Cheryl Anne StappMar 3, 20213 minReformer Eliza FarnhamIn her own lifetime Eliza Farnham was nationally known as an author, and as an exceptional woman on the leading edge of several social...
Cheryl Anne StappFeb 10, 20212 minGold Rush ValentinesValentine’s Day was not completely unnoticed in gold-crazed California, although females—only 8 percent of the statewide population in...
Cheryl Anne StappFeb 3, 20213 minRiches to RagsTheodor Cordua was the first European to establish a permanent settlement on the site of present-day Marysville, California. Ambitious,...
Cheryl Anne StappJan 20, 20212 minLand of Geographic ExtremesCalifornia’s odd shape permits its northern port city of Eureka to be the most westward city in the continental United States—yet its...