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Happy 4th of July!

Posted on July 3, 2023 by nancyleek

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On this date — June 21 — in 1879 the notorious stage robber Black Bart held up a stage coach near Forbestown in Butte County. It was his first robbery in the year 1879 and his ninth robbery since he … Continue reading →

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A Tale for Juneteenth

Posted on June 19, 2023 by nancyleek

Black slavery in the United States did not disappear as soon as Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, nor did it end with the defeat of the Confederacy and the end of the American Civil War … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Lake Oroville

Posted on June 15, 2023 by nancyleek

Lake Oroville is full to the brim. If you are one of my readers living in Butte County, you already know this. If you are elsewhere I hope you will enjoy seeing the change. Yesterday I went with my husband … Continue reading →

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Madam Pantaloons

Posted on June 10, 2023 by nancyleek

Last month I was at the Paradise Chocolate Fest, on Authors’ Row, sharing a table and selling books with ANCHR. There I met another author and I liked the look of her book so much I bought a copy. The … Continue reading →

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Whatever Happened to Henry Brolaski?

Posted on June 1, 2023 by nancyleek

From time to time I’ve followed up on members of the Bidwell-Bartleson Party and what they did after they arrived in California, men like John Bartleson, Josiah Belden, Joseph Chiles, and Nicolas Dawson (many posts for him). Another member of … Continue reading →

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Provisions for Rancho Chico — 1850

Posted on May 17, 2023 by nancyleek

John Bidwell sent a letter to his brother Thomas listing the items he shipped to Rancho Chico on November 6, 1850. He had been shopping in Sacramento City, buying provisions for the ranch and items to sell at his store. … Continue reading →

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Adios to Amos Frye

Posted on May 10, 2023 by nancyleek

Amos Frye’s death made him famous in a way that his life never would have. The story appeared in the Shasta Courier, the Sacramento Daily Union, the San Jose Republican, the Daily Alta California (San Francisco), and others around the … Continue reading →

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A Tour of Johnson’s Ranch

Posted on May 8, 2023 by nancyleek

Yesterday was my lucky day! I got to visit historic Johnson’s Ranch in Yuba County. You can’t just drive out to the ranch and look around because it is on private property, the AKT Ranch. I was given an invitation … Continue reading →

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The Death of Amos Frye

Posted on May 7, 2023 by nancyleek

That one man was Amos E. Frye. The record for “Internment No. 1” in the Chico Cemetery states, “This grave must be located in Section 4; site otherwise unknown; the monument has not be found.” There may have been a … Continue reading →

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