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On a Mission by Carlos and Joseph Najera
In the late 1700s the Spanish crown was aware of the vulnerability of the Northwest Pacific Coast. Russian hunters and explorers are settling in Alaska and moving down the coast in search of furs and places to establish settlements. The … Continue reading
Posted in autobiography, California History, Family History, Family Reunion, Monterey
Tagged California, family
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Dust of the Moon by Carlos Leonardo Najera de Madrid
My father spent his last days keeping a record of his life. He wrote about his beginnings and his struggles through each phase of his life. He was born in 1908. Gas engines and automobiles were still a novelty. People … Continue reading
Posted in autobiography, Family History, Oxnard, San Jose, Texas History
Tagged California, family
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The Big Sleep
I don’t remember the exact moment when I started getting headaches. My muscles started getting sore for no apparent reason. Again, for no apparent reason I was getting nauseous. I started getting fever. And then I don’t remember the rest. … Continue reading
1956 by Joseph and Carlos Najera
Tuberculosis took nearly ten years away from us. As a family we were falling apart and growing more distant. TB is a terrible disease. We thought the doctors had it under control, but it came back, she had a relapse … Continue reading
The Graduate by Joseph and Carlos Najera
I made it. I graduated from Oxnard High, Class of 1927. It was a proud moment for my mama. She couldn’t stop crying. I didn’t think it was such a big deal, but looking back, the teachers thought I was … Continue reading
Posted in autobiography, Education, hate, Oxnard
Tagged California, family, Public Education, School
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The Little Flower by Carlos Najera
August 24, 1935 was the day our first born daughter came into this world. That’s her on the left Margaret Christina. That’s not what I called her. To me she was the beautiful little flower and I called her that, … Continue reading
Posted in autobiography, Family History, Oxnard, TB
Tagged family, Grieving, motherhood
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It Is Good by Carlos Najera
The Lord once made the Earth and likewise made the Sky. And when He looked upon his work, and saw what He had done, He saw that it was good. (Klaus Australis) I was nine years old in 1917 and … Continue reading
Posted in autobiography, California History, Education, growing old, Oxnard
Tagged California, family, Public Education, School
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Free Food and The Cold Walk by Carlos Najera
Our old house was on C Street near Magnolia. I am not sure that it actually qualified as a house. A better word would be to call it a shack. It had a frame with 1 x 12 planks for … Continue reading
The Serenade by Carlos Najera
One late afternoon Willie Vasquez, John’s brother in law, dropped by to visit us. He was one of the few people in town who owned an automobile, he had an Overland and he was very proud of it. John, among … Continue reading
Pride and Prejudice by Carlos Najera
We moved into a town in the early 1900’s where the people, the adults and kids my age had a bad word for anyone who was not them. There was a bad word for every one in the melting … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestry, California History, hate, Oxnard
Tagged California, family, Oxnard
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