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Category: History

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Don Ignacio Martinez: Rancho Culture

Posted onJune 10, 2018June 12, 2018

By HARRIETT BURT Martinez Gazette Contributor In the little more than 25 years that Mexico ruled over the southern and central coast and neighboring inland …

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Our Town: Don Ignacio Martinez

Posted onJune 10, 2018June 12, 2018

There’s a lot more to know about him than we realize By HARRIETT BURT Martinez News-Gazette Contributor Editor’s Note: There are so many interesting topics …

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Underground Echoes: Found, hidden treasure update

Posted onJune 3, 2018June 4, 2018

By JOSEPH & JUDIE PALMER Special to the Gazette Since we last wrote about the potential finding of the lost African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church …

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Why Joe left town

Posted onMay 30, 2018May 30, 2018

By JAMIE JOBB Special to the Martinez Gazette Before he turned three years old, Joe DiMaggio and his family had left Martinez for good. Joe …

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Ten bucks for one field of dreams

Posted onMay 30, 2018May 30, 2018

A brief history of pro ball in Contra Costa county By JAMIE JOBB Special to the Martinez Gazette “Bush League” – Also see “Bush-leaguers”. Adj. …

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When’s a Clipper not a Clipper?

Posted onMay 30, 2018May 30, 2018

By JAMIE JOBB Special to the Martinez Gazette “Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.” – Paul Simon …

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Our Town: Susana Martinez – Smart and strong through good times and bad

Posted onMay 27, 2018May 30, 2018

By HARRIETT BURT Martinez News-Gazette Contributor Editor’s Note: One of the sources for this column and an upcoming one on Don Ignacio Martinez on whose …

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Martinez’s short-lived railroad club kept SP 1258 in town

Posted onMay 20, 2018May 20, 2018

MARTINEZ, Calif. – A majestic black steam locomotive, Southern Pacific 1258, sits prominently in Martinez Waterfront Park, and is a landmark for those arriving at …

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Underground Echoes: A froggy morning at Potter’s Field

Posted onMay 20, 2018May 20, 2018

By JOSEPH & JUDIE PALMER Special to the Gazette Ordinarily this column would begin where we left off with Aaron Rice’s story; however Saturday May …

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Our Town: The Italian fisher community comes alive again

Posted onMay 13, 2018May 16, 2018

By HARRIETT BURT Martinez News-Gazette Contributor Editor’s Note: Once again a planned column topic had to be postponed for what could be called breaking history …

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Recent Articles

  • County inexplicably halts negotiations to preserve the Old Jail February 8, 2021
  • Letter to the Editor: Historical Fixtures Among Us February 8, 2021
  • Slice of Italeigh Pizza & Cheesesteaks Moving to Main Street January 17, 2021
  • Obituary: John Charles Talt (Sept. 11, 1940 – Dec. 7, 2020) December 17, 2020
  • Gipner says goodbye December 11, 2020
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