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Tydd Street House, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

General research and history of the Tydd Street House located at 2186 Tydd Street, Eureka.

Wiyot Residents- Arcata Marsh History, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

From time immemorial, Wiyot people lived in permanent villages around North or Arcata Bay. Tidal flats and sloughs, bay channels, brackish marshes, creeks, and seasonal wetlands and ponds were the nature of things, all providers of food and materials. The people fished, harvested bivalves and crustaceans, gathered plant materials, and hunted waterfowl, marine mammals, and upland game. The bay and its environs sustained them.

Scott Family, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

Research from birth and death records, deeds, newspaper references, directories, census records and the Hoopa agency census concerning the Scott Family. Earliest date mentioned: 1826, latest date mentioned: 2006, bulk dates 1890-1940.

White-Brown-Marks Families, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

Census information, birth and death certificates and newspaper references.

Russ Family Research Notes, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

Susie Van Kirks collection of newspaper references pertaining to the Russ family history. Bulk references from the Ferndale Enterprise and the Humboldt Times, from the 1850s through the 1990s.

Tipsey/Griffin/Frey/Brown/White Family, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

Compilation of photos, census records, newspaper references, marriage and death records, microfilm and more related to Tipsey/Griffin/Frey/Brown/White Family.

Note: Publication date of research is unknown, definitely published post 2013.

Tipsy/Waukell Dave Feud, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

Newspaper references from the Daily Humboldt Times and the Del Norte Record and historical analysis of the feud between Tipsy Frank and Waukel Dave in the late 1800s.

"DHT (1 Jan. 1887) From Alex Dewar, who has just returned from the Klamath country, we learn of the killing of an Indian bearing the sobriquet of 'Tipsy Frank.' During the past four or five years this Indian has killed several of his brethren and has been considered as a very hard character. Recently he stole a horse from another Indian called 'Waukel Dave.' Dave did not relish the idea of losing …

Bits And Pieces Of Information On The Berding Family, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

Information on the Berding Family from census records, the register, newspaper articles, marriage licenses and other research.

Willburn Family, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

In 1862, Capt. Ketchem from Fort Baker noted in his records that he received the assistance of the ranchers in Hettenshaw in rounding up the Indians. Among them were Jim Willburn, Jim Graham and Steve Fleming. Fleming acted as a guide for the soldiers and helped to bring in Chief Lassik and his band from the area in southwest Trinity known as Red and Black Lassic or simply the Lassics. An entry in the military records which reads, “Willburn and Fleming report the loss of many stock.”

Ruben Family, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

Compilation of testimonies, census reports and newspaper references concerning the Ruben Family.

Bulk dates 1900-1950.

Note: Exact publication date of report is unknown, definitely post 1980.

Thompson/Peugh Ranch, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

Census records and newspaper references from 1900-1980.

Note: Exact publication date of report is unknown, definitely post 1980.