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
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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
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