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Workers installed a new septic system at the East Contra Costa Historical Society in June. Funding for that, and other projects – including the restoration of an 1890s-era schoolhouse – comes mostly from the annual barbecue, which is set for Sept. 12.<br><i>Photo by Richard Wisdom</i> Historical bash right on ’cue
While Labor Day is known as a prime barbecuing holiday, one barbecue in particular – held a weekend later – should be on East County residents’ radar. The East Contra Costa Historical Society’s Co...
Sep 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Thanks to the help from some Brentwood Press readers, we now know that Nelda Lewis Gibson sent this photo postcard to her cousin in 1908.<br><i>Photo courtesy of Carol Jensen</i> Naming Nellie
The Byron School History Mystery has been solved. The schoolgirl, known only as Nellie until The Press ran her 1908 postcard message two weeks ago , has been identified as Nelda Lewis Gibson, tha...
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Aldo and Alexandra Ghiozzi present Gene Metz of the John Marsh Historical Trust with a check for $2,210.64, proceeds from a recent benefit cruise to Alaska arranged by CruiseOne and Princess Cruises. The money will help restore the pioneer’s historic Stone House in Brentwood.<br><i>Photo by Richard Wisdom</i> Cruise bolsters Marsh Trust
The John Marsh Historic Trust, in partnership with Cruise One of Brentwood and Princess Cruises, recently raised more than $2,200 to help restore the John Marsh House. Friends of John Marsh cruise...
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Historian Carol Jensen recently uncovered this real photo postcard, above, featuring students at Byron School circa 1908.<br><i>Photo courtesy of Carol Jensen</i> Help historian solve history mystery
On June 1, 1908 John Krohn began his journey walking around the perimeter of the United States, an adventure that took him 357 days to complete. Also on that date in history, a Byron schoolgirl ma...
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The Hard House, once a jewel when built in 1869 by Antioch’s first mayor, has become an eyesore. A group has formed to save and restore it.<br><i>Photo by Nancy Roberts</i> Group seeks to renovate Hard house
He’s all but forgotten now, but at one time Roswell Butler Hard was one of the most powerful men in Antioch. He was a county supervisor, sheriff and the first chairman of Antioch’s town council – ...
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Students from Wanda Groseclose’s 1984 fifth-grade class at Garin Elementary School pose with their time capsule before it’s placed in the ground. The capsule was recently unearthed and will be opened at the Garin 40th birthday celebration on April 30. <br><i>Photo courtesy of Wanda Groseclose</i> Garin to go over the hill in style
Forty isn’t typically a milestone that people fuss over too much. Usually the 50th anniversary – the golden celebration – gets all the attention. But one Brentwood elementary school isn’t waiting ...
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<i>Photo by Richard Wisdom</i> Museum opens for 2010
Linda Mitchell and Kathy Leighton, left, look through a scrapbook from the former Byron Hot Springs School during the East Contra Costa Historical Society’s 2010 Opening Day celebration at the Bye...
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East County-based Delta Diablo Paranormal investigates supernatural occurrences such as the unexplained mist that appears in this photo taken in Lake Tahoe. The mist was not seen with the naked eye at the time the photo was taken. DDP investigators suspect it is the manifestation of a spirit. <br><i>Photo courtesy of Diablo Delta Paranormal</i> Investigating East County’s unknown
Most people like to kick back on Friday evenings and welcome the weekend, but for the investigators of Delta Diablo Paranormal, it’s time to get down to business. Armed with infrared cameras, elec...
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The East Contra Costa Historical Society holds its annual Opening Day Celebration on Saturday, March 27.<br><i>Press file photo</i> Museum set to open
The East Contra Costa Historical Society holds its annual Opening Day Celebration on March 27 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring new displays of the Byron Hot Springs and Donner Party, WPA painti...
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Edna Hill eighth-grader Bradley Mustoe, dressed as Abraham Lincoln, listens to former Civil War re-enactor Roy Wells as he discusses how the Union Army was formed in the 1860s.<br><i>Photo by Samie Hartley</i> Civil War dramatized for Edna Hill students
When the shots rang out at Edna Hill Middle School, there were a few screams but no one panicked, aside from the birds fleeing the trees. Some students clapped while the teachers smiled. No need t...
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