| Labor Day, 2008 our first newsletter. PDF 1.2 meg - well worth the download Donner Summit in 1954 |
| October, 2008, our second newsletter PDF - 6.6 meg - lots of pictures When there were 9 service stations on Donner Summit; two stories; our first acquisition the inspiration for our letterhead; Donner Summit in 1882 |
| November, 2008 (4.9 meg PDF): The Winter of 1951-52, the first house in Kingvale, misc Summit history, the census of 1870 |
| December, 2008: (6.6 meg PDF) Rainbow Bridge (building and renovation) Lincoln Hiway - lot of old pictures. |
| January, 09 (15 meg PDF - lots of pictures I guess) Winter fun on Donner Summit |
| February 09 - Dennis Jones Summit Pioneer and the father of commercial skiing in the Sierra, the coming of the modern ski era, the first winter trip over Tioga Pass, and a book review: Truckee's Trail (11meg) |
| March 09 - (4.9 meg PDF) Newly donated artifacts, John Kirby Miller, first Summit ski lift? Place crashes on Donner Summit, film making on Donner Summit. |
| April 09 - Johnny Ellis, one of the first subdivisions on Donner Summit, the first rope tow, Dartmouth Outing Club |
| May, 09: Reminiscences on Lake Mary, Emigrant Trail rebuilding |
| June, 09: Modern research of the Emigrant Trail, the history of the Central Sierra Snowlab in Soda Springs (abridged version see below for the full version with LOTS more pictures) and was life really better in the "old days?" |
| June 09 Addendum: The History of the Central Sierra Snow Lab (unabridged version with LOTS more pictures than the June newsletter had. This is 8 meg however. |
| July, 09: the longest full time resident on Donner Summit; an historical society project; the day there was no water; we've got it easy today; a review of From Donner Pass to the Pacific; and a hike on the Lincoln Highway. |
| August 09, what could have been.... development proposals for the Summit - and an August 15th historical society event - historical society news - the DSHS new building in downtown Soda Springs and DSHS major goal number 2 |
| September 09, the opening celebration of DSHS in Soda Springs, we solve mysteries and leave you with questions, DSHS major goal # 2, the Sierra Hump - 16 meg |
| October 09: Donner Summit, 1939; State of Skiing, 1939; Sugar Bowl, 1939, 1939 ads/pictures/maps - 17 meg |
| November 09: Sugar Bowl's 70th anniversary continues: the first chairlift in California, the new lodge designed by an eminent architect, Bill Klein, Peter Picard, Red Rockholm, more on Hannes Schroll..... 11 meg |
| December 09: Sugar Bowl's first year, Sugar Bowl Scrapbook, Getting to Sugar Bowl in 1939, the last surviving founder of Sugar Bowl - Mrs. Jean R. Chickering, Sugar Bowl founders, Sugar Bowl scrapbook, The Silver Belt, Silver Belt poetry, stories, pictures, 70th anniversary of Sugar Bowl commemorative poster, and more. |
| January '10: donated historical items, Rainbow Bridge plaque "comes home," Thanks to those who donated in '09, movie views, the text for our Tunnel 6 20 Mile Museum sign |
| February '10: The Norden Store: Milli's Story: Richard Bigelow, first US Forest Supervisor in Tahoe National Forest - circa 1908 to 1932. His life and times, as documented in his actual daily-work journal; maybe finally Hitler's Last Soldier in America; and mabye we'll begin to tell stories that may or may not be true about Donner Summit history. |
| March '10: Pictures from an album just donated, Circus animals escape |
| April '10: Traffic on Donner Summit and Old 40 becoming year 'round, Kingvale Park, Hitler's Last Soldier in America (a review - he worked on Donner Summit), Gifts from God (more from our Stories that may or may not be true about Donner Summit, Alfred A. Hart at the LOC. |
| May '10 Ending Winter's Isolation, The Madman of Donner Summit, How Lake Angela Got its Name, The 20 Mile Museum |
| June '10 Donner Summit, 1874; Lena & Herbert chapter II; More Stories that May or May Not Be True; SP will drive tunnel through Summit, 1905 |
| July '10 Red Mountain, driving Old 40 instead of the Interstate, Summering at Cisco, Stories of Donner Summit, Lake Mary Evenings, Summit Pioneer Awards, The Fire Lookout on Red Mountain, Fire Trains. |
| August '10 Snow tunnels and fires, the Watchmen of Red Mountain, Fire Trains, Dick Buek, Auburn Ski Club, Hannes Schroll, Summit Pioneer Awards. |
| September, '10: Something Different: Interesting pictures from the DSHS archives, DSHS Building, Heritage Tour and Pioneer Awards, Soda Springs Hotel donations, Old Highway 40 matchbook collection |
| October, '10: Something Different II: Interesting pictures from the DSHS archives, DSHS News, Gateway to California, Lincoln Highway Trip, Old Cars come to Donner Summit, Along the Lincoln Highway at Big Bend, China Wall |
| Coming: Tunnel Six, Meadow Lake, Summit Hotel, Stories that may or may not be true about Donner Summit, Snowball Special, snowsheds, historical art of Donner Summit from Petroglyphs to Romantics, Alexy Von Schmidt, and..... |