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Tag Archives: Oxnard
Doña Margarita
Here’s a “Kodak moment” with me and my grandma back in 1948. Her name was Margarita Ledesma. All my life she looked the same. She never changed. I have a picture of her when she was a young lady, … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestry, autobiography, Family History, Oxnard
Tagged California, family, Oxnard
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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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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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By the Book by Carlos and Joseph E Najera
This is a photograph taken in 1913. The man’s name is Andrew Carnegie. He was born in Scotland, and migrated to the United States. Over the years he made his fortune in the steel industry. He became so wealthy that … Continue reading
Point Mugu by Carlos and Joseph Najera
You have seen this place many times, I am sure. Many car commercials show this rock as a shiny new auto drives by. I have seen this rock many times in the movies. Maybe you will recognize it the next … Continue reading
Posted in Family History
Tagged California, History of Oxnard, Oxnard, Ronald Reagan
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The Submarine by Carlos Najera
My best friend while I was growing up in Oxnard was Ernest. His family was from Germany and they had a real long last name that is hard to spell. My family lived on C St., Ernest and his family … Continue reading
Posted in Family History
Tagged California, coming of age, motherhood, Oxnard, World War I
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Making the Grade by Carlos Najera
This year, 1917, my classroom at Haydock School was downstairs in the basement. Most of my classmates were also Spanish-speaking. I was lucky that way because the Mexican children that lived and worked out in the farms and ranches could … Continue reading
Posted in Family History
Tagged Bilingual Education, bullies, Oxnard, Public Education
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Rancho Rio de Santa Clara by Carlos Najera
The Rancho La Colonia, is also known by el Rancho Rio de Santa Clara. That name is easy to explain, it borders on Santa Clara River. It is a tract of land about 48,883 acres. The old San Miguel Rancho … Continue reading
The Power of Yes by Carlos Najera
Recess at Haydock School! I could run around to the girls’ side of the school and say hello to my sisters. I could have a few minutes where I could think in my own language. I could play with my friend Ernest and … Continue reading
The World According to Bugs #3 by Carlos and Joseph Najera
My mother was diagnosed with TB shortly after I was born. That was in 1947. In 1950 she was placed in the Maryknoll Hospital in Monrovia, California. Lonely and feeling helpless, my father sent these post cards almost every day … Continue reading
