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The Movies Come to Felton | Local History

March 1, 2021July 12, 2025 slvpost.com0 comment

Plenty of Real Scenery for “The Primal Lure” By Randall Brown December 1915. The movie scouts needed to find a location for a Canadian Northwest story. The scenario called for forests, mountain trails, open clearings, and a river. Their instructions were clear: “No phony scenery.” They chose Felton. Carpenters quickly set to work recreating “Fort Lu Cerne,” a frontier trading… Read More

Kings Creek Road at Highway 9 Boulder Creek

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Streetwise History: Kings Creek Road

February 28, 2021March 9, 2021 slvpost.com1 Comment

By Lisa Robinson In these articles, we will look at street names in the San Lorenzo Valley and explore their hidden history. James King and his family were among the first residents of the upper San Lorenzo Valley. James and his wife Mary Carpenter were from Missouri. They travelled across the plains by emigrant train arriving in Sacramento in September… Read More

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Streetwise History: Downtown Felton

February 1, 2021February 24, 2021 slvpost.comfelton, history0 comment

By Lisa Robinson Have you ever thought about how the street where you live got its name? In these articles, we will look at street names in the San Lorenzo Valley and explore the history hidden in their names. The street names of downtown Felton have changed over time. Some have disappeared completely. Let’s look at some of the changes.… Read More

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History: Woman With a Past

January 4, 2021January 8, 2021 slvpost.comhistory0 comment

San Lorenzo Valley history, A.R. Sausman's store and Miss Major Pauline Cushman. and the Civil War. Read More

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Streetwise History: Newell Creek Road Ben Lomond

January 3, 2021November 9, 2023 slvpost.comben lomond, history0 comment

San Lorenzo Valley Museum's Lisa Robinson shares a history of Newell Creek Road in Ben Lomond, California in the Santa Cruz Mountains Read More

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The Big Fire

November 1, 2020November 14, 2020 slvpost.comfire, SanLorenzoValley, the big fire0 comment

By Randall Brown The summer of 1904 in California was hot and dry. Labor Day marchers in Santa Cruz sweltered under record high temperatures and the following day was hotter. Then, early Wednesday morning, the town’s electric system shut down. “All street cars were stopped,” reported the Sentinel, “and an almost weird quiet as of some impending calamity reigned throughout… Read More

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IOOF Cemetery: Boulder Creek’s Overlooked Treasure

November 1, 2020March 18, 2021 slvpost.combouldercreek, cemetery0 comment

The Boulder Creek IOOF Cemetery By Julie Horner, Lisa Robinson, and Nick Morris Tucked quietly into Ben Lomond Mountain where few know to tread, the CZU Lightning Complex fire paid a visit to the Boulder Creek Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Cemetery. The lush woods behind the cemetery are burned to the gates, and the undergrowth of ivy, huckleberry,… Read More

The Harmon Mill on Bear Creek Road Boulder Creek

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Streetwise History: Harmon Street Boulder Creek

July 7, 2020June 17, 2025 slvpost.combouldercreek, history2 Comments

Have you ever thought about how the street where you live got its name? In this series of articles we will look at street names in the San Lorenzo Valley and explore the history hidden in their names. Read More

a history of indigenous people in the Bay Area

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6/11 Indigenous History in the Bay Area

June 4, 2020June 11, 2020 slvpost.comhistory, webinar0 comment

From California State Parks: Join us for a three-part webinar on the history of Indigenous Peoples in the Bay Area. For thousands of years, the Bay Area has been the home of many, diverse groups of Indigenous Peoples with complex cultures and relationships to the land. Join Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST), Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen), and California… Read More

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Landmarks and Legends: Mountain Lore

June 1, 2020July 12, 2025 slvpost.comboulder creek, history, local history0 comment

By Randall Brown When I settled in Boulder Creek 20 years ago, I was impressed by the respect for its history indicated by the dates painted on its historic structures. As I became more familiar with the place, I realized that two of the proudly displayed numbers were inaccurate. Neither the Old Fireman’s Hall nor the one mislabeled “Basham House”… Read More