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Abraham Lincoln and Sonoma – Part 3
Senator James Semple Meanwhile John Bradford in California became interested in Sonoma politics. In the first state legislature where General Vallejo had been elected state senator from the Sonoma district,…
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William B. Ide, c 1850 On the other hand, we have the case of John S. Bradford, the brother-in-law of the Bear Flagger, Dr. Robert Semple. Bradford was one of…
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Horatio Dawes Appleton flag Mariano Vallejo c 1865 Most Sonomans share with the rest of the country a profound admiration and often an affection for Abraham Lincoln. Generally unknown is…
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The Sonoma County Library now provides access to digitized copies of the Press Democrat, Petaluma Argus Courier, Santa Rosa Republican, Sonoma West Times and News and the Cloverdale Reveille through…
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Lorrie Baetge Fulton For those who do not know her, I would like to introduce Collections Manager Lorrie Baetge Fulton. She is in charge of the Sonoma Valley Historical Society’s archives, located in…
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