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Book review: 90 years later, an intimate glimpse at life in Matanuska Valley Colony
Edited by Ray Bonnell from a collection of letters and writings from his wife’s grandmother Margaret Miller, the book offers ...
Volume One1d
LOST AT HALF MOON LAKE: Local Historians Lend Knowledge to New Book
Lost at Half Moon Lake, penned by local historian and author Frank Smoot, is set in 1890s Eau Claire, weaving true historical ...
What Los Angeles Could Learn From Great Fires of the Past
In the era when American cities regularly caught fire, the widespread destruction seeded what looks, in retrospect, like ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
The Discovery of Gold on This Date in 1848 at Sutter’s Creek Kicked Off the California Gold Rush and Transformed America
Between 1848 and 1855, California produced an estimated 750,000 pounds of gold. After that the take gradually declined, and ...
Underground Books owner, mom of Sacramento’s first Black mayor honored at memorial
Former Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said his mom Georgia Rose Peat West loved a good story, and her memorial service featured more than a few.