As you saw on our front page, the purpose of this historical society is "is to offer lectures, seminars, and field trips that will help the community learn the history of Donner Summit and the surrounding area, and to collect and display artifacts relative to the history, and to carry on other educational and charitable activities associated with this purpose"
Our long term dream to achieve that purpose is to build a museum on Donner Summit so that everyone can enjoy the unique and interesting history of Donner Summit. We have our eyes set on the very top of Old Highway 40, the first transontinental highway. Ultimately we'd like our museum to be more than a museum for the public and the community. We have a vision of a museum building also serving as a community center for the different communities on Donner Summit and as a railway station. Stopping trains again on Donner Summit would connect us to the history - when trains used to stop on Donner Summit, and be a connection to responsibility for the future - energy conservation.
A museum, train station, community center building or complex could also incorporate local businesses. Naturally that lofty goal will require a lot of work. There will be property acquisition, design, fund raising, display designing, machinery restoration (we have promises of various old machinery), contacts, etc. If you would like to particpate to make our dream a reality, please contact the historical society.
Our long term dream to achieve that purpose is to build a museum on Donner Summit so that everyone can enjoy the unique and interesting history of Donner Summit. We have our eyes set on the very top of Old Highway 40, the first transontinental highway. Ultimately we'd like our museum to be more than a museum for the public and the community. We have a vision of a museum building also serving as a community center for the different communities on Donner Summit and as a railway station. Stopping trains again on Donner Summit would connect us to the history - when trains used to stop on Donner Summit, and be a connection to responsibility for the future - energy conservation.
A museum, train station, community center building or complex could also incorporate local businesses. Naturally that lofty goal will require a lot of work. There will be property acquisition, design, fund raising, display designing, machinery restoration (we have promises of various old machinery), contacts, etc. If you would like to particpate to make our dream a reality, please contact the historical society.