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Dr. Joe Mariotti and District 2 Supervisor Gayle Uilkema.

The ads in this issue of Newsbriefs are amixed blessing—crowding our news items, butpaying for our busy society communiqué.

Now self-supporting thanks to the generosity ofour advertisers, the print edition of Newsbriefsreaches more than 2,000 people quarterly, andseveral hundred more via e-mail and our website.

All this is the result of solid community interestand local business support, for which the PHS isvery grateful. They help us bring history to you.

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JOE MARIOTTI HONORED BY COUNTYr. Joseph Mariotti, co-founder of thePinole Historical Society, was hon-ored for his service to the ContraCosta County Historical Landmarks

Advisory Committee at the organization’s January 13 meeting.

District 2 Supervisor Gayle Uilkema present-ed Dr. Joe with a proclamation recognizing hisservice to HLAC, which advises the Board ofSupervisors on matters relating to the identifi-cation and preservation of historical resourceswithin the county, including identifying eligiblesites and places to be listed in the county'sHistoric Resources Inventory (HRI).

Dr. Mariotti joined HLAC in 2003. He isleaving the committee this year.

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PHS MEETING SCHEDULE

The Pinole Historical Society offers presentationsand activities at its monthly meetings.

Please join us on the third Thursday every month at6:30 p.m. in the Alex Clark Room of the Public SafetyFacility. We have presentations, guest speakers, discussions and other activities. There is somethinginteresting, for attendees at every meeting.

All PHS members and the general public are invitedto attend our meetings.

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WHERE TO FIND NEWSBRIEFS

900 San Pablo Ave., Pinole, CA 94564

Pinole Historical Society Newsbriefs canbe found at these locations:

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It’s also posted on the PHS website.FOR ADVERTISERS: PHS Newsbriefs

prints 2,000 copies every quarter, generatingreadership among thousands of Pinole residents. Hundreds more receive thenewsletter directly from the PHS via its database and website. If you’re interested inadvertising, please contact Jeff Rubin atinfo@PinoleHistoricalSociety.org or call (510) 724-9507.

June 17July 15

August (no meeting)September 16

February 18**March 18**April 15May 20

WE’RE TAKING A BREAK FROMPINOLE FARMERS’ MARKET

In case you’re wondering about the PinoleHistorical Society’s booth at the Pinole Farmers’Market, we’re taking a break during the wintermonths. We’ll be back starting April 3.

February 18: Detective Sergeant Matt Messier of thePinole Police Department will present the historicalbackground of the 1929 shooting death of ConstableArthur (Jerry) McDonald, Constable of Township #11(Pinole and Rodeo).

March 18: Pinole architect Timothy Banuelos willpresent a visual tour of East Bay architectural styles.He will focus on the unique community character created in Pinole through a timeline of selected buildings.

INTERESTING PHS MEETINGSIN FEBRUARY AND MARCH

** The February and March meetings will not be held in theAlex Clark Room. Check our website for the location.

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A Pinole Landmark

President’s Message

Marcia Kalapus

Marcia Kalapus, President, Pinole Historical Society

he New Year 2010has finally arrived,bringing with itsome evidence of

a slow economic recov-ery. We will keep our atti-tude positive and upbeat.

Though some mightnot regard 2009 as histo-ry-making, personal histo-ry is made every year.

Document and writedown for your own familyhistory records newbirths, marriages, thepassing of loved onesand their contributions toyour lives, children'sscholastic achievements,and trips and family vacations you took thispast year—with photosattached for your scrap-books. Do this while it isfresh so you don't forgetthe details. Sometimeswe push this to the bottom of our things-to-do list, and we leave outa lot of memories.

The Pinole HistoricalSociety had a memorableyear in 2009 with thesuccess of the Images ofAmerica: Pinole bookthat we published andsold. Sales exceeded our

expectations, with morethan 1,800 books soldbetween PHS sales andArcadia Publishing salesto local retail outlets.

The PHS alone sold696 books as of January15. We thank our cus-tomers for their support.

We had several othersuccesses in 2009.

One of our goals in2009 was to begin acommunity outreach pro-gram where PHS volun-teers would bring historyto the community outsidethe walls of a museumsetting. We accomplishedthis in several ways:

• We introduced earlyPinole history to fourthgraders in five elemen-tary schools during thefirst Pinole History Week.

• Our outreach pro-gram included talks—illustrated with photosfrom our now vast collec-tion—to Pinole Rotary,AARP, the Pinole Library,St. Joseph ChurchSeniors, and the PinoleCity Council.

• With the sponsorshipof Mechanics Bank, thePHS had a successful

Flag Day Essay Contest inall Pinole schools. It wasthe most exhilaratingexperience. We receivedsome wonderful essays;the winners are on ourwebsite. We’ll have thecontest again this year.

• Our newsletterexpanded from 4 to 12pages. We reach morethan 2,000 people withthe printed newslettersplaced in various Pinolebusinesses, and count-less more via our websiteand e-mail database.

• We worked with thecity and museum consul-tant Kathleen Brown on afeasibility study to deter-mine if a city municipalmuseum is feasible andcould be sustained—andit can! This was verygood news for the cityand our membership.

• With the help ofPinole Community TV, weproduced and aired aninterview with CharlotteShea, the daughter of Dr. Manuel Fernandez,and granddaughter ofBernardo Fernandez, twoof our city’s most famouscitizens. We’re planning

T2009 WAS A GOOD YEAR FOR PHS

more interviews.• We held the second

annual Veterans' DayMemorial and Flag Retire-ment Ceremony, com-memorating those whoserved in the military,past and present. Theevent drew 500 people toFernandez Park.

I thank all the mem-bers who gave up theirpersonal time to volun-teer to help us. Your timewas much appreciated.

Please join us in 2010—renew your member-ship or join us for thefirst time. You will helpus achieve our dream ofa municipal museum,and help us reach morepeople—especiallyschool children.

There’s a membershipform on the back page ofthis newsletter, and onour website.

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN EXHIBIT NOW ATCONTRA COSTA HISTORY CENTER

EXHIBIT’S NEXT STOP IS SAN RAMON MUSEUMAbraham Lincoln:

Self-Made in America,an exhibit featuringAmerica’s iconic presi-dent and the Civil War in California and SanRamon Valley, is makingtwo stops locally in 2010.

The Contra Costa History Center, 610 MainStreet, Martinez (925)229-1042, is hosting apreview of the travelingexhibit from the Abra-ham Lincoln PresidentialLibrary and Museum inSpringfield, IL, throughMarch 25.

The entire exhibit willbe on display at theMuseum of the SanRamon Valley, 205 Rail-road Avenue, Danville(925) 837-3750, fromApril 9 through May 7.

The exhibit examinesLincoln’s life from his

frontier beginnings to his ascension to the presidency.

Learning stationsreproduce original docu-ments, artifacts, pho-tographs, pamphlets, andnewspapers drawn fromthe Presidential Library’s50,000 Lincoln-relateditems.

The exhibit includesvideos, re-enactors, andspecial public programs.

The exhibit was creat-ed to commemorate the200th anniversary of Lin-coln’s birth by the Abra-ham Lincoln PresidentialLibrary and Museum.

The exhibit covers Lincoln’s childhood, his self-education, hiscareers as a surveyor andlawyer, his family life, theLincoln-Douglas debates,the 1860 presidentialelection, the Civil War,

the 13th Amendment,the Emancipation Procla-mation, his assassina-tion, and other importantperiods and events in hislife.

The reproduction artifacts on display, allmodeled from originalsin the Presidential Libraryand Museum, include:Lincoln’s favorite books;his son Tad’s toy cannon;the nameplate from hisSpringfield home; hisstovepipe hat, which heused like a briefcase tohold important papers; aPresidential campaignbanner; an axe that Lincoln used to chopwood; the bloody glovesfound in Lincoln’s pocketthe night of his assassi-nation; and many otherunique and interestingitems.

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It happened back thenJust a century ago—1910• Father’s Day was observed for the first time, June 19,at Spokane, Washington.• U.S. population reached 92 million—13.5 million ofwhom were foreign-born.• Joyce Clyde Hall (then 18) and his brother began deal-ing in greeting cards in Kansas City. Yes, they made their‘mark.’• In this year China abolished slavery.• William Howard Taft was President of the United States.• Newcomer to the Pinole City Council H. A. Planz ismayor; other new members Ed Downer, Joe Lewis, andHiram Holiday joined carryover Tom Statts.

Half a century ago—1960• U.S. scientists developed a laser device.• U.S. population reached 179,323,000.• The first weather satellite, Tiros I, was launched by theUnited States to transmit TV images of cloud coveraround the world.• Dwight David Eisenhower was President of the UnitedStates.• Pinole’s population was rising fast—to around 6,000—and its political leadership was yielding to ‘newcomers.’

Pinole, around 1910.

Downtown Pinole, around 1960.

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Back in the dayPORTUGUESE A RICH PART OF PINOLE’S HISTORYBy George Vincent

he story is told ofa joke BernardoFernandez onceplayed on his

wife, Carlotta. The front pew of St.

Joseph Church wasreserved for Pinole’s foremost Portuguese pioneers—the Fernandezfamily. Bernardo told hiswife that he had forgot-ten to pay his tithing.Such an oversight causedher concern for fear oflosing their coveted position near the altar.

Fernandez would havenever neglected his generous contributions to support his parish andseating status. It was notthe Portuguese way to be lax when it came toreligious duties.

On another level, thestory is an illustration ofhow important thechurch was in the lives of Pinole’s Portuguese citizens. The Portuguesecommunity has alwaysplaced the Catholic faithat the center of its values, social life, andcultural traditions.

Today, many of thestained-glass windows ofSt. Joseph Church arehistorical markers to thePortuguese influence inPinole. The colorful “InMemoriams” bear thenames of Fernandez,Faria, Marcos, and Costa,as well as one gift ofglass donated by the Portuguese organizationsof Pinole.

Pinole’s Portuguesepast goes back to the

1850s when male adven-turers seeking a betterlife settled on the waterfront.

Henry Cruz, ManuelSuerez, and BernardoFernandez began a smallshipping and tradingbusiness using their skillsof seamanship. By theend of the century, Fernandez had acquiredmost of the land in andaround Pinole and had a thriving complex of

ships, warehouses, andwharves on Pinole’s coastline.

The largest wave ofPortuguese immigrationinto California (andhence Pinole) occurredbetween 1870 and 1921.Most came from theAzores Islands of theAtlantic—Fayal, Pico, SaoJorge, and Terceira. Theycame by railroad fromthe East coast, getting off in Oakland.

The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area, aswell as the Sacramentoand San Joaquin valleys,became Portuguesestrongholds. By 1920,the Portuguese were aminority making up 1%of the state’s total population. More than12,000 lived in Oaklandand San Leandro.

Most early immigrantsengaged in whaling andmining. Later arrivals pursued fishing, farmingand ranching. They came primarily due to povertyat home and seeking abetter life.

In Pinole, the rural pattern of Portuguese settlement also held true.

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Some new arrivalsbecame workers onranches in Pinole Valley.They also traveledbetween San Pablo andMartinez to work season-ally in the harvests andon hay presses.

Many also worked atthe nearby CaliforniaPowder Works in Hercules.

Eventually, Portuguese-Americans leased or purchased ranch landand also entered thebusinesses of downtownPinole. People of Por-tuguese backgroundbecame saloonkeepers,merchants, hotel, anddairy operators.

From the turn of the20th century until theclosings of the CentralGrocery in 1959 and theAlibi Tavern in the1970s, Pinole had a Portuguese stamp withnames such as Lewis,Vincent, Faria, Costa,Silva, Goularte, Bispo,Rose, Pontes, Marcos,Barrocca, Enos, Silveria,Brazil, Silvas, Marieiro,Dutra, Nunes, Pereira,Fernandez, Machado,Lopes, and Simas.

With so many Portuguese residents,Pinole acquired a Portuguese flavor. Thiscame especially from theAzorean tradition of theHoly Ghost Festival, orFesta. This was carriedon by the I.D.E.S. and

S.P.R.S.I. societies.Pinole’s annual Festa

do Espirito Santo was traditionally held on aSunday in mid summer.The religious festival andcelebration dates back tothe 14th century QueenIsabel, who began thecult of the Holy Ghostand gave bread and meatto the poor.

The I.D.E.S., or Portuguese Hall, acrossfrom Fernandez Park wasthe center of activity.Donated livestock wasbrought in and kept incattle pens built behindthe hall. An arraial, orcarnival of fun and some-times fireworks, preced-ed the Sunday celebra-tion.

A Sunday parade tookplace through the neigh-borhoods of Pinole withmarchers, flags, music,and the Pinole Band playing the Azorean AlvaPompa hymn to the HolyGhost.

Central to the ceremo-ny was the selection andcrowning in St. JosephChurch of the queen,who reigned over thefesta. Many Portuguese-American girls held thishonor, with May Vincentbeing the town’s firstqueen in 1911 at the ageof 14.

After the coronationceremony and the releas-ing of the doves camethe free banquet feast

with sopas (spiced meatwith spiced gravy overFrench bread, decoratedwith sprigs of mint) andsweet bread. After theeating came the outdoorauction of donated food-stuffs, needlework, winesand livestock.

Indoors, music,singing, and dancing was highlighted by thecircle dancing of the Azorian folkdance, theChamarrita.

While the last HolyGhost Festa was held in1959, other culinary tra-ditions still live on withthose of Portuguese

ancestry. Foods such asbacalhau (codfish) andlinguisa (spiced sausage)are still common inPinole. Old-timers stillplant mint and favas(horse beans).

Newcomers can viewPinole’s Portuguese heritage through the windows of St. JosephChurch, street names, orthe 22-room FernandezMansion, built in 1894.All are contributionsmade by Portuguese-Americans to this littlehamlet on the pebblybeach of San Pablo Bay.

John Vincent in the First and Last Chance Saloon.

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JOIN THE PARADE OF PINOLE HISTORYistory is not a rocking chair occupation, oreven a pastime! What happened yesterdayis already history!Memories, reflection on past events, and

experiences are doomed to oblivion unless theyare recorded—in writings, pictures/photos or techyrecords, audio-visuals, and exhibits. That’s what historical societies, comprised of amateur or profes-sional historians, devote their efforts and money topreserve.

The Pinole Historical Society is made up of folkswith a common interest and goal—preserving andthen presenting, for posterity, a record of our placein time.

Newbies and oldies can further these goals bytheir work, time, and wealth. There are no age limitsor requirements to get involved in the PHS.

The Pinole Historical Society, in 2009 alone,accomplished the following:

☛ Began a community outreach program that sawPHS volunteers bring history programs to five Pinoleelementary schools, Pinole Rotary, AARP, St. JosephChurch seniors, the Pinole Library, and the PinoleCity Council.

☛ Increased its quarterly newsletter to 12 pages,its circulation to 2,000 printed copies, and attractednearly 40 advertisers!

☛ Worked with the City of Pinole and its museumconsultant to determine if a museum is feasible—and it is!

☛ Presented awards to students in Pinole schoolsfor their participation in the PHS Flag Day Essay

Contest—and published their essays on its website.☛ Produced the second annual Veterans’ Day

Memorial and Flag Retirement Ceremony, which drew500 people to Fernandez Park.

☛ Worked with Pinole Community Television toproduce shows about Pinole’s history, including aninterview with Charlotte Shea, daughter of Dr.Manuel Fernandez and granddaughter of BernardoFernandez.

☛ Worked on fulfilling its goal to bring the city’shistory to school children with history programs infive elementary schools during the first Pinole History Week, November 9-13.

☛ Enhanced its website (www.PinoleHistoricalSociety.org).

☛ Sent regular e-mail updates to its database ofmore than 250 people.

To get involved in the Pinole Historical Society,visit www.PinoleHistoricalSociety.org or send an e-mail to info@PinoleHistoricalSociety.org.

The PHS meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursdayof every month in the Alex Clark Room of the PinolePublic Safety Building, 880 Tennent Avenue. Themeeting schedule through September may be foundon page 2 of this newsletter.

Join us, put in some time and money (dues aremodest—donations always welcome)—come tomeetings and events, and you, too, can make yourmark in history. Now is the time to renew your mem-bership for 2010 or join for the first time. You willfind your membership application on the back pageof this newsletter. Help us build our place in history.

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FLAGS AVAILABLE FROM HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Do you have a made-in-America United States flag?

The Pinole Historical Society has alimited stock of American flags to fly on important occasions—such as Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving Day, andNew Year’s Day.

The PHS has 3x5 nylon Americanflags—50 stars, all-weather, embroi-dered—available for a donation of $25to the society.

And, we have a limited supply ofbasic flagpole kits (pole, bracket, etc.) at our quantity cost of just $6. So, aflag and flagpole can be yours for a donation of only $31 (plus postage if wemail them)!

PIck up your flag/pole at our Pinole Farmers’ Market booth (on or after April3), or e-mail us at info@PinoleHistoricalSociety.com and we’ll make arrange-ments to get these items to you via U.S. mail. We accept checks and cash.

100 YEARS OF MOLDING YOUNG MENnspired by a chance encounterin London with a helpful ladoffering guidance—and declin-

ing a tip, saying ‘I’m a Scout. I do good turns’—William Boycebrought back to America LordBaden-Powell’s 1908 idea of‘scouting’ and incorporated theBoy Scouts of America on February 8, 1910.

A century later the organizationstill inspires young and old, withits staid principles and rules thatare embraced by many more thanformal members. “On my Honor Iwill do my best ...” and “A Scout is

trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly...” are still worthy standards.

Scouting adapted to changingtimes and now includes urbanscouting, timely merit badges, andadvanced opportunities throughSea Scouting and Explorer posts.See also our fine, local PinolePolice Explorers, Boy Scouts, andCub Scouts—and their volunteerleaders—at many civic events andprojects putting actual meaning to‘being a good Scout.’

Happy birthday, Scouts!— Jack Meehan

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Check the Pinole Historical Society website for information on PHS

activites and events — and, of course, the history of the

sweetest city in the East Bay.www.PinoleHistoricalSociety.org

YOU’VE GOT A QUESTION?WE’VE GOT AN ANSWER

inole has a long and interesting history. Isthere something you’d like to know aboutthe city or its people?

Send the Pinole Historical Society a questionand we’ll not only answer it, but we’ll print it inthe next issue of Newsbriefs so everyone will beinformed.

And, if we don’t know, we’ll find out.For example, perhaps you ran across a photo

at a garage sale and want to have the people orbuildings in it identified. Or, maybe you’re won-dering why the cross streets off Tennent Avenueare named after fruits. Let the PHS help you.

Send your photos and questions to us atinfo@PinoleHistoricalSociety.org.

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PHS WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS AND ADVERTISERShe Pinole Historical Society thanksthese members who have renewed orjoined for 2010 (as of January 15):

Thomas A. Boyce, DDS, Susan Fernandez,Jo Ann Gannotti, Sheila Grist, Althea Hathaway, Joe and Catherine Hawkins,Valerie Kleinfeld, Judith Gardner Kuftin,Joan Landis, Judy Lee, Norma Martinez-Rubin, Thelma McPherson, Theresa Meehan,George Parsons, Benjamin T. Reyes II, JeffRubin, Marilyn Scott, Suzette Shaw, Celesteand Harold Silvas, Roy Swearingen, GeorgeVincent, Carol White, Pat York (lifetime), and Anne Zeman.

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