Monterey History and Art Association

Peninsula Diary Columns

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Title Column Date PDF
Rough and Ready 11-04-1957 11-4-1957.pdf80.53 KB
September Days 09-03-1951 9-3-1951.pdf80.47 KB
Early Thespian Efforts 09-04-1951 9-4-1951.pdf82.29 KB
From Horses to Opera 09-06-1951 9-6-1951.pdf79.03 KB
Curtain! 09-07-1951 9-7-1951.pdf79.7 KB
As a Jail of Solidity It Cannot Be Surpassed 09-10-1951 9-10-1951.pdf81.86 KB
A Lagoon Where the Women Washed Their Clothes 09-11-1951 9-11-1951.pdf82.41 KB
Specifications for a Jail 09-12-1951 9-12-1951.pdf80.61 KB
Old Mountain Trader 09-13-1951 9-13-1951.pdf79.83 KB
And What Is Writ Is Writ 09-14-1951 9-14-1951.pdf78.19 KB
A Horse And A Rose 09-17-1951 9-17-1951.pdf79.12 KB
Fiddlesticks in the Maze 09-18-1951 9-18-1951.pdf108.82 KB
With Due Honors to All 09-19-1951 9-19-1951.pdf81.14 KB
The Washtub Mail 09-20-1951 9-20-1951.pdf80.82 KB
From Carmel to Mallorca 09-24-1951 9-24-1951.pdf80.45 KB
The First Lumber House 09-25-1951 9-25-1951.pdf80.66 KB
A Family Library for Sale And Barrels of Beans 09-26-1951 9-26-1951.pdf83.92 KB
Elections ... Forty-Niner Style 09-27-1951 9-27-1951.pdf79.43 KB
Among the ‘49ers 09-28-1951 9-28-1951.pdf80.42 KB
The Interest Grows In History of California 10-09-1951 10-9-1951.pdf80.98 KB
‘You Are Wise, Senor Rowland...’ 10-11-1951 10-11-1951.pdf81.58 KB
Rosemary ... For Remembrance 10-12-1951 10-12-1951.pdf108.03 KB
What Makes the Dill In Dill Pickles? 10-15-1951 10-15-1951.pdf81.61 KB
I Am Vasquez 10-16-1951 10-16-1951.pdf80.25 KB
Delicacies of the Province 10-17-1951 10-17-1951.pdf80.22 KB
The Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus 10-18-1951 10-18-1951.pdf107.32 KB
Stagecoach Rediscovered 10-19-1951 10-19-1951.pdf80.75 KB
The Whip Was Often Profane 10-22-1951 10-22-1951.pdf80.89 KB
Under the Fig Tree 10-23-1951 10-23-1951.pdf82.71 KB
In 1846 10-25-1951 10-25-1951.pdf80.92 KB
The Japanese God Unscathed by Fire 10-31-1951 10-31-1951.pdf81.47 KB
More History Conscious 11-13-1951 11-13-1951.pdf80.34 KB
Scraps of Curious History 12-03-1951 12-3-1951.pdf81.06 KB
City of Butterflies 12-04-1951 12-4-1951.pdf82.31 KB
The Landing-Place 12-05-1951 12-5-1951.pdf80.72 KB
A Tree Grows in Monterey 12-06-1951 12-6-1951.pdf80.95 KB
Even Before Gold 12-14-1951 12-14-1951.pdf80.83 KB
Clearing the Road 12-17-1951 12-17-1951.pdf80.45 KB
Papers, Petitions, And a Manifesto 12-18-1951 12-18-1951.pdf81.29 KB
RLS’ Life in Samoa 01-05-1959 1-5-1959.pdf80.92 KB
Samoa 62 Years Ago 01-07-1959 1-7-1959.pdf84.26 KB
California’s Chinese 01-12-1959 1-12-1959.pdf82.45 KB
An Honor From Mallorca 01-16-1959 1-16-1959.pdf80.95 KB
New Orleans Approach 01-21-1959 1-21-1959.pdf83.18 KB
Books Of Yesterday 01-26-1959 1-26-1959.pdf81.66 KB
Mission Architecture 01-28-1959 1-28-1959.pdf81.31 KB
Monterey’s Royal Presidio Chapel 01-30-1959 1-30-1959.pdf79.74 KB
A Daughter’s Story 02-02-1959 2-2-1959.pdf81.16 KB
Monterey in Harpers 02-04-1959 2-4-1959.pdf80.32 KB
Visitor’s Viewpoint: 1882 02-09-1959 2-9-1959.pdf77.96 KB
Important February Dates 02-13-1959 2-13-1959.pdf79.95 KB
Letter from Mallorca 02-16-1959 2-16-1959.pdf79.96 KB
Save Our Scenery 02-17-1959 2-17-1959.pdf79.74 KB
More February Dates 02-20-1959 2-20-1959.pdf78.58 KB
Saving a Mansion 02-23-1959 2-23-1959.pdf81.18 KB
Designer of Monterey’s Seal 02-25-1959 2-25-1959.pdf84.34 KB
Letter from Mary Greene 02-27-1959 2-27-1959.pdf80.19 KB
Clarke’s Fairy Lamps 03-02-1959 3-2-1959.pdf80.29 KB
The Sloat Monument 03-05-1959 3-5-1959.pdf81.95 KB
Presidio History 03-09-1959 3-9-1959.pdf79.72 KB
Monterey’s Early Visitors 03-11-1959 3-11-1959.pdf80.58 KB
The Presidio’s Beginning 03-13-1959 3-13-1959.pdf82.54 KB
Fort Ord’s Ord 03-16-1959 3-16-1959.pdf78.29 KB
Saving Yesterday 03-18-1959 3-18-1959.pdf80.67 KB
Twelfth Mission Tour 03-20-1959 3-20-1959.pdf78.63 KB
History and a Desk 03-23-1959 3-23-1959.pdf79.65 KB
Monterey In 1827 03-25-1959 3-25-1959.pdf78.57 KB
History at the Beach 03-27-1959 3-27-1959.pdf81.56 KB
Famous California Firsts 03-30-1959 3-30-1959.pdf80.85 KB
Monterey’s First Wharves 04-01-1959 4-1-1959.pdf81.44 KB
Falling Down Wharves 04-03-1959 4-3-1959.pdf79.15 KB
Saving Our Heritage 04-06-1959 4-6-1959.pdf80.33 KB
April Is USO Month 04-08-1959 4-8-1959.pdf81.13 KB
The ‘Royal Road’ 04-13-1959 4-13-1959.pdf81.39 KB
Friends Among the Pines 04-15-1959 4-15-1959.pdf78.63 KB
Park Posts 04-17-1959 4-17-1959.pdf78.9 KB
Monterey ‘Hanging’ 04-20-1959 4-20-1959.pdf76.9 KB
Mexican Land Grants 04-22-1959 4-22-1959.pdf77.64 KB
‘What Cheer House’ 04-24-1959 4-24-1959.pdf82.44 KB
Mary Greene In Holland 04-27-1959 4-27-1959.pdf83.95 KB
Thomas Meadows 04-29-1959 4-29-1959.pdf79 KB
Our Oldest Natives 05-01-1959 5-1-1959.pdf81.82 KB
Newton B. Drury 05-06-1959 5-6-1959.pdf80.16 KB
Early Sheet Music 05-08-1959 5-8-1959.pdf80.18 KB
Songs of Wine and Gold 05-11-1959 5-11-1959.pdf84.02 KB
Mary Greene’s Amsterdam 05-15-1959 5-15-1959.pdf80.08 KB
Three Meetings 05-18-1959 5-18-1959.pdf80.21 KB
Mr. Larkin’s Wharf 05-20-1959 5-20-1959.pdf81.46 KB
Big Sur Buffalo Roundup 05-22-1959 5-22-1959.pdf81.25 KB
A Buffalo Vanquished 05-25-1959 5-25-1959.pdf79.05 KB
Ben Harrison, Buffalo 05-27-1959 5-27-1959.pdf79.91 KB
Monterey Bay’s Anchor 05-29-1959 5-29-1959.pdf111.61 KB
Mariano Vallejo 05-26-1965 5-26-1965.pdf78.81 KB
Old Pianos 07-30-1965 7-30-1965.pdf80.63 KB
Stirring Events Recorded 08-20-1965 8-20-1965.pdf80.63 KB
Mt. Whitney or Mt. Churchill 09-06-1965 9-6-1965.pdf77.95 KB
Santa Cruz Fete 09-29-1965 9-29-1965.pdf79.5 KB
Meeting of Ayuntamiento 03-22-1968 3-22-1968.pdf79.35 KB
Our First Jury Trial 09-30-1968 9-30-1968.pdf77.58 KB
Some Travel Notes From 1849 06-09-1965 6-9-1965.pdf80.18 KB
Monterey Bound 06-11-1965 6-11-1965.pdf78.41 KB
Benicia Excursion Set 09-22-1965 9-22-1965.pdf81.58 KB
Briefing At Casa Serrano 09-26-1965 9-26-1965.pdf75.95 KB
The Story of California 12-03-1965 12-3-1965.pdf78.97 KB
Second Paradise 06-03-1959 6-3-1959.pdf80.91 KB
Monterey’s First Depot 06-12-1959 6-12-1959.pdf81.62 KB
Club’s Salute 06-15-1959 6-15-1959.pdf79.27 KB
All-California Books 06-17-1959 6-17-1959.pdf79.5 KB
Newlyweds on Horseback 06-19-1959 6-19-1959.pdf78.2 KB
The Knowland Papers 06-22-1959 6-22-1959.pdf81.78 KB
Jamesburg’s Day 06-24-1959 6-24-1959.pdf81.12 KB
Viennese ‘Old Home Week’ 06-30-1959 6-30-1959.pdf80.59 KB
Volunteered Library 07-06-1959 7-6-1959.pdf81.94 KB
Yesterday’s Clocks 07-10-1959 7-10-1959.pdf80.17 KB
Gift Of A Painting 07-15-1959 7-15-1959.pdf79.64 KB
About Old Dolls 07-17-1959 7-17-1959.pdf81.46 KB
Old Home Week 07-21-1959 7-21-1959.pdf81.21 KB
‘Our Thanks’ 07-29-1959 7-29-1959.pdf76.08 KB
Trail Blazer Saluted 07-31-1959 7-31-1959.pdf80.3 KB
Mary Greene In Paris 08-06-1959 8-6-1959.pdf84.54 KB
As Gettysburg Was 08-07-1959 8-7-1959.pdf81.57 KB
Mallorcan Ceremony 08-10-1959 8-10-1959.pdf79.82 KB
Cave Concert 08-12-1959 8-12-1959.pdf81.29 KB
‘El Conmemoracion’ 08-17-1959 8-17-1959.pdf82.12 KB
California’s Decisive 15 08-21-1959 8-21-1959.pdf82.01 KB
Gold Rush Lithos 08-26-1959 8-26-1959.pdf78 KB
Three Gold Rush Songs 08-28-1959 8-28-1959.pdf85 KB
Captain Du Pont’s Journal 09-02-1959 9-2-1959.pdf82.43 KB
California’s Old Bells 09-09-1959 9-9-1959.pdf79.58 KB
A Journey From Mazatlan To Monterey 09-11-1959 9-11-1959.pdf84.74 KB
Watchdog For Historic Legacy 09-14-1959 9-14-1959.pdf78.87 KB
Jack Swan Liked It Green 09-16-1959 9-16-1959.pdf81.57 KB
1878 Bowling 09-18-1959 9-18-1959.pdf85.69 KB
Outdoor Laboratory 09-25-1959 9-25-1959.pdf79.88 KB
Gateway To Gold Fields 09-28-1959 9-28-1959.pdf80.36 KB
Honor Historian 09-30-1959 9-30-1959.pdf78.15 KB
Dead Men Tell No Tales 03-15-1951 3-15-1951.pdf80.18 KB
Stevenson in Hawaii 01-24-1951 1-24-1951.pdf81.88 KB
J. P. Morgan and Black Bart 05-15-1951 5-15-1951.pdf79.7 KB
Lore of the Branding Iron 08-13-1951 8-13-1951.pdf79.81 KB
The Serra Family 12-13-1951 12-13-1951.pdf79.5 KB
Don’t Blame Me 12-19-1951 12-19-1951.pdf79.3 KB
There Will Be No Alleys 12-20-1951 12-20-1951.pdf80.73 KB
Mark of Gratitude 12-21-1951 12-21-1951.pdf78.14 KB
Christmas Bells 12-22-1965 12-22-1965.pdf80.04 KB
Early Monterey Christmas 12-24-1951 12-24-1951.pdf89.49 KB
Bancroft Library Makes This Year’s Choice 12-27-1951 12-27-1951.pdf77.7 KB
Famous Guest 12-28-1951 12-28-1951.pdf79.6 KB
The President And the Cowboys 12-31-1951 12-31-1951.pdf80.23 KB
’18 Years Alone 09-27-1950 9-27-1950.pdf82.06 KB
Bonifacio Adobe 10-03-1950 10-3-1950.pdf83.13 KB
Mementoes of Gov. Alvarado 11-16-1950 11-16-1950.pdf80.41 KB
Veritable Squibob 01-03-1952 1-3-1952.pdf80.85 KB
Awareness of Intangibles 01-04-1952 1-4-1952.pdf82.23 KB
As Seen Through Early Eyes 01-07-1952 1-7-1952.pdf79.77 KB
Great and Very Special Joy 01-08-1952 1-8-1952.pdf79.76 KB
Lower Limb of the Sun 01-09-1952 1-9-1952.pdf80.64 KB
The Lettuce Cure 01-10-1952 1-10-1952.pdf79.49 KB
The Hard-riding Captain 01-11-1952 1-11-1952.pdf80.73 KB
It Never Rains But It Pours 01-14-1952 1-14-1952.pdf81.42 KB
Years of Drought 01-15-1952 1-15-1952.pdf78.37 KB
It Was to Laugh 01-16-1952 1-16-1952.pdf81.07 KB
Monuments and Markers 01-17-1952 1-17-1952.pdf84.76 KB
Narrative of a Voyage 01-18-1952 1-18-1952.pdf80.33 KB
Flora, Fauna and Fish 01-21-1952 1-21-1952.pdf78.41 KB
The Last Cask Was Abroach 01-22-1952 1-22-1952.pdf80.24 KB
The High Cost of Sea Otters 01-23-1952 1-23-1952.pdf81.87 KB
Noisy Carrier’s 01-24-1952 1-24-1952.pdf81.8 KB
An Old Indian Duck Decoy 01-25-1952 1-25-1952.pdf79.58 KB
Pioneer Press 01-29-1952 1-29-1952.pdf82.92 KB
Says my Mama 01-30-1952 1-30-1952.pdf79.41 KB
A Prank On Old Ames 01-31-1952 1-31-1952.pdf82.34 KB
The Press That Told The Story of the Gold Rush 02-01-1952 2-1-1952.pdf86.9 KB
For Official Seals 02-04-1952 2-4-1952.pdf79.33 KB
Colton And The Local Scene 07-28-1952 7-28-1952.pdf79.42 KB
Mother Lode Gold 03-25-1953 3-25-1953.pdf79.58 KB
How to Learn Spanish 06-24-1953 6-24-1953.pdf81.07 KB
'This Discordant Mass' 06-29-1953 6-29-1953.pdf82.02 KB
More About Jim Gleason 07-01-1953 7-1-1953.pdf82.34 KB
Happy Ending 07-03-1953 7-3-1953.pdf80.13 KB
The Sanchez Adobe 01-17-1955 1-17-1955.pdf80.25 KB
San Jose Early Days 03-07-1955 3-7-1955.pdf82.77 KB
The Jesse James House 03-09-1955 3-9-1955.pdf79.63 KB
News from Serra’s Birthplace 04-11-1955 4-11-1955.pdf80.46 KB
Monterey's 100th Birthday 01-30-1966 1-30-1966.pdf78.5 KB
Old Fashioned Wedding 02-11-1966 2-11-1966.pdf78.87 KB
Gov. Alvarado’s Clock 09-05-1966 9-5-19660.pdf79.12 KB
The Big Sur Story 05-19-1966 5-19-1966.pdf78.71 KB
Monterey’s Glorious 4th 01-31-1967 1-31-1967.pdf79.75 KB
Early Day Dances and Music 07-12-1967 7-12-1967.pdf78.21 KB
A Unique Birthday Gift 07-19-1967 7-19-1967.pdf77.81 KB
Gift of the Doud House 10-30-1967 10-30-1967.pdf78.11 KB
The New Year’s Custom 01-04-1962 1-4-1962.pdf75.09 KB
‘Mr. California’ 03-03-1954 3-3-1954.pdf78.52 KB
Castro Family Notes 04-21-1958 4-21-1958.pdf78.66 KB
Statehood 07-23-1956 7-23-1956.pdf81.07 KB
‘A Little Cupa’ 07-24-1964 7-24-1964.pdf79.04 KB
Casa Serrano’s Serrano 07-27-1959 7-27-1959.pdf77.88 KB
The Visit of the Bishop 09-20-1954 9-20-1954.pdf78.9 KB
A Puzzle Solved 12-09-1964 12-9-1964.pdf79.02 KB

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1950
Title Column Date
New Stevenson Mementoes Here 11-14-1950
Another Story on Jack Cheese 11-15-1950
Mementoes of Gov. Alvarado 11-16-1950
Bootlegged Books in the 1880s 11-17-1950
History of Dolls on Display 11-20-1950
The Presidio Chapel 12-06-1950
Historic Names in Cemetery 12-07-1950
The Cross at the Carmel River Mouth 12-08-1950
Here Is More on Jack Cheese 12-11-1950
Historical Markers 12-12-1950
Scholze Park 12-13-1950
A Trip to Big Sur And Jack Cheese 12-14-1950
Old Adobes 12-15-1950
More Local Adobes 12-18-1950
A Bit on Gardens 12-19-1950
A Christmas Gift Suggestion 12-20-1950
Christmas in America 12-21-1950
An Old Christmas Card 12-22-1950
A Letter Dated 1847 12-26-1950
Gen. Kearny in California 12-27-1950
Bolton’s New Job 12-28-1950
A Day for Playing Pranks 12-29-1950
1951
Title Column Date
Early Day Trade in Monterey 01-01-1951
More About Monterey Jack Cheese 01-02-1951
Store Ledgers Reveal History 01-03-1951
Imports of 1846 01-04-1951
The First Electric Cars 01-05-1951
George Nidever And ‘Brown Eyes’ 01-08-1951
A Mystery Ship Arrives 01-09-1951
He Got a Cool Reception 01-10-1951
A Fire Chief Reports 01-11-1951
“A Saint May Rise” 01-12-1951
Little of This ‘n That 01-15-1951
Historical Association Roster 01-16-1951
Wanted: Pioneers 01-17-1951
Through the Sacristy Door 01-18-1951
St. James of Old Monterey 01-19-1951
My Seal and Signature 01-22-1951
Yesterday’s Newspaper 01-23-1951
Stevenson in Hawaii 01-24-1951
Monterey’s Incorporation 01-25-1951
Four Centuries of Januaries 01-26-1951
1910 Glider Tip In Trial Flight 01-29-1951
Framing the Charter 01-30-1951
The Soto Adobe 01-31-1951
Joaquin Soto’s Will 02-01-1951
‘By Divine Graciousness’ 02-02-1951
Ground Mustard and Gold Dust 02-05-1951
Eight Dimes Equal One Dollar 02-06-1951
Needles and Thread And Buckskin Breeches 02-07-1951