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Posts published by “Mattie Rawles Rhodes”

A Valley Wedding In The 1870s [1936]

I think I will tell you of an early Anderson Valley wedding. This wedding was brought to mind by a recent mention of Grandpap McGimsey, Justice of the Peace, and Ex- Confederate soldier. This wedding…

Remembering Anderson Valley’s First People [1936]

My first recollections of the Indians in Anderson Valley was in the early 1870s, probably 1874 or 1875. At that time, the rancheria was on the bluff, facing Anderson Creek and a small creek or…

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