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Death Valley Christmas
For pioneers headed out west times were tough. But no matter what the circumstances, even the harshness of Death Valley, they took time out to celebrate a Death Valley Christmas. It was December of 1849. The Brier family, comprised of Rev. Brier, his wife Juliet and three children aged nine, six and four were traveling from Illinois […]
Christmas Day 1890
Christmas Day 1890. How the Various Churches Will Observe the Festival. There will be Services Appropriate to the Season and in Most of the Churches Special Music. December 24, 1890, Daily, Woodland, California – In all of the churches of this city Christmas day will be fittingly observed. The sermons and in most of the […]
HARDIN’S CHRISTMAS
Although he’s not as famous as Billy the Kid or Jesse James, John Wesley Hardin probably holds the record for killing more men in the shortest period of time. From the time he first killed in 1868 until he shot his last man ten years later, Hardin is known to have murdered more than 20 […]
Jack Abernathy
Jack Abernathy was born in Texas. At the age of six he and his older brother would sneak away from home to play piano and violin in the local saloon. Following a Christmas shootout in the saloon with several victims, his parents discovered what he was doing, thus ending his entertainment career. But that […]
Rufus Somerby – Wandering Military Man
Rufus Somerby was a military man for most of his life. But, you’re going to have to pay close attention as I go through his service record, because Rufus was ever on the move. In 1862 he enlisted in the 9th Kentucky Infantry. Within three months he was promoted to captain. After a little over […]
