Monterey History and Art Association

Peninsula Diary Columns

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Title Column Date PDF
The Narrow Gauge 05-23-1960 5-23-1960.pdf82.37 KB
Early Monterey Railway 05-26-1960 5-26-1960.pdf80.35 KB
Freight Rates In Old Days 05-27-1960 5-27-1960.pdf82.27 KB
A Dream Come True 05-30-1960 5-30-1960.pdf80.74 KB
Along The Coast Road 06-01-1960 6-1-1960.pdf82.7 KB
Little Sur In 1887 06-02-1960 6-2-1960.pdf81.29 KB
The Pfeiffer Family 06-03-1960 6-3-1960.pdf81.44 KB
A Merienda For San Francisco 06-10-1960 6-10-1960.pdf81.66 KB
Pioneers In The Coast Area 06-15-1960 6-15-1960.pdf80.53 KB
A Pick-and-Shovel Account 06-20-1960 6-20-1960.pdf82.36 KB
Gold Mine On The Coast 06-22-1960 6-22-1960.pdf78.66 KB
The Last Chance Mine 06-27-1960 6-27-1960.pdf78.23 KB
Expedition Art 06-29-1960 6-29-1960.pdf78.06 KB
Sloat Landing 07-01-1960 7-1-1960.pdf80.08 KB
The Sloat Statue 07-04-1960 7-4-1960.pdf80.03 KB
The Shrine In The Chapel Wall 07-13-1960 7-13-1960.pdf77.53 KB
A Summer Program 07-21-1960 7-21-1960.pdf82.08 KB
San Juan Bautista 07-25-1960 7-25-1960.pdf78.46 KB
A New Brochure 07-27-1960 7-27-1960.pdf80.01 KB
Two Chairs 08-01-1960 8-1-1960.pdf77.42 KB
The Californian 08-04-1960 8-4-1960.pdf80.55 KB
Politics In 1850 08-15-1960 8-15-1960.pdf79.63 KB
That Old School Of Ours 08-17-1960 8-17-1960.pdf82 KB
Casa Gutierrez Damaged By Fire 05-20-1963 5-20-1963.pdf81.9 KB
Casa Soberanes Featured 02-18-1963 2-18-1963.pdf80.54 KB
Rodriguez Adobe 07-12-1963 7-12-1963.pdf80.65 KB
Restoring Casa Gutierrez 07-31-1963 7-31-1963.pdf79.19 KB
The Old Berwick House 10-16-1963 10-16-1963.pdf81.02 KB
A High–Spirited Girl Wins A High-Spirited Horse 10-18-1963 10-18-1963.pdf80.58 KB
Della Robbia Card Impressive 01-14-1964 1-14-1964.pdf78.11 KB
Norris Exhibit at Casa Serrano 12-28-1964 12-28-1964.pdf78.2 KB
A Fearless Lady 09-10-1965 9-10-1965.pdf81.13 KB
Jessie Fremont 09-13-1965 9-13-1965.pdf78.53 KB
Colton Journal 09-16-1965 9-16-1965.pdf78.79 KB
Monterey Artists: 1914 10-08-1965 10-8-1965.pdf81.61 KB
Traveling With Fr. Garces 02-23-1966 2-23-1966.pdf78.49 KB
Charles Underwood Adobe 04-27-1966 4-27-1966.pdf78.4 KB
Senorita Maria Bonifacio 10-20-1966 10-20-1966.pdf78.23 KB
Stoddard’s Recollections 10-24-1966 10-24-1966.pdf79.96 KB
The New Sancho Panza 11-01-1966 11-1-1966.pdf77.64 KB
Recollections of A Pioneer 12-26-1966 12-26-1966.pdf82.85 KB
Old San Miguel Adobe 04-11-1967 4-11-1967.pdf76.83 KB
Babes’ Drama Debut 05-24-1967 5-24-1967.pdf74.2 KB
Last Chapter in Actress Life 05-26-1967 5-26-1967.pdf77.68 KB
Vasquez Adobe 03-18-1968 3-18-1968.pdf80.41 KB
An Old Salinas Adobe 05-22-1968 5-22-1968.pdf80.39 KB
There Are New Adobes, Too 07-23-1968 7-23-1968.pdf77.94 KB
Eggshells Collected 11-11-1968 11-11-1968.pdf80.16 KB
100-Year Old “Issues” 02-10-1950 2-10-1950.pdf80.52 KB
Some Early Doctors 04-06-1950 4-6-1950.pdf83.71 KB
The Great Seal of Monterey 04-10-1950 4-10-1950.pdf81.43 KB
First Centennial 04-11-1950 4-11-1950.pdf82.59 KB
Descendants of California Pioneers Visit Landmarks 05-03-1950 5-3-1950.pdf83.3 KB
Some Old Clocks of Monterey 05-04-1950 5-4-1950.pdf84.78 KB
Two Clocks From the Early Days 05-05-1950 5-5-1950.pdf84.66 KB
History of the Mission Inn 05-12-1950 5-12-1950.pdf80.84 KB
A Complicated Land Title 05-17-1950 5-17-1950.pdf88.33 KB
A Visit to Governor Alvarado 05-30-1950 5-30-1950.pdf85.65 KB
Father Serra Honored With Fine Ceremonies in 1891 06-01-1950 6-1-1950.pdf83.72 KB
Stevenson Memorial Gifts 06-05-1950 6-5-1950.pdf80.66 KB
Sloat Monument Dedicated 06-14-1950 6-14-1950.pdf82.7 KB
Buildings of Wood 06-27-1950 6-27-1950.pdf81.31 KB
Binding Out Children 06-29-1950 6-29-1950.pdf83.73 KB
Expedition To Monterey 08-24-1960 8-24-1960.pdf81.85 KB
Public Buildings 08-26-1960 8-26-1960.pdf82.55 KB
Padre Junipero Serra 08-29-1960 8-29-1960.pdf80.66 KB
Monterey’s Serra Oak 09-02-1960 9-2-1960.pdf82.15 KB
... From Little Acorns 09-06-1960 9-6-1960.pdf80.48 KB
Monterey Type Architecture 08-26-1960 9-12-1960.pdf75.88 KB
The Days Of The Gold Rush 09-14-1960 9-14-1960.pdf80.78 KB
Month Of Monterey Festivals 09-21-1960 9-21-1960.pdf79.66 KB
Preservation For Use 09-23-1960 9-23-1960.pdf81.81 KB
Historical Award 09-27-1960 9-27-1960.pdf77.37 KB
A Salty California Pioneer 09-28-1960 9-28-1960.pdf79.66 KB
The Statue Standing In the Park 09-30-1960 9-30-1960.pdf81.55 KB
First Brick House 10-05-1960 10-5-1960.pdf84.43 KB
The Old Whaling Station 10-07-1960 10-7-1960.pdf81.73 KB
This Was The Site 10-12-1960 10-12-1960.pdf80.75 KB
Kimball Hotel 10-14-1960 10-14-1960.pdf80.68 KB
Mrs. Milton Little 10-17-1960 10-17-1960.pdf80.14 KB
Early Monterey 10-21-1960 10-21-1960.pdf75.77 KB
The History And Art Assn. 10-24-1960 10-24-1960.pdf83.55 KB
Gold Rush Sites 11-02-1960 11-2-1960.pdf81.32 KB
Through The Mother Lode 11-03-1960 11-3-1960.pdf80.55 KB
Sierra Pioneers 11-04-1960 11-4-1960.pdf80.58 KB
Pioneers In S. F. 11-09-1960 11-9-1960.pdf79.46 KB
The Girl Scout Calendar 11-10-1960 11-10-1960.pdf81.69 KB
The Caledonia 11-11-1960 11-11-1960.pdf80.98 KB
An Exhibit In Santa Ana 11-16-1960 11-16-1960.pdf79.1 KB
A Rose Canton Tea Set 11-18-1960 11-18-1960.pdf78.34 KB
Site of the Convention 11-23-1960 11-23-1960.pdf80.24 KB
Early Days of Girl Scouts 11-25-1960 11-25-1960.pdf80.43 KB
Gomez Rancho---Soldiers’ Retreat 02-25-1953 2-25-1953.pdf79.89 KB
He Baked Flower Pots 04-04-1950 4-4-1950.pdf81.16 KB
Early Country Doctor 04-12-1950 4-12-1950.pdf81.95 KB
A Pajaro Landowner 04-19-1950 4-19-1950.pdf82.48 KB
Pioneer Rancher’s Will 04-20-1950 4-20-1950.pdf81.97 KB
History of the Abrego Adobe 04-27-1950 4-27-1950.pdf84.41 KB
How the Casa Castro Adobe Was Raffled Off in 1848 05-01-1950 5-1-1950.pdf105.15 KB
The First Ten 01-09-1961 1-9-1961.pdf78.67 KB
Christmas Among The Big Trees 12-23-1960 12-23-1960.pdf78.73 KB
Our Lady Of Guadalupe 12-21-1960 12-21-1960.pdf82.92 KB
Christmas Cards 12-16-1960 12-16-1960.pdf79.51 KB
Historical Documents 12-14-1960 12-14-1960.pdf80.76 KB
Old Monterey 12-09-1960 12-9-1960.pdf78.22 KB
USO Facelifting 12-07-1960 12-7-1960.pdf78.99 KB
Historic Points on Peninsula 12-05-1960 12-5-1960.pdf77.69 KB
W.E.P. Hartnell’s Will 11-29-1957 11-29-1957.pdf80.96 KB
Family of Fifteen 10-10-1951 10-10-1951.pdf77.75 KB
A Lace Bonnet 06-19-1962 6-19-1962.pdf75.26 KB
Notes On The Dickinson Family 06-18-1962 6-18-1962.pdf76.34 KB
A Eulogy For Francis Doud 06-08-1966 6-8-1966.pdf79.83 KB
Serra Statue Unveiled in 1891 06-02-1950 6-2-1950.pdf84 KB
An Active English Settler 05-31-1950 5-31-1950.pdf81.62 KB
La Favorita’s Attendants Announced 05-29-1950 5-29-1950.pdf83.38 KB
Sir George Not Impressed With Monterey in 1842 05-26-1950 5-26-1950.pdf83.66 KB
How Monterey Looked in 1842 05-25-1950 5-25-1950.pdf83.51 KB
Early Meeting At Colton Hall 05-24-1950 5-24-1950.pdf80.88 KB
Early Records Tell of City Business 05-23-1950 5-23-1950.pdf84.12 KB
W.R. Hutton, Early Surveyor 05-22-1950 5-22-1950.pdf85.32 KB
Boronda and Buelna Adobes 05-15-1950 5-15-1950.pdf79.54 KB
A Letter About Old Monterey 05-11-1950 5-11-1950.pdf85.47 KB
Casa Pacheco, Pacific Bldg. 05-10-1950 5-10-1950.pdf81.71 KB
Early Photographic Art 03-30-1951 3-30-1951.pdf79.7 KB
Mrs. Laura Bride Powers 01-27-1961 1-27-1961.pdf79.92 KB
Saving The Fremont Adobe 01-26-1961 1-26-1961.pdf80.94 KB
Save the Capital 01-18-1961 1-18-1961.pdf77.79 KB
Wanted: One Old Building 01-13-1961 1-13-1961.pdf78.54 KB
Early Buildings 01-12-1961 1-12-1961.pdf82.32 KB
Tales From Monterey Post Office 02-08-1961 2-8-1961.pdf78.1 KB
The Curse Upon Monterey 02-09-1961 2-9-1961.pdf76.94 KB
Wish Fulfilled 02-10-1961 2-10-1961.pdf77.98 KB
Preserving Old Monterey 02-17-1961 2-17-1961.pdf82.33 KB
Early Mail Delivery 02-20-1961 2-20-1961.pdf80.76 KB
Beaches And Parks 02-22-1961 2-22-1961.pdf80.08 KB
Architecture In Mexican Monterey 02-24-1961 2-24-1961.pdf82.45 KB
Jails in Old Monterey 03-01-1961 3-1-1961.pdf81.08 KB
Old Jail Plans 03-03-1961 3-3-1961.pdf80.97 KB
Crime In Old Monterey 03-07-1961 3-7-1961.pdf80.74 KB
Sacramento Talks 03-08-1961 3-8-1961.pdf80.18 KB
John McHenry Hollingsworth 03-09-1961 3-9-1961.pdf82.86 KB
Compiling Letters By Stevenson 03-10-1961 3-10-1961.pdf80.41 KB
Relics Of An Old Romance 03-13-1961 3-13-1961.pdf78.66 KB
Marker For Monterey Harbor 03-15-1961 3-15-1961.pdf79.9 KB
El Alisal Open House 03-17-1961 3-17-1961.pdf80.82 KB
Food Shortage In Monterey 03-22-1961 3-22-1961.pdf82.97 KB
Documents In Jeopardy 03-27-1961 3-27-1961.pdf80 KB
Anniversary Celebration 03-30-1961 3-30-1961.pdf81.2 KB
The County’s Driest Years 03-31-1961 3-31-1961.pdf80.55 KB
Decatur House In Washington 04-10-1961 4-10-1961.pdf81.99 KB
Warm Reception for Discovery 06-06-1950 6-6-1950.pdf81.65 KB
Another Early Impression 06-07-1950 6-7-1950.pdf79.17 KB
More On Menzies Journal 06-08-1950 6-8-1950.pdf81.19 KB
John Hollingsworth 08-09-1963 8-9-1963.pdf75.92 KB
A Trial By Jury 09-05-1950 9-5-1950.pdf82.84 KB
Kind Words for a Bad Man 01-27-1956 1-27-1956.pdf79.07 KB
Monterey Presidio in 1792 06-09-1950 6-9-1950.pdf80.63 KB
Some Notes on Local Trees 06-12-1950 6-12-1950.pdf80.73 KB
Monterey Pine Is Truly “Local” 06-13-1950 6-13-1950.pdf80.79 KB
Early Visitors to Library 06-16-1950 6-16-1950.pdf79.37 KB
The Old Washington Hotel 06-19-1950 6-19-1950.pdf80.56 KB
The Count de Monte Rey 08-27-1962 8-27-1962.pdf79.35 KB
Leasing a Theater 06-20-1950 6-20-1950.pdf79.47 KB
Alberto Trescony 06-21-1950 6-21-1950.pdf80.57 KB
Old Building Ways, Prices 06-26-1950 6-26-1950.pdf84.03 KB
A Sherman Letter 06-28-1950 6-28-1950.pdf79.13 KB
A Building Boom 06-30-1950 6-30-1950.pdf82.52 KB
Three Old Adobes 07-13-1950 7-13-1950.pdf81.3 KB
Saving the Adobes 07-14-1950 7-14-1950.pdf79.06 KB
When Alvarado Fled 06-22-1950 6-22-1950.pdf78.83 KB
Gifts of the Jacks Sisters 02-11-1953 2-11-1953.pdf81.33 KB
Monterey’s Trees and Gardens 07-10-1950 7-10-1950.pdf82.54 KB
Mission Founder 10-05-1955 10-5-1955.pdf81.07 KB
Acquiring Serra’s Birthplace 08-23-1950 8-23-1950.pdf82.7 KB
The Custom House 07-07-1950 7-7-1950.pdf80.72 KB
Colton Hall 07-06-1950 7-6-1950.pdf77.59 KB
The Pacific Building 07-05-1950 7-5-1950.pdf81.05 KB
Waterfront Pearl 07-03-1950 7-3-1950.pdf83.68 KB
Father Serra’s Birthplace 11-10-1950 11-10-1950.pdf80.88 KB
Fr. Serra Writes 08-18-1950 8-18-1950.pdf81.88 KB
Wedding Journey 04-12-1961 4-12-1961.pdf80.99 KB
A Tent In Carmel 04-14-1961 4-14-1961.pdf78.52 KB
Peninsula Garden Club 04-20-1961 4-20-1961.pdf80.78 KB
Adobe on Alvarado Street 04-21-1961 4-21-1961.pdf77.89 KB
Antique Bronze Anchor 04-24-1961 4-24-1961.pdf80.65 KB
Off The Coast Of Monterey 04-27-1961 4-27-1961.pdf81.43 KB
Historian Of The West 05-01-1961 5-1-1961.pdf80.73 KB
Historic Gifts 05-10-1961 5-10-1961.pdf78.75 KB
Casa Serrano Furnishings 05-12-1961 5-12-1961.pdf80.47 KB
Historic Tours 05-17-1961 5-17-1961.pdf79.72 KB
Another Historical Landmark 05-24-1961 5-24-1961.pdf80.66 KB
Planting An Oak Tree 05-26-1961 5-26-1961.pdf80.56 KB
Rare Books Presented to History And Art Ass’n 05-29-1961 5-29-1961.pdf80.34 KB
California’s First Theater 05-31-1961 5-31-1961.pdf79.63 KB
A Tourist’s View Of The Peninsula 06-02-1961 6-2-1961.pdf82.02 KB
Whaling In Monterey Bay 06-05-1961 6-5-1961.pdf82.45 KB
A Sawmill Operator 06-07-1961 6-7-1961.pdf81.59 KB
Cottages On Tyler Street 06-09-1961 6-9-1961.pdf78.74 KB
First Cattle Drive 06-12-1961 6-12-1961.pdf82.28 KB
The Monterey Seal 06-14-1961 6-14-1961.pdf80.75 KB

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1950
Title Column Date
More About History And Art Association 02-02-1950
History and Art 02-03-1950
A Letter From Sutter: ‘I Can Pay in Pure Gold’ 02-06-1950
Documents Tell About The Vasquez Adobe 02-07-1950
First Days of Our City 02-09-1950
100-Year Old “Issues” 02-10-1950
Colton Hall School Days 02-13-1950
From Old Handbook 02-14-1950
Handbook Gleanings 02-15-1950
Trees Decided Issue 02-16-1950
The Chinese Pioneers 02-17-1950
The Old Narrow Gauge 02-20-1950
A Little Railroad Gets Swallowed Up 02-21-1950
The Long Story Behind The Underwood Adobe 02-22-1950
The Museum’s History 02-23-1950
‘Equal to the Best’ 02-24-1950
Mementos of RLS 02-27-1950
Monterey’s Charter 02-28-1950
A Life of Hartnell 03-01-1950
Lizzie Bingham, Pioneer Actress 03-02-1950
A Monterey Poet 03-03-1950
Distinguished Visitors 03-06-1950
Poem on a Door 03-07-1950
A Few Old News Items 03-08-1950
Vasquez the Bandit 03-09-1950
Eggs for the Ball 03-10-1950
When Land Was Cheap 03-13-1950
The Old-Time Dances 03-14-1950
The Amesti Adobe 03-15-1950
A Narrow Escape 03-16-1950
A Pair of Hinges 03-17-1950
Long Trip to School 03-20-1950
Off to School 03-21-1950
A Scholar’s Progress 03-22-1950
A Document of 1833 03-23-1950
Invitation to a Ball 03-24-1950
Castroville’s History 03-27-1950
A Link With the Past 03-28-1950
An Early School 03-29-1950
John Swan’s Saga 03-30-1950
Jack Swan Recalls 03-31-1950
Old Monterey Recalled 04-03-1950
He Baked Flower Pots 04-04-1950
Early Hospitals 04-05-1950
Some Early Doctors 04-06-1950
Monterey Peninsula 04-07-1950
The Great Seal of Monterey 04-10-1950
First Centennial 04-11-1950
Early Country Doctor 04-12-1950
California’s History Related by Dr. Hunt 04-13-1950