TDHS was founded July 24, 1968 to preserve the history of the Truckee Donner area. The Society operates the Old Jail Museum, built in 1875 located at corner of Jibboom & Spring Streets in Downtown Truckee & Joseph Research Library 10115 Donner Trail
Museum is open Truckee Thursdays 5:00pm-9:00pm, Saturday and Sunday 10:00am-4:00pm (dependent upon volunteers!). Research Cabin is open Thursdays 10:00am-2:00pm and Sundays Noon-4pm.
To discover, procure, and preserve whatever may relate to the aboriginal, natural, civil, literary and ecclesiastical history of the Town of Truckee and surrounding area.
Visit our website to purchase our books about Truckee history and the Truckee Trivia game. Contact us to learn how to order our historical photographic reproductions.
