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Published in Anne T. Kent California Room Newsletter

·Jan 14

Rod Laver Weds in San Rafael

By Jennifer Christensen As the Grand Slam tennis season officially commences this weekend with the 2023 Australian Open, it is fitting to reflect on an Australian National Living Treasure, Rod Laver, and his connection to…Marin County?! Rod Laver is the only player in tennis history to win two calendar Grand…

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Rod Laver Weds in San Rafael
Rod Laver Weds in San Rafael
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Published in Anne T. Kent California Room Newsletter

·Dec 30, 2022

George Lister, the “Million Dollar Kid”

By Brian K. Crawford English-born George Lister, 33 and married, worked for the American Railway Express Company, one of the largest companies in the country, handling most package deliveries by railroad. Lister’s office was in the Northwestern Pacific Ferry Building in Sausalito. Every day shipments arrived by train to be…

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George Lister, the “Million Dollar Kid”
George Lister, the “Million Dollar Kid”
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Published in Anne T. Kent California Room Newsletter

·Dec 23, 2022

When Tomales First Felt a Real Connection to Marin County

By Robert L. Harrison Marin County is one of the original 27 counties of California. Marin was created February 18, 1850 just months following the adoption of the California 1849 Constitution and nine months before the state was admitted to the Union. California formally became a state on September 9…

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When Tomales First Felt a Real Connection to Marin County
When Tomales First Felt a Real Connection to Marin County
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Published in Anne T. Kent California Room Newsletter

·Dec 16, 2022

The Saints and Not Saints of Marin Toponyms

By Carol Acquaviva Here’s an SAT word for you: toponymy. It means the study of toponyms which are the formal names of geographic places. In Marin County, there are a great many schools, churches, towns, streets, neighborhoods, and other defined areas and landmarks named for Christian saints. …

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The Saints and Not Saints of Marin Toponyms
The Saints and Not Saints of Marin Toponyms
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Published in Anne T. Kent California Room Newsletter

·Nov 23, 2022

San Quentin Prisoner Marshall J. Miller

By Brian K. Crawford Marshall Miller was born in Ohio around 1845. He had an adventurous youth, traveling widely around the United States and Mexico. He married, but his wife died young. He lived in the Arizona Territory for some time, then came to northern California. He worked as a…

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San Quentin Prisoner Marshall J. Miller
San Quentin Prisoner Marshall J. Miller
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Published in Anne T. Kent California Room Newsletter

·Oct 28, 2022

Joseph Mailliard Describes Wildlife in the “Tamalpais Country”

Editor’s Note: This essay appeared in the 1923 (Vol. II, no. II) issue of Trails, a yearbook published annually by the California Alpine Club based in San Francisco. Joseph Mailliard (1857–1945) settled in the San Geronimo Valley with his parents in 1873, where young Joseph developed an interest in natural…

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Joseph Mailliard Describes Wildlife in the “Tamalpais Country”
Joseph Mailliard Describes Wildlife in the “Tamalpais Country”
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Published in Anne T. Kent California Room Newsletter

·Oct 17, 2022

San Quentin Prisoner Chun Sing

By Brian K. Crawford Little is known about Chun Sing’s origins or motives. He was probably born in China sometime around 1857. In 1895 he was living in the small town of Lundy in Mono County. Lundy, at the west end of Lundy Lake, no longer exists, but at that…

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San Quentin Prisoner Chun Sing
San Quentin Prisoner Chun Sing
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Published in Anne T. Kent California Room Newsletter

·Oct 11, 2022

The Marin County Civic Center Turns 60

By Carol Acquaviva October 13, 2022, marks the 60th anniversary of the dedication and opening of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Marin County Civic Center, including the Civic Center Branch of the Marin County Free Library. In honor of this special and historic occasion, the Library and the County of Marin…

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The Marin County Civic Center Turns 60
The Marin County Civic Center Turns 60
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Published in Anne T. Kent California Room Newsletter

·Sep 30, 2022

History of Marin County’s Water Supply

By Robert L. Harrison Since California’s statehood in 1850 the supply of fresh water has been an ever growing concern for the state. In recent years issue has been especially severe in Marin County. Inadequate water storage has led to emergency projects to increase the local supply. …

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History of Marin County’s Water Supply
History of Marin County’s Water Supply
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Published in Anne T. Kent California Room Newsletter

·Sep 13, 2022

The Tomales Regional History Center Archives Now Open by Appointment

By Lynn Downey If you are interested in the history of western Marin County then you have probably visited the Tomales Regional History Center on Highway 1 in the town of Tomales (TRHC). This gem of a museum is housed in the 1921 former gymnasium of the original high school…

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The Tomales Regional History Center Archives Now Open by Appointment
The Tomales Regional History Center Archives Now Open by Appointment
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