On this day in Mendocino history… Mendocino Schoolroom Interior, c. 1879. It may be the school in the old Presbyterian Church. (Kelley House Collection, Kelley House Photographs) June 27, 1868 - The School Board voted to acquire the old Mendocino Presbyterian Church on the northeast corner of Lansing and Ukiah Streets to convert into a district school house. This building became available when the Presbyterian Church [...]
Charles A. Perkins, left, and Guy Earl, holding rifle, with Chester Ford's dog, Sport, standing in front of a giant fallen redwood, c. 1900. (Alice Earl Wilder, Alice Earl Wilder Collection, Kelley House Photographs) On this day in Mendocino history… June 26, 1935 - Former State Senator Guy C. Earl died at his home in Berkeley of a heart ailment at the age of 74. He [...]
On this day in Mendocino history… The Marie Bakke at Mendocino, 1926. The Marie Bakke was in port in Mendocino from June 24 to June 28, 1926. (Emery Escola, Emery Escola Collection, Kelley House Photographs) June 24, 1926 - The Norwegian steamer Marie Bakke, the third largest ship ever to enter Mendocino Bay, arrived to take on 40,000 railroad ties. She was a new boat, and [...]
Campfire Girls at Big River, 1926. (Kelley House Collection, Kelley House Photographs) On this day in Mendocino history… June 23, 1926 - The Camp Fire Girls returned to Mendocino from their camping trip on Big River. They had spent two weeks camping near the Lumber Company’s Lower Ranch. The longest hike taken was up the river to Two-Log. Each girl carried her own food and blankets. [...]
Vintage Can of Oysters (Polished Pebble) The facts of the case are mostly undisputed. The only question that remains unanswered is whether saloon owner J. W. Barton was intoxicated when he fired his gun at Joseph M. Garvin, missing his head “by the fraction of an inch.”Joe was the proprietor of “Mendocino’s Cheap Cash Store,” a general merchandise establishment on Lansing Street, located where GoodLife Café [...]