By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian Part 1 of 3 Francis (Frank) Lebaron Talmadge first saw the San Bernardino Mountains in 1853 after many months on the trail. A noted hunter, Talmadge had supplied the westward wagon train with fresh meat shot by “Foxsong,” his...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon. Editor As he began his historical presentation on April 17, Russ Keller reminded the audience at the library in Blue Jay that James Mooney – who owned Little Bear Lake and developed the Little Bear Resort – died in 1919 during the flu...
By Rhea-Frances Tetley Staff Writer John Dexter, who was born in San Bernardino on Feb. 16, 1892, attended school in San Bernardino where he graduated from the eighth grade. He remained an avid reader and learner his whole life. His first mountain trip was to...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian Edward Barber Daley played a major role in both mountain history and in the early road development in the entire San Bernardino Valley. Born on March 31, 1825, in Skaneateles, N.Y., he moved near Mentor, Ohio, at age 6 and also lived...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor Those who attended the second of Russ Keller’s historical presentations at the library in Blue Jay will recall he left off with James Mooney – who developed a resort on the shores of Little Bear Lake – dying from the flu. He had no...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian Henry Guernsey died 101 years ago, in March 1924. Well-known during his lifetime, which was fraught with disasters and spectacular highs, he bought and sold sawmills, got injured, healed, lost lawsuits and named a town. Henry...
