“The Eureka Plan”: Humboldt County’s Chinese Expulsions
Katie Buesch
The 135th anniversary of the Chinese expulsion.
The Editor’s Rabbit Hole
Wendy Platt Hill
Occasional editorial on topics of the issue: Dear Fred.
Boosterism in Humboldt County
Janet A. Hopkins
Promoting rural Humboldt County in the late 1800s.
The Clarke Interior Restoration: An Adventure in Four Acts
Karte Buesch
Bringing authentic light to the Clarke Museum.
Christ Church: Steadfast and Growing since 1870
Catherine Mace
A determined Episcopal community establishes a church and moves in.
“Where, Exactly, is Eureka?”
The Right Reverend William Ingraham Kip
Traveling to Eureka in 1870.
“When asked in 1871 if he would come to Eureka to consecrate the newly built Christ Church, Bishop of California William Kip supposedly responded that he would be happy to, but asked, “Where, exactly, is Eureka?” The California map shown on the cover is entitled Map of Public Surveys in California & Nevada to accompany Report of Commissioner of the General Land Office 1868. This map would have represented one of the most current maps of the time. On the back cover is a map of the City of Eureka from the 1930s with stars denoting places mentioned in this issue. ”