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While there are volumes that provide readings about Yosemite in the nineteenth century, few provide critical -- sometimes even disparaging --eyewitness reflections on the Yosemite experience, and none include excerpts from the government documents that…
Author Gary Noy will be sharing excerpts from his new book, “Hellacious California,” which examines the various ways Californians from the 1820s to the turn of the 20th century indulged in questionable conduct, raucous celebrations,…
As with a number of events, Sierra Writers Conference 2022 will be virtual again this year, but no less impactful given the roster of speakers and workshop leaders available to attendees Feb. 10 through 12…
By Steve Cottrell | Submitted to The Union For more than a century, The Union readers have enjoyed accounts of Nevada County’s amazing history and the men and women who lived here during and after the gold rush. When I moved to Nevada City in 1977, history columns by Bob Paine drew my attention. Later, Bob Wyckoff became a regular contributor. More recently, Gage McKinney, Linda Jack, Maria Brower, Gary Noy and others have provided us with a better understanding of our past — as did the late Brad Prowse, who spent years researching and assembling his 100 Years Ago column. None of us, how...