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1. Reminiscing - Ricketts, Evangeline Muriel (Bridget)

   Reminiscing by Evangeline Muriel (Bridget) Ricketts, 1986. Memoir of childhood adventures of Evangeline's siblings. Discusses her grandfather, Thomas J. Johnson, who had a ranch in San Gregorio. 55 pages

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2. The Times, San Mateo Times and Daily News Leader - San Mateo County Times

   The Times, San Mateo Times and Daily News Leader, Section II, November 10, 1966. Published by Amphlett Print Company, San Mateo. Second front page section on North County News carries the headline, "Hearing on Brisbane War." The front page also features an article by Vern Krogh titled, "Sprout-Picking Machine Operates" with two corresponding images captioned, "NEW SPROUT PICKING machine is shown in use at Giusti Ranch in Half Moon Bay. At left, ...

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3. The Carriage Journal - Carriage Association of America

   The Carriage Journal, Vol. 61 No. 3, May 2023. Carriage Association of America, Lexington, KY. Features the articles, "Key Points in the History of the Famed French Coachbuilder Million, Guiet and Cie" by Hughes Legrand and "Curator's Corner" by Merri Ferrell with general information on the care of different carriage components.

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4. Polish Americans in California 1827-1977 and Who's Who - Przygoda, Jacek (Editor)

   Polish Americans in California 1827-1977 and Who's Who edited by Jacek Przygoda, 1978. Polish American Historical Association, California Chapter, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA. This book contains a history of Polish immigration to the US focusing on California, as well as brief biographies of notable Polish Californians. 372 pages

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5. Permanent Californians: An Illustrated Guide to the Cemeteries of California - Culbertson, Judi

   Permanent Californians: An Illustrated Guide to the Cemeteries of California by Judi Culbertson and Tom Randall, 1989. Chelsea Green Publishing Company, Chelsea, Vermont. This book contains an illustrated guide to cemeteries in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas. Each chapter focuses on one cemetery and contains biographies of famous and notable people buried at that cemetery. 310 pages

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6. California's El Camino Real and Its Historic Bells - Kurillo, Max and Erline Tuttle

   California's El Camino Real and Its Historic Bells by Max Kurillo and Erline Tuttle, 2000. Sunbelt Publications, Inc., San Diego, CA. This book is a history of the creation of El Camino Real, from its beginnings as a trading route to its adoption as a highway. There is particular emphasis on the womens' clubs that devoted resources to its preservation and on the bells erected along El Camino Real to commemorate significant historic sites. 139 pag...

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7. Like Modern Edens: Winegrowing in Santa Clara Valley and Santa Cruz Mountains 1798-1981 - Sullivan, Charles L.

   Like Modern Edens: Winegrowing in Santa Clara Valley and Santa Cruz Mountains 1798-1981 by Charles L. Sullivan, 1982. California History Center, Cupertino, CA. This book is about the history of winemaking in Santa Clara Valley from the arrival of the Spanish to the early 1980s. 196 pages

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8. San Mateo County Chronicles: An Annotated Edition - Svanevik, Michael; Burgett, Shirley

   San Mateo County Chronicles: An Annotated Edition by Michael Svanevik and Shirley Burgett, 4th edition, 2006. History-On-Main, San Mateo. A chronology of notable events, people, and places in San Mateo County. Contents includes: list of annotations; appendix of great estates; bibliography; index. Illustrated. 198 pages

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9. San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History - Schmidt, David D.

   San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History by David D. Schmidt, 2025. Backcountry Press, Kneeland, CA. Illustrated. 632 pages Description from the publisher: "San Francisco Bay Area: An environmental history by David D. Schmidt is a sweeping and richly detailed account of how one of the world's most ecologically diverse regions has been shaped over millennia by both natural forces and human hands. Beginning with the lives of Native Tribes...

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10. South From San Francisco: The Life Story of San Mateo County - Stanger, Frank M.

    South From San Francisco: The Life Story of San Mateo County by Frank M. Stanger

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11. Secrets of the Oak Woodlands: Plants and Animals Among California's Oaks - Marianchild, Kate

    Secrets of the Oak Woodlands: Plants and Animals Among California's Oaks by Kate Marianchild. Illustrations by Ann Meyer Maglinte.

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12. Roll call - Reveille: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma - Bartlett, Jean

    Roll call - Reveille: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma by Jean Bartlett

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13. Duarte's Tavern: Where Friends Meet Since 1894 - Black, Tess

    Duarte's Tavern: Where Friends Meet Since 1894 by Tess Black

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14. Images of Rail: Caltrain and the Peninsula Commute Service - McGovern, Janet

    Images of Rail: Caltrain and the Peninsula Commute Service by Janet McGovern

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15. San Francisco Bay Shoreline Guide - Gustaitis, Rasa

    San Francisco Bay Shoreline Guide by Rasa Gustaitis

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16. Anza's California Expeditions Volume IV: Font's Complete Diary of the Second Anza Expedition - Bolton, Herbert Eugene

    Anza's California Expeditions Volume IV: Font's Complete Diary of the Second Anza Expedition by Herbert Eugene Bolton

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17. Voices of America: Golden Memories of the San Francisco Bay Area - Friedman, Steven

    Voices of America: Golden Memories of the San Francisco Bay Area by Steven Friedman

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18. A Little Journey to San Mateo County - Hubbard, Elbert

    A Little Journey to San Mateo County by Elbert Hubbard, 1915. Printed at the Roycroft Shop, East Aurora, NY. A short description of travel from San Francisco to Stanford University including history on San Mateo County. The text describes the scenic beauty of the land along with places of interest, estates, and local businesses. Includes black and white illustrations. 32 pages

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19. Business and Civic Daly City Directory

    Business and Civic Daly City Directory including Broadmoor, Winston Manor, and Colma, Published in 1953 by The Record of Daly City.

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20. Fossil Discovery Near San Francisco - Stanger, Frank M.

    Fossil Discovery Near San Francisco by Frank M. Stanger, June 1, 1945. Published in "Science" Vol 101, Issue 2631 pp. 559-561. The article discusses a deposit of mammoth bones found in Millbrae in 1943.

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21. Buelna's Indestructible Roadhouse - Regnery, Dorothy F.

    Book, "Buelna's Indestructible Roadhouse," by Dorothy F. Regnery, 1969. Short publication on the history of the Alpine Inn, a historic landmark in Portola Valley. The building was also known as: Felix Buelna's Casa de Tableta; Fernando's Store; Philpott's; Stanton's Saloon; Chapete's Place; The Wunder; Schenkel's Picnic Park; Rossotti's. Foreword by Frank M. Stanger. 10 pages. Illustrated.

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22. Mission-Presidio Diary, San Francisco, 1776 - Johnstone, Parker Lochiel

    Mission-Presidio Diary San Francisco, 1776. Portions from the diary of Antonio Rosario Ortiz translated and retold by Parker Lochiel Johnstone. Originally published 1969 by Mission Dolores Publishers, San Francisco. Revised printing 1970. The book contains translated excerpts from the diary of an early California explorer.

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23. The Story of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Burlingame, California: Its History and Its People 1908 to the Present - St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Burlingame)

    The Story of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Burlingame, California: Its History and Its People 1908 to the Present, 1997. Published by Brown-Blumfield, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan. Illustrated. 87 pages.

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24. Granada, a Synonym for Paradise: The Ocean Shore Railroad Years - Van der Werf, Barbara

    Granada, a Synonym for Paradise: the Ocean Shore Railroad Years by Barbara Van der Werf, 1992. Gum Tree Lane Books, El Granada, California. Contents describes the community of people living in suburban tracts along the coastside of San Mateo County in the early 1900s. The book includes black and white photographs, maps, bibliographical references (p. 204-206) and index. 208 pages

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25. Gardeners of Identity: Basques in the San Francisco Bay Area - Oiarzabal, Pedro J.

    Gardeners of Identity: Basques in the San Francisco Bay Area, 2009. From the publisher: "Gardeners of Identity chronicles the history of the Basques in the San Francisco Bay Area and their resilient and relentless work in support of Basque culture and language in America, and specifically in the State of California for the last 160 years. Basques played a prominent role in the exploration of the Californian Coast, the establishment and administr...

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