Walter Jackson playing a mandolin, 1910. Walter Arnold Jackson was born October 7, 1888 in Washington Territory, fourteen months before Washington became a state. In 1885, his parents, William A. and Harriet Jane (Wymer) Jackson “took up” a timber claim about 20 miles west of Sequim, Washington Territory, where Jackson relatives living nearby assured them opportunities were good. Prior to living in Washington, William [...]
The facts of the case are mostly undisputed. The only question that remains unanswered is whether saloon owner J. W. Barton was intoxicated when he fired his gun at Joseph M. Garvin, missing his head “by the fraction of an inch.” Joe was the proprietor of “Mendocino’s Cheap Cash Store,” a general merchandise establishment on Lansing Street, located where GoodLife Café & Bakery is today. Between [...]
CATTLE INVADE GARAGE - this odd headline appeared on the front page of the October 13, 1928 Mendocino Beacon. The story goes on to say, “A band of some 60 head of dairy cows being driven up the coast were going through Mendocino and when passing the S. & E. Garage, spied the big open doors, and evidently taking it for a barn, they rushed in, [...]
Tying the Knot is open now at the Kelley House Museum Travel back in time and down the aisle at the Kelley House Museum during “Tying the Knot: Bridal Fashion Unveiled,” which opens June 4, 2026 and runs through August 31, 2026. This exhibit features archival photographs, artwork, and seven pieces of historic clothing worn by Mendocino brides from the mid-1860s to 1978. This [...]