• Home
  • “The Way We Were in San Diego”
  • About this site
  • Union-Tribune column

San Diego Yesterday

  • Articles by Richard Crawford
  • Books on San Diego History
  • Historical Miscellany
  • History Links
  • Stranger Than Fiction
  • Uncategorized

Archive for May, 2019

The Real Ramona

29th May
2019
written by Richard
Helen Hunt Jackson’s 1884 classic novel Ramona is based in part on tragic, true events that occurred in northern San Diego County. In a chapter from my book Stranger Than Fiction, I relate the story of the murder of Juan Diego, a Cahuilla Indian, by Sam Temple, a local rancher. Click below for the story:

“The Real Ramona”Download
0 Comments
Articles by Richard Crawford, Stranger Than Fiction

History talk coming

9th May
2019
written by Richard

On Friday afternoon, May 17, I’ll be at the San Carlos Branch Library for an illustrated lecture on the history of the San Diego Public Library. Join us at 2:00. Here’s a flyer for the talk:

0 Comments
Uncategorized
RSS Feed

ABOUT

A site for reading and discussion of San Diego history

RECENT POSTS

31st May 2023
Father’s Day is coming . . .
21st October 2022
Book talk coming . . .
22nd July 2020
A Tour of Special Collections at the San Diego Public Library
11th December 2019
San Diego’s Herald
24th June 2019
Horton’s Bookkeeper
May 2019
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031  
« Dec   Jun »

Latest book

Photo Gallery

CalifTheatre3
CalifTheatre3
CalifTheatre1
CalifTheatre1
CalifTheatre6
CalifTheatre6
CalifTheatre4
CalifTheatre4

Recent Comments

  • Peg T on The Dairies of Mission Valley
  • John McCambridge on The Dairies of Mission Valley
  • Kris H on The Dairies of Mission Valley
  • Maria Baker on The Dairies of Mission Valley
  • Jim Cardwell on The Dairies of Mission Valley
  • Tim on The Dairies of Mission Valley
  • John Lewis on California’s First Carnegie Library

BLOGROLL

  • Development Blog
  • Documentation
  • Plugins
  • Suggest Ideas
  • Support Forum
  • Themes
  • WordPress Planet

META

  • Log in
  • Valid XHTML
  • XFN
  • WordPress

ARCHIVE

  • May 2023
  • October 2022
  • July 2020
  • December 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • December 2018
  • September 2018
  • May 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • March 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • July 2015
  • May 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • June 2012
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
  • September 2011
  • August 2011
  • July 2011
  • June 2011
  • May 2011
  • April 2011
  • March 2011
  • February 2011
  • January 2011
  • December 2010
  • November 2010
  • October 2010
  • September 2010
  • August 2010
  • July 2010
  • June 2010
  • May 2010
  • April 2010

San Diego Yesterday is proudly powered by WordPress
Web design by BrightCherry.

 

Loading Comments...