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Open House 2008 is a success!

 

Winter Quarter 1st Meeting

1st Meeting for Winter Quarter is on Jan 15 (Thursday) from 6-7 PM at Olson 6. T-shirts/Sweatshirts and certification cards will be handed out.

City Approves Contract For Yolo County Historical Society to Operate the Hattie Weber Museum

As consent calendar item "L" at its meeting on June 10, 2008, the Davis City Council approved a contract under which the Yolo County Historical Society will operate the Hattie Weber Museum of Davis.

Map Locating Jerome Davis Farmstead

An 1868 map showing the Jerome Davis farmstead in relation to the original Davis grid has been laid over a 2008 Google photo-map and shows where the farmstead was in current Davis terms.

History-on-the-fly, Quote #1

This is the first of a series of brief quotes from contemporary observers of Davis to which future historians might want especially to attend.

Display on 1905 University Farm Campaign Published

The Davis Historical Society announces publication of “Davisville 1905: The Year the Town Woke Up,” an exhibit on the town’s efforts that year to become the site of the UC University Farm.

Hunt Boyer Tank House Protection Campaign Underway

Davis preservationists are mobilizing to protect the Hunt Boyer Tank House from demolition or other harm likely to be caused by a proposal for a building on its site.

Davis History Website Trio

A trio of websites that seek to collect and publish Davis history.

A Powerful Way to Search This Site

An explanation of the "search" function.

New Davis History Publication

"Davis City Planning 1925-2005" published on Old North Davis History website

Two New Papers in the Davis History Series

DHS Publications Commitee Chair announces publication of papers numbers 5 and 6 in the Papers on Davis History Series.

Three New Studies Published by the Davis Historical Society

The Davis Historical Society (DHS) announces publication of three new empirical studies in its Papers on Davis History Series. In announcing this event, DHS Publications Committee Chair Lyn H. Lofland expressed her pleasure in being able to bring to the people of Davis new information on key aspects of the history of the Davis community.

Varsity Theater Flower Box Information

In a draft statement available in Folder 2 of this website (Historic Preservation . . .), Valerie Vann provides new information on the original features of the Varsity Theater flower boxes.

Lead Author of the 1961 "Davis Core Area Plan" Dies

In the early 1960s, Lawrence Livingston and his firm devised a plan for the high-rise rebuilding of central Davis that was embraced by Davisites but then rejected in the wake of the "revolution of '72." To his credit, Mr. Livingston later "saw the light" and renounced his own early work such as done in Davis in a famous essay published in 1981 titled "Confessions of a Planner."

Joint Statement Opposing Anderson Building Change

Three Davis heritage groups have adopted a joint statement opposing proposed changes in the windows of the Landmark Anderson Bank Building