Ben Lomond Yule Tree Blaze
2021-12-04
by Lisa Robinson In the 1930s, the San Lorenzo Valley took Christmas very seriously. In fact, so seriously that it had a lighted trees contest along San Lorenzo Valley Drive, now referred to as Highway 9, promoted and sponsored by the Big Tree Lighting Association. In 1938, thereRead More →
MAMMOTH REDWOOD BURL “MINED” ON THE TIMBER CLAIM OF GEORGE HARTMAN, ON KING (sic) CREEK, FOUR MILES ABOVE BOULDER CREEK
2021-11-06
Excerpt from the Mountain Echo, February 3, 1912 transcribed by Lisa Robinson Read More →
Jailed For Being a Midwife
2021-09-05
by Lisa Robinson Until 1917, non-medical home birthing with midwives was legal in California. Then the State decided to require that midwives be graduates of an approved school of midwifery, but California had no such schools. Between 1917 and 1949, the only midwives to receive California midwifery certificates wereRead More →