Hello, my name is Arlene Knappe Shuster. I was born in 1936 at the Escondido Community Hospital. I cherish the memories I have of growing up in the hidden valley of Escondido during the World War II years. My father was Oscar Knappe, a first-generation American. His parents emigrated from German...
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Hello, my name is Bob Layton. I have lived in Vista since the 1960s. However, prior to moving to this area, I used to travel from Santa Barbara through North County to go to the San Diego Zoo. My first trip through North County was around 1945-46. One of my fondest memories was of the tepee. At ...
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Descendants Of Pioneer Escondido Family My name is Ron Hall. I have lived in Escondido since 1978 and when I retired from work I became interest in The San Dieguito River Park and became a volunteer in 1996. In 2003, the River Park refurbished The "Sikes Adobe Farmhouse" that was built by the Zen...
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Can you imagine what Grand Avenue in Escondido looked like 5 decades ago? A hardware store, bakery, grocery stores, restaurants, and three car dealerships. Banks, doctors, barbers and dentists also had their offices downtown, not to mention three drug stores, one complete with a soda fountain and...
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i'm Jerry Smith, I graduated in 1951 from Escondido High School. Sports was a very big part of my high school experience. I played football, basketball, and baseball. Participation in sports was very much encouraged at Escondido High School when I was in school. It's a little different than today...
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I was born and raised in the RLDS church, so it’s been a very important part of my life. Belonging to this denomination goes back 4 generations on my father’s side and 5 generations on my mother’s side. My Dad used to drive us 86 miles one way to attend the church of our choice....
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Have you ever heard of the All american Canal? I was a "hired gun" for the metropolitan water district in Washington DC, I was a lobbyist. There was a problem with the water coming from the colorado river into the imperial valley, which is located in the eastern part of the state. The canal leaks...
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Staff and Friends of the Library learned how to become better story tellers and took their first steps to create digital stories. The training on October 15, 2008 is the start of the CALIFORNIA OF THE PAST project for Escondido Public Library. The program is currently operating in 20 libraries ac...
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I’ll never forget where I was and what I was doing in July of 1965. But first let me tell you how my service in the National Guard began in 1954. I feel that it is important for people to know the history of how it started in Escondido. I joined the local unit as it was being organized afte...
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We moved to Escondido several years ago. We wanted to join our family in a warmer atmosphere than the mountains where we moved from. We needed to find an outlet for our energy. We wanted to volunteer, but we didn't know exactly how or where to do it, until we discovered the library, and the need ...
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Would you believe that a job that was supposed to last for only 6 months ended up being my career for 31 years? I worked for the City of Escondido & Escondido Mutual Water Company as a water administrator. Things have really changed. Waterfalls, muddy waters, fisherman - all these things I rememb...
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