Came to California from Lowell, Mass

Publication

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Exhibit Envoy

Name/Title

Came to California from Lowell, Mass

Entry/Object ID

HSOTS.029

Description

Either Section

Publication Details

Publication Type

Text Panel

Dimensions

Height

16 in

Width

16 in

Dimension Notes

Gatorfoam with mounting blocks

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

“ Came to California from Lowell, Mass. via Panama – on steamer Northern Light from New York to Aspinwall, on steamer Sonora from Panama to S.F. Born Dec. 22nd 1838. Arrived in California Dec. 1st, 1857. I was the first lady school teacher in Healdsburg in a private school built and opened by Prof. E.A. Scott in January 1858. Have spent all my years in California in Sonoma County. First in Healdsburg and later in Guerneville. Was married in 1858. Had six children, four alive now. ” Ellen Antoinette Bagley arrived in 1857 from Massachusetts