July 2020 - Palo Alto History Museum

Moments in History: Don Jesus Ramos, 1829-1912 and Don Secundino Robles, 1830-1890

by Palo Alto Museum | Jul 30, 2020 | Moments

DON JESUS RAMOS Don Jesus Ramos, a native of Mexico who came to California in search of gold, arrived in Mayfield in 1851 – a year after California became a state – and worked as foreman for Don Secundino Robles. At age 48, he married 16-year-old Julia...

Moments in History: Leland Stanford, 1824-1893 and Jane Stanford, 1828-1905

by Palo Alto Museum | Jul 31, 2020 | Moments

Leland Stanford was born into a well-off farming family in New York state. After passing his bar exam in 1848, he moved to Wisconsin to practice law. In 1850, he married Jane Lathrop of Albany, New York. After three years in Wisconsin, Leland moved to California,...

Moments in History: Wong Foon Yen/Fern Mock, 1908-2008

by Palo Alto Museum | Jul 8, 2020 | Moments

Photo courtesy of Kimberley Wong. Story courtesy of William Warrior. Wong Foon Yen was born in 1908 in China’s Guangdong Province. Her father had moved to California in 1882, briefly returning to China to marry her mother. After fourteen months of married life, he...

Moments in History: Don Jesus Ramos, 1829-1912 and Don Secundino Robles, 1830-1890

Moments in History: Leland Stanford, 1824-1893 and Jane Stanford, 1828-1905

Moments in History: Wong Foon Yen/Fern Mock, 1908-2008

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