But what women wore to take a dip has changed dramatically.
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McNear: Community effort gained Mendocino a spot on the National Register of Historic Places
The headlands was saved from housing development in 1974, and the town is much as it was 100 years ago.
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Ukiah’s Grace Hudson Museum screens docudrama on the life—and death— of Henrietta Lacks
Starring Oprah Winfrey as Henrietta’s daughter, the film ties in with the museum’s exhibit on portraits of daring women.
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McNear: Independence Day, 1890 style
Speeches, temperance drinks and a band called “the Horribles” entertained the crowd.
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McNear: A timeline of wedding dresses is on display at the Kelley House Museum
Carrie Correia-Silva’s dress for her 1904 wedding to Manuel Costa is an amazing feat of dressmaking.