Stories by Michael Redmon
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‘What can you tell me about the portrait painter Leonardo Barbieri?’
July 17, 2008
‘With July 4th just past, I was wondering how Santa Barbara celebrated the centennial in 1876.’
July 10, 2008
‘I would like to know more about the Potter Theatre. Was it part of the Potter Hotel?’
July 1, 2008
‘How long did the famous actress Judith Anderson live here?’
June 24, 2008
‘How did Meigs Road get its name?’
June 19, 2008
Question: Belle Reynolds
June 5, 2008
Question: ‘What is the history of Los Alamos?’
May 21, 2008
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
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