Cheryl Anne Stapp

She was a poet, an editor, a teacher, a librarian, and a prominent figure in San Francisco’s literary community in the 19th and early...

The courageous folks who braved the overland trek to California in the 1840s knew they had to take enough food to last six months. After...

Many American states derived their names from native American Indian words, some from European monarchs; a few from early French or...

In 1818, while the future Republic of Mexico and other Spanish-owned regions in South America were fighting a war of independence against...

In the bygone days of the 19th century, Californians celebrated the coming of a new year much like we do today, with parties, games,...

Today, January 24, 2024, is the anniversary of the California gold discovery, an event that changed the known world 176 years ago. On a...

It remains one of the lesser-known neighborhoods in the huge San Fernando Valley— a sprawling vale that contains both city and county...

For the frenzied gold rushers who traveled to the California gold mines by sea, the voyage itself was truly a great adventure … just not...

NEXT SUNDAY NIGHT WE BID FAREWELL TO 2023 AND WELCOME THE NEW YEAR 2024 IN FAMILIAR, TIME-HONORED WAYS: WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY, WE TOAST...

The Americans who trekked to California in covered wagons in the 1840s and later made that arduous journey because they wanted to find a...

During the chaotic early days of the California Gold Rush, the majority of the population were men who were far from home, seeking their...

How much does it cost to ruin romance? Substantial money, apparently, because that’s what four women hoped to gain in 1914-15 when each...

It is famous for its raisins, for its geographic centrality midway between northern and southern California; and as a gateway to...

Most of them are still there, lining tree-shadowed Main Street, and still in operation: the now-historic structures that were built in...

They said it was the greatest gold discovery since James Marshall’s original discovery at Coloma in 1848. In November 1855, following the...

He turned out to be one of the lucky gold rushers . . . though it can certainly be said that he made his own luck. Three-plus years after...

In 1849, gold rushers who went West by sea still had to travel upriver to reach the interior gold regions, after their ship landed at San...

The stampede from America’s Atlantic Coast started in early December, 1848, when President James Polk publicly confirmed that the gold...

The Mexican-American War came to Pacific shores in July 1846, when U. S. Navy warships invaded the seaports at Monterey and San Francisco...

He is still famous for two reasons - his cynicism and distinctive writing style: dark imagery, with so-called “trick endings” in his...