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Moments in History: 1918 Influenza – From Europe to the Bay Area

by Palo Alto Museum | October 14, 2020 | Moments

By PAHA Historian Steve Staiger and PAHA Board member Leslie Mills Photo: Mrs. Armour and her students at Castilleja School celebrate the end of the war while wearing flu masks, 1919 courtesy of Castilleja School It is likely that more Americans have heard of the...

Moments in History: Leland Stanford, 1824-1893 and Jane Stanford, 1828-1905

by Palo Alto Museum | July 31, 2020 | Moments

Leland Stanford was born into a well-off farming family in New York state. After passing his bar exam in 1848, he moved to Wisconsin to practice law. In 1850, he married Jane Lathrop of Albany, New York. After three years in Wisconsin, Leland moved to California,...

Moments in History: Don Jesus Ramos, 1829-1912 and Don Secundino Robles, 1830-1890

by Palo Alto Museum | July 30, 2020 | Moments

DON JESUS RAMOS Don Jesus Ramos, a native of Mexico who came to California in search of gold, arrived in Mayfield in 1851 – a year after California became a state – and worked as foreman for Don Secundino Robles. At age 48, he married 16-year-old Julia...

Moments in History: Wong Foon Yen/Fern Mock, 1908-2008

by Palo Alto Museum | July 8, 2020 | Moments

Photo courtesy of Kimberley Wong. Story courtesy of William Warrior. Wong Foon Yen was born in 1908 in China’s Guangdong Province. Her father had moved to California in 1882, briefly returning to China to marry her mother. After fourteen months of married life, he...

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Moments in History: 1918 Influenza – From Europe to the Bay Area

Moments in History: Leland Stanford, 1824-1893 and Jane Stanford, 1828-1905

Moments in History: Don Jesus Ramos, 1829-1912 and Don Secundino Robles, 1830-1890

Moments in History: Wong Foon Yen/Fern Mock, 1908-2008

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