tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.comments2024-02-25T05:39:20.583-08:00Lives of the Dead: Mountain View Cemetery in OaklandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger452125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-76377373929926272732018-03-26T14:04:10.672-07:002018-03-26T14:04:10.672-07:00Where in the cemetery is his grave located? It wo...Where in the cemetery is his grave located? It would be great if you could always post a photograph and a location for these posts, which are really really interesting. Thanks for doing it<br />RayEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09996893970465417616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-979198046352966312018-03-16T18:48:47.901-07:002018-03-16T18:48:47.901-07:00Just shaking my head reading this; married at 20, ...Just shaking my head reading this; married at 20, off to New York for bickering and drinking, and divorce...off to Paris, studying art but also sadly picking up TB either there or in the next stop in England where another unhappy marriage takes place which doesn't last long. Then back to the US to an early death at 25.<br />Does it get more sad than that?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01269916212306455845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-70658752767039610952018-03-15T16:30:16.384-07:002018-03-15T16:30:16.384-07:00I will check. It doesn’t ring a bell though. I wil...I will check. It doesn’t ring a bell though. I will look in the scrapbooks this weekend.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749865201991404554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-77607861407002263432018-03-07T11:40:12.720-08:002018-03-07T11:40:12.720-08:00I'd have to disagree with Patricia/Cait's ...I'd have to disagree with Patricia/Cait's comment that the Schmidt angel is somehow an "inferior" copy. <br />That's an opinion I don't think many would share as I've posted the Schmidt angel on several Cemetery groups and gotten raves. <br />I also prefer the Crocker version as it's softer but the Schmidt angel has a fierce look that has it's own quality. It would probably help a lot if the Schmidt angel had the same size platform to sit on...they skimpped on that it seems. <br />I've also been to Rome and seen the original, and actually that one has an intensity that matches some aspect of the Schmidt angel. All of them are great sculptures.<br /><br />BTW these are based on a work of art called Melencolia I; a 1514 engraving by the German Renaissance master Albrecht Dürer.<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01269916212306455845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-51295326332887519882018-02-26T20:26:15.277-08:002018-02-26T20:26:15.277-08:00Any info on Elizabeth C. Miller, died at age 35 in...Any info on Elizabeth C. Miller, died at age 35 in 1869?<br /> Has the striding angel monument in the grove at the south side.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01269916212306455845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-1959487273747191042018-02-26T20:24:40.767-08:002018-02-26T20:24:40.767-08:00Like to find out any info on Elizabeth C. Miller, ...Like to find out any info on Elizabeth C. Miller, died at age 35 in 1869. She has an angel over her grave in a grove on the south side, near the Maintenance Yard.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01269916212306455845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-20395846210411763882018-02-24T13:28:02.729-08:002018-02-24T13:28:02.729-08:00 I did not find any evidence that Washington Montg... I did not find any evidence that Washington Montgomery Bartlett, 20th mayor of San Francisco who lived from February 29, 1824 to September 12, 1887 and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California was in the navy- he was born in Savannah, GA. and became a newspaperman in SF prior to becoming mayor there.<br /><br /> Washington Allon Bartlett (ca. 1816 – February 6, 1865) possibly born in Maine, was appointed the first alcalde (mayor) of the American-era San Francisco, and served from August 14, 1846 to January 31, 1847. He was reportdly originally appointed (I have not found evidence as to who appointed him) as a midshipman in the United States Navy on January 22, 1833, having had some previous at-sea nautical training, and eventualy became a lieutenant after mainly engaged in surveying duties. After the Mexican War broke out and Commodore Sloat claimed California for the US, the ship Bartlett was on arrived at Yerba Buena to take control of that area. Lt. Bartlett was fluent in Spanish, and well read in legal matters, so he was detailed by Commander Montgomery on August 14, 1846 to take command at Yerba Buena as its first American alcalde (Spanish for mayor) and in one of his last acts at the end of his second term (to which he was elected), he re-named the area San Francisco. He continued his naval career for some time after he left the office of Acalde. There is no indication of any familial relationship between the two Washington BartlettsMJ Bunelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158240224270656798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-90439032751991448422018-02-12T20:52:29.398-08:002018-02-12T20:52:29.398-08:00Hi Michael: I recently came across your blog while...Hi Michael: I recently came across your blog while trying to help someone else do a bit of research on their family genealogy. They believed one of their family members may have been buried at Mountain View. As it would turn out, their family member was buried elsewhere but in perusing your blog, I happened to come across this post and recognized a name that was familiar to me in my own family genealogy, ultimately discovering an ancestor of mine I knew little about!<br /><br />I'd ultimately stumbled upon this particular entry because I found myself clicking through to read one entry after the next as <b>I very much appreciate how you help stitch together history and personal narratives to breathe a bit of life into the names and dates etched on these stones.</b><br /><br />Living in Oakland, Mountain View has become one of my favorite places to walk and explore. Thanks to you and the wealth of information you offer here, my visits there will now take on a whole new dimension!!<br /><br />In particular, <b>thanks to your post, I now know that I've been walking by some family members of mine on a regular basis, unbeknownst to me!</b> When I'd first read this post, I recognized the name "Dr. Melancthon Fish." Something told me I should pull up the records I'd helped my dad and grandpa record over the years. Based on our family records and the information we've gathered in our genealogy research, I was able to confirm that the Dr. Melancthon W. Fish you write about here is my third grand uncle! I knew he'd moved to the Bay Area but didn't really know much about his life once he left the rest of the family to move out west...and I therefor new even less about his wives or daughter. Imagine my surprise and delight to have stumbled upon this info here on your blog! <br /><br /><b>Dr. Melancthon W. Fish was the brother of Mary Ann (Townsend) Fish (1819-1891) who is my third great-grandmother.</b> Interestingly, Mary Ann would name one of her sons - my second great grandfather - Melancthon too. (I'm not sure if she named him after her brother or if this was already a family name when it was given to Dr. Fish.)<br /><br />I look forward to sharing this post with some other family members as I update them about this branch of the family and wanted to reach out to <b>thank you for the time and effort you've put into compiling this info and helping to tell the stories of these lives.</b><br /><br />With gratitude,<br />Naomi <br /><br />p.s. I noticed your post doesn't mention <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187173573/jane-monroe" rel="nofollow">the other person buried in the family plot - Jane (Galloway) Monroe</a>. I believe that is Emily's aunt though I'm still trying to confirm that with other records.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18441969497548307940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-26218463617332249862018-01-02T13:16:24.414-08:002018-01-02T13:16:24.414-08:00Hello Michael,
Thanks for the detailed bio our fam...Hello Michael,<br />Thanks for the detailed bio our family heritage. I am the great grandson grace playter Johnson who lived in that house Julia Morgan designed. The correct address is 312 mountain ave. Please contact me so I may reach out to the person where you got the info from to correct it. <br />Best regards,<br /><br />Murrey KehrleinMurrreyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379088113127252926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-52888249512084457752017-12-23T10:55:20.408-08:002017-12-23T10:55:20.408-08:00Very interesting guy. Thanks for telling us about ...Very interesting guy. Thanks for telling us about him.ChrisChris Pattillo, FASLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704980567217692969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-8923331776776659012017-11-27T22:48:26.153-08:002017-11-27T22:48:26.153-08:00Another good read Michael. ThanksAnother good read Michael. ThanksChris Pattillo, FASLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704980567217692969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-1094754439823588322017-11-25T21:34:44.493-08:002017-11-25T21:34:44.493-08:00prof premraj pushpakaran writes -- 2017 marks the ...prof premraj pushpakaran writes -- 2017 marks the 100th birth year of Robert Burns Woodward !!!prof prem raj pushpakaranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14561237920972677898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-45191481307174377712017-11-25T09:16:00.688-08:002017-11-25T09:16:00.688-08:00Michael,
Wow, what a find. This woman should be a...Michael,<br /><br />Wow, what a find. This woman should be added to our regular history tour. A very good read. Thank you.<br /><br />ChrisChris Pattillo, FASLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704980567217692969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-52866391610469691672017-11-15T08:22:33.316-08:002017-11-15T08:22:33.316-08:00Michael,
This is a very interesting post about so...Michael,<br /><br />This is a very interesting post about someone I've never heard of. Thanks for enlightening me.<br /><br />ChrisChris Pattillo, FASLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704980567217692969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-87014026063425538602017-11-11T08:26:42.591-08:002017-11-11T08:26:42.591-08:00There is a search function at the top left corner ...There is a search function at the top left corner of the blog. You can email me at MikeOpera@yahoo.comMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486191899983295644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-43965622804016562032017-11-10T17:45:10.735-08:002017-11-10T17:45:10.735-08:00Why is there no way to contact you Michael? I hav...Why is there no way to contact you Michael? I have tried several times to find a way. I have a couple interesting people at Mountain View I think you'd be interested in. Also there is no search to look for notable people in Mountain View. Is Walter J. Mathews listed here?CA Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610711420899464579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-66866306785299853602017-11-02T10:58:40.927-07:002017-11-02T10:58:40.927-07:00Did the firm who designed the angel and tomb discl...Did the firm who designed the angel and tomb disclose that it's one of Giulio Monteverde's most famous statues? It's my favorite one in the whole cemetery and I did a lot of research to find the sculptor. <br /><br />There's another, unfortunately inferior, copy of it not far from Julia Morgan's grave and I've always wondered what the story was behind that version. Whoever did the one on the Crocker tomb got an almost exact replica of the original in Italy and I've always wondered if Monteverde's studio made it.<br /><br />More info here: http://www.italianways.com/giulio-monteverde-and-the-angel-of-the-night-in-campo-verano/<br /><br />[I'm having difficulty posting for some reason, so apologies if there are multiples of this post-please delete the extras]Patricia/Caithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16468439092136778663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-62558366070698550032017-11-02T10:57:07.181-07:002017-11-02T10:57:07.181-07:00Did the firm who designed the angel and tomb discl...Did the firm who designed the angel and tomb disclose that it's one of Giulio Monteverde's most famous statues? It's my favorite one in the whole cemetery and I did a lot of research to find the sculptor. <br /><br />There's another, unfortunately inferior, copy of it not far from Julia Morgan's grave and I've always wondered what the story was behind that version. Whoever did the one on the Crocker tomb got an almost exact replica of the original in Italy and I've always wondered if Monteverde's studio made it.<br /><br />More info here: http://www.italianways.com/giulio-monteverde-and-the-angel-of-the-night-in-campo-verano/Patricia/Caithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16468439092136778663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-60968356764240749312017-10-25T22:44:13.368-07:002017-10-25T22:44:13.368-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chris Wentzellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00215237642009664752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-79143297074120285492017-09-23T18:22:59.646-07:002017-09-23T18:22:59.646-07:00I guess this is why Alameda's sidewalks are so...I guess this is why Alameda's sidewalks are so clean. Thank you Edward K. Taylor and Michael for letting us know. Chris Pattillo, FASLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704980567217692969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-82966962274223922562017-09-23T17:07:46.376-07:002017-09-23T17:07:46.376-07:00I do not believe it was racist or sensationalized ...I do not believe it was racist or sensationalized re garding the story of the kidnapped girl. the words and expression were authentic and I'm sure it was true. Why is "everything racist"? Do we think every culture is alike? Not in our heart of hearts.<br />When I was a 9 years old girl, in 1946 in Oakland a gypsy woman set up camp near my Dad's store. My Dad was concerned for me and told me to stay away from her. He was looking out for me I know and he certainly was no racist. But I heard he was concerned for my safety. He was being a good and protective father.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-54377578204994803162017-09-05T10:26:35.565-07:002017-09-05T10:26:35.565-07:00Michael, I particularly like your photo of the Lat...Michael, I particularly like your photo of the Latham fountain in downtown Oakland. It captures how this triangular island has been re-envisioned as a centerpiece of downtown. The lushness of the tree canopy plus the B bus reflects today's sensibilities that I think Latham would approve of. ChrisChris Pattillo, FASLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704980567217692969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-81652911790995032162017-08-21T23:36:36.372-07:002017-08-21T23:36:36.372-07:00“Shoong's Adams Point home "became a hub ...“Shoong's Adams Point home "became a hub of Chinese-American society," with such luminaries as Chiang Kai-shek coming for visits, causing the entire block to be "roped off and guarded around the clock by the FBI and the local police," say the files” - Well, Chiang Kai-shek never visited US in his life time, so this story can not be true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-58512492348891865302017-07-17T09:04:58.750-07:002017-07-17T09:04:58.750-07:00Hello Beth -
Do you have any programs/pictures f...Hello Beth - <br /><br />Do you have any programs/pictures from the 1903 US premiere of "ZAZA" that Steindorff conducted? I'm working on an article about that opera's reception history in the US and would love to see anything you have! I can be contacted via my website. Thank you!Rick M.http://www.richard-masters.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418245188710260006.post-91635435940040577952017-06-13T10:28:37.200-07:002017-06-13T10:28:37.200-07:00Hey, nice blog, very informative.
My question is,...Hey, nice blog, very informative.<br /><br />My question is, what was your resource for this post? specifically where did you cite from the 'Until 1957, the school refused admittance to Jewish and African-American students', set of facts? <br /><br />Thank you, Luigyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12595820086940023973noreply@blogger.com