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7 days ago by steve

He was “the father of California wine,” and July 6 is the 140th anniversary of Agoston Haraszthy’s untimely demise. Born to a noble Hungarian family in 1812, Haraszthy sailed for New York in 1840, in search of his future, and embarked upon a tour of America, which included a visit with President Joh ...

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8 days ago by mrstkdsd

Old Town (Image from www.sandiegohistory.org) Phoenix on “the Fourth,” in San Diego. The immortal John Phoenix has furnished the Herald with a report of the celebration of the late national anniversary in San Diego. We extract as follows: At 8 A.M. a procession was formed, and moved to the sound of ...

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14 days ago by director chair

US $5.29 (0 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Jul-01-2009 20:29:10 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

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17 days ago by mondostrange

The Wild West and the mining of the late 1800’s are a rich part of California’s heritage, and what better way to experience the past than to visit California’s ghost towns? The Golden State’s ghost towns are more about history than spooks, and you’ll spend hours exploring every nook and cranny of so ...

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20 days ago by Susannah Murdock

RohDAYoh, RohDEEoh: I have no idea how to pronounce Rodeo Beach so I usually end up calling it Cronkhite. Though I probably pronounce that wrong, too, Rodeo Beach is located in the stunning Marin Headlands at the edge of a former World War II military post called Fort Cronkhite. As such, the beach i ...

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23 days ago by slynnmx

When teenagers whine about having to learn history – “which is like, so, pointless,” the argument is often made that “Those cannot remember history are doomed to repeat it.” At closer scrutiny, this argument just simply doesn’t hold water. Just to set the record straight, I’m a history major so obvi ...

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26 days ago by Genealogy

Sephardic genealogy and a book on the Jews of Monastir is the focus of the Los Altos Hills branch of the San Francisco Bay Area JGS (SFBAJGS) at its next meeting on Monday, June 22. Doors open at 7pm at Congregation Beth Am. Writing My Lost Family History: Sephardic Genealogy, with Mark Cohen, shoul ...

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31 days ago by pbailey68

The State of Jefferson; A secession movement to combine the unique geographical area of the California /Oregon border region, and possibly portions of northwestern Nevada.

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37 days ago by jbell

Title: NSDREI’s 5th Anniversary Dinner Party featuring one of So. California’s Top Real Estate Fishermen… Location: Shadowridge Country Club, 1890 Gateway Drive, Vista Link out: Click here Description: Bruce Norris-Where to Go Fishin\’ for Real Estate Deals Now and in 2010 What do you need in your r ...

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43 days ago by gidjill

I just learned about a great program at the Oakland Museum of California. Any California Native Baby Boomers out there: Be A Part of the California History Gallery Community Event Calling all Baby Boomers: you ought to be in pictures! As part of the renovation now underway at the Oakland Museum of C ...

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