Santa Cruz County History - In the 19th Century

• Church Groups Found a Haven in Santa Cruz in the 1800s, by Ross Eric Gibson
  "Few people on the central coast realize they are living on holy ground, in areas ..."
  
• Crusading Women: Santa Cruz was a Hotbed of Suffrage Fight, by Ross Eric Gibson
  "Women were granted the right to vote 75 years ago under the 19th amendment, but ..."
  
• 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 ..."
  
• A Howling Wilderness: The Summit Road Area - Santa Cruz Mountains, by Stephen Michael Payne
  "Situated between the Town of Los Gatos and the City of Santa Cruz, in the ..."
  
• Journey to San Francisco, by Eliza W. Farnham
  "We had been but little more than a month settled before it became necessary for ..."
  
• Reminiscences of Old Bango Club, by Thomas Dykes Beasley
  "The idea of the Bango club originated at a meeting held in a room opening ..."
  
• Susan B. Anthony's Visit to Santa Cruz, by Rechs Ann Pedersen
  "The announcement of Susan B. Anthony's upcoming speech appeared in the Sentinel on August 5, ..."
  

The Water Carnivals

• The Santa Cruz Venetian Carnival, by Frank Norris
  "There was a glare of sunshine, and the air had a different"
  
• Water Carnival was Social Event of the Season in 1890s, by Ross Eric Gibson
  "In 1894, fire gutted the heart of downtown Santa Cruz north and south of Cooper ..."