(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…
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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 this 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. …
Treasure Chest Thursday: Will of Thomas A. Jones
I was going through my binder and found my great great grandfather’s will. I thought I would post it for today. This is the outer sheet: This is the will of Thomas Augustine Jones who died in 1923. The probate file is several pages long, so I’ll post the last page which is his actual…
Wordless Wednesday: Pacheco Sisters
Not so wordless today. These are the daughters of Francisco Pacheco and Alexandria de Caires. On the left Sophie (Pacheco) Figg. On the right, Maria (Pacheco) Homan/Buskirk. Sophie was married by 1915 and living in Hawaii with her husband, who was a soldier stationed there. So, I’m guessing this photo was taken around 1913-1914. The…