Portal: THE CURIOSITY CORRESPONDENT

THE CALIFORNIA ISLANDS CURIOSITY CORRESPONDENT sends occasional news stories about the California Islands, keeping history alive and bringing the dead to life:

• CURCOR INDEX BY ISLAND
• CURCOR INDEX BY PERSON
• CURCOR INDEX BY SUBJECT

NO.	DATE	SUBJECT
#200	12/7/23	ONE ISLAND — ELEVEN RANCHES
#199	11/30/23	CCIC COURTYARD GALLERY~ DELIGHTS ARE IN THE DETAILS
#198a	11/23/23	STERLING SILVER STOCKING STUFFERS
#198	11/23/23	THANKSGIVINGS PAST
#197	11/16/23	WHAT'S IN YOUR DOG FOOD?
#196	11/9/23	CONCEPTION MONUMENT PLACED
#195	11/2/23	UNIQUE COLLABORATION~ 20 VOLUNTEERS & 200 PLANTS
#194	10/26/23	THE LAST HEIFER ON SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
#193	10/19/23	SANTA CRUZ ISLAND SOLD—1869
#192	10/12/23	THE LEGENDARY LOLO~ CENTER OF AVALON’S UNIVERSE
#191	10/5/23	SANTA BARBARA’S PIONEER AVIATOR, EARL OVINGTON (1879-1966)
#190	9/28/23	PETROGLYPHS ON THE CALIFORNIA ISLANDS
#189	9/21/23	SCULPTOR OLIVER ANDREWS (1925-1978), HIS ANACAPA ISLAND DEATH, AND SEAGULL
#188	9/14/23	FROM DEER HUNTER TO CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT!
#187	9/7/23	100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DOUBLE TRAGEDIES OF SEPTEMBER 8, 1923
#186	8/31/23	SAN NICOLAS ISLAND — UNEXPECTED ACQUISITIONS
#185	8/24/23	SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT!
#184	8/17/23	UNDERWAY AT LAST! CONSTRUCTION OF THE COURTYARD GALLERY AT THE CHRISMAN CALIFORNIA ISLANDS CENTER
#183	8/10/23	SAN MIGUEL ISLAND — UNEXPECTED ACQUISITIONS
#182	8/2/23	CHERRY VALLEY, SANTA CATALINA ISLAND
#181	7/27/23	INDIAN CAVE EXCAVATION ON SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, 2011-2012
#180	7/20/23	FROM N.Y. DEBUTANT TO CALIFORNIA NEWLYWED—ELIZABETH SHERMAN LESTER ARRIVES ON SAN MIGUEL ISLAND
#179	7/13/23	CELEBRATING SUMMER FIELD WITH MICHAEL GLASSOW—50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
#178	7/6/23	THE STRANGE CASE OF NOAH FELICE ~ SANTA CATALINA ISLAND’S UFOS AND USOS
#177	6/29/2023	FROM SANCTUARY TO SUBMERSIBLE—ED CASSANO COVERTLY CAPTURES THE WORLD’S ATTENTION
#176	6/22/2023	WHAT A NUT!
#175	6/15/2023	MAMMOTHS — HERE THERE AND EVERYWHERE
#174	6/8/2023	FOR SALE—BIRD ROCK, SANTA CATALINA ISLAND. IT DOESN’T SMELL VERY GOOD!
#173	6/1/2023	SANTA CRUZ ISLAND—THE RESCUE
#172	5/25/2023	WELCOME TO THE CCIC JUSTINIAN CAIRE (1827-1897)
#171	5/18/2023	GUANO!
#170	5/11/2023	UPHEAVAL AT SAN MIGUEL ISLAND AND LOSS OF THE LIBERTY, 1895
#169	5/4/2023	STATE OF THE CHRISMAN CALIFORNIA ISLANDS CENTER
#168	4/27/2023	SLEUTHING AND GROUND-TRUTHING: CASE OF THE SANTA CRUZ ISLAND SCRUB-JAY (Aphelocoma insularis)
#167	4/20/2023	CALIFORNIA CHANNEL ISLANDS’ LITTLE KNOWN FIRST BIOLOGICAL SURVEY (1918-1919)
#166	4/13/2023	DOUBLE MURDER IN CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK
#165	4/6/2023	OLIVES ON AN ISLAND
#164	3/30/2023	BRITS BEAT US TO IT! 19TH CENTURY VIEWS OF THE CALIFORNIA ISLANDS~KELLETT & WOOD
#163	3/23/2023	UNITED STATES COAST SURVEY~ EARLY MAPS AND VIEWS OF THE CALIFORNIA ISLANDS
#162	3/16/2023	THE CATALINA GRAND PRIX ~ DIFFERENT STROKES
#161	3/9/2023	BUGGED!
#160	3/2/2023	STUNNING BEAUTY— MARION AINSWORTH WITBECK (1922-2002)—THE UNTOLD STORY
#159	2/23/2023	REMEMBERING CAREY STANTON ON HIS 100th BIRTHDAY February 20, 1923 – February 20, 2023
#158	2/16/2023	MERCHANT VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES ~ TREASURED TOOLS OF THE RESEARCH TRADE
#157	2/9/2023	LIGHTHOUSES OF THE ALTA AND BAJA CALIFORNIA ISLANDS
#156	2/2/2023	MARINE ARTIST AND MASTER MARINER FRANK WILDES THOMPSON
#155	1/26/2023	SANTA ROSA ISLAND’S VAQUERO CAPTAIN, AL MORRIS
#154	1/19/2023	MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY ~ THE DEATH OF CAMERAMAN GLENN STRONG AT SAN MIGUEL ISLAND
#153	1/12/2023	GOLDEN EAGLE OF THE YANKEE BLADE LANDS ON SANTA ROSA ISLAND
#152	1/5/2023	ABALONIA ~ THE ISLAND NATION THAT NEVER WAS
#151	12/29/2022	NEW YEAR'S JOY
#150	12/22/2022	SANTA ROSA ISLAND: A PHOTOGRAPHIC PANORAMA
#149	12/15/2022	NORTH—WEST—SOUTH—EAST = NEWS
#148	12/8/2022	S.S. CUBA COMES TO CARPINTERIA, CA—PARTS OF HER ANYWAY!
#147	12/1/2022	TWO DUKES AND THEIR LOVE AFFAIR WITH SANTA CATALINA ISLAND
#146	11/24/2022	THE MOVEABLE FEAST AND SANTA ROSA ISLAND'S THANKSGIVING TWINS
#145	11/17/2022	CARL OSCAR BORG'S SAN MIGUEL ISLAND PAINTINGS REUNITED
#144	11/10/2022	ANOTHER AMAZING FAMILY ARCHIVES COMES TO THE CCIC: MORRIS, MACLEAN, LOUD, AND GLENAR
#143	11/03/2022	CCIC COURTYARD GALLERY: THE HOME STRETCH
#142	10/27/2022	OUR PRIVATE SCHOOL ~ SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND
#141	10/20/2022	RETURN TO SOUTHEAST FARALLON ISLAND
#140	10/13/2022	CHRISMAN CALIFORNIA ISLANDS RADIO STATION K6TZ
#139	10/6/2022	FROM RANCHING TO ROCKETS ON SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND
#138	9/29/2022	GOLDEN ART OF DAVID TALLMAN (1947-2015) AKA “THE JEWELER”
#137	9/22/2022	LISA JEVBRATT AND HELÉN SVENSSON ~ MAKING LEMONADE OUT OF LEMONS
#136	9/15/2022	IT'S A 125-YEAR-OLD SHEEP!
#135	9/8/2022	GHERINI RANCH DEVELOPMENT, 1965
#134	9/1/2022	FAMOUS FIRSTS IN ISLAND COMMUNICATIONS
#133	8/25/2022	NICE FISH!
#132	8/18/2022	DYING TO VISIT AN ISLAND
#131	8/11/2022	THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ARCH ROCK, SANTA CATALINA ISLAND
#130	8/4/2022	SADDLE UP!
#129	7/28/2022	SUGAR LOAF, AVALON BAY, SANTA CATALINA ISLAND
#128	7/21/2022	LETTER FROM JOE WALSH TO CCIC SUPPORTERS
#127	7/14/2022	SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TIME~CAREY STANTON’S CLOCKS
#126	7/7/2022	PICACHO DEL DIABLO, SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
#125	6/30/2022	SANTA ROSA ISLAND OIL EXPLORATION: 43 YEARS, 7 COMPANIES, 12 WELLS — NO STRIKE!
#124	6/23/2022	HAVE PALETTE WILL TRAVEL ~ EARLIEST ART OF THE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL ISLANDS
#123	6/16/2022	SANTA CRUZ ISLAND'S UNSOLVED MYSTERY
#122	6/9/2022	OLD BEN ~ CATALINA'S CELEBRITY SEA LION
#121	6/2/2022	MEMORIALIZING JUANA MARIA IN BRONZE
#120	5/26/2022	A PRIVILEGED LIFE~HOWARD WALTER WRIGHT AND HIS BELOVED SIWASH
#119	5/19/2022	ARLINGTON SPRING MAN MOVES TO SANTA YNEZ
#118	5/12/2022	FEAST OF THE HOLY CROSS, 2022
#117	5/5/2022	GAGGLES OF GEESE ON THE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL ISLANDS
#116	4/28/2022	RATTLESNAKES! CATALINA, CORODANOS, CEDROS
#115	4/21/2022	SHEEP HERDERS LANDING, SANTA CRUZ. OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS!
#114	4/14/2022	QUINTERO'S CAVE, SANTA ROSA ISLAND
#113	4/7/2022	HUNTING WILD BOARS ON SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, 1923
#112	3/31/2022	BOOBIES HAVE ARRIVED!
#111	3/24/2022	APPRECIATING ACCESS TO EAST ANACAPA
#110	3/16/2022	FROM AVALON TO INSANE ASYLUM.. 19TH CENTURY AVALON PIONEERS ~ALONZO AND SOPHIE WHEELER
#109	3/9/2022	LOSS OF THE ISLAND PACKER
#108	3/3/2022	A SNEAK PEEK AT THE CCIC’S COURTYARD GALLERY AND GARDEN
#107	2/24/2022	THE BISHOP’S CHAPEL, SANTA CATALINA ISLAND
#106	2/17/2022	PERIPATETIC CROSS THAT OUTLIVED ITS CATHEDRAL
#105	2/10/2022	E. K. SMITH (1918-2010) ~ SANTA ROSA ISLAND’S LAST LIVING LEGACY
#104	2/3/2022	A MADMAN, MURDERS AND MUTINY
#103	1/27/2022	CALIFORNIA CHANNEL ISLANDS UNDER THREE FLAGS
#102	1/20/2022	THE OCTOPUS'S GARDEN
#101	1/13/2022	LITTLE DOROTHY CREEDE~ISLAND DRAMA FIT FOR A HOLLYWOOD FILM
#100	1/6/2022	CHARLEY AND EMILY PARKER ~AVALON’S AMAZING TAXIDERMY ARTISTS
#99	12/30/2021	NEW YEAR JOYS
#98	12/23/2021	CHRISTMAS AT SANTA CATALINA ISLAND ~WHAT’S ON THE MENU IN 1942?
#97	12/16/2021	ANACAPA ISLAND KELP FOREST COMES TO THE CCIC
#96	12/9/2021	FROM BICYCLES TO BOATS ~THE TRAGEDIES AND CHARM OF HENRY SHORT
#95	12/2/2021	CHRISMAN CALIFORNIA ISLANDS CENTER 6 WEEKS’ UPDATE ~ DECEMBER 2, 2021
#94	11/25/2021	CHARLES DARWIN, J.D. CATON, CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT, AND THE FIRST WILD TURKEYS ON SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
#93	11/18/2021	EATON FAMILY’S PERIPATETIC EARLY LIFE ON SANTA CRUZ ISLAND (1908-1910)
#92	11/11/2021	HAVING A GREAT TIME ~ WISH YOU WERE HERE
#91	11/4/2021	A COMPENDIUM OF CULTURAL COLLECTIONS ~ IN THE CHRISMAN CALIFORNIA ISLANDS CENTER CCIC
#90	10/28/2021	SEALMAN AND SEAMAN, RICHARD SWAIN HEADLEY~TRUE TO FRIEND AND FOE
#89	10/18/2021	CHRISMAN CALIFORNIA ISLANDS CENTER 6 WEEKS’ UPDATE ~ OCTOBER 23, 2021
#88	10/7/2021	DAYS IN THE LIVES OF THE LAMBERTH FAMILY ON SAN NICOLAS ISLAND (1938-1939)
#87	10/7/2021	RALPH HOFFMANN (1870-1932) ~TRAGIC DEATH OF A BRILLIANT NATURALIST ON SAN MIGUEL ISLAND
#86	9/30/2021	FRENCHY (1875-1962) ~ HERMIT OF ANACAPA ISLAND
#85	9/23/2021	SAN MIGUEL ISLAND ELEPHANT SEALS ~ NORTH TO THE FISH; SOUTH TO THE BEACH
#84	9/16/2021	PARD MATHEWSON (1867-1949) AND THE LAST SURVIVING CATALINA WHERRY
#83	9/9/2021	CHRISMAN CALIFORNIA ISLANDS CENTER 6-WEEK UPDATE ~ SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
#82	9/2/2021	REMEMBERING THE CONCEPTION 34
#81	8/26/2021	GOT EGGS? THE GREAT SOUTHEAST FARALLON EGG WARS
#80	8/19/2021	THE HYDER FAMILY ON SANTA BARBARA ISLAND
#79	8/12/2021	ALBERT’S ANCHORAGE, SANTA CRUZ ISLAND ~ A DEATH, A DUCK AND A LANDSLIDE
#78	8/5/2021	HONORING THE LONGEST SERVING ISLAND EMPLOYEE, PIETRO “PETE’ OLIVARI (1886-1961)
#77	7/29/2021	CHRISMAN CALIFORNIA ISLANDS CENTER ~ 6 WEEKS’ UPDATE ~ JULY 29, 2021
#76	7/22/2021	CHANNEL ISLANDS AVIATION ~ END OF AN ERA (1975-2021)
#75	7/15/2021	FIRST FEMALE ISLANDS EXPLORER ~ SHINING A LIGHT UPON LUELLA “BLANCHE” TRASK
#74	7/8/2021	HEMAN BAYFIELD WEBSTER ~ KING OF ANACAPA
#73	7/1/2021	CHARLES “CHUCK” HILLINGER (1926-2008) ~ A NOSE FOR ISLAND NEWS
#72	6/24/2021	HEADSTONES: REVEREND REMINDERS OF THE DEAD
#71	6/17/2021	SECOND HELPINGS OF OUR STONE SOUP ~ CHRISMAN CALIFORNIA ISLANDS CENTER ~ ANOTHER 6-WEEKS’ UPDATE
#70	6/10/2021	UNIDENTIFIED, UNUSUAL AND UNEXPECTED FINDS ON CALIFORNIA’S CHANNEL ISLANDS
#69	6/3/2021	ISLAPEDIA MARKS 8 YEARS
#68	5/27/2021	ONCE UPON A RESORT ~ BANNINGS' HOTEL METROPOLE ~ PART 2
#67	5/20/2021	ONCE UPON A RESORT ~ GEORGE SHATTO’S HOTEL METROPOLE ~ PART 1
#66	5/13/2021	SURVEYOR FRANK FLOURNOY—“COUNT ONLY THE SUNNY HOURS”
#65	5/6/2021	STONE SOUP ~ CHRISMAN CALIFORNIA ISLANDS CENTER ~ ANOTHER 6-WEEKS’ UPDATE
#64	4/29/2021	RICHARD DIEBENKORN AND CAREY STANTON ~ A PRIVATE COLLECTION
#63	4/22/2021	WILLIAM BOWLES DEWEY. ONE PHOTOGRAPHER—EIGHT ISLANDS
#62	4/15/2021	ABALONE ~ A RAINBOW OF SEA SNAILS
#61	4/8/2021	CHANNEL SWIMMERS! BELIEVE IT OR NOT, ONLY ONE ISLAND-TO-MAINLAND SWIM REMAINS TO BE CONQUERED!
#60	4/1/2021	ISLA SAN MARTIN, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
#59	3/25/2021	CHRISMAN CALIFORNIA ISLANDS CENTER 6-WEEKS’ UPDATE—PHASE I. INTERIOR
#58	3/18/2021	SURVIVAL OF DESIREE´ RODRIGUEZ ~ AND A REMARKABLE REUNION 35 YEARS LATER
#57	3/11/2021	REMEMBERING HENRY COWIE DUFFIELD, JR. (1921-1986) ON HIS 100th BIRTHDAY
#56	3/4/2021	DIRIGIBLES—LUCKY AND UNLUCKY ON SANTA CATALINA ISLAND
#55	2/25/2021	SEEING DOUBLE—STUPENDOUS STEREOCARDS CREATED BY SANTA BARBARA PHOTOGRAPHER, RALPH PAULIN
#54	2/18/2021	OBJECTS OF MEMORY—SOUVENIRS FROM THREE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL ISLANDS
#53	2/11/2021	HAPPENINGS AT THE CHRISMAN CALIFORNIA ISLANDS CENTER [CCIC]
#52	2/4/2021	PIGS ARRIVE ON SANTA CRUZ ISLAND IN 1853 AND SPREAD TO THREE OTHER ISLANDS—ANOTHER ISLAND HISTORY MYSTERY SOLVED!
#51	1/28/2021	RARE ARTIFACT ACQUIRED FROM JUSTINIAN CAIRE AND HIS HARDWARE COMPANY
#50	1/21/2021	ARTIST JAMES MCNEIL WHISTLER'S ANACAPA SEAGULLS PREDATE HIS MOTHER'S PORTRAIT BY 17 YEARS
#49	1/14/2021	RARE AND ELUSIVE SANTA CATALINA ISLAND SHREW CAUGHT ON CAMERA
#48	1/07/2021	SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND GOATS COME TO THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE IN 2021 BY WAY OF SANTA CATALINA AND SAN CLEMENTE ISLANDS!
#47	12/31/2020	IT’S A WRAP! CHRISMAN CALIFORNIA ISLANDS CENTER [CCIC] YEAR END REPORT]
#46	12/24/2020	1929 ~ CHRISTMAS WITH FATHER THOMAS SHERMAN AT SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
#45	12/17/2020	JACK LONDON’S SHORT LIFE INTERSECTS WITH THE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL ISLANDS
#44	12/10/2020	FINE PHOTOGRAPHY, THE MAGIC OF MAGNIFICATION, AND TWO NEEDLES IN A HAYSTACK DISCOVERED!
#43	12/3/2020	A STROLL DOWN MEMORY LANE: 3 DECADES OF SCIF ADVISORY COUNCIL INVITATIONS
#42	11/26/2020	A THANKSGIVING SPOONFUL
#41	11/19/2020	SANTA CRUZ ISLAND’S CANTINA VIEJA ~ FROM RUINS TO RESTORATION
#40	11/12/2020	ALEXANDER PETER MORE ~ MURDERER, CONTENTIOUS CHARACTER AND OWNER OF SANTA ROSA ISLAND
#39	11/5/2020	BON VIVANT BEN HUGHEY (1906-1997) AND HIS ISLAND ESCAPADES
#38	10/29/2020	FAY'S, FRIAR'S, FRYE'S OR FRYS? SANTA CRUZ ISLAND. FRYE'S HARBOR IT IS!
#37	10/22/2020	LUDMILLA PILAT WELCH—FIRST FEMALE ARTIST ON SANTA CRUZ ISLAND—OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS!
#36	10/15/2020	PROOF IS IN THE PROVENANCE—JUANA MARIA'S DONUT STONE—AND A COMPELLING NEW MYSTERY
#35	10/8/2020	RAREST OF RARE ISLAND BOOKS: The Channel Islands of California by Charles Federick Holder, (1910)
#34	10/1/2020	JOLLY GOOD FELLOWS!
#33	9/24/2020	JOE DUNCAN GLEASON (1881-1959)
#32	9/17/2020	SANTA CRUZ ISLAND—YOU'VE GOT MAIL
#31	9/10/2020	SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND REVEALED
#30	9/3/2020	ISLAND VEXILLOLOGY
#29	8/27/2020	CONCEPTION ~ A MONUMENT IN THE MAKING
#28	8/20/2020	RINCON ISLAND—CALIFORNIA'S 9TH CHANNEL ISLAND
#27	8/13/2020	WHAT DO PRIVATE PILOT, PRACTICAL HORSEMAN, AND PLAYBOY HAVE IN COMMON?
#26	8/6/2020	THE LEGACY OF LIL CONNALLY (1932-2020)
#25	7/30/2020	GOLIATH GROUPERS—GENTLE GIANTS OF THE COASTAL KELP FORESTS
#24	7/23/2020	CATALINANS VISIT SANTA CRUZ ISLAND IN 1904—WHAT FUN!
#23	7/16/2020	GENERATIONAL PASSION FOR THE CALIFORNIA ISLANDS
#22	7/09/2020	FOX FIRSTS
#21	7/02/2020	4th of JULY ON SANTA CATALINA ISLAND
#20	6/25/2020	WHO PAINTED PAINTED CAVE?
#19	6/18/2020	THE CURIOUS CASE OF NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEALS
#18	6/12/2020	AMELIA AND HER 1888 SAN MIGUEL ISLAND WESTERN GULL EGG
#17	6/4/2020	7th ANNIVERSARY OF ISLAPEDIA: SURPASSING 14,000 PAGES
#16	5/28/2020	CATALINA CLAY PRODUCTS COME TO CARPINTERIA
#15	5/21/2020	ALL 8 CLUB
#14	5/14/2020	HENRY CHAPMAN FORD—ANCAPA ISLAND PAINTING RETURNS TO THE WEST COAST
#13	5/7/2020	CONCEPTION EDITORIAL BY HEATHER SAWDON
#12	4/30/2020	FEAST OF THE HOLY CROSS
#11	4/23/2020	CCIC—RECYCLE, REPURPOSE, REUSE
#10	4/9/2020	CCIC—MAKING PROGRESS [DEMOLITION
#9	3/17/2020	POSTPONEMENT OF MASS
#8	2/20/2020	MISSING HAHN PAINTING RESIDES ON SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
#7	1/21/2020	HONORING THE CHRISMANS
#6	10/31/2019	INTRODUCING THE CHRISMAN CALIFORNIA ISLAND CENTER
#5	9/19/2019	FARALLON ISLANDS—THE DEVIL'S TEETH
#4	6/29/2019	WILD MAN OF SANTA CRUZ ISLAND—1917
#3	5/23/2019	CELEBRATING 52 YEARS OF MASS—THE FEAST OF THE HOLY CROSS
#2	4/10/2019	EDWIN STANTON PURCHASES SANTA CRUZ ISLAND 4/10/1937
#1	2/20/2019	HAPPY 96th BIRTHDAY CAREY STANTON