Nancy Mary Flood was born October 26th, 1885 in a woods camp at Fred Halmke’s sawmill site two miles up Greenwood Creek from the ocean. The town of Greenwood was nonexistent at the time. Cuffey’s Cove, a few miles north on the coast, was where ships came to load lumber. Nancy Mary was named for her grandmother Flood but the name soon softened to Nannie May [...]
Captain David Lansing, circa 1870. David Frederick Lansing was born September 14, 1809, in Albany, New York. From the Albany genealogical records, it appears that the original Lansing (also spelled Lansingh or Lansinck) came to New York from Holland around 1650. Like many New England youths, David went to sea at an early age. His first long voyage was on board a whaler, which [...]
It’s Women’s History Month and the final weeks of the exhibit “A Woman’s Place Was Everywhere: How Working Women Shaped Mendocino” at the Kelley House. This exhibit tells the lesser-known stories of entrepreneurs, nurses, artists, teachers, madams, and philanthropists who laid the foundation for the Mendocino we know today. The women featured are only a fraction of the many who have had a significant impact on [...]
Calling all Murder, She Wrote fans! This spring, hundreds of Jessica Fletcher enthusiasts from around the world will gather for the third annual Murder, She Wrote Festival to honor the cozy mystery series starring Angela Lansbury. The festival runs from Friday through Sunday, May 1-3, 2026 and takes place in Mendocino, California, which stood in as the fictional town of Cabot Cove, Maine. Murder, She [...]