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Chasing Waterfalls and History the “Superior” Way
Chasing Waterfalls and History the “Superior” Way The northeast corner of California features breathtaking natural beauty in a relaxed, uncrowded environment. The tourism people call it “Northern California” or the “Shasta Cascade Wonderland” region, which sounds...
Brighton, a center of Gold Rush excitement
Golden Note - May 2018 For a brief time, Brighton was a center of Gold Rush excitement By Bill George It’s well known that the first gold strike was at John Sutter’s sawmill on the American River at Coloma. Sutter’s saw mill was built to supply lumber to build a flour...
Interview with Sac Town Magazine
Q & A Rail Historian Bill George Local historian Bill George takes us on an express train to 19th century Sacramento via his new documentary about the Transcontinental Railroad. He talks to Sactown about our city’s pivotal role in helping Americans realized the...
Nimbus Films: Celebrate 150 Years of the Transcontinental Railroad
Book For Sale "Rails, Tales and Trails" $19.99 - This book is a step-by-step guide to the secret locations, fascinating people, and historic towns of the old Central Pacific Railroad from Sacramento to Donner Summit. The book shows you how to drive and walk to the...
The Author, On ‘Grapes Of Wrath’
This is one of my favorite essays on writing. I though I would share it on my blog, it’s great advice for all writers! In 1953, as a student at Columbia, I wrote a paper on the ''Grapes of Wrath'' for a literature course. Although I knew John Steinbeck only through...
Pacific Traveler’s Beijing Visit Leads to New Insights on California History
Our commitment to California history recently paid a huge dividend, Pacific Traveler Bill George visited Beijing in November, 2016, at the invitation of China Central Television. Pacific Traveler Bill George at China Central Television in Beijing He discussed his...
David Byrd Award of Meritorious Performance
Another Award for our commitment to California history! We are proud to have won the “David Byrd Award of Meritorious Performance” from the California Council for the Promotion of History for outstanding contributions through documentary films. Bill George has...
On E Clampus Vitus
The "Clampers" started durng the Gold Rush. You can see their pranks everywhere! They wear red long-john shirts and call their leader the Noble Grand Humbug. They wear badges made from tin, and their motto is “Credo Quia Absurdum,” which means “I believe it because it...
The Subject Was Roses
The journalistic puns are already being employed; it’s a “thorny subject,” a “prickly issue,” etc. (I prefer “the subject was roses”) but the controversy over removing roses from Sacramento’s historic cemetery raises some serious issues. Here is a recent Sac Bee...