Lakeside Historical Society

10/18/2026

10/02/2026

Come join us for our annual Heritage Day event on Saturday, October 17. Meet-up with old friends at 11am, then catered lunch at noon. Please RSVP by Sunday, October 11 (call us and leave a message if we don't answer). Hope to see you there!

09/28/2026

Our friends at the Maine Avenue Revitalization Association (MARA) are having their 2nd Annual Chilli Cook-Off on Saturday, October 24, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., in the courtyard of our historic, 130-year-old community church. Come on out and support MARA!

08/16/2026

Come join us for some ice cream today!

07/16/2026

AI enhanced photo: The Lakeside Inn with a possible color palate. (Check the individual photos for some details.)

05/31/2026

Something we don't often see in town anymore - horses crossing Maine Avenue!

05/06/2026

We've seen a few posts go out about a LHS shirt being offered online. These are FAKE! This is not a shirt we offer. These people are not LHS members and are NOT AUTHORIZED to sell any merchandise on our behalf. Our LHS shirts are on sale only in our Gift Shop at our History Center (the Olde Community Church) - we do not sell our merchandise online. This appears to be for private gain and will not benefit LHS in any way. We have no way of knowing where your money might go if you try to purchase one. They have been reported. Be careful.

04/26/2026

It's been a number of years since LHS had a float in our Western Days Parade, but it seemed like a good time to get back in it. Not only is our great country celebrating its 250th anniversary this year, but Lakeside turned 140 in March! Also, our historic Olde Community Church - the first church in Lakeside - is now 130 years old! We had a great time with our own Dusty Rhodes piloting the truck (loaned to us by Ironman Enterprises) and Billy "Outlaw" Ortiz riding sh***un. On the trailer (furnished by River Oaks Ranch) we had the Old Timey Old Timers (Carl Constentino, Chuck Preble, and the other Chuck - "Doc" Francis) playing some good old fashioned banjo music along the way, as well as LHS Co-VP Connor Hall, Gary Mitrovich, and his sister, Karen Mitrovich-Dotson on board for the ride. I think the crowd liked the air horn the best!