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Tag Archives: Santa Clara Valley
The Last City by Joseph E Najera
I am back at the corner of Market Street and Santa Clara in downtown San Jose, my home town. My family moved here from Southern California in 1956. We lived in Santa Clara a few miles away from this point. … Continue reading
Posted in Family History, Hart's Department Store, Movie History, San Jose, Uncategorized
Tagged San Jose, Santa Clara Valley
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Cots by Carlos Najera
June back in 1917 meant that it was time to go north. With my stepdad John. Much of our farmlands here in Oxnard was dedicated to sugar beets and beans. It wasn’t time for harvesting then, but it was time in … Continue reading
Posted in Family History, Uncategorized
Tagged Migrant farm workers, Oxnard, Santa Clara Valley
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Call it Sleep by Carlos and Joseph Najera
Here’s Christi and I with our youngest son, Joe. The year was 1981. We were about 70 years old back then living in Cupertino, the Silicon Valley. The picture was taken at a happy moment when all our family was … Continue reading
November 17,1934 by Carlos Najera
Christina Ledesma (1910-1981) Who would not be taken by the site of this beautiful woman? I was. And it was my good fortune that she felt the same about me. There … Continue reading
Working the Pits by Carlos Najera
Valley of Heart’s Delight was the nickname the local promoters liked to use for the Santa Clara Valley. Now it is known as Silicon Valley. Among the towns here are San Jose, Santa Clara, Cupertino, Palo Alto. They were separate … Continue reading
Posted in Family History
Tagged History of Oxnard, Migrant farm workers, motherhood, Santa Clara Valley
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The Summer of ‘65 by Joseph Najera
Here is a picture I found of the Santa Clara Valley taken about a hundred years ago. This is the valley that Jack London saw and wrote about as he began his adventure about a dog named Buck. This is … Continue reading