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Category Archives: Family History
March 5, 2010 by Joseph E. Najera
Sear reader: I am starting to put my writings together in book form. I have already posted some of them. Here is page 1.) I am 62 years old now, and I am drifting in and out of moments. I … Continue reading
The Land of Calafia by Joseph E Najera
(Dear Reader: This the opening to my father’s collection of posts. I am putting them into the Kindle format. I invite yo to read them all.) The Land of Calafia September 28, 1542, was the day Juan Rodriguez … Continue reading
A Tale of Nena the Fairy by Carlos Najera
I was five years old. El Paso del Norte was by now a distant memory. The Imperial Valley was such a long way from here. We now lived in a Mexican neighborhood. The people here were descendants of the … Continue reading
Blinded by the Light by Joseph E Najera
I was born on November 28, 1947. I was told much later that I ruined Thanksgiving dinner that year by popping out of the oven about the same time as the turkey. There’s my parents, about the time I came … Continue reading
The Old Place by J. Edward Najera
That picture was from my father’s high school yearbook. He was a senior in 1927. He had two names Carlos L. Nájera and Charles Olivas. Both names were legal and he was proud of both of them. After his father died, his … Continue reading
Posted in California History, Family History, Uncategorized
Tagged California, family
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The Water by Joseph E. Najera
The 1952 polio epidemic was the worst outbreak our country has ever seen. Nationwide, there were nearly 60,000 cases reported in that year. Over 3,000 succumbed. Over 20,000 individuals were disabled and limited in their ability to walk. Polio is … Continue reading
Posted in Family History, Movie History, Polio, TB, Uncategorized
Tagged family, Oxnard, water
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Alice by Carlos Najera
Diphtheria is a bacterial infection often affecting the membranes of your nose and throat. Symptoms include a sore throat, fever, nosebleeds, swollen glands on the throat, and weakness. The telling symptom is a sheet of thick, gray material covering the … Continue reading
Posted in Family History
Tagged California, Grieving, History of Oxnard, motherhood, Najera-Madrid
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