KZYX Mendocino County Remembered

Having fun at dances and drinking all over town.

Amazing anecdotes of a tough character in the 1860's.

Starting the first school on the Round Valley Indian Reservation in 1910.

The beginnings of County agriculture and transportation in the early 1900's.

A wonderful anecdote about a Mountain Man.

Working with the glorious abundance of salmon, dairy, and produce in the early 1900's.

An epic poem about how a feud between Boonville and Philo turned into a brawl.

Memorable mischief and fun growing up in timber country.

It was a hard way to make a living - fishing for salmon, shark, tuna and cod.

Speakeasies, bootleggers and rumrunners on the Mendocino Coast in the the dangerous 1920's.

An story poem about the local option for prohibition, with some Boontling -- an archaic local language

The agricultural year and a remedy for poison oak from the early 1900s.

An eye-opening story of the two year long strike for safety rules and overtime, 1946 - 1948.

A proud young woman begins her career as a teacher.

A hot snd prickly summer job provides needed income.

The Saga of Lucy Young, a Wailaki Indian girl, who, in 1862, when she was around 10 years old, fled from soldiers and from white men who trafficked in Indian children. In 1939, when Lucy was in her 90s, she told her story to her neighbor in Covelo, the ethnobotanist Edith Van Allen Murphey. Lucy Young wanted the truth to be told. Part 7 of 7 "Finale"

The Saga of Lucy Young, a Wailaki Indian girl, who, in 1862, when she was around 10 years old, fled from soldiers and from white men who trafficked in Indian children. In 1939, when Lucy was in her 90s, she told her story to her neighbor in Covelo, the ethnobotanist Edith Van Allen Murphey. Lucy Young wanted the truth to be told. Part 6 of 7 "Running to Safety"

The Saga of Lucy Young, a Wailaki Indian girl, who, in 1862, when she was around 10 years old, fled from soldiers and from white men who trafficked in Indian children. In 1939, when Lucy was in her 90s, she told her story to her neighbor in Covelo, the ethnobotanist Edith Van Allen Murphey. Lucy Young wanted the truth to be told. Part 5 of 7 "Escaping Again"

The Saga of Lucy Young, a Wailaki Indian girl, who, in 1862, when she was around 10 years old, fled from soldiers and from white men who trafficked in Indian children. In 1939, when Lucy was in her 90s, she told her story to her neighbor in Covelo, the ethnobotanist Edith Van Allen Murphey. Lucy Young wanted the truth to be told. Part 4 of 7 "The Capture of Chief Lassik"

The Saga of Lucy Young, a Wailaki Indian girl, who, in 1862, when she was around 10 years old, fled from soldiers and from white men who trafficked in Indian children. In 1939, when Lucy was in her 90s, she told her story to her neighbor in Covelo, the ethnobotanist Edith Van Allen Murphey. Lucy Young wanted the truth to be told. Part 3 of 7 "Surviving"

The Saga of Lucy Young, a Wailaki Indian girl, who, in 1862, when she was around 10 years old, fled from soldiers and from white men who trafficked in Indian children. In 1939, when Lucy was in her 90s, she told her story to her neighbor in Covelo, the ethnobotanist Edith Van Allen Murphey. Lucy Young wanted the truth to be told. "Hiding from Soldiers" Part 2 of 7

The Saga of Lucy Young, a Wailaki Indian girl, who, in 1862, when she was around 10 years old, fled from soldiers and from white men who trafficked in Indian children. In 1939, when Lucy was in her 90s, she told her story to her neighbor in Covelo, the ethnobotanist Edith Van Allen Murphey. Lucy Young wanted the truth to be told. "Grandfather's Dream": Part 1 of 7

The county produces excellent athletes from 1896 through 1904.

A feisty young woman speaks her mind at work.

Foolish criminals betray themselves, and an innocent man is cleared.