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 Down ‘Memory Sidewalk’ on Court, Estudillo, and Alhambra

Posted onDecember 28, 2019

Courtesy Martinez Historical Society Contra Costa Gazette paper boys are shown in 1933. They covered Martinez, Pittsburg, Concord, Pleasant Hill among other communities receiving $10 …

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Martinez Historical Society cookbook includes family favorites

Posted onSeptember 4, 2019September 5, 2019

Mary Goodmann said, “We started this endeavor in the spring of 2018 when we realized that foods we grew up eating and memory’s associated with …

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Underground Echoes: Meet the cemeterians

Posted onJuly 28, 2019August 1, 2019

By JOSEPH & JUDIE PALMER Special to the Gazette Our column this week is different, however fear not, new biographies are in the works. The …

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Underground Echoes: Where is Velda Dunn?

Posted onMay 29, 2019May 30, 2019

By JOSEPH & JUDIE PALMER Special to the Gazette Velda Lillian Dunn-Acker, 20, gave birth to her only son Donald Jay Acker, February 27, 1934 …

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Underground Echoes: Bricks and sticks

Posted onMay 22, 2019May 22, 2019

By JOSEPH & JUDIE PALMER Special to the Gazette MARTINEZ, Calif. – City of Martinez’s Annual Spring Cemetery Cleanup. Due to the numerous winter storms, …

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Underground Echoes: In our outdoor museum, past lives matter

Posted onMay 5, 2019May 5, 2019

By JOSEPH & JUDIE PALMER Special to the Gazette There is something very serene and introspective about working in the Alhambra Pioneer Cemetery, both as …

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Underground Echoes: Aaron Rice: The final chapter (1880-1906)

Posted onMarch 17, 2019March 21, 2019

By JOSEPH & JUDIE PALMER Martinez Gazette Contributors From our last column, we discovered Aaron had siblings. Although his sister Judy Schlesher (58) was never …

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Underground Echoes: Family: Love, loss & found

Posted onMarch 3, 2019March 3, 2019

By JOSEPH & JUDIE PALMER Special to the Gazette When we last left Aaron and his family, they were living blissfully. They had become in …

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Underground Echoes: Life on the family farm: Aaron Rice (1860-1871)

Posted onFebruary 27, 2019February 27, 2019

By JOSEPH & JUDIE PALMER Special to the Gazette Picking up Aaron’s story from where we left off, William Rice still had custody of Nathaniel …

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The move to California: Aaron Rice (1819-1860)

Posted onFebruary 17, 2019February 18, 2019

By JOSEPH & JUDIE PALMER Martinez Gazette Contributors We apologize for not writing since last May, but circumstances arose that put our column on hold. …

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