Award-winning historian Dennis Evanosky gives us a preview of the early Bay Farm island settlers and their livelihoods. Check out April's walking tours to hear all about oyster farmers, oyster patrols, and even oyster pirates!

https://alamedapost.com/history/oysters-once-dominated-bay-farms-economy/

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Gideon Aughinbaugh faced much adversity while co-founding the City of Alameda, and his daughter Ella suffered too. Steve Gorman explores Gideon's work, a lawsuit brought against the family, a costly fire, and Ella's unusual and tragic end.

https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-611-taylor-ave-part-2/

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Meet the former home of Alameda co-founder Gideon Aughinbaugh: the tenacious carpenter, grocer, farmer, and pioneer of our city as we know it today. Steve Gorman tells the story, both inspiring and tragic, of the man who founded the city, fought for it for many long years, and was laid to rest in an unmarked pauper's grave.

https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-611-taylor-ave-part-1/

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