Linda Pack

KZYX Mendocino County Remembered

History EN ↓ 104 episodes

Linda Pack reads episodes of her immensely popular public radio program Mendocino County Remembered. She edits and interprets selections from the oral histories collected and published under the auspices of the Mendocino Historical Society for the American Bicentennial in 1976. A new episode every Sunday.

Author

Linda Pack

Episodes

Remembrances of the 1906 Earthquake: Part 3 16.04.2023 5:03

Lillian Sterling of Point Arena recounts her experience of the 1906 earthquake.

Remembrances of the 1906 Earthquake: Part 2 09.04.2023 5:00

Claire Kempe from Ten Mile and Dan Jensen from Point Arena recount their experiences of the 1906 earthquake.

Remembrances of the 1906 Earthquake, Part 1 02.04.2023 5:42

Annie Michaels of Fort Bragg and Walter Jackson of Bridgeport recount their experiences in the 1906 earthquake.

Clare Anderson, Caspar: No Law & Order 26.03.2023 5:21

Stories of land grabs, murder, and mayhem on the Coast in the early 1900's.

Earl Long, Covelo: Dirty History 19.03.2023 5:00

Troubling truths about the settling of Round Valley.

Goldie Gowan Ward, Shelter Cove: Women’s Rights 12.03.2023 5:16

Strong opinions about pay equity in the workplace

A.T. “Jack” Furlong, Albion: Saw filing 05.03.2023 5:36

An essential skill for the lumber industry is well rewarded.

Louise Dixon, Fort Bragg: Fashion 26.02.2023 5:08

How styles changed in the beginning of the 20th century.

William Sierck, Hopland: Shearing sheep 19.02.2023 5:49

Working hard in the years when the railroad came to Hopland.

Harriet DeVilbiss Swift, Rockport: Travel by Steam Schooners 12.02.2023 5:30

Adventures in the late 1880's of lumber schooners on the Mendocino Coast.

Lola Short, Covelo: Wedding at Spy Rock 05.02.2023 5:14

A romantic story of a beautiful wedding decorated from the forest in the early 1900's.

Frank McCarthy, Hop Flat: Getting the Tanbark 29.01.2023 5:17

Working in the woods, harvesting tanbark.

Max Ware, Fort Bragg: The Chinese Settlement 22.01.2023 5:23

A lyrical appreciation of the Chinese community in the early 1900's.

Myrtle LeValley, Kibesillah: Working in the Telephone office 15.01.2023 5:45

Starting in high school, Myrtle works loves her job in the Fort Bragg telephone office... for 35 years!

Elizabeth Scholl, Ukiah: Tender Memories 08.01.2023 5:35

Poignant memories of the loss of her son in World War II and the beauty of nature.

Merril Williams, Lost Town of Cahto 01.01.2023 5:39

Born in 1891, Merril Williams remembers the his hometown, which disappeared in 1920.

Remembrances of Christmases Past, Part 2 25.12.2022 5:04

Paul Scammon, Ukiah; Aldine Gorman, Greenwood; Ruth Evans, Ukiah: all relate their childhood memories of Christmas in the early 1900's.

Remembrances of Christmases Past, Part 1 18.12.2022 5:03

Sylvia Backlund, Fort Bragg; Thelma Sawyers, Willits; Claire Kempe, Ten Mile; and Elsie Farnsworth, Navarro: all relate their childhood memories of Christmas in the early 1900's.

David Warren Ryder, Potter Valley: Major Wilsey’s wife 11.12.2022 5:30

Anecdotes abut the wife of the Indian Agent in Covelo.

Ruth Hood, Little River: The Old Gray Mare 04.12.2022 4:55

Trusty horse Rose is the transportation from late night dances to early morning chores.

Othel Sawyers, Willits: Early housekeeping appliances 27.11.2022 5:28

Cleaning, lighting and cooking on a ranch outside of Willits in the early 20th century.

Herman Fayal, Mendocino: Logging camp cookhouse 20.11.2022 5:39

16 year old Herman gets a job feeding the crew in a logging camp.

John Vinton, Round Valley: Hog Drives 13.11.2022 4:51

Tricky business in early Mendocino County

Ray Scammon, Coyote Valley: Hard times on the ranch 06.11.2022 5:13

Life wasn't easy for young family in early Mendocino County.