By Lisa Robinson Much has been written about Isaac Graham and Rancho Zayante, but exactly where was his first sawmill? In 2019, Dave Freeman, an amateur archeologist, John Brewer a former surveyor, and Ken Johnston, a former ranger and author of Legendary Truths, Peter Lassen and his Gold Rush Trail inRead More →
By Lisa Robinson September 15 – October 15 is Hispanic Heritage month. Here we will look at two local pioneer families with pre-California Hispanic roots. For almost fifty years Santos Omnes and his family lived in Boulder Creek. Son of Maria Conception Espinosa, whose family came to CaliforniaRead More →
by Lisa Robinson In Santa Cruz County, as in most of California, mountain lions are apex predators. As with the smaller bob-cats and other predatory animals such as coyote, mountain lions were seen by early western settlers as a threat – a threat to game, to livestock, pets, and humans.Read More →
by Lisa Robinson The substantial community involvement that was exhibited when the current Boulder Creek Branch library was built was also evident in the spirit of the early inhabitants of the town of Boulder Creek. In 1892, a Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) was formed here and in 1893, aRead More →
by Lisa Robinson The substantial community involvement that was exhibited when the current Boulder Creek Branch library was built was also evident in the spirit of the early inhabitants of the town of Boulder Creek. In 1892, a Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) was formed here and in 1893, aRead More →
