Dick Weldon
Harrell Fletcher
Larry Lavagnino
Meg Smith
Curtis Tunnell
Dairy Pioneers
Jim Glines
Shirley Boydstun
Angel Bourbon
Tetsuo Furukawa & Jack Morishima
Janice & Glenn Battles
The Good Years
Snippets of Santa Maria Valley History
The Santa Maria Valley Historical Society has sponsored a book based on some of Shirley's columns. For the first time, a collection of her historical vignettes is being made available to the public in book form. This book reverbrates with well-known Santa Maria Valley names, and celebrates the contibutions made to local culture by the early settlers who came to the valley from various parts of the world. The book is a fascinating look at the people and events that transformed a lonely but fertile valley into the beautiful Santa Maria Valley that we know today.
Written by Shirley Contreras for the Santa Maria Valley Historical Society.
Soft cover, 8 1/2 x 11 1/4, 152 pages including index.
Price at the museum: $20.61 (including tax); Priority Mail Price: $25.61.
Santa Maria Style Barbeque
This is definitely NOT a cookbook full of recipes. It is the story of the Central Coast barbecue...from the great 19th century rancho and pastoral age to the Santa Maria Style Barbeque that has made Santa Maria the barbecue capital of the world. There are many articles and pictures of some of the great barbecues of the Santa Maria Valley and the many fine restaurants and organizations in the area that serve barbecued beef in the Santa Maria Style. The term "Santa Maria Style Barbeque" is copyrighted by the Santa Maria Chamber of commerce.
Written by R. H. Tesene.
Hard cover, 8 1/2 x 11 1/4, 126 pages including index.
Price at the museum: $25.01 (including tax); Priority Mail Price: $30.01.
This is Our Valley
A history of the Santa Maria Valley compiled and published by the Santa Maria Valley Historical Society. It contains information from the beginning of human settlement through 1959. There are many interesting stories and details of the establishment of Central City and the subsequent name change to Santa Maria.
Reprinted 1977 (no pictures in this issue).
Soft cover, 5 1/4 x 8 1/2, 300 pages including index.
Price at the museum: $10.82 (including tax); Priority Mail Price: $15.82.
A Walk Through History
A walking tour of the carriage district of Santa Maria.
Soft cover, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 21 pages
Price at the museum: $2.18 (including tax).
Santa Maria Historical Photo Album
A collection of more than 225 of some of the most interesting pictures and memorabilia, most of which are on file at the museum and supplemented by photos from private collections. Covers the period from 1860 to 1987.
Soft cover, 11 x 8 1/2, 175 pages including index.
Price at the museum: $18.98 (including tax); Priority Mail Price: $25.00.
An American Son
The story of George Aratani, founder of Mikasa China and Kenwood Electronics.
Soft cover, 6 x 9, 321 pages including index.
Price at the museum: $20.61 (including tax); Priority Mail Price: $25.61.
Fifty Fabulous Years by Jim May
A pictorial history of the city of Santa Maria and the Santa Maria Valley from 1945 to 1995.
Hard cover, 8 1/2 x 11, 144 pages including index.Price at the museum: $30.99 (including tax); Priority Mail Price: $35.99.
Old Town Orcutt by Bob Nelson
A small California oil town remembered.
Soft cover, 6 x 9, 109 pages including index.Price at the museum: $11.96 (including tax); Priority Mail Price: $16.96.
Betteravia by Hal Madson
Memories of a Modern California Ghost Town.
Hard cover, 8.5 x 11, 111 pages including index.Price at the museum: $32.57 (including tax); Priority Mail Price: $37.57.
Santa Maria Elks Rodeo and Parade by Ted Scott
Elks Lodge #1538's "Best Event"
A history of the Santa Maria Elk's Rodeo and Parade from 1940 to 2003. Includes Elks Rodeo Queens and Candidates and Elks Exahlted Rulers.
Hard cover, 9 x 11, 395 pages including index.Price at the museum: $32.63 (including tax); Priority Mail Price: $37.53.
G. Allan Hancock (referred to as 'The Red Book' - available, but out of print)
A pictorial biography of G. Allan Hancock from about 1900 to 1964.
Hard cover, 9 x 12, 277 pages including index.Price at the museum: $54.38 (including tax); Priority Mail Price: $60.38.
Maritime Tragedies on the Santa Barbara Channel by Justin M. Ruhge
A history of shipwrecks in fog and storms from Point Sal to Point Mugu.
Soft cover, 7 x 8, 267 pages including index.Price at the museum: $21.48 (including tax); Priority Mail Price: $26.48.
Tragedy at Honda by Charles A. Lockwood and Hans Christian Adamson
The greatest peacetime tragedy of the U.S. Navy; the heroism of the crews, the inquiry and the resulting court martial.
Soft cover, 6 x 9, 243 pages including index.Price at the museum: $16.26 (including tax); Priority Mail Price: $21.26.
A Pioneer Heritage by Sam T. Clover (rare book)
A history of the Hancock family starting from Count Agostin Haraszthy and continuing with the accomplishments and tragedies of Captain G. Allan Hancock's life up to 1932.
Hard cover, 6 1/2 x 9, 291 pages including index.Price at the museum: $38.06 (including tax); Priority Mail Price: $43.06.
Memoirs of William Laird Adam
William Laird Adam (1836 - 1903) was a California and Santa Maria Pioneer.
Softcover, about 80 pages.Price: $10.82 (including tax); Priority Mail Price: $15.82
Santa Maria Valley Historical Teddy Bears
Red, Green, Burgundy, Blue, and Dark Blue
$3.00 + .26 tax
"Santa Maria" Baseball Caps
Centennial Celebration
$15.00 + 1.31 tax
Susie Q BBQ Seasoning
4 oz., $4.00 + .35 tax
Susie Q Pinquito Beans
1 lb. 3 oz., $6.95 + .61 tax
9.5 oz., $3.50 + .31 tax
4.75 oz., $2.00 + .18 tax
BBQ Apron with Santa Maria Style BBQ Recipe on Front
Blue, Burgundy, or Green
$18.00 + $1.58 tax
BBQ Meat Turner
$13.00 + 1.14 tax
| Copy of 1896 old Santa Maria |
$1.50 + .13 tax |
| Photocopy of Four Corners |
$15.00 + $1.31 tax |
| Photocopy of Santa Maria Theater |
$10.00 + .88 tax |
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Geranium and Newlove House Tiles |
$23.95 + 2.10 tax |
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| Union Sugar Tiles |
$5.00 + .44 tax |
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Railroad Rail Bookends/Paper Weights |
$15.00 + $1.31 tax |
7.75% sales tax added to all items.
Shipping and handling subject to change.