Human beings are a gregarious lot. To survive there needs to be at least two of them to continue and when successful—have more of their kind...
READ MORESan Luis Obispo Railroad Museum: Central Coast Railroad Festival October 5-7
by Bruce Badrigian | Oct 1, 2018 | Community, History, Nonprofit, People, San Luis Obispo
Thanks to the city of San Luis Obispo and a dedicated group of rail lovers whose efforts extended over decades, the 1894 Southern Pacific...
READ MOREWhy San Luis Obispo? Part III
by Joe Carotenuti | Sep 1, 2018 | History, San Luis Obispo
The major civic ancestor for San Luis Obispo—both county and city—was born on September 1, 1772. In a hastily conducted ceremony, Fra Junipero...
READ MOREFifty years serving Morro Bay: The van Beurden family
by Bruce Badrigian | Sep 1, 2018 | Community, History, Los Osos, Morro Bay, People
When I was in my mid-20s, my brother Wayne and I often joined our friends at the Hofbrau restaurant on the Embarcadero in Morro Bay. Looking...
READ MOREJim Gregory: Teacher, Author, Historian
by Bruce Badrigian | Aug 1, 2018 | Arroyo Grande, Community, History, People
Imagine this is your timeline: You finish high school in 1943 … you work at a few jobs locally around Arroyo Grande … you listen, watch, and...
READ MORESan Luis Obispo, the story of it
by Joe Carotenuti | Jul 1, 2018 | Cayucos, Community, History, Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo
Just where do you fit into your family tree? Genealogists relish tracing ancestry back through generations of lineage and the royal courts are...
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