Feb. 19, 1878: Murderer hanged outside courthouse in Reno's first and only public execution
Convicted murderer JW Rover went to the gallows proclaiming his innocence. Then came the séances, ghost sightings and an ...
Berkeley County has deep Black heritage
As the nation celebrates Black History Month, Berkeley County’s deep Black heritage takes center stage, showcasing its role ...
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Black History Month: African Heritage Entrepreneurs in Gilded Age Newport – Andrew J. Tabb
The following was written by Keith Stokes, Vice President of the 1696 Heritage Group. This story was originally published on ...
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1858: In Yuba City is born the man who built and flew an airplane before Wright brothers
On Feb. 15, 1858, at the B Street home of Sutter County District Attorney Zachariah Montgomery, Eleanor Bridget Evoy Montgomery gives birth to John Joseph Montgomery. He is one of six children born to ...
Family historian hopes for historical marker to honor loved one
Over 17,000 names sit in Faye Howell’s family database. There is over a century of history tied to the people who make up her ...
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Napa County turns 175 — but what about the history that came before?
Suscol Intertribal Council has worked to create a place for Napa’s original inhabitants, the Native American population, in ...
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'Enslaved Persons Index' to be explored Sunday
The slavery era was a gloomy time in Surry County as it was elsewhere in the nation, but a “monumental” new publication is casting light on that topic locally.