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"Nevada City Gold - with Brian" presents topics particular to the rich history of Nevada City and environs, but I also write about other...
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Brian Suwada
May 14, 20222 min read
Putting on my party hat!
Life is full of many pleasant surprises. Receiving not only one, but two awards – a silver and a gold – from the Independent Publisher...
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Brian Suwada
Feb 22, 20221 min read
Black Slavery in California: A Southern Import
African American slavery arrived in California with the rush for gold in 1849, and continued for years after. Slavery was outlawed in...
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Brian Suwada
Dec 3, 20212 min read
In the Name of Love & Decency
Mark is always saving the lives of dogs and cats. In the past, I occasionally found time to involve myself with his efforts. It has come...
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Brian Suwada
Oct 6, 20211 min read
Golden Season
There may be more than one place on this earth that resonates as “home” for a person. One of my homes would be the San Juan Islands in...
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Brian Suwada
Sep 23, 20211 min read
Nevada City's Deer Creek
Deer Creek meanders quietly through Nevada City on an Autumn afternoon. You can read more about the Tribute Trail which crosses Deer...
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Brian Suwada
Aug 29, 20212 min read
The "Late" Family Above Me
I was fortunate to be a guest at the Red Castle on two separate occasions. I spent one night each visit, while the home was still...
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Brian Suwada
Aug 2, 20211 min read
To the Sun and Stars
Lyman Wiswell Gilmore Inventor, eccentric, and aviation pioneer. Lyman’s first attempts at flight were with gliders he had designed. He...
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Brian Suwada
Aug 2, 20212 min read
Fig Ambrosia
Summer’s bounty has arrived, and along with it are copious amounts of figs ripening on the fig tree almost daily. What to do with all of...
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Brian Suwada
Jul 25, 20213 min read
Annie’s House of Gold
Nevada City’s gold lies not only in it’s wonderful history, the gold ore still hidden beneath the ground, or the storied lives of its...
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Brian Suwada
Jul 20, 20213 min read
Cake
On occasion, I have wondered how those early residents of Nevada City managed baking and canning in their kitchens. I would imagine that...
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Brian Suwada
Jul 18, 20212 min read
She Brought Down the House
Emma Wixom, aka. Emma Nevada Born 1859 at Alpha mining camp near Nevada City, Died 1940 in Liverpool, England. Celebrated coloratura...
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Brian Suwada
Jul 13, 20211 min read
520 pounds, 5 Foot Tall, and as Beautiful as She is Big.
CDV photograph of Ada Briggs, taken by Abraham Bogardus in New York in the 1870s. Barnum Circus Fat Lady of splendid renown. Born in...
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Brian Suwada
Jul 12, 20211 min read
Eleanor Dumont, aka. Madame Moustache (abt. 1829 - 1879)
"Will you play weeze me, Monsieur? Oui?" Eleanor arrived in Nevada City in 1854, a petite, young and attractive French woman. After...
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