By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY HISTORIAN Since Jamboree Days is celebrating the 120th anniversary of the naming of Crestline, it seemed like a good time to introduce Dr. Wesley Thompson, whose name is not familiar to most mountain residents today, but it was familiar...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian As summer heats up here in our beautiful mountains and we are attending concerts, festivals, Jamboree Days and other summer events and fundraisers, curious minds wander back to the early days and wonder .... what did vacationers do 95...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian This summer is the 100th anniversary of many things, since 1926 was a pivotal year in California history. The Roaring Twenties economy was indeed roaring, as people felt safe going out after the 1919 flu epidemic and buying...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian School is now out this week for the summer. The mountains were considered a favorite summer vacation destination for many generations of Southern Californians. Of course, the cooler summer weather in the mountains was the first...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian When the first sawmills were established in the mountains, in the 1850-80s, they were only operated during the good weather months (after the last snow) and closed around harvest time in the valley or at the first snow. Some...
BY RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian J. Putnam Henck spoke to the Rim of the World Historical Society in 1994, sharing his memories of his family and especially his mother, Mary Putman Henck. Despite living in the mountains, and being an older mother, Mary Henck...
