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Barry Schrader Columnist   I currently have columns running in 3 newspapers; Tri-Valley Herald : Do You Remember? Valley Times : Looking Back the Independant : Do You Remember? The Articles appear in the Herald and Independant on Thursdays, and Sundays in the Times. They will also be found on this page each week as well.   If you've missed any please follow these links on the titles to catch up. May 11, 2006 Bicentennial invigorated communities three decades ago May 4, 2006 The newspaper wars saga in the Tri-Valley April 27, 2006 Cask & Mask’s first play was 50 years ago April 18, 2006 Some 1906 Quake reminiscences by descendants April 13, 2006 Deadliest train wreck near Sunol 65 years ago April 6, 2006 Sunol Water Temple a sight to behold March 30, 2006 Anza Expedition was re-enacted 30 years ago March 23, 2006 Midway’s last living teacher recalls schooldays March 16, 2006 Midway country school alums share memories Pt2 March 9, 2006 Long forgotten country school surfaces on ranch 50 years ago Pt1 March 2, 2006 Sandia opened its ‘Livermore Branch’ 50 years ago February 23, 2006 Getting National Historic Register recognition February 16, 2006 Underground shelters abound in valley Part 2 February 9, 2006 Underground shelters abound in valley Part 1 February 2, 2006 Historic benchmarks along the road January 26, 2006 Historic tradition returning to valley party scene January 19, 2006 Remembering newspaper history in the Tri-Valley January 12, 2006 PEO best kept secret for 90 years here January 5, 2006 Time capsule history still in the making December 22, 2005 Holidays in the olden days December 15, 2005 Weather is what you make of it December 8, 2005 Yard show a seasonal tradition for many families November 17, 2005 Tassajara School dates back to 1889 November 10, 2005 The colossal growth battles of 1972 & 2005 November 3, 2005 Old Murray Schoolhouse nears 150th birthday October 27, 2005 Halloween, outhouses and a billy goat October 20, 2005 End of an era for family car dealership October 13, 2005 Landmark building coming down at LLNL October 6, 2005 Danville celebrates its most famous citizen September 29, 2005 Phoebe Apperson Hearst's Pleasanton ties September 22, 2005 Local history can be fun in P-town September 15, 2005 Alviso Adobe passes 150 year mark September 8, 2005 Livermore had its own National Guard unit September 1, 2005 A fond farewell to Mister Dublin August 26, 2005 Memories of a small town newspaper August 19, 2005 Town of Altamont not much but history now August 12, 2005 Del Valle reservoir, park already 35 years old August 5, 2005 80 years old—VA Hospital’s future unknown July 28, 2005 Military history made at Fleet City July 21, 2005 Summertime at Crane Ridge Lookout July 14, 2005 Carol Bush made the Chamber tick July 7, 2005 Hagemann’s 169-year-old house future in doubt June 30, 2005 Your mother’s maiden name is at the Fair June 23, 2005 Livermore’s Max Baer gets bum rap June 16, 2005 County fair brings back delicious memories June 9, 2005 League of Women Voters reaches 50 year milestone June 2, 2005 World champion cowboy called Livermore home May 19, 2005 Presbyterians celebrate milestone in Livermore May 12, 2005 Historical Happening at the Fairgrounds May 5, 2005 The story behind the Peace Monument April 28, 2005 Niles Canyon Railway still chugging along April 21, 2005 Barbara Bunshah-The Ultimate Reference Librarian April 14, 2005 The Price of Freedom: Americans at War April 7, 2005 Looking for pioneer family descendants March 31, 2005 The Tri-Valley's community college turns 30 March 24, 2005 Grizzly Adams trapped bears in Corral Hollow March 20, 2005 When the Good Times rolled in Pleasanton March 10, 2005 Bicentennial memories of a wagon train trek March 3, 2005 Sunol has the dog-gondest legend February 24, 2005 Rotary rolls into 100th year February 17, 2005 The last Foresters Hall passing into history February 10, 2005 Livermore loses its historic entry signs February 3, 2005 Lions still roar along after 80 years in valley January 27, 2005 Quake 0f 1980 remembered 25 years later January 20, 2005 Presidents visit the Tri-Valley January 13, 2005 Martin Luther King's visit to the Tri-Valley January 6, 2005 Paying Tribute to Livermore's "Mother Music" December 30, 2004 Unknown service club surfaces for air December 23, 2004 Traditions a big part of holidays December 16, 2004 Tribute to a "Can-Do" lawyer December 10, 2004 Give a gift of history-your story December 3, 2004 Altamont Rock Festival-35 year-old 'Bad Trip' November 25, 2004 Time Capsules Abound in Valley November 18, 2004 Touring State Historic Landmarks November 11, 2004 Newspaper Columnists Abound The columnist can be reached via email at : Historian2sbcglobal.net or by snailmail at: Barry Schrader PO Box 851 DeKalb, Ill 60115 Home | Columns | History Mystery | Books | Speeches | Time Capsules | Oral History | Biography | Links