In the early 1800s, the entire San Joaquin Valley of Central California was populated by the Native...

Once again I will include a little episode from my husband's Marine Corps. 30-year career; a little...

In 1933, during one of the worst periods of the great depression, my parents found themselves...

Sometimes when reliving memories of years past I think of something that is just too good to keep...

Even though the pictured home was destroyed by the 1952 earthquake, at one time in the 1890s, it...

On Jan. 15, 1918, a cold, winter day in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Kathryn Pointek (Chwaz) first...

Sitting around with family a few months ago, we began sharing stories, as families do, laughing at...

I had been married to my Marine a whopping 17 months when he received orders in 1951 that he would...

When I was a child of 5 or so, our family had to drive from Mojave to Lancaster to see a movie....

"Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house we go. The horse knows the way to...

Some years ago I was asked by The Friends of the Depot to speak at one of their meetings about my...

I remember one Dec. 31, 2016, New Year's Eve. Father Time, old 2016, made an effort to throw the wea...

We are happy to celebrate our country's birthday and we do a fine job on July 4th in saluting the...

Few would elect to be in a major disaster, but if you've experienced one, there is a kinship with...

Mt. Soledad, a mauve colored sentinel, whose pock marked sides show the effects of many years of...

People tell me that they like to hear some of my husband’s old Marine Corps tales. I always e...

There used to be a radio program whose host gave news as it was supposed to have happened. After...

Arriving in Tehachapi in mid-December for his duties as pastor of Saint Malachy Catholic Church,...

Isabel Cortez Cervantes was a well known and respected citizen of this community until her death in...

A trip down hill from the Tehachapi Mountains, in the early days by wagon or buggy, was something...

While doing some research at Beale Library back in 1987, a mere 27 years ago, I could not resist...

In 1933, during one of the worst periods of the great depression, my parents found themselves...

One always wonders how mountains get their names. As a child we called Black Mountain the "Indian...

Once in a while I like to include one of my husband’s “Tales of the Old Corps.” This one is just...

I have often written about My Pet Tree in the backyard of my home. I had grown it from a tiny...