This is wonderful, and that sort of connection to place... or connection to history, to people THROUGH place, through our material culture, is the very thing that first drew me to archaeology. When I was studying in Santa Cruz, this was part of our syllabus: www.santacruzmah.org/blog/every-s...

Every Structure Tells A Story

How to Research the History of a Property in Santa Cruz County. Compiled by members of the Santa Cruz County Historical Trust Publications Committee.

This is why I went into historic preservation, of both buildings and neighborhoods!