The story of midwifery in Shasta County is inseparable from the 50-year career of Nora McNeill, whose impact was recently celebrated at the Shasta District Fairgrounds on March 21, 2026. This milestone offers a chance to look back at how… Continue Reading
Redding’s Carnegie Library was built in 1902 at 1527 Yuba Street, on the west side of the Lorenz Hotel. Philanthropist and business man Andrew Carnegie donated money for libraries to be built throughout the world. Between the years 1889 and… Continue Reading
The Redding Steam Laundry Truck in the old days (c. 1915) picked up and delivered laundry at one’s door. The Redding Steam Laundry was located on the southwest corner of Placer Street and Railroad Avenue.
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The Shasta Historical Society library is open to the public and … Continue Reading
The Chamber of Commerce building stood on Yuba Street in Redding, next to the Carnegie Library. The Chamber was organized in 1910 with Dudley Saeltzer as its first president.
Photo courtesy of Shasta Historical Society
The Shasta Historical Society library is open to the public and volunteers are available to assist with research. Hours are 10 a.m. to … Continue Reading
Gold miners, bespattered with tallow, from the Midas Mine at Harrison Gulch, around the turn of the century. Of special interest are the candles and holders carried by the miners, as well as their lunch buckets. Click on the image… Continue Reading
Shasta transit buses parked in front of a train at the Redding Depot in the 1920s.
The Shasta Historical Society library is open to the public and volunteers are available to assist with research. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call 530.243.3720 or click here to visit the Shasta Historical Society website … Continue Reading
Pit River from its north side looking west toward its bridge and to the trains on the Sacramento Valley and Eastern Railroad, which went from the junction with the Southern Pacific Railroad to Copper City. The Model T Ford is… Continue Reading
A group of approximately 20 men from the Redding Fire Department pull hand-operated fire equipment down an unidentified street in Redding on July 5, 1909. A public citizens’ meeting on July 21, 1896 helped to form the Redding Volunteer Fire… Continue Reading
People gathered at the Benton Airfield for the chance to check out a bi-wing plane before it took to the skies again, c. 1930. The Shasta Historical Society library is open to the public and volunteers are available to assist… Continue Reading
Patrons and hotel workers at the City Hotel in 1872 couldn’t pass up an opportunity to have their photo taken. The two men in the center in chef’s attire are George Burdick on the right and Mr. Edovarch on the… Continue Reading
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