residences in the museum collection. Curious as to the barn you are working on in L.L. Is it the one just behind the highschool? Would you be interested in assisting the L.C.H.S. in it’s efforts to erect two turn of the century barns at the future site of the Ely Stagestop Museum? We are a volunteer org. so I can’t promise any pay but we will feed you well and you’ll have fun and meet some great people. (See Ely Museum project on our website.)

Regards, Kevin

Comment from Margarite L. Morch
Date: June 20, 2008, 8:54 am

Hi, wanted you to know that the pictures you have of the Loch Lomond General Store, before and after, are actually both “After.” I stayed there for several summers in the 60’s when it was owned by the Prathers, and the final years when it was owned by a very nice man who’s name escapes me. Anyway. the original store, bar and reataurant were on the street perpendicular to the one you show, across the street from the pool. I will never forget the smell of the store, all warm and woody. It burned down in the summer of ‘67 while my family was there on vacation. I remember sitting in the back of my brother’s little red convertible with him and his girlfriend watching it burn in the early morning. Indescribably sad . . . end of an era for me, and things were never the same there. Thank you so much for your efforts.

Comment from Denise (Farris) Jackson
Date: August 26, 2008, 2:53 pm

Just discovered this site and am pleased. Love the photo’s and the comments. Was wondering why no photo’s of the old Cobb Mt. school? I had the good fortune of attending it (1956-1961) and I can remember around ‘59 or ‘60 (?) a centennial celebration. Also would love to hear from other former students of that time. Mrs. (Fields) Davies was the teacher then. She lived in Kelseyville. I have a lot of fond memories of my time there.
Keep up the good work!