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Stories by Michael Redmon

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  • Question: ‘Who is Mason Street named after?’

    May 14, 2008

  • Question: ‘Who was the mayor of Santa Barbara during World War II?’

    May 8, 2008

  • ‘When did the singer Lotte Lehmann live in Santa Barbara?’

    April 24, 2008

  • ‘How did Natoma Avenue get its name?’

    April 17, 2008

  • ‘Who is responsible for setting up Santa Barbara’s first library?’

    April 10, 2008

  • ‘I am interested in the artist Margaret Webb, who I think lived here for a time.’

    April 3, 2008

  • ‘What is the story behind the battle of Santa Barbara?’

    March 27, 2008

  • ‘Can you give me some background on the artist Frank Morley Fletcher?’

    March 13, 2008

  • ‘What did the interiors of homes look like in the early days of Santa Barbara?’

    March 6, 2008

  • Question: ‘What was the practice of medicine like in the Spanish era?’

    February 28, 2008

  • Question: ‘Weren’t there ostrich farms around here at one time?’

    February 21, 2008

  • Question: When did the first automobile come to Santa Barbara?’

    February 7, 2008

  • Question: ‘How many times has the Santa Barbara Mission been restored?’

    January 31, 2008

  • Question: ‘I’m interested in one of the early families in Carpinteria, the Olmstead family.’

    January 24, 2008

  • Question: ‘What can you tell me about the author Kate Wiggin?’

    December 20, 2007

  • Question: ‘What is the story behind this drawing of Santa Barbara?

    December 13, 2007

  • Question: ‘When was the first Protestant church established in Santa Barbara?’

    December 6, 2007

  • Question: ‘What can you tell me about Santa Barbara Business College?’

    November 15, 2007

  • Question: ‘What was the hide and tallow trade?’

    November 8, 2007

  • Question: ‘What can you tell me about Charles Huse?

    November 1, 2007

  • Question: ‘Wasn’t there another mansion where the Clark Estate is today?’

    October 25, 2007

  • Question: When did Santa Barbara get its first sidewalks?

    October 18, 2007

  • Question: When did Babe Ruth come to Santa Barbara?

    October 11, 2007

  • Question: What were schools like in Santa Barbara after the Americans came to power?

    September 27, 2007

  • Question: How old is the Santa Barbara Museum of Art? —Arlene Kupchella

    September 20, 2007

  • Question: I'm interested in the history of the Hotel Riviera.

    March 15, 2007

  • Q: 'Who was Anna McCaughey?'

    March 8, 2007

  • Q: 'What can you tell me about the artists DeWitt and Douglass Parshall?’

    March 1, 2007

  • Q: "Did the temperance movement ever catch on here?"

    February 15, 2007

  • Q:  ‘When were street lights first used in Santa Barbara?

    February 8, 2007

  • Q: ‘What is the history of the area near Carpinteria called Sandyland?'

    February 1, 2007

  • Q: ‘What is the story behind the old, locally owned business Trenwith’s?’

    January 17, 2007

  • Q: ‘How did World War I affect Santa Barbara?’

    December 20, 2006

  • Q:‘What is the story of the wreck of the Santa Rosa?’

    December 7, 2006

  • Q: ‘Wasn’t pampas grass once an important crop around here?’

    November 1, 2006

  • Q: ‘Who was Percy Heckendorff?’

    October 17, 2006

  • Q: 'What was the first book published in Santa Barbara?’

    October 4, 2006

  • Q: ‘How old is Cate School?’

    September 27, 2006

  • Q: 'How were old adobes constructed?'

    September 12, 2006

  • Q: Who was Julius Starke?

    September 6, 2006

  • Q: Can you give me a biography of Caroline Hazard?

    August 29, 2006

  • Q: What is the history of Santa Barbara's City Hall?

    August 22, 2006

  • Q: Who was Franklin P. Knott?

    August 16, 2006

  • Q: What is the story behind the Potter Hotel fire?

    August 3, 2006

  • The Birth of Old Spanish Days

    July 27, 2006

  • Q: What is the history of the Rochin adobe on Santa Barbara Street?

    July 20, 2006

  • Q: Who Was Nathaniel Potter?

    July 6, 2006

  • Q: What is the oldest building in the Goleta Valley?

    June 29, 2006

  • Q: ‘What is the story behind the Hollister of Hollister Avenue?’

    June 1, 2006

  • Q: Who is the Wyles Collection out at UCSB named after?

    May 25, 2006

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