Cheryl Anne StappOct 27, 20212 minRivers in the SkiesIs the “atmospheric river” that deluged California last week a precursor of what is to come? Back in the day, they called such phenomena...
Cheryl Anne StappOct 20, 20212 minQuilting: A Frontier Social EventQuilt making in the nineteenth century was more than just the home-crafted production of usable warm bedding: it was more often than not...
Cheryl Anne StappOct 13, 20212 minCup of GoldWhat a wondrous, stunning sight the crew must have seen as the Russian ship Rurik dropped anchor in a sequestered cove of San Francisco...
Cheryl Anne StappOct 6, 20213 minThe Terror of Merced CountyBorn to respectable, hard-working parents who had come to California as gold-rushers in 1849, Robert L. McFarlane quit the family farm in...