‘The cowboy of the Arroyo Seco Grant’
“Lonely, without family or…companions of his own race, his life…cast solely among the whites.” Obituary of Nat Cecil, Amador Ledger,...
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May 42 min
The restoration of the Marlette mansion
In 1852 Virginian James P. Martin built the first permanent housing structure in the Ione Valley, a Georgian style brick mansion by the...
May 42 min
Elizabeth Withington: artisan and girlboss
“Just think of it -- your picture taken by a Lady!" were the words of an 1857 editorial about the newly opened portrait studio of...
May 32 min
Dave Brubeck's humble roots
In 1933, Peter and Elizabeth Brubeck and their sons Henry, Howard, and 13-year-old Dave moved from the California Bay to manage a cattle...
Apr 303 min
Why is Ione a prison town? pt.2: Preston's failures
On March 11, 1889, the Sacramento Union reported the small town of Ione was celebrating the signing of Senate Bill 402 which officially...
Apr 304 min
Why is Ione a prison town? pt.1 : A History of juvenile justice in California
Growing up as a third-generation Ionian, I was surrounded by people who relied on the State Prison. My uncle worked there until his...
Apr 302 min
Jerome Dillon and a century's old tradition
Some connections between communities withstand the test of time, for over a century, there has been a link between Ione and Dillon...
Apr 43 min
'The Oldest Screen Actor'
Did you know some of the first Hollywood stars are buried in Ione? William Courtright was born Theodore Courtright on March 10, 1848, in...
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