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Hi-Way Rooms, located on Brentwood Boulevard, is a familiar eyesore to local residents, but the city says there are no immediate plans to take over the property.<br>Photo by Kyle Szymanski

Hi-Way Rooms full of unanswered questions
As a devoted volunteer and member of one of Brentwood’s first families, Byron Bonnickson has always stood out in the city. But these days, it’s his property that’s catching the eye of area resident...

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Third-graders learn local history up close
More than 1,400 third-grade students from 13 schools attended docent tours at the East Contra Costa Historical Society (ECCHS) over the past school year. Mary Black, for whom the Mary Casey Black E...

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Memorabilia from the past 60 years will be on display at the EHMS celebration next week.<br>Press file photo

Brentwood’s first middle school turns 60
The Edna Hill Middle School 60th anniversary celebration is just a week away, and students and faculty past and present are invited to take a trip down memory lane and revel in Bobcat pride. The ev...

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ECCHS alive and well
The East Contra Costa Historical Society (ECCHS), through its Breakers group, provides the community many fascinating opportunities for service. The Breakers meet a couple times a week to work on m...

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East Contra Costa Historical museum opens in April
The East Contra Costa Historical Society Museum opens for the 2013 season on Saturday, April 6. The museum grounds are located at 3890 Sellers Ave. on the Knightsen-Brentwood border, just south of ...

Mar 07, 2013 | 0

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A diary belonging to a descendant of frontiersman James Kirker was recently found in Antioch.<br><i>Photo courtesy of the Missouri History Museum</i>

Long-lost diary returned to owner
Antioch resident Gail Kean is an amateur treasure hunter who enjoys scouring thrift shops for unique items others discard as junk, but she never dreamed the discovery of an 80-year-old diary would ...

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Beloved educator Edna Hill, seen here in a photo from the 1960s, eventually taught at the school that bears her name.<br><i>Photo courtesy of the East Contra Costa Historical Society </i>

Edna Hill school to celebrate milestone
Edna Hill Middle School is preparing to celebrate its diamond anniversary, 60 years of excellence in education, and the party planners are asking for the public’s help to make the festivities an af...

Jan 31, 2013 | 0

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Novel connects with Brentwood history
“In The Shadow of Diablo – Mystery of the Great Stone House,” the debut novel by high school administrator Dan Hanel, alternates between a local teacher’s present-day adventure and the historical a...

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Taste of local history
Some of California’s best-kept secrets are right here in Contra Costa County. Among them are archaeological treasures that provide a fascinating perspective on our state’s history. The public will ...

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The East Contra Costa Historical Society’s Byer/Nail Museum, seen here in a 2008 photo, enjoys a long history of community involvement: not a penny of government money has been used for the museum or grounds. The society’s annual BBQ fundraiser will take place there on Sept. 9. For more information, <a href="http://thepress.net/view/full_story/19907274/article-Historical-Society-fires-up-barbecue?">click here</a>.

The odyssey of the Byer/Nail Museum
It all began in April of 1970. More than 40 of East Contra Costa’s most prominent citizens interested in local history met to organize a historical society. Their immediate mission was an attempt t...

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