Monthly Archives: June 2009

“The Five of Hearts” by Patricia O’Toole tells the story of Henry Adams and his dearest friends, 1880-1918. The book was published in 1990, and the Henry Adams  friend I most enjoyed reading about was United States Geological Survey (USGS) … Continue reading →

And what is this of?  Anything to do with the Ocean Shore Railroad?

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,   There’s GOLD in them there hills!!! That’s something I wasn’t aware of. I got onto this search thread using “Pillarcitos and Pilarcitos” as search terms. I was surprised when the … Continue reading →

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,    This is an excerpt from an article entitled “The Earliest Residents of California,” from the November 8th, 1868 issue of “The Daily Alta.”   Several years ago we mentioned the … Continue reading →

Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected])   Hi June, Do you remember my posting about”Gumby,” the largest Gumboot Chiton, I had ever seen washed ashore. Though dead, it was in amazingly good shape, with its tentacles intact, unlike most … Continue reading →

  If you cannot read the names of the towns/places, here they are, north to south along the coastline. A few names are new to me, and I note that Torquay is not mentioned. San Francisco Omondaga [Please read John’s … Continue reading →

[Remember, I had a pamphlet about a new Coastside town called Torquay? I’d never heard of the place and don’t even remember who gave me the pamphlet which I am now digging about for. Well, John Vonderlin has new information … Continue reading →

Story is dated 1857 From John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, You’ve wondered what happened to the original fish of the Coastside? Here’s another piece of the puzzle. The excerpt below is from a column in the May 13th, 1857 … Continue reading →

[Note: Pescadero was originally part of Santa Cruz County, but from what I, June, understand, the incoming tides made it difficult to the get the county seat. In the 1860s a petition was circulated to make Pescadero part of San … Continue reading →

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,   I’ve only seen a few casual references to  lit gas coming from the ground after the Loma Prieta Earthquake. I don’t think the phenomena lasted more then a few days. … Continue reading →