Tag: Valley Center

  • A Radio at the Ranch

    A Radio at the Ranch

    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.

  • Grandma Honors Veterans With Service Banner

    Grandma Honors Veterans With Service Banner

    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.