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Ranches |
Number of Archive records |
9 |
Number of Library records |
0 |
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5 Dollar Throckmorton - Archives
Song with lyrics written by Julie Herrera's third-grade class at Park School, music by Jerome Rossen, and arranged by music teacher Lori Adessa. The song was the result of a Kiddo mini-grant project to write three pieces of music about Mill Valley History. This song is about the Rancho period and mentions Samuel Throckmorton, John Reed and William Richardson. A recording of the song, performed by Jerome Rossen, and lyric sheet are attached.
Record Type: Archive
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Fritz Ley with cows on Dias ranch, circa 1940s - Print, Photographic
2019.001.473
Record Type: Photo
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Liberty Ranch (near current Alpine Lake), date unknown - Print, Photographic
MVU3996
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Oral History of Alice Cavalli - Oral History
Alice Cavalli was born in San Francisco; the youngest of seven children. She grew up in Mill Valley and attended Summit School, Park School, and Tamalpais High. Alice and her sister worked for their father's popular tavern in Muir Woods, Joe's Place. Alice met her husband, Hugh Cavalli, through her work at the tavern, and the couple married on July 6, 1925. After high school, she went to work for the National Bank of San Francisco, commuting by f...
Record Type: Archive
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Oral History of Captain Joseph Canet - Oral History
Captain Joseph Canet was born in Cayucos, California, on November 25th, 1895. Canet left Southern California after 1910 and traveled with a captain up the coast to San Francisco's Barbary Coast. Canet's oral history describes his paternal lineage going back to his great-great-great-great grandfather, his early years living on a ranch by Diablo Canyon, his travels to Chile, his career as a policeman in Marin County, and his memories of Mill Valley...
Record Type: Archive
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Oral History of Katherine Kirkland - Oral History
In this oral history interview, longtime Tennessee Valley resident Katherine Kirkland recounts tales an active life as part of a close-knit community. Kathy spent her childhood on her grandfather's dairy farm in Tennessee Valley, part of the community of Portuguese families that worked the land both in the valley and beyond. With a practical mindset, she relays some of the challenges of farming, from the rationing days of World War II to the high...
Record Type: Archive
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Oral History of Marie Moraes Filippi - Oral History
Marie Filippi is the daughter of Roque Moraes, one of the original Portuguese dairy farmers from the Azores who started and ran the numerous dairies in and around Mill Valley. The Moraes dairy farm was on the area now known as Enchanted Knolls. In this oral history, Marie recounts the development of the dairies in southern Marin and her father's involvement. Marie also provides insight into the Portuguese community culture in Southern Marin and h...
Record Type: Archive
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Oral History of Mary and Tony Brabo - Oral History
Tony and Mary Brabo were married for 82 years, reportedly the longest marriage in Marin County history. They died in 2011, at ages 99 and 100, respectively. Tony was born February 14, 1912 and Mary November 15, 1911, both in the Homestead Valley neighborhood of Mill Valley. Mary was the daughter of Manuel and Marie Brazil Bettencourt. Both families came from the Azores region of Portugal; Mary recalls speaking only Portuguese as a child. Tony and...
Record Type: Archive
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Oral History of Phyllis Faber - Oral History
Phyllis Faber grew up in the Eastern United States, hearing stories about Sonoma, Marin, and the Sierras from her father, who had lived in the Bay Area as a youth. She first moved to Mill Valley in 1962 with her husband and children, then left due to her husband's job transfers, later returning in 1970. In this oral history, Phyllis discusses her happy times in Mill Valley neighborhoods, becoming friends with various families, including the famil...
Record Type: Archive
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Wassermans and Caroline Wheelwright at Green Gulch Ranch, circa 1950s - Print, Photographic
2019.011.011
Record Type: Photo
