Little Trunk of Horrors
Although one of Stockton’s most intriguing court cases took place 114 years ago, it had all the elements that make today’s cable news networks salivate:
Tod Ruhstaller
August 26, 2020
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School Boy, Soldier Boy
Basic Training – Part II of Ongoing Series My fondest recollections of Basic Training were chow, calisthenics, drills, and parades. However, I excelled only in
Mel Corren
August 7, 2020
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The Founding of the Haggin Museum
Part III: A Crystallization of Community Commitment This is the third and final article in a series chronicling the events, individuals and organizations that contributed
Tod Ruhstaller
July 30, 2020
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Back to Square One
The Man in the Recliner series #4 Maybe it was the heat of a Fourth of July garden party or the hard lemonade. But it
Howard Lachtman
July 24, 2020
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School Boy, Soldier Boy
School Boy It was the Spring of 1942, and the world was full of uncertainty. War was raging in Britain and the fields of Europe,
Mel Corren
July 3, 2020
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Virtual 4th of July Parade
United Veterans Council of San Joaquin County Back in March we thought summer would come with freedom, releasing us back into the familiar world. But
Cyndy Green
July 3, 2020
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The Founding of the Haggin Museum
Part II: Families, Fortunes and Philanthropy This is the second of three articles that chronicle the events, individuals and organizations that contributed to the opening
Tod Ruhstaller
June 26, 2020
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The Founding of the Haggin Museum
Part I: From Wishful Thinking to Community Action THE DOORS OF THE NEW BRICK BUILDING in Stockton’s Victory Park opened at 2:00 PM on June
Tod Ruhstaller
May 14, 2020
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Stockton’s China Trade and Sperry’s Global Empire
Editor’s Note – This is the first in a series of SAN JOAQUIN STORIES produced by the San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum Many
Phillip Merlo
April 17, 2020
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Robert G. LeTourneau
Stocktonian Was the Greatest Inventor of Earthmoving Equipment Abraham Grunauer’s Whitehall Ranch near Tracy hired Robert G. LeTourneau (1888-1969) in 1919 to repair its old
David Stuart
October 25, 2019
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