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Brewery men memorialized at East Lawn Memorial Park
Editor’s Note: This is part nine in a series about the rich history of and associated with East Sacramento’s award-winning East Lawn Memorial Park. Among Sacramento’s identity during its earlier years was undoubtedly its position as a brewery city. And
East Lawn Memorial Park’s establishment inspired by great flood of 1904
Editor’s Note: This is part two in a series about the rich history of and associated with East Sacramento’s award-winning East Lawn Memorial Park. For those who are familiar with Sacramento’s earlier years, it is no secret that floods influenced
Family tombstone, missing for over half a century, discovered in Auburn
Last summer, this paper published a two-part series regarding the history of the New Helvetia Cemetery, which was formerly located at the northeast corner of Alhambra Boulevard and J Street (these articles can be read at www.valcomnews.com). And since that
Mystery of the Missing Markers
Editor’s Note: This is part two of a two-part series regarding the history of East Sacramento’s former New Helvetia Cemetery. It has been nearly 162 years since Captain John A. Sutter set aside 10 acres for his establishment’s first formal
Pioneer cemetery once sat at site of East Sacramento’s Sutter Middle School
Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-part series regarding the history of East Sacramento’s former New Helvetia Cemetery. When it comes to local history, many longtime Sacramentans can proudly tell those of younger generations how they remember when
City’s first Jewish cemetery was located in today’s East Sacramento
The East Sacramento/midtown Sacramento area is undoubtedly one of the most historic sections of the city, considering that this area is home to Sutter’s Fort, the site of the 1839 settlement, which predates the founding of the city of Sacramento
