Monthly Archives: September 2015

A Mystery Sverko Photograph

This photograph was part of the Eleanor Sverko Collection but has no identifying information. Eleanor Feodora Stolpe Sverko was born on August 20, 1920. She was the daughter of Finnish immigrants, Johannes (John) and Regina Stolpe who settled in Greenwood/Elk. Many Finnish settled there as well as Comptche to work in the mills. They probably all knew each other. Perhaps this photograph is of a family [...]

By |2015-09-21T11:38:09-07:00September 21, 2015|

The Albion Nation

The following article was written by Chuck Bush in 2007. He built a house on Middle Ridge Road in 1990 and lived there, near Salmon Creek Farm, for many years with his wife Marion. We re-publish this article because it is so relevant to our current exhibit, “Mendocino in the Era of Change: Hippies Use the Back Door”. We have added an exciting update on Salmon [...]

By |2022-11-06T15:46:21-08:00September 10, 2015|
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