Articles written by susan wiggins
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Garlock Memories
It always amazes me, when I think I have exhausted all of the files of my mother Marion Deaver, I...
A Page of History
Last column’s topic was Mojave Airport as of 1986. We noted how the Space Port, as it is now c...
Mojave Airport – 1986
It was time to paint my office at home since it had never been painted in the time I have lived...
My mother's history project
Believe it or not, I discovered a box full of things from my mother that I didn't know I had. I...
Christmas Memories
I decided this week I would not search for articles of my mother, Marion Deaver; but rather search...
Whitehouse cookbook
Recently I noted that I have been unable to locate my mother’s original copy of the White House C...
A Tehachapi pioneer
I never cease to be amazed at the things I find in closets. Recently I had a whole patio full of old...
Tehachapi Area General Plan – 1958
Conducting my usual “digging” through my mother Marion Deaver’s files, I stumbled onto an Outline of...
Friendly Tehachapi
Brochures are used to promote something, from weekend events, schools and cities. While searching...
July 4th memories
The Loop asked me to write a column on July 4th memories, so departing from my mother’s history, I...
California City, 1962
Three years into its infancy in 1962, Nat K. Mendelsohn – president of California City D...
Tehachapi's first 50
Most of us remember the 100th birthday of the city of Tehachapi held in 2009 in front of the steps...
Run for breast cancer
This week I am departing from my usual theme of my mother Marion Deaver's articles on history. This...
Old newspapers
Digging around in my brother Bill Deaver’s cupboards in his garage, I found some more of my mother Marion Deaver’s “stuff”. In one box was a 1960 copy...
Desert wildflower season
"The wildflowers are blooming!" When my mother, Marion Deaver, exclaimed this on a weekend it meant...
Guides to lost treasurers
I have a copy of the September 1958 Bonanza Magazine that was my mother's. It was published in...
Mojave C of C wants services, '60s style
Searching through my mother Marion Deaver’s files for a column, I found an article she wrote p...
History - Now
Rather than writing about local history that my mother recorded, I decided to write about history...
Christmas Memories
I decided this week I would not search for articles of my mother Marion Deaver’s but rather s...
Governor Goodwin Knight Speech
As usual, I was looking in my mother Marion Deaver’s files to find a column. Every time I think I ha...
The Times I Saw Ronald Reagan
October 27, 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the now famous speech delivered by Ronald Reagan at...
Western Auto
When I was growing up in Mojave I remember the local Western Auto, located on K Street. I loved to g...
Jawbone Canyon Cemetery Mystery
As usual, when going through my mother Marion Deaver's files, I find things that start another...
Tehachapi Apples
I was searching for a column subject in my mother, Marion Deaver's stuff and I was thinking that I...
Gold Panning Contests
I found a program from the 11th Annual World Championship Gold Panning Contest held at Tropico Gold...