Monthly Archives: May 2016

Wagons West

Posted on May 11, 2016 by nancyleek

The Chico Enterprise-Record today published a full-page color feature marking the 175th anniversary of the “first organized wagon train that left Missouri for California.” I can’t find it on the E-R webpage, but you can find it at the Orange … Continue reading →

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Ghost Town

Posted on May 10, 2016 by nancyleek

I love reading old books about California history, tales of “The days of old, the days of old, the days of ’49.” And here is just such a book. Ghost Town, by G. Ezra Dane, is a collection of incidents, … Continue reading →

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Join Me at the Chico Museum

Posted on May 6, 2016 by nancyleek

What was happening at Rancho Chico in the early 1850s? Who was here and what were they doing? Find out when I interview Major John Bidwell at the Chico Museum on Saturday, May 14th. Enjoy the program at 10 a.m. … Continue reading →

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May Garden Journal continued

Posted on May 5, 2016 by nancyleek

1853          Rio Chico May 6:   Planted Watermelons and Cantaloupes May 11:  Hoed Sweet Corn Planted Lima Beans Irishmen dug Ditch Heavy Shower this evening Sowed a few Marrowfat Peas Rained all night May 12: Rained hard this forenoon Sund[ay] 15: … Continue reading →

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More on The Esplanade

Posted on May 2, 2016 by nancyleek

In 1979 Helen Sommer Gage was interviewed in an oral history project about her memories of early Chico. The interview is called Chico Changes: The Bidwells, the Park, First Street, the Esplanade, 1888 to 1979, and the interviewer was Insu … Continue reading →

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