Shasta Dam, Shasta Lake, and the people "Preserving our history & heritage"
We are a State and Federal licensed non-profit organization that serves as an educational society, preserving the history, heritage & culture of the Shasta Lake area …..early pioneers, Native Americans, people who came to work on Shasta Dam, early businesses, residents & their lives, and the community spirit & events that led the Boomtowns to becoming a City. In 2001, our existence came into being because of the foresight of two ladies, Barbara Cross and Evelyn Hoppes, whose fathers worked on Shasta Dam, and who felt the history & culture of the area needed to be preserved. They enlisted the service of friends, Darlene Brown, Del Hiebert, Ruth Huey, Ray Siner, and Jack Trapp to form the first Board of Directors. Though we have many photographs of Shasta Dam, once again, the society's main focus is on the people who came seeking work on Shasta Dam, and the history of the surrounding area. We have well over 6,000 photos & articles, the majority of which were donated by members & people wishing to preserve our heritage. Our database includes information & pictures of the following:
Board of Directors Barbara J. Cross, President Darlene V. Brown, Vice President Henry "Butch" Hurlhey, Recording Secretary Lorna Rendahl, Treasurer Lorraine Bennetts, Director Mike Daniels, Director Del Hiebert, Director Ruth Huey, Director Jack Trapp, Director Evelyn Hoppes, Past President, Advisor  End of Depression years symbolic by the "Burning of Old Man Gloom" during the "Hells Gulch Days" celebration by the Damworkers, businesses & community at large. . Photos shown are courtesy of Violet Sullivan, Del Hiebert, Loene Trubkin, and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. |
Many photographs shown on our website are personal photos and can not be used for commercial purposes in any form. Please contact us for permission of use on any reproduction of any of the photographs within our website. Thank you. We have updated our site on March 20, 2012 with some new pictures on the "photograph" page, plus updates on our "News/Events" page. Below are a few historical photos to share with you from the "Boomtown" era. The news of the construction of Shasta Dam brought thousands of families to the area seeking work....it was the Depression years. Even before an access road was paved from Highway 99 West to the construction site, early entrepreneurs were anticipating the revenue to be made, buying & selling land, and establishing businesses. Below are samples of some of the hurriedly erected wooden buildings during that time.  |
