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Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, This article apeared in  the January 28th, 1888 issue, of the “Pacific Rural Press.” Notes on San Mateo County. Editors PRESS :—The county of San Mateo is set off from the southern … Continue reading →

Hi June, Most of the stories in James Hutchings’s magazines or books concern Yosemite or the Sierra Gold Fields. His “Farallone” story  was a welcome exception. Though I know of no stories of his specifically about the Coastside, there is a … Continue reading →

Story by john Vonderlin Email John: [email protected] Hi June, This article, advertising San Pedro Terrace-By-The-Sea, appeared in the February 22, 1908 issue of the “San Francisco Call.” Enjoy. John COMING ATLANTIC CITY OF THE WEST Suburban Charms Reach Climax at … Continue reading →

Story by John Vonderlin Email John: [email protected] Hi June, Here’s another shipwreck story, this one on Pedro Point, that I found in the September 5,1904 issue of “The San Francisco Call.”  I wonder how they got the Captain’s wife’s photo? … Continue reading →

Email John Vonderlin: [email protected] June says: I LOVE these ads for Princeton By The Sea. Thank you, John.

Beachcomber Alert Story by John Vonderlin Email John: [email protected] [Below: Curtis Ebbesmeyer’s book, “Flotsametrics and the Floating World”] Hi Curt This is my goggle and snorkel collection. While the vast majority of objects in most of my non-buoyant collections are gathered … Continue reading →

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Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, I’m beginning to think James Denniston is my favorite Half Moon Bay pioneer. Here’s four more newspaper stories about events related to him. The first is a mention of him being … Continue reading →

Story  by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, No real story here, but I found the offshore maps I’ve attached interesting. I’m looking for some close onshore ones like that USGS at Maverick’s you linked to once. Also, do … Continue reading →

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, This article from the June 16th, 1875 issue of “The Daily Alta,” tells of the construction of the Montara Fog Signal. What I found most interesting was the article’s mentioning of … Continue reading →