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Tag: Los Angeles Star history 1864

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Tombstone Tales 2026: The Children of El Campo Santo, Part One

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on October 3, 2026
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Shipping “The Staples of Our County” With Bills of Lading to William Workman from Tomlinson & Co. and the Steamship “Senator,” 4 and 7 June 1864

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on June 7, 2026
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Commemorating America250: Rancho La Puente Reflections, 1776-1876

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  • Posted on June 6, 2026
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“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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The Celebration of Mexican Independence Day in Los Angeles, 1856-1864

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on September 16, 2025September 16, 2025
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“The Outstanding Jewish Leader in the City”: Some History of Henry Wartenberg of Los Angeles, 1857-1879, Part One

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on September 4, 2025December 3, 2025
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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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The Black Pioneers of Los Angeles County: Mining Media References to African-Americans in the 1860s

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on February 24, 2025September 5, 2025
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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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Read All About It With E.J.C. Kewen in the Los Angeles Weekly Express, 22 August 1872, Part Two

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on August 24, 2024
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