Saturday, April 24, 2010

The Goddards, McKibbens and Julia Morgan

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PLOT 15 The Berkeley Daily Planet published the following article by Daniella Thompson who publishes berkeleyheritage.com for the Berkeley A...
Sunday, March 28, 2010

Peter Shelton (1954-2009) - Principal Cellist for SF Symphony

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OBITUARY by Joshua Kosman, SF Chronicle Cellist Peter Shelton, a musician of striking sensitivity and eloquence and a stalwart of the San Fr...
Monday, February 15, 2010

Captain Herman Jahn (1836-1916) – Civil War Veteran & Costumer

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[Photo by Michael Colbruno; Wedding article from Oakland Tribune] Captain Herman Jahn was born in Niedersachsen, Germany on April 11...
Sunday, January 31, 2010

A Tribute To Silvia Lange

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SILVIA LANGE CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF BIG BAND LEADER ANSON WEEKS WITH SOME SINGING AND DANCING [Photo by Michael Colbruno] This is the only...
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Sunday, January 3, 2010

Marcus Mason (1827-1898) – Coffee Pioneer

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PLOT 14 [Photo of Mason Family Vault by Michael Colbruno] [Coffee Pulper] Marcus Mason was the inventor of a coffee pulper and pioneered the...
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Friday, January 1, 2010

Warren & The Missing Skulls

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World Daily News headline] [Michael Wilson from World Daily News] [Victorian Family Vault photo by Michael Colbruno] The above photo is of t...
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Symbols at Mountain View Cemetery

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This is a cemetery symbol that I don't ever recall seeing before. It is of a hand holding a chain with a broken link, which symbolized t...
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Monday, December 28, 2009

William Byron Rumford, Sr. (1908-1986) - Prominent Black Legislator

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Born in Courtland, Arizona, William Byron Rumford, Sr. earned his pharmacy degree in 1931 and master’s degree in public administration in 19...

Walter Gordon (1894-1976)- 1st Black Cop in Berkeley; Governor of Virgin Islands; All-American at Cal

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[Photo of Gordon grave by Michael Colbruno] [Biography by Jonathan Wafer, Great-Grandson of Walter Gordon] Walter Arthur Gordon was bor...
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Friday, December 25, 2009

Cherub Detail

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