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Tag: Los Angeles Star history 1869

  • Commerce & Manufacturing

The Evolution of Christmas: Holiday Observations in Los Angeles Newspapers, 1869

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on December 2, 2025December 10, 2025
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  • Agriculture

Shell Game, Part Five: Some Early History of Walnuts in Los Angeles, 1869

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on October 1, 2025December 3, 2025
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California Admission Day in Los Angeles Newspapers, 1854-1869

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  • Posted on September 9, 2025
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“His Whole Life Was Dedicated to Acts of Charity and Kindness”: Some History of Henry Wartenberg of Los Angeles, 1857-1879, Part Two

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on September 5, 2025
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Getting Schooled With Some History of the La Puente/Temple School, Old Mission, 1863-1921, Part One

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on June 16, 2025
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Sharing Some Further History of Merced Williams Rains and Francisca Williams Carlisle With the Chino Valley Historical Society

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on May 18, 2025May 19, 2025
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Read All About It: A Grape Controversy With the Tarbox Brandy Distillery, Los Angeles, 1874-1878, Part Two

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

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  • Posted on February 24, 2025September 5, 2025
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Drilling for Black Gold: Sharing Early Olinda (Brea) Oil History With the Orange County Historical Society, 1865-1889, Part Two

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on February 16, 2025
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Reading Between the Lines in a Letter from Hatter Daniel Desmond, Los Angeles, 10 December 1876

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  • Posted on December 10, 2024December 11, 2024
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