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Dating An Old Family Photograph

September 10, 2023 by Michael Bates Leave a Comment

The Gilbert Bates Family

Looking at this great family photograph of my grandparents and their five sons, I wondered when it was taken. Perhaps the automobile in the background might provide some clues. Read more »about Dating An Old Family Photograph

Surnames Referenced: Bates People Referenced: Bates, Clarence Frederick · Bates, Clifford Glenn · Bates, Edgar Lewis · Bates, Gilbert E (b. 1874) · Bates, James Gilbert · Bates, William Henry (b. 1920) · Lockwood, Beatrice Emerald Filed Under: Father's Family Topics: automobiles, photographs

A Radio at the Ranch

Last Updated October 12, 2022 by Michael Bates Leave a Comment

Image of a Vintage Radio

In researching family history, I often look through old newspapers for articles involving family members. Many old papers published even the smallest events that happened in a community. Searching through one of these newspapers from 1923, I came across a brief mention of a radio at my grandparent’s farm in Valley Center, California. Read more »about A Radio at the Ranch

Surnames Referenced: Bates People Referenced: Bates, Gilbert E (b. 1874) Filed Under: Father's Family Topics: radio, Valley Center

Walnut Slope Ranch History

September 10, 2021 by Michael Bates 4 Comments

Walnut Slope Ranch Image

In 1921, Gilbert and Beatrice Bates purchased Walnut Slope Ranch in Valley Center, California and moved their family from nearby Ramona. This year (2021) marks the 100-year anniversary of that purchase. This article takes a look at how the property came to be the home of at least four generations of the Bates family. Read more »about Walnut Slope Ranch History

Surnames Referenced: Bates, Hill, Holman, Lewis, Lockwood People Referenced: Bates, Charles Frederick · Bates, Gilbert E (b. 1874) · Hill, Myrtle Bell · Holman, Mabel Blanche · Lewis, Otto Shumway · Lockwood, Beatrice Emerald Filed Under: Father's Family Topics: California, homes

The Bates Family Celebrates Christmas 1912

Last Updated May 26, 2019 by Michael Bates 2 Comments

Christmas Bells

In December 1912, the Santa Ana Register ran an article describing a Christmas celebration at the home of my grandparents, Gilbert and Beatrice [Lockwood] Bates.  Of the twenty-two attendees, at least twenty-one were close family members who had moved from Michigan to California. Read more »about The Bates Family Celebrates Christmas 1912

Surnames Referenced: Bates, Cochran, Hardy, Holman, Lockwood, Schroer, Spicer People Referenced: Bates, Bertha Edna · Bates, Charles Frederick · Bates, Clarence Frederick · Bates, Clifford Glenn · Bates, Gilbert E (b. 1874) · Bates, Lottie Mae · Bates, Martha Jane · Bates, William Henry (b. 1845) · Cochran, Claude Henry · Cochran, Donald Claude · Cochran, Grace Evelyn · Hardy, Arthur Lyman · Hill, Myrtle Bell · Holman, Franklin J. · Holman, Mayremna O. · Lockwood, Beatrice Emerald · Lockwood, Homer Salsberry · Schroer, Clifford Edward · Spicer, Julia Ann Filed Under: Father's Family Topics: California, Christmas

Grandma Honors Veterans With Service Banner

Last Updated August 27, 2021 by Michael Bates 3 Comments

Image of Honor Roll

Near the end of World War II my grandmother, Beatrice (Lockwood) Bates created a service banner to honor those in her community that served in World War II.  The banner is now on display at the local history museum in Valley Center, California. Read more »about Grandma Honors Veterans With Service Banner

Surnames Referenced: Bates, Lockwood People Referenced: Bates, Gilbert E (b. 1874) · Bates, James Gilbert · Bates, William Henry (b. 1920) · Lockwood, Beatrice Emerald Filed Under: Father's Family Topics: Service Banner, Valley Center, Veterans

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  • Dating An Old Family Photograph September 10, 2023
  • A Radio at the Ranch September 11, 2022
  • Walnut Slope Ranch History September 10, 2021
  • Obituary For Amy Marie Hollingsworth June 2, 2020
  • The Bates Family Celebrates Christmas 1912 December 26, 2018

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