This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Way We Were look back at Shafter area events
Thirty years ago October 16 1952 the Houchin Blood Bank Mobile Unit made its first call to Shafter as the local committee prepared to process at least 60 donors Voters in Richland School District were asked to vote on educational facilities per Superintendent Bruce Crawford Twenty years ago October 17 1962 a benefit movie Music Man played at Shafter burglary on Lerdo Highway Vicki Lynn Laverty 18 was elected one of four song leaders at Bakersfield College North of Buttonwillow eyed as major rest stops along Hwy 15 at Buttonwillow Parent Association meeting planned with Dr Revell to discuss unification Shafter teachers association opposed Proposition 14 Watson tax amendment Four young men from Africa India and Mexico visiting under the World Affairs Farm Leader Training Program were guests in Buttonwillow Groundbreaking for Shafter Methodist Church new building at Lerdo Street Buttonwillow Health Center name change discussed Buttonwillow Fall Farm Festival featured Timothy Stephens teaching mathematics at local school.