(This is my Great Aunt. I don’t recall ever meeting her. Maybe I did when I was a child.) Name: Viola JACKSON Sex: Female Father: Harry Kenneth JACKSON (1871-1950) Mother: Margaret Mary JONES (1880-1965) Individual Facts Birth 18 Jun 1917 Oakland, Alameda Co., CA29 Residence bet 1918 and 1930 (between…
Tag: California
1940 Census Sheets Are Different For Hawaii
I have had a chance to peek at the census sheets for California and Hawaii. As with previous censuses, a different sheet was used for Hawaii than the rest of the United States. Here are some of the differences: The first columns pertaining to residency are the same, but in a different order. Race or…
Advent Calendar: The Magical Castle on Christmas Eve
(This article was originally posted for the 2010 Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories Day 24: Christmas Eve) When we were little, Christmas Eve was always spent at Grandma and Grandpa Lassalle’s house in Oakland. Right after dinner, the 7 of us would pile into the station wagon an be on our way. I remember being…
100 Year Anniversary: Women’s Right to Vote in California
Today marks the day that men went to the voting booth and cast their ballots on whether women should have the right to vote in California. It was no easy win. Statewide the vote was 125,037 for and 121,450 against. According to an article in the Daily Review Newspaper, rural areas were more in favor…
That’s Old News: Planking, 1946 Style
I often here people comment about how stupid people are today. “That planking is going to get someone hurt!” “Owling is just ridiculous.” While people do stupid things, I don’t they are any more idiotic than their predecessors. I found this column in the 26 Jun 1946, Oakland Tribune. It was written by Jack Burroughs. …