Welcome to Islapedia

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA ABOUT ALL THINGS CALIFORNIA ISLANDS — KEEPING ISLAND HISTORY ALIVE AND BRINGING THE DEAD TO LIFE. Readers are encouraged to contact ISLAPEDIA author, Marla Daily, with comments, edits and suggestions.

About ISLAPEDIA : 11,355 pages + 5,825 images ~ April 1, 2018

ISLAPEDIA is a comprehensive California Islands encyclopedia covering hundreds of topics and thousands of entries on all eight California Channel Islands: San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, San Nicolas, Santa Barbara, Santa Catalina and San Clemente Islands. All additional Islands of the Californias are included as well. ISLAPEDIA includes more than 1700 people whose lives or deaths intersected with the islands, plus place names, ships and shipwrecks, island events and noteworthy topics. Rare 19th and early 20th century island references and unique unpublished manuscripts and diaries are found here. ISLAPEDIA was begun in 1973 by cultural anthropologist, Marla Daily, president of the Santa Cruz Island Foundation(1987-current). The Santa Cruz Island Foundation is the sole institution devoted to the cultural history, art, film and science of all California Islands.

ISLAPEDIA is a continuing research work in progress—now in its 4th decade.

Feedback, questions, comments and suggestions are welcomed and appreciated. marla@scifoundation.org

• VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY	• BIOLOGISTS & BIOLOGICAL SURVEYS	• ALL EIGHT CLUB	• AGENCIES: GOVERNMENT
• ARCHAEOLOGISTS	• BOTANISTS	• ALL THINGS AVALON	• AGENCIES: NON-PROFIT
• INDIAN RELIC HUNTING	• ENTOMOLOGISTS	• INSTITUTIONS AND MUSEUMS	• ISLAND BUSINESSES
• JUANA MARIA, LONE WOMAN OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND	• HERPETOLOGISTS	•ISLAND FICTION	• ISLAND ACCIDENTS
• ARTISTS	• ORNITHOLOGISTS	• ISLAND FLAGS/BURGEES	• ISLAND AIRPLANE ACCIDENTS
• PHOTOGRAPHERS	• ANIMALS & WILDLIFE	• ISLAND MAGAZINES	• ISLAND DEATHS
• FISHERMEN	• BIRDS AND GUANO	• ISLAND MOVIES	• ISLAND SHIPWRECKS
• CHINESE, JAPANESE, AUSTRIANS & RUSSIANS	• PLANTS/BOTANY	• ISLAND POETRY	• WAR TIME
• POACHERS, PIRATES, RUSTLERS & RUMRUNNERS	• FISH & MARINE LIFE	• FAMOUS VISITORS	• SANTA CRUZ ISLAND FOUNDATION ADVISORY COUNCIL 1988-Current
	• MARINE MAMMALS	• CHANNEL SWIMMERS
	• GEOLOGY, MINING	• YACHT CLUBS
	• EARTHQUAKES, LANDSLIDES & FIRES
	• WEATHER

→ Channel Islands Center at the Museum of Ventura County 2021

→ Channel Islands Clock By Decade

→ Channel Islands Library

→ Read Unpublished Field Notes, Manuscripts & Island Diaries, here

→ Listen to Island Sounds Recorded By Justin Messina, here

→ Listen to Oral History Interviews

→ View a Timelapse of the historic Justinian Caire Sundial at Smuggler's Ranch here

THE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL ISLANDS:

SAN MIGUEL ISLAND SANTA ROSA ISLAND

SANTA CRUZ ISLAND ANACAPA ISLAND

SAN NICOLAS ISLAND SANTA BARBARA ISLAND

SANTA CATALINA ISLAND SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ISLANDS:

AÑO NUEVO ISLAND

FARALLON ISLANDS

PACIFIC ISLANDS OFF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO PENINSULA:

ISLA CORONADOS ISLA TODOS SANTOS

ISLA SAN MARTIN ISLA SAN GERONIMO

ISLAS SAN BENITO ISLA CEDROS

ISLA NATIVIDAD ISLA ASUNCION ISLA GUADALUPE

PEOPLE Dixey Wildes Thompson (1826-1903) PEOPLE: ISLAPEDIA includes short biographies of over 1000 people whose lives intersected the California Channel Islands between 1850 and 1950 – those who would own them, those who would work them, those who would visit them with purpose. People: A People: B People: C People: D People: E People: F People: G People: H People: I People: J People: K People: L People: M People: N People: O People: P People: Q People: R People: S People: T People: U People: V People: W People: X People: Y People: Z

PLACES Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo Monument, SMI PLACES: A broad ISLAPEDIA category which includes not only island geographic locations and place names, but also yacht clubs, social organi- zations, and schools. Entries range from Abalone Point to the Yamada Commercial Company. Places: A Places: B Places: C Places: D Places: E Places: F Places: G Places: H Places: I Places: J Places: K Places: L Places: M Places: N Places: O Places: P Places: Q Places: R Places: S Places: T Places: U Places: V Places: W Places: X Places: Y Places: Z Named offshore islets, rocks and arches

VESSELS Cueva Valdez, Siwash VESSELS: Over 550 vessels are included, from the 19th century otter-hunting schooner, Achilles, to Zingara, a 52-foot gasoline-powered schooner that burned off Anacapa Island in November 1931. More than 140 shipwrecks are listed by island, and cross-referenced alphabetically throughout ISLAPEDIA. Vessels: 18th Century Vessels in California Vessels: 19th Century Vessels in California Vessels: A Vessels: B Vessels: C Vessels: D Vessels: E Vessels: F Vessels: G Vessels: H Vessels: I Vessels: J Vessels: K Vessels: L Vessels: M Vessels: N Vessels: O Vessels: P Vessels: Q Vessels: R Vessels: S Vessels: T Vessels: U Vessels: V Vessels: W Vessels: X Vessels: Y Vessels: Z

Abbreviations Index Santa Cruz Island Foundation Collections Cops Run For Charity on Santa Cruz Island