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"A Pocket Full of Rocks Bring Home"
From the Daily Sanduskian Our readers will perceive that we publish a letter from California, for which we are indebted to James Belden, Esq. It is from his son Robert H., who belongs to the Marsfield… more →
YesterYear Once More
Ghirardelli
viagensroyalferias wrote 6 days ago: É claro que a gente vai levar as crianças ao Ghirardelli. A fabrica de chocolates é Lina e o restau … more →
Pranking the Parson?
mrstkdsd wrote 2 months ago: Image from www.ibiblio.org A SAD PREDICAMENT. A young parson lost his way in a forest, and it being … more →
"A Pocket Full of Rocks Bring Home"
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mrstkdsd wrote 2 months ago: From the Daily Sanduskian Our readers will perceive that we publish a letter from California, for wh … more →
The Ohio 49'ers: Some Stay, Some Return
mrstkdsd wrote 2 months ago: Placer Times August 18, 1849 From the Sandusky Mirror. Capt. Dibble has handed us a number of the Pl … more →
The Milan Company Arrives in Gold Country
mrstkdsd wrote 2 months ago: Placerville, CA (Image from http://bancroft.library.ca.gov) According to an article I will be postin … more →
John B. Weller: Gold Rush Era Politician
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mrstkdsd wrote 2 months ago: John B. Weller (Image from www.house.gov) While searching for “California Gold Rush” new … more →
A Letter from the Sarah Nevady Diggins
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mrstkdsd wrote 3 months ago: Image from http://culturemaking.typepad.com Note: I transcribed it just as it was written! A Letter … more →
Buckeyes Prevail, Brook the Trail, Send Loved Ones Gold Dust in the Mail
mrstkdsd wrote 3 months ago: THE CALIFORNIA ADVENTURERS. A letter has been received in town from a member of the xenia company, … more →
Buckeyes Catch the Gold Fever
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mrstkdsd wrote 3 months ago: Independence MO (Image from www.legendsofamerica.com) From Independence. The Tiffin Standard publish … more →
Bound for California Gold
mrstkdsd wrote 3 months ago: Image from www.kidport.com See my previous post with the journal from “The California Gold Hun … more →
Impelled by the Spirit of Adventure and the Temptations of Gain
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mrstkdsd wrote 3 months ago: St. Louis circa 1850 (image from /www.usgennet.org) Letter from a California Emigrant. Correspondenc … more →
The Overland Route to California
mrstkdsd wrote 3 months ago: Emigrant Train (image from cdlib.org) The California Trail — What Preparations to Make. We fin … more →
Sailing to California for GOLD
mrstkdsd wrote 3 months ago: image from cdlib.org The following news articles are all related to traveling by boat to California … more →
Poetry of Gold
mrstkdsd wrote 3 months ago: image from cdlib.org For the Huron Reflector All for California. Gold is echoed through the land, An … more →
Col. Fremont's Tragic Expedition
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mrstkdsd wrote 3 months ago: John C. Fremont Very Late from Santa Fe — Col. Fremont Safe — twelve of his Party Lost. … more →
Viva la Revolución!
tityti wrote 4 months ago: 'kokárda', we wear it on every 15th March Considering the number of revolutions and rebellio … more →
The Oregon Trail
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bosxe wrote 4 months ago: The Oregon Trail Everyone knows this game, everyone loves it. Follow that link and the directions … more →
The Explosion of the Steamboat Louisiana
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mrstkdsd wrote 5 months ago: A Steamboat The Late Terrible Disaster! Full particulars of the Explosion of the Steamboat Louisiana … more →
Old Fitzgerald 1849
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Nathan wrote 9 months ago: My apologies. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve been able to get around to blogging here … more →
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