Martinez History
Martinez History: THE ROYALTY OF RADIOS:
When you were last in the Martinez Museum, you may have noticed a Zenith Trans-Ocean Radio on display in the County Room. Unfortunately, it looked rather shabby and it wasn’t working. Now, howeve...
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Memories of My Father, Harry Russo -- Article based on notes from Laura Russo Matta
In a small Sicilian fishing village there was talk about a place in America, where there were so many fish they would jump into your boat; it was the land of milk and honey. Laura’s grandfather, Ni...
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“Mikado” Emily Wolford, center, who later married prominent local physician Dr. John B. Tennant, played Yum Yum in the June, 1891 production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Mikado” at the Martinez Opera House. Fellow Martinez Chorale Society members Sadie Davenport, left, and Mary Bailache played Pitti Sing and Peep Bo in the comedy based on the Japanese Imperial Court. This photograph is from the 1912 production.
A Historical Sketch of the Martinez Opera
While visiting his sister in 1889, Professor Walter R. Bartlett fell in love with Martinez and his future wife, a young lady named Margaret McMahon, a school teacher and member of the most prominen...
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Alhambra Mineral Water Company
An excerpt from The Standards’ – Industrial Edition Contra Costa’s Unparalleled Investment Opportunities November, 1915 One of the unique advantages possessed by Martinez as a residence co...
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Judson Edmund Colton
Judson Edmund Colton was born on April 7, 1863, just outside the town of Elk Grove, California and died on May 22, 1947 at his home in Martinez, California. Judson E. Colton served three full ...
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