Marie Beale & Decatur House This edition of Tales brings us to one of the most interesting of Kern County’s pioneer families. We have all heard of the remarkable stories about General Edward Fitzgerald Beale, Mexican/American War Hero, and friend of Kit Carson, gold smuggler, Indian Agent, and land holder.… Continue Reading Tales from the Vault #10
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In a previous edition of Tales, I described the U.S. Naturalization record of Peter Gardett. The HRC holds U.S. Naturalization records for Kern County that span from 1866 to 1982. These records document the rich diversity of our county. People immigrated from countries such as Austria, Canada, Chile, China, England,… Continue Reading Tales from the Vault #9
In the last edition of Tales we left off with the question of who was the first person to legally naturalize to Kern County. A check of the U.S. Naturalization records located in the Historical Research Center Archives shows that it was Michael Sandrigan who naturalized on July 28, 1866. He… Continue Reading Tales from the Vault #8
2016 marked the sesquicentennial of the establishment of Kern County. To commemorate this, the HRC was busy researching photographs that document the history of the county for the exhibit 150: The History of Kern County Through Photographs. While researching this exhibit, I happened upon a timeline of the development of… Continue Reading Tales from the Vault #7
Tales from the Vault #5 “Earl Warren and California State College, Bakersfield” This edition of Tales takes us to the Earl Warren Collection housed in the Historical Research Center’s Special Collections and Rare Book Room. Many of you perhaps know Earl Warren as the Supreme Court Justice who presided over… Continue Reading Tales from the Vault #5
In the last edition of Tales from the Vault I mentioned the vast inventory of oral histories on deposit in the Historical Research Center. Not only do these oral histories cover CSUB faculty, they also document the history of the San Joaquin Valley. Interviewees who experienced the Dust Bowl, farming,… Continue Reading Tales from the Vault #3
Dr. Ed Sasaki This edition of Tales from the Vault takes us into the area of oral history. The Historical Research Center in the Walter W. Stiern Library has a vast inventory of oral histories that cover a variety of aspects of history (more about that will be covered in… Continue Reading Tales from the Vault #2
How the Roadrunner Found His Way to CSUB Today’s interesting find comes to us from a recent inquiry about how CSUB adopted its mascot, the Roadrunner. According to former CSUB Athletic Director, Rudy Carvajal, the idea for the Roadrunner came from a group in Buttonwillow. Carvajal notes that “Vicky Houchin,”… Continue Reading Tales from the Vault #1