by Claudia Mize | Apr 23, 2024 | News
Above: First schoolhouse in Aromas In the 1870s with the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad, pioneer farmers began settling in Aromas. With more families moving to Aromas, the Aromas School District was formed in 1889. The first classes were held on the Weeks’...
by Claudia Mize | Dec 6, 2022 | News
Stephen Bankhead’s Writings Stephen Bankhead, local resident and writer, passed away in February 2022. His articles and opinion pieces appeared regularly in the Pajaronian and Sentinel. After his death, his family donated many articles that Mr. Bankhead wrote,...
by Claudia Mize | Dec 6, 2022 | News
Author Tina Baine is pleased to announce the publication of her book, AROMASTORY: The Overlooked History of an Underdog Town. If you are not that familiar with the rural town of Aromas (pop. 2,500), it sits on the eastern edge of the Pajaro Valley, and its history has...
by Claudia Mize | Jun 14, 2022 | News
PVHA was represented by Bill Beecher, Ralph Jacobs, George Romero and Gina Gallucci. Their presentation displayed census data for the Pajaro Valley in the years 1860, 1870, and 1900. The population grew from 300+ to 5,000+ and the ethnic content changed...
by Claudia Mize | May 25, 2022 | News
Watsonville has celebrated 4th of July in many ways. However, imagine this: in May 1907 the Pajaronian urged Watsonville leaders to take advantage our natural resource: the Pajaro River. It was suggested to dam it up and make a lake for a 4th of July celebration...
