San Francisco

Brenda, James, & The Giant Quake

Loma Prieta Earthquake October 17, 1989 - Where were you? On this day 35 years years ago I was 8…

2 months ago

Bill Gracia & Cupertino Foothills

William "Bill" E Gracia (1901-1978), our 2nd Great-Granduncle, was the youngest of seven children born to Maggie MAHOOD (1856-1921) &…

1 year ago

The Gracia sisters & PacTel San Francisco

Eight Gracia sisters were born between 1901-1914, seven reaching adulthood, interspersed between four brothers. None of the sisters had reach…

2 years ago

The Gracia brothers & San Francisco Shipyard

The third generation of the Gracia family in San Francisco all followed a common path in their occupations. Three out…

3 years ago

Our families and 1906 San Francisco Earthquake!

At precisely 5:12am Wednesday, 18th April 1906, Northern California was struck by an estimated 7.9 magnitude earthquake, shaking the city…

3 years ago

Obituary: Joan Shirley Marchetti né Gracia

Grandma Joan, Temecula, California, 29 Jun 2019 Joan Shirley (Gracia) Marchetti Oct. 19, 1929 - Oct. 29, 2021. Born in…

3 years ago

Montreal House

1300 Stockton Street, San Francisco, California. Newlyweds, Francois & Marguerite GRACIA, initially lived at 13001/2 Stockton Ave, from 1877. Known…

3 years ago

Maggie Mahood’s French Connections

Marguerite "Maggie" MAHOOD was the first child of Eliza Ann BUCK & Sergeant John MAHOOD, Royal Artillery, stationed with the…

3 years ago

John Mahood & The Long Way Round

This article recounts the dramatic, traumatic, and tragic events leading to the first immigrant to California from the Gracia &…

4 years ago

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