The first in a series on Groveland/Big Oak Flat's past featuring historic families and the businesses and services they provided to our community over the past 175 years. Illustrations by Irene Clark are being transferred to a Heritage Quilt, up for Live Auction at the 49er Festival on September 20, 2025.

By Harriet Codeglia, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum/Southern Tuolumne County Historical Society Alexis de Tocqueville wrote about...