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History: The creation of Long Beach’s Lincoln Park
Since April 2022, there has been much discussion about changing the name of Long Beach’s Lincoln Park to…
Historical Commentary: Goat milk in Signal Hill
I am excited to announce the publication of my new book “Animal Tales (Some a little fishy).” They are humorous…
Historical Commentary: Long Beach women and the WWII war effort
For Women’s History Month, here are some excerpts from my book “Soaring Skyward,” about women and their important…
Auto racing: 1904 style
Professional auto racing through the streets of Long Beach has been a yearly tradition since 1975, but did…
Lucky to have a Job
By Claudine Burnett, local historian On Flag Day, June 14, 1909, beneath the drooping eucalyptus trees of Pacific…
Column | Murder at the Hollywood Bowl: Remembering Long Beach’s Anthony Wilkins
On August 2, 1974, the life of Anthony (Tony) Wilkins’, a Black man from Long Beach, ended at…
Small steps to achieve a 93-year-old dream
Fifty years ago it was hard to find Signal Hill’s public library. The catacomb library was hidden deep…
First Black Miss Universe Contestant: Ginette Cidalise-Montais, “Miss Martinique”
Back in the 1950s and 60s Long Beach became a focus for the international news media when it…
Martin Luther King Jr. & Robert Kennedy
I will never forget the evening of June 5, 1968, the pounding on my dorm door, and my…
Martin Luther King Jr. & Robert Kennedy
I will never forget the evening of June 5, 1968, the pounding on my dorm door, and my…