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Sunday, March 17, 2024

Main Street Melee -- The Death of Lewis A. Collier (Amador & Calaveras County History)

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San Joaquin Republican, 9/17/1851 Most people don't realize that Amador County originally was part of Calaveras County. Needless to say,...
Friday, March 8, 2024

Horrific assault prompts suicide at old Amador County Courthouse

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First and foremost, Welcome to my blog!! Thank you for choosing this story to read. Before you delve into this tragic tale, I want to share ...
Monday, February 5, 2024

Historic Roseville slaying offers insights to ‘cursed’ family

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  Los Angeles Herald 26 Feb 1876 Do you believe that death and tragedy seem to follow certain people? In the case of David Turley, they inde...
Friday, January 26, 2024

Finding The Officially Recognized Photograph of Julia Bulette - Putting the Revisionist Ideas To Bed At Last!

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  1. Official Carte-de-Visite of Julia Bulette, Nevada Historical Society 2. Photograph of Alfred Doten, Nevada Historical Society  Back in ...
Thursday, April 13, 2023

Three Men Killed In the Kennedy Mine - Peter Garcia, Sam Martinez & Liberto Mendes

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  No matter what I do, my work always seems to come full circle. Almost 11 years ago, I published my first historical non-fiction book, ...
Saturday, February 11, 2023

GoFundMe Fundraiser To Replace Bathsheba Sherman's Headstone Reaches its Goal

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This blog post is more of an update of sorts concerning my efforts to help the Burrillville Historical Society raise funds to replace Bathsh...
Sunday, January 15, 2023

Claude Smith's Tragic Death at the Argonaut Mine

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In all the years of living in and around Amador County, I have always been enamored by the history of both the Argonaut and Kennedy Mines. I...