Remember When

150 years ago There’s gold in them thar hills! On Dec. 31, 1869, a group of prospectors from Yreka discovered

96 years ago A man was caught traveling 20 miles per hour through the heart of Susanville in an early

120 years ago Merchants in Susanville must have been pleased with the holiday shopping rush as the paper reported “quite

120 years ago The more things change, the more they stay the same. One hundred years ago, a Lassen County

120 years ago The following product was being advertised: “Ladies, if you desire a transparent, clear and fresh complexion, use

120 years ago For a considerable time, E.V. Spencer had been diligently, though quietly, working on a plan for building

120 years ago Since the Audubon Society and public sentiment have decreed that stuffed birds were not appropriate ornaments for

96 years ago One hundred cases of Spanish influenza were reported in Susanville. Four deaths were the result of the

97 years ago The Lassen Grain and Milling Company began flour production with a capacity of 50 barrels of flour

122 years ago Susanville residents met at the Rest Room on Main Street to discuss the possibilities of opening a

122 years ago George Nellson, of Adin, broke his back when he was thrown into a fence while riding one

120 years ago A tall muscular stranger with dark hair, a sandy complexion and a two-inch scar in the middle

96 years ago A forest fire burned more than 500 acres near the Pit River, located around Nubieber, and threatened

30 years ago Lassen County’s oldest cultural event, The Bear Dance, was held for the first time at its new

120 years ago Women of Susanville were reminded the art of preparing cool, delicious iced beverages was one in which