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“Aye, Revenge on Their Murderers!”: The Barton Massacre of 23 January 1857, Part One

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on January 23, 2023January 23, 2023
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More Descriptions of Greater Los Angeles in the “Report of Explorations for Railroad Routes from San Francisco Bay to Los Angeles, California,” 1854-1855

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on April 15, 2021
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Descriptions of Greater Los Angeles in the “Report of Explorations for Railroad Routes from San Francisco Bay to Los Angeles, California,” 1854-1855

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on April 13, 2021
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Sharing the History of Paredon Blanco and the López Family with Boyle Heights Community Partners

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on March 14, 2021
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The Black Pioneers of Los Angeles County: The Counting of African Americans in the 1850 Federal and 1852 State Censuses

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on January 18, 2021February 26, 2021
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Gold, Guns and Growth Preview: The Land Claim for Rancho La Puente, 1852-1859

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on January 9, 2021
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Treading the Boards: The Temple/City Hall Theatre, Los Angeles, 1859-1868

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on December 20, 2020December 21, 2020
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“Better Fitted in Soil and Climate”: An Early Description of Wine-Making in Los Angeles, “New York Tribune,” 29 December 1857

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on December 18, 2020
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Through the Viewfinder: The Temple Block, Los Angeles, ca. 1872

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on June 30, 2020December 30, 2020
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“A Skeleton Report”: Lt. R.S. Williamson on Surveys for a Transcontinental Railroad Route in California, 1854

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on March 17, 2020December 29, 2020
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  • “For Revenge on the Ones Who Have Slain Them”: The Barton Massacre of 23 January 1857, Part Five
  • “Go Forth in the Names of the Brave Men They’ve Killed”: The Barton Massacre of 23 January 1857, Part Four
  • “Rest Not Untill You Have Destroyed Them”: The Barton Massacre of 23 January 1857, Part Three
  • “Go, Seek for the Inhuman, Ruffianly Horde”: The Barton Massacre of 23 January 1857, Part Two
  • Sharing Some History About Henry Dalton of Rancho Azusa, 1804-1884

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