From the map room — a Sanborn fire-insurance map of Glen Ellen in 1911. Drawn for insurers, these maps recorded every building in a town, street by street — a remarkably intimate snapshot of the valley’s towns a century ago.
What the paper was printing that year
The Southern Pacific Company’s officials in the Flood building, San Francisco, received committee from the Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce on Thursday to discuss the proposed motor car service through this valley which that company has in view. TheSouthern Pacific people have virtually,decided to give our -peo- ple this service and the only ques- tion to be decided is the route the ears will take in running through the Sonoma Valley. This question was the p… — 1911-05-13
Mrs. F. Koenig has been in San Francisco all week. Donald Mathewson is spending his vacation with relatives in Chico, Kalph Hotz made a business trip to the metropolis Wednesday. Attorney ‘Mathewson transacted the Superior Court Monday. Joe McMullen is spending his vacation with relatives and friends in San Francisco. Chas. Dal Poggetto and Dr. Fred- erick Leix transacted business in Santa Riga last Monday. Sheriff Jack Smith of Santa Ose Was in town Wedne… — 1911-07-01
Falls From High Cliff at Pacific Grove Saturday Afternoon— Body Recovered Two Days Afterwards. Miss Emily Crepin, the highly. cultured daughter of Dr. Crepin of Glen Ellen. met a tragic death at Pacitic Grove Jast “Saturday afternoon. Miss Crepin was visiting her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Freeborn, at their seaside home at that popular resort, and on the afternoon of her.death had gone to the seashore with her rela- tives a short distance fro… — 1911-10-15
More of it is in the archive, and arranged by place in places in the archive.