Board member Melissa Jacobson has begun to write a monthly column for the Martinez News-Gazette entitled "Live from the Archives," highlighting some of the interesting artifacts and documents found in the archives of our History Center in Martinez. With the kind permission of the News-Gazette, we will be publishing Melissa's articles here on our website for those that do not receive the Martinez News-Gazette. An online version of their newspaper can be found by clicking on this link.
To read one of Melissa's articles, click on the title in the second column of the table below:
| Publication Date | Title (Click to read article) |
|---|---|
| 10/27/2011 | Unearthing the Past |
| 05/17/2011 | Top Ten Pleas to Reduce Speeding Tickets, circa 1930 |
| 04/16-17/2011 | Committed: The Unfolding of Human Wreckage |
| 03/20/2011 | Remnants of The Last Man's Club |
| 02/13/2011 | Ownership: People, Property, and Otherwise |
| 01/11/2011 | Ten Days or $10 |
Our members provide a great source of knowledge related to historical issues. Many of their articles have appeared in the Monthly Bulletins and are reproduced here for your information.
Superior Court Judge Bray was the co-founder of the Contra Costa Historical Society. During the late 1930's and early 40's, Justice Bray gave a series of weekly radio addresses over Station KLX from Oakland, California.
As the list is becoming quite lengthy, the essays can now be found on their own page. Click here to read them.
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