Monterey History and Art Association

Peninsula Diary Columns

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Title Column Date PDF
Interesting Old Chests Here 11-01-1950 11-1-1950.pdf80.59 KB
The Chautauqua Assembly 11-02-1950 11-2-1950.pdf81.44 KB
The Study Plan 11-03-1950 11-3-1950.pdf81.26 KB
Our Own Monterey Jack Cheese 11-08-1950 11-8-1950.pdf81.24 KB
The Dedication of the Stevenson House 11-09-1950 11-9-1950.pdf84.64 KB
Presentation of House in Mallorca 11-13-1950 11-13-1950.pdf80.68 KB
New Stevenson Mementoes Here 11-14-1950 11-14-1950.pdf82.05 KB
Another Story on Jack Cheese 11-15-1950 11-15-1950.pdf78.24 KB
History of Dolls on Display 11-20-1950 11-20-1950.pdf83.93 KB
The Presidio Chapel 12-06-1950 12-6-1950.pdf80.56 KB
Historic Names in Cemetery 12-07-1950 12-7-1950.pdf80.19 KB
The Cross at the Carmel River Mouth 12-08-1950 12-8-1950.pdf82.62 KB
Here Is More on Jack Cheese 12-11-1950 12-11-1950.pdf80.03 KB
Historical Markers 12-12-1950 12-12-1950.pdf82.49 KB
Scholze Park 12-13-1950 12-13-1950.pdf81.96 KB
A Trip to Big Sur And Jack Cheese 12-14-1950 12-14-1950.pdf83.99 KB
Old Adobes 12-15-1950 12-15-1950.pdf80.96 KB
More Local Adobes 12-18-1950 12-18-1950.pdf80.42 KB
A Bit on Gardens 12-19-1950 12-19-1950.pdf81.43 KB
A Christmas Gift Suggestion 12-20-1950 12-20-1950.pdf80.72 KB
Christmas in America 12-21-1950 12-21-1950.pdf81.96 KB
An Old Christmas Card 12-22-1950 12-22-1950.pdf79.23 KB
A Letter Dated 1847 12-26-1950 12-26-1950.pdf81.5 KB
Bolton’s New Job 12-28-1950 12-28-1950.pdf84.1 KB
George Nidever And ‘Brown Eyes’ 01-08-1951 1-8-1951.pdf84.47 KB
The Soto Adobe 01-31-1951 1-31-1951.pdf78.6 KB
Joaquin Soto’s Will 02-01-1951 2-1-1951.pdf79.86 KB
Foolish Agreement 02-13-1951 2-13-1951.pdf78.22 KB
All This...And Monterey Too 02-26-1951 2-26-1951.pdf80.57 KB
Florencio Serrano 02-27-1957 2-27-1957.pdf77.23 KB
Florencio and Rita 02-28-1957 2-28-1957.pdf80.02 KB
California’s Man-hating Amazons 03-07-1951 3-7-1951.pdf80.22 KB
Father Kino Proves a Point 03-08-1951 3-8-1951.pdf79.94 KB
A Bean Barrel Full of Gold-Dust 03-12-1951 3-12-1951.pdf81.19 KB
Red Pepper...Of the Purest Kind 03-26-1951 3-26-1951.pdf80.33 KB
The Bear Flag Flies In Nigeria 07-02-1962 7-2-1962.pdf81.25 KB
The Path Of History 07-04-1962 7-4-1962.pdf83.59 KB
Notes On The Flag-Raising 07-10-1962 7-10-1962.pdf78.73 KB
The First ‘First Theater’ 07-13-1962 7-13-1962.pdf78.37 KB
California Pioneer Sketches 07-20-1962 7-20-1962.pdf79.6 KB
St. James Church Notes Anniversaries In July 07-23-1962 7-23-1962.pdf82.36 KB
First Theater’s History 07-25-1962 7-25-1962.pdf82.6 KB
The Old Convent 07-27-1962 7-27-1962.pdf81.14 KB
Need Resources Study 07-31-1962 7-31-1962.pdf79.66 KB
The Old Convent (2) 08-03-1962 8-3-1962.pdf78.28 KB
Scholze Park (2) 08-08-1962 8-8-1962.pdf80.74 KB
Landmarks Are Living History 08-10-1962 8-10-1962.pdf82.21 KB
Delegates To See Peninsula 08-15-1962 8-15-1962.pdf80 KB
The Serra Pilgrimage 08-21-1962 8-21-1962.pdf79.52 KB
Tiburcio Vasquez Began His Life Of Banditry In Monterey 08-29-1962 8-29-1962.pdf84.06 KB
Notes From Here And There 09-03-1962 9-3-1962.pdf82.27 KB
The Colorful Sepulvedas 09-07-1953 9-7-1953.pdf82.99 KB
Mrs. Issler Moves 09-07-1962 9-7-1962.pdf78.36 KB
To Tour Monterey 09-12-1962 9-12-1962.pdf80.04 KB
Beans A La Gold Fields 09-14-1962 9-14-1962.pdf82.89 KB
Colton Hall Alums Gather Today 09-17-1962 9-17-1962.pdf81.62 KB
Before Abalone Was Known As A Delicacy 09-19-1962 9-19-1962.pdf82.42 KB
Five Goals 09-25-1962 9-25-1962.pdf79.39 KB
The Legend Of El Toro Ranch Is Retold 09-28-1962 9-28-1962.pdf83.81 KB
Columbia Report 10-01-1962 10-1-1962.pdf83.03 KB
Capitular Hall 10-31-1962 10-31-1962.pdf78.84 KB
The Story Of Old Gabriel 10-03-1962 10-3-1962.pdf81.2 KB
The Old Del Monte Express 10-05-1962 10-5-1962.pdf81.49 KB
The ‘Del Monte’ Arrives 10-08-1962 10-8-1962.pdf134.74 KB
Thank You Note 10-10-1962 10-10-1962.pdf77.38 KB
Scenes of Wonder 10-19-1962 10-19-1962.pdf79.47 KB
Query On The Gordon House 10-22-1962 10-22-1962.pdf81.19 KB
In Monterey 10-23-1962 10-23-1962.pdf79.67 KB
Nevada City: Past, Present 10-26-1962 10-26-1962.pdf81.34 KB
Value Of An Adobe 10-29-1962 10-29-1962.pdf80.3 KB
Fling Biography 11-05-1962 11-5-1962.pdf82.92 KB
The Peninsula In 1906 11-07-1962 11-7-1962.pdf84.16 KB
Off Point Pinos 11-09-1962 11-9-1962.pdf78.81 KB
Early American In Monterey 11-12-1962 11-12-1962.pdf80.39 KB
Recalling Early Pacific Grove 11-14-1962 11-14-1962.pdf81.14 KB
Recollections Of The Peninsula 11-20-1962 11-20-1962.pdf81.3 KB
Over The Hill To Carmel 11-26-1962 11-26-1962.pdf81.52 KB
History Books 11-28-1962 11-28-1962.pdf81.26 KB
En Route To Old Monterey 11-29-1962 11-29-1962.pdf80.82 KB
Monterey Attacked 11-30-1962 11-30-1962.pdf78.17 KB
Pirate Invasion Ends 12-03-1962 12-3-1962.pdf81.57 KB
The Cooper Adobe 12-05-1962 12-5-1962.pdf80.62 KB
History Of An Adobe 12-07-1962 12-7-1962.pdf80.17 KB
A Light In The Window 12-10-1962 12-10-1962.pdf79.93 KB
In Old Monterey 12-12-1962 12-12-1962.pdf80.12 KB
Monterey Holds A Romantic Array Of History 12-14-1962 12-14-1962.pdf84.78 KB
A Theatrical Performance 12-17-1962 12-17-1962.pdf81.91 KB
Stage Coach Santa 12-24-1962 12-24-1962.pdf81.64 KB
Whalebone Paving 12-28-1962 12-28-1962.pdf79.98 KB
Early Day Trade in Monterey 01-01-1951 1-1-1951.pdf81.26 KB
More About Monterey Jack Cheese 01-02-1951 1-2-1951.pdf81.92 KB
Store Ledgers Reveal History 01-03-1951 1-3-1951.pdf82.12 KB
Imports of 1846 01-04-1951 1-4-1951.pdf82.63 KB
The First Electric Cars 01-05-1951 1-5-1951.pdf81.8 KB
A Mystery Ship Arrives 01-09-1951 1-9-1951.pdf80.1 KB
He Got a Cool Reception 01-10-1951 1-10-1951.pdf79.95 KB
A Fire Chief Reports 01-11-1951 1-11-1951.pdf82.95 KB
“A Saint May Rise” 01-12-1951 1-12-1951.pdf82.27 KB
Historical Association Roster 01-16-1951 1-16-1951.pdf81.97 KB
Wanted: Pioneers 01-17-1951 1-17-1951.pdf80.71 KB
Through the Sacristy Door 01-18-1951 1-18-1951.pdf83.9 KB
St. James of Old Monterey 01-19-1951 1-19-1951.pdf82.87 KB
Yesterday’s Newspaper 01-23-1951 1-23-1951.pdf84.11 KB
Monterey’s Incorporation 01-25-1951 1-25-1951.pdf80.52 KB
Four Centuries of Januaries 01-26-1951 1-26-1951.pdf82.29 KB
Henry A. Tefft 01-28-1958 1-28-1958.pdf80.99 KB
1910 Glider Tip In Trial Flight 01-29-1951 1-29-1951.pdf79.79 KB
Framing the Charter 01-30-1951 1-30-1951.pdf78.97 KB
Ground Mustard and Gold Dust 02-05-1951 2-5-1951.pdf79.47 KB
Eight Dimes Equal One Dollar 02-06-1951 2-6-1951.pdf81.13 KB
In Pagandom And Christendom 10-26-1951 10-26-1951.pdf83.21 KB
Funeral in 1847 10-29-1951 10-29-1951.pdf81.18 KB
Monterey’s Alvarado Adobe 02-18-1959 2-18-1959.pdf82.51 KB
Watson Family 04-22-1965 4-22-1965.pdf79.32 KB
Inquiry About Judge Tonner 08-05-1966 8-5-1966.pdf80.77 KB
My Seal and Signature 01-22-1951 1-22-1951.pdf83.82 KB
Needles and Thread And Buckskin Breeches 02-07-1951 2-7-1951.pdf80.41 KB
An Old Spanish Custom 02-08-1951 2-8-1951.pdf79.32 KB
‘A Bad Man From Way Back’ 02-09-1951 2-9-1951.pdf78.71 KB
California’s First Press 02-12-1951 2-12-1951.pdf79.22 KB
The Little Wax Figure And the Spanish Sash 02-14-1951 2-14-1951.pdf81.36 KB
Originally Dubbed ‘Gigling’ 02-16-1951 2-16-1951.pdf79.09 KB
The Zamorano Club 02-19-1951 2-19-1951.pdf79.73 KB
Eighty Great Books 02-20-1951 2-20-1951.pdf81.02 KB
Books of Early California 02-21-1951 2-21-1951.pdf80.42 KB
The Best in Californiana 02-22-1951 2-22-1951.pdf81.14 KB
The Commodore Who Dreamed Up a War 02-23-1951 2-23-1951.pdf79.03 KB
The Noblest Feelings Of a Sailor’s Heart 02-27-1951 2-27-1951.pdf82.83 KB
Background and Backbone Of the American Red Cross 02-28-1951 2-28-1951.pdf81.77 KB
Random Reveries 03-01-1951 3-1-1951.pdf80.29 KB
Antiquarian Bookman 03-02-1951 3-2-1951.pdf80.14 KB
California Island Was A Lop-sided Cornucopia 03-06-1951 3-6-1951.pdf79.63 KB
Month of March 03-05-1951 3-5-1951.pdf79.16 KB
No Interest Or Taxes In Those Halcyon Days 03-09-1951 3-9-1951.pdf80.32 KB
The Tables Are Turned 03-14-1951 3-14-1951.pdf79.1 KB
‘The Big Eagle of Monterey’ 03-16-1951 3-16-1951.pdf82.54 KB
Early California Dish 03-22-1951 3-22-1951.pdf79.61 KB
A Mixed Set of Americans 03-23-1951 3-23-1951.pdf81.32 KB
Conference of Curators 03-27-1951 3-27-1951.pdf79.76 KB
Symbols of Living History 03-28-1951 3-28-1951.pdf79.23 KB
The Bohemia Saloon 03-29-1951 3-29-1951.pdf78.3 KB
Monterey’s Casa Buelna 01-31-1958 1-31-1958.pdf80.5 KB
More About The Merienda 05-29-1953 5-29-1953.pdf79.89 KB
First Theater Playbill 12-19-1962 12-19-1962.pdf82.32 KB
A Loving Letter At Christmastide 12-21-1962 12-21-1962.pdf81.36 KB
Early Monterey Gardens 12-27-1962 12-27-1962.pdf80.23 KB
A German Traveler’s View Of Monterey In 1849 01-02-1963 1-2-1963.pdf84.1 KB
Yule Card Joy 01-07-1963 1-7-1963.pdf79.74 KB
Trio In Monterey 01-09-1963 1-9-1963.pdf78.15 KB
The Custom House In 1893 01-15-1963 1-15-1963.pdf78.41 KB
Perusing Old Papers 01-16-1963 1-16-1963.pdf125.29 KB
An Antique Clock 01-23-1963 1-23-1963.pdf78.95 KB
Treasures That Tick The Time 01-18-1963 1-18-1963.pdf79.64 KB
Old Wall Clock 01-30-1963 1-30-1963.pdf76.45 KB
Lacy Fans 02-05-1963 2-5-1963.pdf77.45 KB
Fans And Frames 02-06-1963 2-6-1963.pdf80.28 KB
‘Historic’ Seaside High 02-08-1963 2-8-1963.pdf86.02 KB
Frozen Valentines 02-13-1963 2-13-1963.pdf76.38 KB
Cascarone Ball 02-15-1963 2-15-1963.pdf80.61 KB
The Governor’s Tall Clock Ticks On 02-20-1963 2-20-1963.pdf81.06 KB
Tombstone Epitaphs Tell Historic Tales 02-22-1963 2-22-1963.pdf82.43 KB
Monterey’s First Cemeteries 02-25-1963 2-25-1963.pdf80.66 KB
City Beautification 02-27-1963 2-27-1963.pdf78.67 KB
More Larkin Papers Published 03-01-1963 3-1-1963.pdf82.53 KB
Spanish Consternation At Alien Ship 03-06-1963 3-6-1963.pdf81.18 KB
Predictions From 1849 03-08-1963 3-8-1963.pdf79.52 KB
Monterey’s Theatrical Seasons 03-15-1963 3-15-1963.pdf81.67 KB
Museum Tour Includes Monterey 03-20-1963 3-20-1963.pdf79.24 KB
An Honor For The Holmans 03-22-1963 3-22-1963.pdf80.78 KB
The Washtub Mail Dispensed News In Old Monterey 03-27-1963 3-27-1963.pdf82.57 KB
The Book Club 04-03-1963 4-3-1963.pdf78.1 KB
News Clippings 04-05-1963 4-5-1963.pdf80.23 KB
Mission Tour 04-12-1963 4-12-1963.pdf76.69 KB
Bancroft Meeting 04-15-1963 4-15-1963.pdf78.97 KB
The Happy, Dusty Days 04-19-1963 4-19-1963.pdf76.9 KB
First Visitors 04-22-1963 4-22-1963.pdf79.21 KB
Americans in Monterey 04-29-1963 4-29-1963.pdf79.98 KB
An Old Ivy-Covered Adobe Wall Basks Again In Monterey’s Sun 05-03-1963 5-3-1963.pdf84.11 KB
Monterey Convention 05-06-1963 5-6-1963.pdf82.03 KB
Remembrances Of Old San Juan Bautista 05-08-1963 5-8-1963.pdf82.12 KB
Plan for Island of Adobes 05-10-1963 5-10-1963.pdf79.26 KB
International Visitors 05-15-1963 5-15-1963.pdf78.97 KB
The Gutierrez Family 05-22-1963 5-22-1963.pdf78.86 KB
Books On Americana 05-24-1963 5-24-1963.pdf82.3 KB
The Gala Merienda 05-31-1963 5-31-1963.pdf78.78 KB
Conference of Curators 06-10-1963 6-10-1963.pdf79.22 KB
Routes Of Three Roses 06-12-1963 6-12-1963.pdf77.89 KB
The Annual Adobe Tour 06-18-1963 6-18-1963.pdf79.48 KB
How The Jumping Frog Almost Became California’s Emblem 06-21-1963 6-21-1963.pdf81.03 KB
Captions For A Flag Story 06-24-1963 6-24-1963.pdf81.24 KB
Flags, Frogs, And Bears 06-26-1963 6-26-1963.pdf81.01 KB
Stars And Strips Hoisted 06-28-1963 6-28-1963.pdf80.53 KB
Jumping Frog Almost Made It As State Flag Emblem 07-03-1963 7-3-1963.pdf85.36 KB
July 7, 1846 07-09-1963 7-9-1963.pdf80.56 KB
Gifts To History And Art 07-16-1963 7-16-1963.pdf81.34 KB
The Dore Vase 07-18-1963 7-18-1963.pdf79.07 KB
Delightful Gardens 07-23-1963 7-23-1963.pdf78.17 KB
Trees, Flowers Make Monterey Beautiful 07-25-1963 7-25-1963.pdf80.64 KB
August 12, 1963 California’s First Bibliographer 08-12-1963 8-12-1963.pdf79 KB
‘The Hundredth Book’ 01-09-1959 1-9-1959.pdf79.64 KB

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1950
Title Column Date
Early Architecture 06-23-1950
Old Building Ways, Prices 06-26-1950
Buildings of Wood 06-27-1950
A Sherman Letter 06-28-1950
Binding Out Children 06-29-1950
A Building Boom 06-30-1950
Waterfront Pearl 07-03-1950
The Pacific Building 07-05-1950
Colton Hall 07-06-1950
The Custom House 07-07-1950
Monterey’s Trees and Gardens 07-10-1950
Trees and Gardens Of Old Monterey 07-11-1950
Laying the Stones In Sloat Memorial 07-12-1950
Three Old Adobes 07-13-1950
Saving the Adobes 07-14-1950
They Gave a Ball to Beautify Cemetery 07-17-1950
Red Cross Formed Here for War of ‘98 07-18-1950
Red Cross Work in Disasters of the Past 07-19-1950
Dona Dolores Osio 07-20-1950
Mr. Little’s Houses 07-21-1950
A 40th Birthday 07-24-1950
Tassajara Springs 07-25-1950
Early Jailbirds 07-26-1950
First Frame House 07-27-1950
The Old Gutierrez Adobe 07-28-1950
Places Names Traced to Grants 07-31-1950
The Ball Park 08-01-1950
Portola’s Journey 08-02-1950
A Perilous Journey 08-03-1950
Mr. Larkin’s Cane 08-04-1950
The French Consulate 08-07-1950
A Fiery Frenchman 08-08-1950
A Consul Reports 08-09-1950
The Consulate Today 08-10-1950
A Batch of Letters 08-11-1950
The Cordua Memoirs 08-14-1950
Star Number 31 08-15-1950
When California Became a State 08-16-1950
Monterey’s Chinatown Recalled 08-17-1950
Fr. Serra Writes 08-18-1950
Opening of the Hotel Del Monte 08-21-1950
The Mission’s First Harvest Was Sparse 08-22-1950
Acquiring Serra’s Birthplace 08-23-1950
Lantern Festival 08-24-1950
A Local Pilgrimage 08-25-1950
The First Pianos 08-29-1950
Pioneer of Pioneers 08-30-1950
An Old-World Street 08-31-1950
A Famous Inkwell 09-01-1950
The Early Millers 09-04-1950