Name/Title
Peggy Pepper Oral historyEntry/Object ID
2006A-138-01-01Scope and Content
Tape side1: Peggy's auto biography; about the house she lived, 70 Laurel Av. Stinson Beach, the deed, the experience of her parent building it and living in a circus tent while under construction; How the family traveled from Berkeley to Oakland on the Red Train, to Sausalito on a ferry, train to 2AM Club, Mill Valley, walking to Stinson Beach; at 13 yrs old rode the stage with steam engine from Sausalito; about Mrs. Stinson's daughter, Lillian Hensil and granddaughter, Geneva Rhinhardt; publication of Stinson Beach Calendar with Tamae Agnoli; Mary O'Keefe and milk cows and baking; White Gate Ranch's gate was at on the way to the bunker; the material for her 16 x 20 house came on a boat from San Francisco to Bolinas, then on the Owl to McKinnon's Landing and trucked to Stinson by DeChamp who was the first post master; about Seadowns, The Dipsea Lodge and the Sea Beach Hotel.
The Side 2 (Looking at the calender): History of Eascoot Creak; Seadowns (near current life tower), Dipsea Lodge (near current post office); Swimming at Bolinas beach taking the Stanley Steamer or getting the boat across from Holy Joe for 25c;crabbing, fishing, hot spring, German hikers and the cabins; depression era; Sand spit.Collection
See 2008A-101 for the digital transcription.SBHS AAcquisition
Accession
2006A-138Source or Donor
Weber, MarionAcquisition Method
Gift