Lake City Historical Society

Historical society to showcase collection

Feb 21, 2024

The public is invited to join Lake City Historical Society volunteers for a chance to touch and see some of the objects in the collection during Open Hours on Friday, Feb. 23, from noon to 3 p.m. Collection Committee volunteers will be boxing up some old treasures that are in storage along with...

Historical society plans community conversation on old jail building

Feb 7, 2024

At its Tuesday, Feb. 13, Open Hours Event, the Lake City Historical Society (LCHS) will be hosting a second round table discussion about the Old Jail. The LCHS board has been getting a number of inquiries about the history of the Old Jail and expressions of concern about its fate. The Old Jail...

Historical Society: If these walls could talk...

Jan 24, 2024

Recently the Lake City Historical Society posted a photo on Facebook of this home on S. Oak Street and asked for any information from former owners. Not only did this elicit memories of this home (and photos and related Graphic articles too!), other homes were posted with requests for memories and...

Historical society hears of a deadly Lake City encounter from 1892

Jan 17, 2024

We regret to inform you of the tragic loss of life of Marshal Bradley Rodgers that occurred in July of 1892 as a result of a citizen’s mental health crisis. Marshal Rodgers left behind a wife and young son and a legacy of respected law enforcement officers in Lake City. Sgt. Bill Wiest of the Lake...

Historical Society: Resolve to learn more local history in 2024

Jan 3, 2024

The Lake City Historical Society (LCHS) is hosting its first Open Hours event of 2024 this upcoming Tuesday, Jan. 9 from noon to 3 p.m. in the second floor ballroom of City Hall. This is a great opportunity to come by to access our achives and collection with assistance from LCHS board and...

More suprises at Historical Society Open Hours event

Dec 20, 2023

The planned topic for discussion at this week’s Open Hours event at the Lake City Historical Society (LCHS) was our recently launched online exhibit about The Wave sculpture and its history and significance. And while we did acquire another photo of The Wave and a story of its use as a place for...

Historical society: Save the wave part 2

Dec 6, 2023

The Lake City Historical Society (LCHS) recently added an online exhibit about The Wave sculpture to our website and Facebook page that chronicles the history and significance of this Lake City icon. At our Open Hours event on Tuesday, Dec. 12, we will discuss what we learned in collecting...

Legion supports historical society

Dec 6, 2023

Commander Dick Grobe of American Legion Post 110, Lake City presented the Lake City Historical Society with a check in the amount of $500 for archival materials needed by the Collections Committee. The Legion supports our vision to “collect, preserve and disseminate knowledge about the history of...

Family stories and old jail highlight open hours event

Nov 22, 2023

What started out as a conversation about the past and future of the old jailhouse got more personal when Judy Platte showed up with donations from her family archives. In addition to a men’s tuxedo, a bowler hat and several generations of family photos in Lake City, Judy shared items from her great...

Old jail is focus of Nov. 14 Open Hours event

Nov 8, 2023

With the future of the old jail uncertain, the Lake City Historical Society (LCHS) will make its past the focus of our next Open Hours event on Tuesday Nov. 14 from noon to 3 p.m. in the ballroom at Lake City City Hall. We do not have information about proposed construction on this site or what is...