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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "Georgiana Bruce Kirby"
An Excursion up the Coast, by
Eliza W. Farnham
Eliza W. Farnham, who promoted social reform, became matron of the women's section of Sing Sing Prison in 1844. Despite ... [Read more]
Journey to San Francisco, by
Eliza W. Farnham
We had been but little more than a month settled before it became necessary for me to go to San ... [Read more]
A Walk Through Time: Georgiana Bruce Kirby, by
Janet Krassow and Randy Krassow
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Planting Potatoes, by
Eliza W. Farnham
The great labor of seed-time, in which Geordie and I had yet to bear our part, was the potato planting, ... [Read more]
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PART 2: TOM POOLE, CONFEDERATE GUERRILLA
CONFEDERATE GUERRILLAS IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
During the year of 1864, the mountains above the village of Corralitos were a hotbed of pro-secessionist activity. Two separate bands of Confederate guerrillas bivouacked and trained in the rugged Loma Prieta area. Nearby ranchers, in ..." [More]
Excerpted from Copperheads--Part 2 by Phil Reader
