Tom had been an Ag teacher around Ukiah for many years. He started in Covelo with his lovely wife, Betty. At some time after he…
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Just north of Hopland on the west side of Highway 101 is a nice White House. It has always been known as The Manning House.…
The Finne Winery was built in the 1880’s and was probably the oldest winery at that time in Mendocino County. Louis and Margarette Finne came…
My research indicates that in 1960 a committee was formed to start a Junior Livestock Auction for Mendocino County. 4-H and FFA members could sell…
Dr. Preston owned a two story building that still stands today at the corner of Little Lake and Lansing Street in Mendocino, across from the…
The San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad was extended into Mendocino County in the late 1880s. The railroad traveled north along the Russian River. If…
My brother died in 2000. He was 51 years old. We had been estranged for over 20 years. We had lived much different lives. When…
This is an addendum to the recently published history of Allied Grape Growers, 1951-2011 celebrating the 60-year history of the grape growing cooperative. My family…
Until a short time ago I, like many, had never heard of Sites or even what or where Sites was. A little research indicates that…
In the 1940s I remember my grandfather digging a well at our pear ranch. It was not very deep and he lined with wooden boards.…