Author Archives: June Morrall

1872: This is Pescadero

In 1872 the editor of the county newspaper took a ride over the mountains to inspect the village of Pescadero. Here is a partial account: “….Pescadero has undergone considerable change within twelve months. A new bridge has been erected over … Continue reading

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John Vonderlin: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Seals

at Ano Nuevo Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, This article appeared shortly before the Fog Signal article about Ano Nuevo. It has stuff about the seals of Ano Nuevo I’ve never seen published or even hinted … Continue reading

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John Vonderlin: Everything You Ever Wanted to know About Ano Nuevo Island

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, This ScreenShot of a page from “The Call,” has an excellent article on Ano Nuevo. I’ll return to this in the future. Below is the OCR text version of the article. … Continue reading

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1910: Crimes of Pescadero (5) Justice of the Peace Jailed!

  Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,    I’m not sure why, but all the cbsr.tabbec.com sites have been down for more then a week. It’s frustrating me, as many of the articles I previously gathered from their Newspaper Archives … Continue reading

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Coastside Water Falls: Story by John Vonderlin

Waterfalls of the Coast Story/Photos by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, I had the chance recently to hike up to a waterfall on a creek that feeds into Pescadero Creek. I’d been there years ago, but the water’s … Continue reading

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From AbbiOrca.Com: Poster Material: “Tour of California”; Cyclists Ride By Scenic Pomponio Beach, named after the famous Coastside Indian

[Image by AbbiOrca.com One of the beautiful beaches, Pomponio, [with good history, please click here – cyclists passed during the recent “Tour of California.”] Don Martinich is the editor of the Davis Bike Club Newsletter, and, even more exciting, he … Continue reading

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1906: Did Pescadero skip earthquake damage?

May 10, 1906 a date but no namte of the newspaper, probably the Redwood Standard.] Pescadero and vicinity was fortunate in having no very serious damage done by the earthquake. Williamson’s store and stock were damaged about $300; McCormick & … Continue reading

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Oct 1922: The Bank Opens

From the Redwood City Standard Oct. 1922; According to an announcement made last week, Pescadero, the thriving little town on the coastside of the county in the Fifth District, will soon have a national  prominent residents and businessmen of the … Continue reading

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I see invisible things: Story by John Vonderlin

Invisible Things Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,    Formerly “Invisible” things always attract my attention. Here’s an example of formerly invisible-to-me things in the “If It Had Been A Snake, It Would Have Bitten Me,” category.  . … Continue reading

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1908: Creek Stocked with Thousands of Rainbow Trout

Story by  John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, I came across this article on the California Newspaper Archive website(cbsr.tabbec.com). This is from the June 28th, 1908, issue of “The San Francisco Call.” Through the efforts of H.W. Hagen of this … Continue reading

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