Monterey History and Art Association

Peninsula Diary Columns

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Title Column Date PDF
California’s Migrant Capital 12-20-1957 12-20-1957.pdf79.37 KB
Solons Were Courageous 07-27-1956 7-27-1956.pdf81.5 KB
A Supply of Dollar Marks 02-05-1952 2-5-1952.pdf83.53 KB
The Larkin Papers 02-06-1952 2-6-1952.pdf79.17 KB
A Copy of Our A\C Current 02-07-1952 2-7-1952.pdf109.17 KB
Jarndyce and Jarndyce 02-08-1952 2-8-1952.pdf78.36 KB
With A Sixpence Nailed to A Post 02-11-1952 2-11-1952.pdf80.83 KB
California’s First Families 02-12-1952 2-12-1952.pdf80.24 KB
The Southern Planter 02-13-1952 2-13-1952.pdf80.68 KB
Charles Tyler Botts 02-14-1952 2-14-1952.pdf80.53 KB
Prominent Men in 1846 02-15-1952 2-15-1952.pdf82.43 KB
The Best and Surest Debtor 02-18-1952 2-18-1952.pdf81.82 KB
The Last of the List 02-19-1952 2-19-1952.pdf82.29 KB
Bits of This and That 02-20-1952 2-20-1952.pdf82.88 KB
Noted Bibliophile 02-21-1952 2-21-1952.pdf74.77 KB
Casa Gutierrez 02-22-1952 2-22-1952.pdf78.41 KB
Old Houses to Rent or Sell 02-25-1952 2-25-1952.pdf80.42 KB
About Monuments and Sites 02-26-1952 2-26-1952.pdf77.03 KB
Gold-Digging in California And Women’s Rights 02-27-1952 2-27-1952.pdf82.76 KB
The Gold Fever 02-28-1952 2-28-1952.pdf79.58 KB
Pockets Full of Gold Dust 02-29-1952 2-29-1952.pdf80.55 KB
With A Broomstick In A Jeweled Hand 03-03-1952 3-3-1952.pdf81.38 KB
And the President Lived On 03-04-1952 3-4-1952.pdf82.21 KB
Joseph Boston & Co. 03-06-1952 3-6-1952.pdf81.33 KB
Delegate From Los Angeles 03-07-1952 3-7-1952.pdf84.08 KB
It Was News to The Cypress 03-10-1952 3-10-1952.pdf79.5 KB
Potent Potatoes 03-12-1952 3-12-1952.pdf79.79 KB
Old Maps and McCormicks 03-13-1952 3-13-1952.pdf84 KB
March in Monterey 03-17-1952 3-17-1952.pdf79.34 KB
Chinese New Year 03-18-1952 3-18-1952.pdf79.75 KB
It Rained Too Much in 1891 03-19-1952 3-19-1952.pdf80.21 KB
Time and Poor Varnish 03-20-1952 3-20-1952.pdf80.14 KB
A Bonnet for a Bride 03-21-1952 3-21-1952.pdf80.95 KB
The Road Around The Oak 03-24-1952 3-24-1952.pdf78.21 KB
Same Old Problems 03-26-1952 3-26-1952.pdf78.83 KB
Adios to the Old Relic 03-27-1952 3-27-1952.pdf80.74 KB
A Splendid View of the Bay 03-28-1952 3-28-1952.pdf81.93 KB
Dragoons’ Buttons 04-01-1952 4-1-1952.pdf79.37 KB
At Tejon Ranch 04-02-1952 4-2-1952.pdf78.69 KB
The Photograph Craze 04-08-1952 4-8-1952.pdf80.66 KB
July Fourth Baby 04-09-1952 4-9-1952.pdf82.76 KB
At Xalostotitlan 04-10-1952 4-10-1952.pdf81.29 KB
The Last Chance 04-14-1952 4-14-1952.pdf79.72 KB
Every Bucketful of Earth 04-15-1952 4-15-1952.pdf79.1 KB
Following The Call of Gold 04-16-1952 4-16-1952.pdf83.75 KB
The First American Theater 04-17-1952 4-17-1952.pdf81.1 KB
The Ords of Royal Descent 04-18-1952 4-18-1952.pdf80.32 KB
Steamship Pioneer 04-21-1952 4-21-1952.pdf77.96 KB
On a Crowded Ship 04-22-1952 4-22-1952.pdf79.41 KB
United Footprints 04-23-1952 4-23-1952.pdf79.68 KB
Red Woolen Shirts 04-24-1952 4-24-1952.pdf78.93 KB
The Sudden Empire ... California 04-25-1952 4-25-1952.pdf81.32 KB
An Elegant Banner 04-28-1952 4-28-1952.pdf79.31 KB
Thirtieth President 04-29-1952 4-29-1952.pdf81.01 KB
Bear Rampant 04-30-1952 4-30-1952.pdf80.51 KB
New Oil, Old Paper 05-01-1952 5-1-1952.pdf80.65 KB
Gallant Galaxy of Heroes 05-02-1952 5-2-1952.pdf82.87 KB
The Seemly Impossible 05-06-1952 5-6-1952.pdf80.4 KB
The Germ of a New State 05-07-1952 5-7-1952.pdf81.35 KB
Don Jose Bandini Was There 05-08-1952 5-8-1952.pdf79.98 KB
No Public Figure 05-09-1952 5-9-1952.pdf78.87 KB
The Path of History and Postcards 05-12-1952 5-12-1952.pdf79.3 KB
Down the American River 06-11-1952 6-11-1952.pdf80.57 KB
The Passing of An Oak 07-24-1952 7-24-1952.pdf81.61 KB
Santa Comes to Jolon 01-03-1958 1-3-1958.pdf81.39 KB
Unknown Dates 01-06-1958 1-6-1958.pdf79.68 KB
Historical Flashbacks 01-08-1958 1-8-1958.pdf80.89 KB
The Battle Of Natividad 01-10-1958 1-10-1958.pdf80.94 KB
The Story Of Eusebio 01-13-1958 1-13-1958.pdf77.87 KB
The Gordon House 01-15-1958 1-15-1958.pdf79.94 KB
Old Monterey’s Chinese 01-17-1958 1-17-1958.pdf79.42 KB
The Lone Grave 01-20-1958 1-20-1958.pdf79.28 KB
Benicia Capitol Dedication 01-22-1958 1-22-1958.pdf80.58 KB
Gold Discovery Days 01-24-1958 1-24-1958.pdf82.1 KB
Gold Fields of ‘49 01-29-1958 1-29-1958.pdf80.47 KB
The First Centennial 07-25-1958 7-25-1958.pdf80.16 KB
Centennial Voyage 07-28-1958 7-28-1958.pdf82.25 KB
Centennial Reporting 07-30-1958 7-30-1958.pdf77.54 KB
May Anniversary Dates 05-05-1958 5-5-1958.pdf80.81 KB
Audubon’s Illustrated West 02-05-1958 2-5-1958.pdf83.64 KB
Ancient Medicinal Herbs 02-07-1958 2-7-1958.pdf82.16 KB
Historic Monterey Monuments 02-11-1958 2-11-1958.pdf85.36 KB
Maps of the American West 02-12-1958 2-12-1958.pdf78.83 KB
Lincoln’s Illinois Home 02-17-1958 2-17-1958.pdf79.18 KB
Monument to a President 02-20-1958 2-20-1958.pdf81.28 KB
Rebuilding the Capitol 02-21-1958 2-21-1958.pdf81.19 KB
Old California Sawmills 02-26-1958 2-26-1958.pdf82.09 KB
Cast Iron Stove Book 02-28-1958 2-28-1958.pdf81.2 KB
Measuring by ‘Vara’ 03-03-1958 3-3-1958.pdf81.19 KB
Old ‘Tamalon Recipe 03-05-1958 3-5-1958.pdf77.65 KB
Thomas Oliver Larkin 03-07-1958 3-7-1958.pdf81.07 KB
Salvador Vallejo 03-11-1958 3-11-1958.pdf85.16 KB
‘Libros Californianos’ 03-12-1958 3-12-1958.pdf79.7 KB
‘Extracto de Noticias’ 03-26-1958 3-26-1958.pdf83.04 KB
The Parkman Papers 03-28-1958 3-28-1958.pdf79 KB
The Overland Mail 03-31-1958 3-31-1958.pdf80.9 KB
April is USO Month 04-02-1958 4-2-1958.pdf81.67 KB
History Foundation Institute 04-04-1958 4-4-1958.pdf82.51 KB
The Stevenson House 04-07-1958 4-7-1958.pdf82.31 KB
Doll Exhibit 04-09-1958 4-9-1958.pdf78.67 KB
Historic Street Names 04-11-1958 4-11-1958.pdf85.78 KB
Mission Soledad 04-14-1958 4-14-1958.pdf80.1 KB
Golden Gate Statues 04-23-1958 4-23-1958.pdf81.46 KB
Trip to New Idria 04-25-1958 4-25-1958.pdf82.23 KB
Tres Pinos and Hollister 04-28-1958 4-28-1958.pdf81.17 KB
‘Home Away From Home’ 04-30-1958 4-30-1958.pdf80.54 KB
‘Fantastic Freebooter’ 05-02-1958 5-2-1958.pdf82.42 KB
Old Monterey Tales 05-07-1958 5-7-1958.pdf80.92 KB
Echoing Mrs. Hoover 05-12-1958 5-12-1958.pdf83.94 KB
La Favorita, 1958 05-14-1958 5-14-1958.pdf78.57 KB
Concepcion Arguello 05-19-1958 5-19-1958.pdf76.54 KB
Fabulous San Simeon Castle 05-22-1958 5-22-1958.pdf80.7 KB
Bristlecone Pines 05-23-1958 5-23-1958.pdf78.94 KB
Memorial Performance 05-28-1958 5-28-1958.pdf79.89 KB
Stevenson House 10-02-1959 10-2-1959.pdf80.69 KB
Museum Meeting 10-05-1959 10-5-1959.pdf80.96 KB
Mission Benches 10-07-1959 10-7-1959.pdf79.62 KB
Mt. Vernon 10-09-1959 10-9-1959.pdf79.97 KB
Old Chinatown 10-12-1959 10-12-1959.pdf78.73 KB
New History In Monterey 10-21-1959 10-21-1959.pdf79.83 KB
Pacific Squadron in Monterey 10-23-1959 10-23-1959.pdf79.32 KB
Hawaiian Mystery 10-26-1959 10-26-1959.pdf76.65 KB
A Living Memorial 10-30-1959 10-30-1959.pdf80.21 KB
Birth Of The Red Cross 11-02-1959 11-2-1959.pdf82.52 KB
First Red Cross 11-06-1959 11-6-1959.pdf79.37 KB
History Goes On Auction 11-09-1959 11-9-1959.pdf81.23 KB
Christmas Time And Cats 11-11-1959 11-11-1959.pdf79.34 KB
Historic Gold Dust Shipment 11-18-1959 11-18-1959.pdf80.56 KB
Official Compliment 11-25-1959 11-25-1959.pdf79.46 KB
A Busy First Year 11-30-1959 11-30-1959.pdf83.46 KB
Historic Points 12-04-1959 12-4-1959.pdf81.41 KB
Moving The Consulate 12-09-1959 12-9-1959.pdf82.89 KB
Historic Railroad 12-10-1959 12-10-1959.pdf81.42 KB
A Sight To Behold 12-11-1959 12-11-1959.pdf81.29 KB
He Was Workin’ On The Railroad 12-14-1959 12-14-1959.pdf77.07 KB
Life In Old Monterey 12-16-1959 12-16-1959.pdf79.46 KB
Stevenson House 12-21-1959 12-21-1959.pdf80.87 KB
Christmas Letter 12-24-1959 12-24-1959.pdf80.99 KB
Old School Compositions 03-25-1957 3-25-1957.pdf80.97 KB
Country Schools 04-19-1965 4-19-1965.pdf77.74 KB
Graves School 04-21-1965 4-21-1965.pdf78.44 KB
The First ‘Foreigner’ 07-13-1954 7-13-1954.pdf80.07 KB
50 Years of Teaching 07-22-1955 7-22-1955.pdf80.56 KB
More About Old Pianos 08-06-1965 8-6-1965.pdf80 KB
Songs of Another Day 08-30-1954 8-30-1954.pdf82.25 KB
Our First Schools 09-11-1957 9-11-1957.pdf80.46 KB
Early Gold Coins 06-19-1953 6-19-1953.pdf81.45 KB
A Flag-Raising 07-01-1955 7-1-1955.pdf78.52 KB
First School Teacher 08-15-1966 8-15-1966.pdf78.33 KB
The Spanish Lion And the Mexican Serpent 10-03-1951 10-3-1951.pdf82.87 KB
St. Catherine’s Monterey Academy 11-01-1967 11-1-1967.pdf83.06 KB
School in Hawaii For Californians 04-17-1968 4-17-1968.pdf78.67 KB
Early Day Island School 05-01-1968 5-1-1968.pdf80.53 KB
Carmel’s Lost Mine 09-20-1968 9-20-1968.pdf79.75 KB
The Lost Oak Tree 11-06-1968 11-6-1968.pdf75.1 KB
A Pioneer At Five 03-05-1952 3-5-1952.pdf78.93 KB
A Solid Fortune Founded on A Dollar 05-05-1952 5-5-1952.pdf81.53 KB
Irene, the Speckled Hen 05-13-1952 5-13-1952.pdf80.76 KB
My Washie Washie Boy 05-14-1952 5-14-1952.pdf79.79 KB
In The Spanish Manner 05-15-1952 5-15-1952.pdf78.52 KB
Black Bart, Bard 05-16-1952 5-16-1952.pdf77.63 KB
Eliza Farnham’s Folly 05-19-1952 5-19-1952.pdf80.44 KB
Attention, Sailors! 05-21-1952 5-21-1952.pdf80.83 KB
Grade A Spareribs 05-20-1952 5-20-19520.pdf80.31 KB
Monterey Duenna 05-22-1952 5-22-1952.pdf81.38 KB
California Colony 05-23-1952 5-23-1952.pdf79.32 KB
Selfish Dr. Marsh 05-26-1952 5-26-1952.pdf80.25 KB
The Wrong Steer 05-27-1952 5-27-1952.pdf80.48 KB
Biblioteca Benjamin Franklin 05-28-1952 5-28-1952.pdf81.65 KB
Imported Spuds From Spain 05-29-1952 5-29-1952.pdf80.5 KB
Again to Memory Garden 05-30-1952 5-30-1952.pdf79.11 KB
Wild Horses and Wild Indians 06-02-1952 6-2-1952.pdf76.85 KB
California Carts 06-03-1952 6-3-1952.pdf78.43 KB
Early Library 06-04-1952 6-4-1952.pdf108.61 KB
Runaway Sailors 06-05-1952 6-5-1952.pdf78.39 KB
Medicine Man 06-06-1952 6-6-1952.pdf78.02 KB
The First Lawyer Had a Scheme 06-09-1952 6-9-1952.pdf80.98 KB
Joint Birthdays 06-10-1952 6-10-1952.pdf79.16 KB
Suitable Site for a Sawmill 06-12-1952 6-12-1952.pdf79.66 KB
On Bear Flag Day 06-13-1952 6-13-1952.pdf80.53 KB
Top Ten Historic Spots 06-16-1952 6-16-1952.pdf87.19 KB
Additional Historic Spots 06-17-1952 6-17-1952.pdf78.59 KB
Not So Long Ago 06-18-1952 6-18-1952.pdf79.83 KB
Souvenir Program 06-19-1952 6-19-1952.pdf79.51 KB
The Bear Killer 06-20-1952 6-20-1952.pdf79.63 KB
A Spanish Cape 06-23-1952 6-23-1952.pdf81.39 KB
Early California Gardens 06-24-1952 6-24-1952.pdf79.77 KB
Brides and Horses 06-25-1952 6-25-1952.pdf78.18 KB
Harvesting the Wheat 06-26-1952 6-26-1952.pdf79.58 KB
Old Time Mills 06-27-1952 6-27-1952.pdf79.12 KB
The History and Art Association 06-02-1958 6-2-1958.pdf80.45 KB
‘Fabulous San Simeon’ 06-11-1958 6-11-1958.pdf80.05 KB
‘Under Three Flags' 06-13-1958 6-13-1958.pdf78.79 KB
Gold Rush Steamers 06-16-1958 6-16-1958.pdf81.29 KB
Scholze and His Park 06-20-1958 6-20-1958.pdf80.4 KB
Scholze Dedication 06-25-1958 6-25-1958.pdf78.54 KB
San Jose’s Old Jail 06-30-1958 6-30-1958.pdf80.8 KB
The Steamer ‘Empire City’ 07-01-1958 7-1-1958.pdf81.72 KB
Historical Pilgrimage 07-04-1958 7-4-1958.pdf83.77 KB
Spanish Arcadia 07-07-1958 7-7-1958.pdf77.08 KB

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1951
Title Column Date
An Old Spanish Custom 02-08-1951
‘A Bad Man From Way Back’ 02-09-1951
California’s First Press 02-12-1951
Foolish Agreement 02-13-1951
The Little Wax Figure And the Spanish Sash 02-14-1951
Men of Two Countries 02-15-1951
Originally Dubbed ‘Gigling’ 02-16-1951
The Zamorano Club 02-19-1951
Eighty Great Books 02-20-1951
Books of Early California 02-21-1951
The Best in Californiana 02-22-1951
The Commodore Who Dreamed Up a War 02-23-1951
All This...And Monterey Too 02-26-1951
The Noblest Feelings Of a Sailor’s Heart 02-27-1951
Background and Backbone Of the American Red Cross 02-28-1951
Random Reveries 03-01-1951
Antiquarian Bookman 03-02-1951
Month of March 03-05-1951
California Island Was A Lop-sided Cornucopia 03-06-1951
California’s Man-hating Amazons 03-07-1951
Father Kino Proves a Point 03-08-1951
No Interest Or Taxes In Those Halcyon Days 03-09-1951
A Bean Barrel Full of Gold-Dust 03-12-1951
A Share of $80,000 03-13-1951
The Tables Are Turned 03-14-1951
Dead Men Tell No Tales 03-15-1951
‘The Big Eagle of Monterey’ 03-16-1951
The Sanchez Estate Case 03-19-1951
Career of Crime 03-20-1951
Near Whiskey Hill 03-21-1951
Early California Dish 03-22-1951
A Mixed Set of Americans 03-23-1951
Red Pepper...Of the Purest Kind 03-26-1951
Conference of Curators 03-27-1951
Symbols of Living History 03-28-1951
The Bohemia Saloon 03-29-1951
Early Photographic Art 03-30-1951
At Stevenson House 04-02-1951
Come to the Hanging 04-03-1951
Trader’s Trick 04-04-1951
Custom House Commotion 04-05-1951
First Brick House 04-06-1951
Happy Birthday 04-09-1951
Fleas, Livestock and Soap Root 04-10-1951
A Pair of Mermaids 04-11-1951
An Old Gentleman Covered With Money 04-12-1951
Chinaman Joe of Point Joe 04-13-1951
In a Flood of Controversy 04-16-1951
The State Park System 04-17-1951
Our Lady of Belen 04-18-1951