The group turned to public service early on and pioneered Mendocino County’s first lending library.
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Mendocino’s Kelley family’s independent daughter Elise continues one tradition: philanthropy
Widowed at 33, Elise won the right to manage her own wealth and became one of the richest women in California.
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Mendocino’s William Kelley sailed with the county’s first sawmill
William and Eliza Kelley’s life story is ever-present in Mendocino today.
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City of Ukiah, Historical Society of Mendocino County holds historic preservation workshop Thursday
The workshop will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday at the Ukiah Valley Conference Center.
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Built in 1861, Mendocino’s Kelley House Museum is a window into the past
Saved by two intrepid amateur historians and the founder of Jack in the Box, the house is now an archive and exhibit space.