The British Tramp Steamer, “Anerley," loading at Caspar, California, c. 1911. This postcard is addressed to Edward Law in Little River and dated May 20, 1911, eight days after his 7th birthday. The Anerley was a defensively-armed cargo steamship built in 1910 by Sunderland Shipbuilding Company of England for Una Ltd. of London. In 1913 she was renamed Southborough when purchased by a new owner. On July [...]
The Kelley House Museum just made learning about Mendocino’s history a whole lot easier if you have a smart phone or tablet. Go to the App Store appropriate for your device and search for “Kelley House Tours.” You’ll find the KH icon and several narrated, self-guided walking tours of historic Mendocino. Visitors can learn about the historic Lansing Water Tower with the new Kelley House [...]
Interior of Dick's Place, 1937. Behind the bar [left to right]: Irene Cecchi, Dora Cecchi, Dick Cecchi, and Herman Figaro. May 17, 1894 - Riccardo “Dick” Cecchi was born in Fornovolasco, Italy. When he was 10 years old, he immigrated with his father to California, and in 1908, Riccardo, now known as Dick, moved to Elk to live with his uncle, Ottavio Viviani. Dick [...]
The former Eugene Brown store/barn, before reconstruction. Note the boardwalk in front. The water tower and rooftop on the right belong to the Paoli Hotel. To the right is a retaining wall associated with the Eugene Brown House. In 1874, Eugene Brown opened his mercantile store in this building on Main Street. At the time, this structure had a false front which was later [...]
Maru No.1 on Big River, c. 1908. Note the smoke other than that coming from the main steam engine. This smoke is coming from a wood stove on which a member of the crew would prepare the workers’ meals. (Gift of Alice Earl Wilder) May 15, 1900 - A steamer delivered the boiler and engine for the new river boat that was being built [...]
Mendocino Pentecost Queen and her attendants, c. 1904. L-R (front): Maggie Jerome, Annie Pereira, Mamie Bettencourt - Pentecost Queen, Amelia Perry, Unidentified, Mamie Gonzales, Adelaide Costa, Florence Lawrence, Constantine Silveira with sash, Herman Fayal with straw hat, Joe Quaill - front left. 2nd row: Mamie Jerome, Marian Thomas, Dino Figaro, Mayme Mendosa, Johanna Thomas, Annie Jerome. May 14, 1922 - Florence King passed away [...]
Do you love learning about your town and talking with people curious about Mendocino’s past? The Kelley House Museum is searching for some new folks to docent in the museum or offer walking tours of the town. The job is easier than you may think! Juliet Way sports a Victorian outfit for her walking tours, but other guides wear whatever they put on that morning. [...]
Brown Sisters and Family, c. 1941. Back row: Mayme Brown, Art Lemos, Mae Lemos, Annie Brown Stone, Emily Brown Lemos. Front row: Carrie Brown Redmayne, Tom Lemos, Patricia Lemos, and Mary Redmayne. On May 11, 1885, Annie L. Brown was born in Mendocino. Her parents were John Q. and Maria Brown, immigrants from the Azore Islands and early day settlers of Mendocino. John and [...]
May 10, 1895 - Dr. William McCornack and pharmacist Herman Baum purchased Mrs. Murray’s drug store, located on Main Street across from the Ford House. A clause in the purchase contract stated that the property could be used for any activity, "excepting for saloon use or immoral purposes.” I.D.E.S. Drill Team, 1925 - 1933. Photograph of I.D.E.S. (Irmandade di Espirito Santo, Brotherhood of the Holy [...]
Henry Reed Ferrill and son, John, in his general merchandise store in Albion, 1910 - 1915. A pile of pants are folded behind John and father, Henry, stands behind the counter. A wide brim hat hangs on the wall and several boots hang from the ceiling. Numerous shoe boxes are stacked in the background, some made by "Buckingham & Hecht,” a large San Francisco shoe [...]