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Tag: Los Angeles Star history 1861

  • Historic Preservation & Research

Sure Sign: The Homestead’s New Old Spanish National Historic Trail Signs on This National Historic Marker Weekend

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on April 24, 2026April 25, 2026
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  • Agriculture

“Served Well in Army, Field and at Bar”: Some History of Alfred Beck Chapman (1829-1915), Part One

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on April 11, 2026April 12, 2026
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“Peace, a Lasting Peace, Now Dawns Upon Our Land”: Some History of Civil War-Era Los Angeles, 1861-1865

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on May 14, 2025
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  • Commerce & Manufacturing

The Evolution of Christmas: Holiday Observations in Los Angeles Newspapers, 1861-1865

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on December 16, 2024December 17, 2024
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  • Agriculture

“One of the Best Friends That Southern California Ever Had”: Some History of Leonard J. Rose, 1827-1899, Part One

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on July 13, 2024
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  • Architecture & Decoration

The Rise and Fall of Adobe Abodes in Greater Los Angeles, 1851-1876, Part Two

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on June 24, 2024
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  • Disasters

Shake, Rattle and Roll: An Earthquake in Los Angeles, 11 June 1878, Part One

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on June 12, 2024
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  • Agriculture

“This Section of the State Has Been Infested With Hordes of Horse Thieves”: A Note and Receipt from Henry D. Barrows to William Workman, 11-12 October 1861

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on October 11, 2023October 11, 2023
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  • Agriculture

Fits the Bill: A Bill of Lading from Kohler & Frohling to William Workman, 17 August 1860

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on August 17, 2023August 18, 2023
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  • Agriculture

Reading Between the Lines with William Workman’s Anaheim Connections in Letters from March and April 1870

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on April 7, 2022April 8, 2022
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