Monterey History and Art Association

Peninsula Diary Columns

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Title Column Date PDF
Travels of A Famous Chair 10-09-1953 10-9-1953.pdf82.83 KB
Our First Theater 10-12-1953 10-12-1953.pdf82.03 KB
‘House of Gold’ Tells Own Story 10-19-1953 10-19-1953.pdf79.29 KB
Possession of Father Serra’s Birthplace Pressed 10-23-1953 10-23-1953.pdf79.61 KB
Pictorial Humor Of the Gold Rush 10-26-1953 10-26-1953.pdf82.6 KB
A Paddle that Worked Both Ways 10-28-1953 10-28-1953.pdf80.63 KB
Reliving the Past 10-30-1953 10-30-1953.pdf80.23 KB
Adolfo Sanchez 12-28-1953 12-28-1953.pdf80.87 KB
En Route to Mexico 11-02-1953 11-2-1953.pdf79.05 KB
Cotton, Missions and Banking 11-04-1953 11-4-1953.pdf79.82 KB
Texas Means ‘Friends’ 11-06-1953 11-6-1953.pdf79.57 KB
Monterrey, Our Sister City 11-09-1953 11-9-1953.pdf79.44 KB
The Bishop’s Palace 11-11-1953 11-11-1953.pdf80.49 KB
Humblest Homes Have Flowers 11-13-1953 11-13-1953.pdf80.32 KB
On to Mexico City 11-16-1953 11-16-1953.pdf79.32 KB
The Reign of Maximilian 11-18-1953 11-18-1953.pdf81.39 KB
The Great Cathedral of Mexico 11-20-1953 11-20-1953.pdf83.12 KB
You Really Need a Guide 11-23-1953 11-23-1953.pdf78.73 KB
Flowers and Monuments 11-25-1953 11-25-1953.pdf79.2 KB
Fine Arts and Old Pyramids 11-27-1953 11-27-1953.pdf79.33 KB
Casa Figueroa 11-30-1953 11-30-1953.pdf79.31 KB
Queretaro 12-02-1953 12-2-1953.pdf78.65 KB
Cuernavaca 12-04-1953 12-4-1953.pdf78.08 KB
San Miguel 12-07-1953 12-7-1953.pdf78.04 KB
Glamorous Guadalajara 12-09-1953 12-9-1953.pdf77.81 KB
Reunion in Guanajuato 12-11-1953 12-11-1953.pdf78.64 KB
Chihuahua 12-14-1953 12-14-1953.pdf78.74 KB
Vanished Vaquero 12-16-1953 12-16-1953.pdf79.08 KB
Graceful Young Man on a Horse 12-18-1953 12-18-1953.pdf103.14 KB
A Goat-Holder 12-21-1953 12-21-1953.pdf78.08 KB
Symbols of Christmas 12-23-1953 12-23-1953.pdf78.46 KB
R. L. S. in Conversation 12-30-1953 12-30-1953.pdf80.46 KB
More About History And Art Association 02-02-1950 2-2-1950.pdf81.52 KB
The Sea and the Shore 02-26-1968 2-26-1968.pdf82.91 KB
The ‘Barbarian’ 03-31-1965 3-31-1965.pdf78.75 KB
Stories of Old-Time Thespians 05-09-1967 5-9-1967.pdf79.1 KB
Theatrical Travels in Early Days Full of Their Own Drama 05-22-1967 5-22-1967.pdf80.95 KB
The Early Theater 06-13-1955 6-13-1955.pdf79.55 KB
The Monterey Sentinel 08-12-1968 8-12-1968.pdf79.7 KB
Mystery of the Natalia 08-20-1968 8-20-1968.pdf79.05 KB
More on the Ship Natalia 08-23-1968 8-23-1968.pdf79.29 KB
Mystery of South Seas 09-13-1967 9-13-1967.pdf77.4 KB
Monterey Theaters –1908 10-20-1965 10-20-1965.pdf80.62 KB
First Theater Reminisces 10-26-1955 10-26-1955.pdf83.69 KB
An Historical Meeting 11-24-1967 11-24-1967.pdf79.66 KB
More About Grizzlies 01-04-1954 1-4-1954.pdf78.22 KB
Some Interesting Books 01-06-1954 1-6-1954.pdf78.94 KB
Books and Printers 01-08-1954 1-8-1954.pdf80.73 KB
California Antiques 01-11-1954 1-11-1954.pdf79.43 KB
The 1848 Quarter Eagles 01-13-1954 1-13-1954.pdf83.27 KB
California’s First Gold 01-15-1954 1-15-1954.pdf80.48 KB
‘California in the Making’ 01-18-1954 1-18-1954.pdf83.06 KB
More 'Larkin Papers’ 01-20-1954 1-20-1954.pdf80.02 KB
‘Sam Brannan’ 02-12-1954 2-12-1954.pdf78.06 KB
Raising the Flag 02-01-1956 2-1-1956.pdf81.87 KB
Our Grizzly Bear Flag 02-03-1956 2-3-1956.pdf81.43 KB
The Presidio of Monterey 02-08-1956 2-8-1956.pdf83.44 KB
A Case of Near-Murder 02-10-1956 2-10-1956.pdf81.85 KB
After Love, Rare Books 02-13-1956 2-13-1956.pdf85.94 KB
Camels in Monterey 02-15-1956 2-15-1956.pdf75.93 KB
Austin Strong 02-17-1956 2-17-1956.pdf80.64 KB
California Hospitality 02-20-1956 2-20-1956.pdf79.71 KB
Colton Hall 02-22-1956 2-22-1956.pdf79.83 KB
One Bath Was Enough! 02-24-1956 2-24-1956.pdf81.69 KB
Old-Time Invitations 02-27-1956 2-27-1956.pdf84.16 KB
Pajaro Valley 03-05-1956 3-5-1956.pdf80.56 KB
The Castro Adobe 03-07-1956 3-7-1956.pdf81.74 KB
Casa Materna 03-09-1956 3-9-1956.pdf82.03 KB
Anda! 03-14-1956 3-14-1956.pdf82.55 KB
Hi Jolly 03-16-1956 3-16-1956.pdf82.97 KB
Casa Grande 03-19-1956 3-19-1956.pdf80.36 KB
Texas Missions 03-21-1956 3-21-1956.pdf83.53 KB
Delightful Texas 03-23-1956 3-23-1956.pdf82.6 KB
Old New Orleans 03-26-1956 3-26-1956.pdf79.44 KB
In Old Natchez 03-28-1956 3-28-1956.pdf80.41 KB
New Orleans 03-30-1956 3-30-1956.pdf80.99 KB
History Society Conference 07-02-1956 7-2-1956.pdf80.49 KB
Historic Homes of Natchez 04-02-1956 4-2-1956.pdf88.04 KB
Two Florida Splendors 04-04-1956 4-4-1956.pdf83.04 KB
Venice of America 04-06-1956 4-6-1956.pdf80.61 KB
Easter in the South 04-09-1956 4-9-1956.pdf82.29 KB
City of Firsts 04-13-1956 4-13-1956.pdf82.99 KB
The Great Smokies 04-16-1956 4-16-1956.pdf81.95 KB
The Hermitage 04-18-1956 4-18-1956.pdf82.86 KB
Little Rock’s Restoration 04-20-1956 4-20-1956.pdf83.04 KB
Southwest Historical Sites 04-23-1956 4-23-1956.pdf82.35 KB
Santa Fe and Taos 04-25-1956 4-25-1956.pdf81.59 KB
Taos and Kit Carson 04-27-1956 4-27-1956.pdf81.9 KB
The Village Green 04-30-1956 4-30-1956.pdf80.66 KB
San Ildefonso Pueblo 05-02-1956 5-2-1956.pdf80.49 KB
Monterey Wedding, 1849 05-04-1956 5-4-1956.pdf85.7 KB
Our Old-time Fleas 05-09-1956 5-9-1956.pdf85.09 KB
Oldtime Army Housekeeping 05-11-1956 5-11-1956.pdf83.33 KB
A Gunner’s Log 05-14-1956 5-14-1956.pdf82.4 KB
The First Gold Nugget 05-16-1956 5-16-1956.pdf83.27 KB
Opium at $6 a Pound 05-18-1956 5-18-1956.pdf83.11 KB
California Writers 05-21-1956 5-21-1956.pdf80.45 KB
Go By Steam 05-25-1956 5-25-1956.pdf83.95 KB
Monterey’s Birthday 05-28-1956 5-28-1956.pdf83.13 KB
‘Mr. California’ 05-30-1956 5-30-1956.pdf84.24 KB
A Stroll In Old Town 09-04-1964 9-4-1964.pdf79.74 KB
A Guided Tour 09-11-1964 9-11-1964.pdf78.64 KB
California Coast: 1842 10-03-1966 10-3-1966.pdf79.07 KB
Visit to Tucson 11-07-1955 11-7-1955.pdf79.77 KB
Yes, There Really Was A Mother Goose 12-24-1964 12-24-1964.pdf82.04 KB
Mariposa’s Centennial 01-22-1954 1-22-1954.pdf81.26 KB
Mariposa Hall 01-25-1954 1-25-1954.pdf78.87 KB
Grappling With a Bear 01-29-1954 1-29-1954.pdf79.05 KB
Early California Floods 02-01-1954 2-1-1954.pdf78.94 KB
Gold Rush Humor 02-05-1954 2-5-1954.pdf78.43 KB
Early Automobiles 02-10-1954 2-10-1954.pdf80.57 KB
Juan B. Alvarado 02-15-1954 2-15-1954.pdf79.91 KB
Dickinson Ferry 02-17-1954 2-17-1954.pdf79.78 KB
An Old Stockton Paper 02-22-1954 2-22-1954.pdf80.66 KB
‘The Bohemia’ 02-24-1954 2-24-1954.pdf77.23 KB
The Isle of ‘California’ 02-26-1954 2-26-1954.pdf80.59 KB
The First Motor Hearse 03-01-1954 3-1-1954.pdf79.03 KB
Planting Trees 03-05-1954 3-5-1954.pdf78.48 KB
Early Baseball Teams 03-08-1954 3-8-1954.pdf77.34 KB
The Cooper-Molera House 03-10-1954 3-10-1954.pdf79.81 KB
The Vallejo ‘Documentos’ 03-12-1954 3-12-1954.pdf79.6 KB
Building the Custom House 03-17-1954 3-17-1954.pdf79.37 KB
When Building Costs Were Low 03-19-1954 3-19-1954.pdf81.92 KB
Sea Otter Hunting 03-22-1954 3-22-1954.pdf77.82 KB
An Institute Meeting 03-24-1954 3-24-1954.pdf80.08 KB
The Historical Markers 03-26-1954 3-26-1954.pdf84.31 KB
Father Francisco Garces 03-29-1954 3-29-1954.pdf79.8 KB
Stevenson’s Trail 03-31-1954 3-31-1954.pdf80 KB
‘My Wild Irish Rose’ 04-02-1954 4-2-1954.pdf83.78 KB
The Girl Scouts 04-05-1954 4-5-1954.pdf80.5 KB
Important Anniversaries 04-07-1954 4-7-1954.pdf81.27 KB
Historic Furniture 04-09-1954 4-9-1954.pdf79.71 KB
Old Newspaper Items 04-12-1954 4-12-1954.pdf78.3 KB
‘Judas Night’ 04-14-1954 4-14-1954.pdf80.2 KB
Jacob Primer Leese 04-19-1954 4-19-1954.pdf79.76 KB
Museum Conference 04-23-1954 4-23-1954.pdf78.26 KB
Jean Hersholt’s Collection 04-28-1954 4-28-1954.pdf80.73 KB
‘Sanctuary Lights’ 04-30-1954 4-30-1954.pdf80.22 KB
Monterey in 1879 10-27-1954 10-27-1954.pdf81.5 KB
Railroad Saga 10-25-1954 10-25-1954.pdf78.7 KB
Joseph and Sarah Aram 05-31-1954 5-31-1954.pdf77.98 KB
‘Travels in Mexico’ 05-03-1954 5-3-1954.pdf79.85 KB
Two Rival Consuls 05-05-1954 5-5-1954.pdf78.48 KB
‘Emigrant’s Guide’ 05-07-1954 5-7-1954.pdf80.09 KB
An Essay on Drake 05-10-1954 5-10-1954.pdf79.79 KB
Monterey’s 184th Birthday 05-12-1954 5-12-1954.pdf79.75 KB
‘Women Are Safe in P. G.’ 05-17-1954 5-17-1954.pdf79.66 KB
A Delegate From Oregon 05-19-1954 5-19-1954.pdf80.52 KB
Tom Maguire 05-21-1954 5-21-1954.pdf84.44 KB
‘Where Castilian Roses Bloom’ 05-24-1954 5-24-1954.pdf81.19 KB
'Katcha-Koo’ 06-02-1954 6-2-1954.pdf78.6 KB
Guest Columnist 06-04-1954 6-4-1954.pdf80.25 KB
California By Sea 06-07-1954 6-7-1954.pdf79.27 KB
Letters From America 06-08-1954 6-8-1954.pdf81.35 KB
Enjoyed the Merienda 06-11-1954 6-11-1954.pdf81.59 KB
Gen. Edward O. C. Ord 11-23-1954 11-23-1954.pdf81.24 KB
Monterey in 1882 01-21-1955 1-21-1955.pdf81.95 KB
What Is Adobe? 01-24-1955 1-24-1955.pdf80.86 KB
Early Wine-Making 01-26-1955 1-26-1955.pdf80.95 KB
California’s Early Inns 01-31-1955 1-31-1955.pdf83.11 KB
Let’s Believe 02-09-1967 2-9-1967.pdf81.89 KB
California Letter, 1846 02-20-1968 2-20-1968.pdf81.5 KB
City Status 09-15-1961 9-15-1961.pdf81.93 KB
October Days in Monterey 10-02-1951 10-2-1951.pdf81.66 KB
They Danced the Old Dances 10-04-1951 10-4-1951.pdf79.95 KB
Cheerless Habitations 10-12-1966 10-12-1966.pdf77.86 KB
Battle of Natividad 11-04-1966 11-4-1966.pdf77.73 KB
New History Books 11-13-1957 11-13-1957.pdf80.12 KB
Monterey County Buffalo 12-01-1964 12-1-1964.pdf81.93 KB
Christmas In Old Monterey 12-21-1955 12-21-1955.pdf81.49 KB
Historic Monterey 12-26-1962 12-26-1962.pdf79.23 KB
Memento of Whaling Days 06-01-1956 6-1-1956.pdf80.08 KB
Old French Maps 06-04-1956 6-4-1956.pdf82.78 KB
Zamorano y Compania 06-06-1956 6-6-1956.pdf81.91 KB
Early Publications 06-08-1956 6-8-1956.pdf83.02 KB
The Sloat Monument 06-13-1956 6-13-1956.pdf82.17 KB
A New Novel 06-15-1956 6-15-1956.pdf125.56 KB
Restoration Near Arcadia 06-18-1956 6-18-1956.pdf80.82 KB
Drake’s Voyage 06-20-1956 6-20-1956.pdf80.87 KB
Treasures of Californiana 06-25-1956 6-25-1956.pdf79.68 KB
New Almaden 06-27-1956 6-27-1956.pdf80.55 KB
Villagra’s ‘Historia’ 06-29-1956 6-29-1956.pdf80.78 KB
Forty-Eight Signatures 07-04-1956 7-4-1956.pdf78.52 KB
Commodore Sloat’s Landing 07-06-1956 7-6-1956.pdf81.91 KB
Documents at Stake 07-11-1956 7-11-1956.pdf81.14 KB
Whale of an Age 07-13-1956 7-13-1956.pdf84.22 KB
Iron Horses 07-16-1956 7-16-1956.pdf79.87 KB
Our Parks Imperiled 07-20-1956 7-20-1956.pdf79.08 KB
A Burned Capitol 07-25-1956 7-25-1956.pdf80.64 KB
San Juan Festival 07-30-1956 7-30-1956.pdf80.36 KB
Explorers Arrive 08-01-1956 8-1-1956.pdf103.65 KB
Wharves Collapse 08-03-1956 8-3-1956.pdf81.08 KB
On the Waterfront 08-06-1956 8-6-1956.pdf80.26 KB
Preserve Our Heritage 08-08-1956 8-8-1956.pdf82.05 KB
Parties in the Parlor 08-10-1956 8-10-1956.pdf79.93 KB
The Californian 08-14-1956 8-14-1956.pdf83.43 KB
The First Press 08-16-1956 8-16-1956.pdf78.16 KB
Commemorate Great Seal 08-20-1956 8-20-1956.pdf82.42 KB
Old Scenes of Merriment 08-22-1956 8-22-1956.pdf84.28 KB
Adobes Levelled by Cannon 08-24-1956 8-24-1956.pdf80.12 KB

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1951
Title Column Date
Specifications for a Jail 09-12-1951
Old Mountain Trader 09-13-1951
And What Is Writ Is Writ 09-14-1951
A Horse And A Rose 09-17-1951
Fiddlesticks in the Maze 09-18-1951
With Due Honors to All 09-19-1951
The Washtub Mail 09-20-1951
The Sleepy Hollow Of The Pacific 09-21-1951
From Carmel to Mallorca 09-24-1951
The First Lumber House 09-25-1951
A Family Library for Sale And Barrels of Beans 09-26-1951
Elections ... Forty-Niner Style 09-27-1951
Among the ‘49ers 09-28-1951
Community Chest Up to Now 10-01-1951
October Days in Monterey 10-02-1951
The Spanish Lion And the Mexican Serpent 10-03-1951
They Danced the Old Dances 10-04-1951
When the Indians Revolted 10-08-1951
The Interest Grows In History of California 10-09-1951
Family of Fifteen 10-10-1951
‘You Are Wise, Senor Rowland...’ 10-11-1951
Rosemary ... For Remembrance 10-12-1951
Original and Autographed 10-13-1951
What Makes the Dill In Dill Pickles? 10-15-1951
I Am Vasquez 10-16-1951
Delicacies of the Province 10-17-1951
The Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus 10-18-1951
Stagecoach Rediscovered 10-19-1951
The Whip Was Often Profane 10-22-1951
Under the Fig Tree 10-23-1951
Berwick Orchard 10-24-1951
In 1846 10-25-1951
In Pagandom And Christendom 10-26-1951
Funeral in 1847 10-29-1951
Who has the Oldest Brand? 10-30-1951
The Japanese God Unscathed by Fire 10-31-1951
Revolts Are in Order In November 11-01-1951
Digging for Facts 11-02-1951
Paradise Changes Hands 11-05-1951
Bags of Gold And Bales of Merchandise 11-06-1951
California’s Great Seal And the Grizzlies 11-07-1951
Early Impressions Of the Great Seal 11-08-1951
More About the Great Seal 11-09-1951
The End of the Great Seal 11-12-1951
More History Conscious 11-13-1951
WANTED: To Bite a Man – Bulldog of Bad Disposition 11-28-1951
December Remembrances 11-29-1951
An Abundance of Fruit 11-30-1951
Scraps of Curious History 12-03-1951
City of Butterflies 12-04-1951