Native Daughters of the Golden West History, Landmarks & Historic Buildings

Information about Fort Ross and the 1906 earthquake

Great stories from San Bernardino county assessor Facebook page enjoy the short video about Belleville California

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GUESS WHERE? FIND OUT SATURDAY! PART OF WOODLAND HISTORY TOURS, FEATURING OLD CHINA TOWN, APRIL 3 Free tours of the historic downtown Woodland will be offered o...n Saturday, April 3. The Woodland History Tours event featuring Old China Town in Dead Cat Alley between Elm and College streets is presented by Woodland Parlor 30, Native Sons of the Golden West and the Yolo County Historical Society (YCHS). Kathy Harryman, president of YCHS, will talk about the rich history of "China Alley" from 9 to 10 am at 444 Dead Cat Alley at The Roth Warehouse, located behind The Roth building at 431 Main Street. Attendees will be shown the locations of many of the Chinese dwellings and stores that were in the alley from the 1880s to the 1940s. There will be an open house at the event headquarters in The Roth Warehouse from 9 to noon. The Woodland Opera House will have an information table about the historic theater at Second & Main, also from 9 to noon. A tour of the newly renovated Plaza Building at 702 Main is scheduled from 10 to 11 and Woodland Gold & Silver will present a continuous postcard show at 619 Main during their regular open hours from 10 to 4. For those who enjoy tales from the other side, a half hour "Ghosts on the Block" tour will begin at 444 Dead Cat Alley at 11 am. For more information about the free activities in the downtown on April 3, drop in at 444 Dead Cat Alley on Woodland History Tours Day or visit facebook.com/WoodlandParlor30. Local history buffs are reminded to save the date for the 2021 Stroll Through History home tours and more free Woodland History Tours on Saturday, October 2. # # # Pictured is the 1886 Sanborn Fire Insurance Company map that shows old China Town in China Alley/Dead Cat Alley (between Main and Court) extending from Elm to College in Woodland.

Madame Olive Isbell, the first teacher in California. She came on a wagon train from Illinois. Her destination was California. She met John C. Fremont (an aboli...tionist who ran for president on an anti-slavery ticket) as they traversed the rugged and dangerous landscape. This was during the time of the Mexican-American War and troops were on high alert. They were supposed to meet up with the Donner party, and we all know what happened to them in the Sierras. She first taught at Mission Santa Clara, then finally at a permanent school in Monterey called the American School. See more

A Tribute to Julia Morgan - TICKETS ON SALE

Fantastic article by Smithsonian Magazine featuring guess who? Julia Morgan, of course... Architect Julia Morgan may have designed hundreds of buildings, but sh...e’s best known for California’s Hearst Castle, which mixes Spanish Colonial, Gothic, Neo-Classical and Mediterranean Revival style all in one property. Morgan began her education studying engineering in California, but moved to Paris afterwards to become the first woman ever admitted to the architecture program at the École des Beaux-Arts in 1898. She [finished the program] in three years, Schwitalla says. Her colleagues, male architects, needed four or five years. But she did it in three. Read more: https://www.smithsonianmag.com//six-wonders-built-pioneer/

To celebrate Women’s History Month we at Hearst Castle want to honor architect Julia Morgan. Her "quietly revolutionary architecture" earned her the American In...stitute of Architecture's highest honor, the Gold Medal, in 2014. There was no better architect for the job of building for Hearst. She was a pioneer in her field and while outside of California she isn’t well known, we spread her story through our regular conversations with visitors about her education, methods and her uncanny ability to overcome any obstacle in her prolific career. // Photo credit: Julia Morgan Papers // Special Collections and Archives, Robert E. Kennedy Library, Cal Poly // http://digital.lib.calpoly.edu/rekl-11702 See more

Did you know that our President Deanna Liotta, DAR rep and NDGW volunteer Dee Eva and Joyce James serve on the Historical Union Cemetery committees representing NDGW Bonita Parlor ?

Sisters, who remembers this historic event? Anyone you know that was in attendance?

The Native Daughters of the Golden West California History, Landmarks & Historic Buildings Committee is one of many committees that raise funds and are part of The Native Daughters of the Golden West Charitable Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)3. We are able to accept donations earmarked to help any Historic Building, Landmarks, & can establish informational plaques with historical information anywhere in the State of California. If you are interested send me a private message and I can share how to make a proper donation.

Lots of links to read up on history of California and Mexico

Riverside Municipal Auditorium in Riverside. Built in 1928, the theatre was designed in an eclectic Californian Spanish Baroque Revival style by noted Angeleno ...architect Arthur B. Benton. Originally called the Soldier's Memorial Auditorium, the venue was built to honor the 87 servicemembers from Riverside County who died in World War I. The Riverside Municipal Auditorium has hosted numerous famous personalities, including Bing Crosby, George Lopez, and David Copperfield, among numerous others. See more

Information on the Bear Flag Revolt

Wishing the members of the Native Daughters of the Golden West a safe, enjoyable and peaceful Memorial Day weekend. Looking forward to seeing my sisters again soon on the California Trail. In FL&C, G3VP #ontheCAtrail

Fresno county’s Kearney Mansion

Photos of the 13 1/2 Foot Tall El Camino Real Bell and up close look at the 1906 Bell.

California Bell Company - Originators of the 1906 El Camino Real Bell Mission Markers.

Next weeks Home Learning Sessions

Mesa Del Rey Airport in King City, also known as Palo Alto or King City airport, was used during World War II by the U.S. Army Air Forces for pilot training. The facility included buildings, barracks, a PX, mess all, schoolrooms and aircraft hangars plus, of course, the runways.