Cheryl Anne Stapp

WISHING YOU A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

In California, and probably much of the nation, the 1880 Christmas season was a welcome return to the norm of years past. Said the...

Christmas Day 1870 was a bit unusual, in that it could be celebrated on either one of two days (or both, according to individual whim)....

Be thankful

Two weeks from tomorrow, we celebrate our national Thanksgiving Day.

California does have its share of ghosts, perhaps because of its turbulent, sometimes violent, gold rush era. All of the ghosts listed here,

Its detractors said it was fraudulent; said it was some sort of diabolical magic. Said it was witchcraft. Nevertheless,...

For centuries, the Upper Napa Valley was home to several villages of indigenous people, hunter-gatherers who recognized the beneficial...

Dropped into a pre-drilled hole and gently tapped into place, a 17.6-karat golden spike ceremoniously joined the Central Pacific Railroad...

In a career that spanned several decades, her various nicknames included “Goldielocks,” “The Girl with the Curls,” and most of all,...

She died young but her influence endures, not least because several of her works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places....

She was a poet, an editor, a teacher, a librarian, and a prominent figure in San Francisco’s literary community in the 19th and early...

In the bygone days of the 19th century, Californians celebrated the coming of a new year much like we do today, with parties, games,...

The Americans who trekked to California in covered wagons in the 1840s and later made that arduous journey because they wanted to find a...

During the chaotic early days of the California Gold Rush, the majority of the population were men who were far from home, seeking their...

How much does it cost to ruin romance? Substantial money, apparently, because that’s what four women hoped to gain in 1914-15 when each...

It is famous for its raisins, for its geographic centrality midway between northern and southern California; and as a gateway to...

The stampede from America’s Atlantic Coast started in early December, 1848, when President James Polk publicly confirmed that the gold...

He is still famous for two reasons - his cynicism and distinctive writing style: dark imagery, with so-called “trick endings” in his...

As early as 1850, San Francisco was firmly established as California’s premier commercial center, and its port the greatest maritime...