Martinez Historical Society - Archived Stories

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Posts related to the History of the City of Martinez

Fran Hammond Recollections, Including a Childhood on Granger’s Wharf

Celebrating Sister Cities

Warm Memories of Growing Up in Martinez

Posts Related to Influential Organizations of martinez

Woodmen of the World and Women of the Woodcraft

Martinez: Home of California’s First Opera Company

The Grange Returns to Martinez

Rotary: Meeting the Four Way Test

Posts related to the Transportation History of Martinez

A Sea Captain’s Musings

A Rainy Sunday Afternoon Aboard the Forester

Martinez – Forester’s Last Port of Call