The Kelley House Museum has been graciously given space in the Mendocino Beacon newspaper for a weekly column. Beginning in July 2009, articles will be posted as published; past articles will be added as time permits. (All Rights Reserved.)
October 1, 2009: “A Good Newspaper Obituary is Hard to Find” by Carolyn Zeitler
In the past, newspaper journalists wrote the obituaries for the local papers – the dead beat, as it was called. They often took more of the form of commentaries and many make for entertaining reading.
July 30, 2009: “Prohibition in Mendocino” by Warren Wade
100 years ago, on Tuesday, July 27 1909, the voters of Mendocino (all male) voted to ban all alcohol sales within the town limits, putting 9 saloons and 5 hotel bars out of business! Prohibition in Mendocino came 10 years before National Prohibition.
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August 13, 2009: “Mendocino Historical Review” by Katy Tajha
Lost in the wonders down in the archives of the Kelley House I came across a booklet from 1987 giving an insightful look behind how the Mendocino Review Board makes it’s decisions.
March 30, 2000: “Coasters Named Noyo,” Part One by Louis Hough
Coasting schooner, Noyo, 95 tons built at Eureka in 1861. Her skipper was Captain H.H. Buhne. Hired for regular sailings, hauling eager gold-seekers to Skagway, Juneau and Wrangell, returning to Seattle.