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COURTED TO THE WHIR OF SAW MILL WHEELS.

March 12, 2023 by sergneri 2 Comments

Petaluma Argus Courier, 3 March 1900 COURTED TO THE WHIR OF SAW MILL WHEELS. W. H. Joy and Mrs. Weiberts of Healdsburg were married in Santa Rosa Thursday. The wedding is the outcome of a long acquaintanceship extending over several years, both parties spent in the Mill creek redwoods near Healdsburg. Years ago Joy was … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, History, Sea Stories Tagged: 1900, Edith Joy, Effie Beresford Joy, Healdsburg, Mill creek, Mrs. Weiberts, Nellie Joy, redwoods, social pleasures

The Elusive Future of San Francisco’s Fog

September 14, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

The Elusive Future of San Francisco’s Fog  from the New York Times of 09/14/2022.  

Posted in: California History, Climate Change, Environment, Faits Divers, History, Science, Sea Stories, the Anthropocene Tagged: California, coastal fog, fog, fog catchers, fog horns, Golden Gate, mariners, Northern California, redwoods, San Francisco

Tamalpais Victim – MURDER OR SUICIDE?

July 8, 2016 by sergneri Leave a Comment

DECAYED RELICS OF BODY MAY SOLVE MYSTERY Coroner Seeks Clews Among Bones and Belongings of Sec- ond Tamalpais Victim No Tangible Connection as Yet Between Two Tragedies on Silent Mountain Rivaling the sea in its propensity for giving up its dead, Mount Tamalpais has added a fresh tragedy and mystery to the history of Marin … [Read more…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Thinking about Tagged: Marin, MURDER, redwoods, SUICIDE, Tamalpais

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